Pam Noles

Fabian has done his research about the tragic, complex general who won the war for Lincoln, and presents key highlights from Grant's life with a contemporary flair history teachers who have bored generations of students would do well to take a few notes from. Even better is Fabian's framing of Grant's story within the context of his own life. An Air Force veteran adrift, sometimes drunken and struggling to hold onto life itself, Fabian does nice job using tales of his poor-decision-making to e... full review

It wouldn’t be hard for a tale of attending a high school class reunion as the less-accomplished trophy wife of a man who made it big after leaving the campus to turn into into a morass of self-pity and cruelty. But if it did that, it wouldn’t be a Les K story, that is to say an insightful romp of hilarity and compassion that takes no prisoners when examining uncomfortable truths, yet retains a sense of shared humanity. “Nightmare in Bakersfield” is the latest installment of K’s life with his ... full review

Man, o man was this incredibly brave and profoundly moving performance by Marissa Lichwick astonishing. Trans-racial adoption is a tricky topic to take on, and "Yellow Dress" succeeds wonderfully through a brilliant combination of physical and emotional guts along with great storytelling that does not shy away from the darker sides of her personal story. Touching, funny and honest, just loved this all around. Everybody should see it!... full review

Basically, all of those people who say JUST GO SEE THIS? They. Are. Dead. On. Seriously, people. This man can write a fiercely tight, multi-layered tale that comes in at 1/2-hour (!!!) and deserves no spoilers. The actors who bring it home are superb. Dude. Awesome. ... full review

This show is a complete delight! A charming cast, lovely songs that complement the story without stopping it, all presented with a wonderful balance of real-world sincerity and complete over the top - as the best musicals and superhero comics do. The premise you can see on the show's main page. What I very much liked was how Crafts managed to integrate more than one 'After School Special' message in the story without being all Mjölnir about it (a trick those After School Specials never manage... full review

When it hit me that Kellydawn Malloy has no idea which of the stories she will tell in recounting Hutton's life (some of them emotionally hefty) until the audience members, playing press, asked questions at random from a long list, I was even more impressed with this show. The actor has be *really* strong to be able to range between pep and heartbreak without benefit of safely following a script that controls/guides the whole. At the show I saw, the final one, an audience member threw out a ... full review

I need more stars. I could listen to this man sit there and tell stories about his experiences during the mythical era of NYC all day long. Just phenomenal. Go see this!!... full review

DO NOT LET A CHANCE TO SEE THIS PASS YOU BY! The band is tight. The weaving between past/present was virtually seamless. The story/stories is/are hilarity when needed, moving when that vibe is called for, and kinda scary when the story gets to the part where the characters can do nothing more than submit to a higher power and Plea. (Know that's vague, but I don't know how to describe the specifics quickly without spoilers.) I *loved* their energy; felt like I was eavesdropping in on a famil... full review

I don't know how on earth Lieberman and Niemi manage to be funny, touching, moving and educational (at times) all at once - with stories chosen on the spot by a random audience member - but it is an *incredible* hour. You'll get different stories each time but I'm gonna guess all of them are probably knockouts. They are also all true, pulled from their lives, which *clearly* are more interesting than anybody I know. Hippies had a lot of fun back then. Our audience heard stories about a man lea... full review

Wow. This was not at *all* what I thought it would be. It is so *much* deeper. Particularly amazing is that as Kahlil Ashanti careens between hilarity describing the people he encountered along this true-life journey, and highlighting some pretty intense stuff dealing with family trauma, he *never* loses the story. It all builds to a point. It's glorious. I'm still in wow mode. The ending is just perfect. So fine. It's just great. Go see this show and bring everyone you know! ... full review