Photo from Stage on Spring Facebook The Gospel According to Mark Adapted from the works of Mark Twain and Performed by J.R. Stuart Review by Erin Hargan Entire contents are copyright © 2026 Erin Hargan. All rights reserved. Presented in two acts, The Gospel According to Mark offers an engaging evening of humor, storytelling, and thoughtful reflection. Written and performed by J.R. Stuart, this one-man show brings the legendary author to life through his own words, blending s

Tartuffe or the Hypocrite By Molière Directed by Nate Brantley Review by Loraine Lawson Entire contents are copyright © 2026 Loraine Lawson. All rights reserved. Imemorabili Theatre is a new theatre collective in Louisville started by four college students, two of whom recently graduated. If you haven’t heard of the group, then tonight’s 7 p.m. production of Tartuffe would be a good introduction. Tartuffe is a play by French satirist Molière in 1664 about a religious hypocrit

Photo Courtesy of Hayswood Theatre Roald Dahl’s Matilda The Musical Book by Dennis Kelly Music & Lyrics by Tim Minchin Directed by Kate Haulter Review by Kate Barry Entire contents are copyright © 2026 Kate Barry. All rights reserved. “When I grow up…” A phrase often stated by children with a dream or big goals. Children hold potential for a different tomorrow. In Roald Dahl’s classic Matilda, adults despise children to the point of abuse. Matilda The Musical is the story abo

Photo Courtesy of Kentucky Shakespeare Festival Two Gentlemen of Verona By William Shakespeare Directed by Matt Wallace Review by Kate Barry Entire contents are copyright © 2026 Kate Barry. All rights reserved. Two fellows endure maddening whims of love in Sin City. Things get complicated fast as promises are broken, identities are hidden and banishments are made. Kentucky Shakespeare Festival current production of Two Gentlemen of Verona has loads of camp, Vegas glamor and a

Pictured: Jayce Dykstra as Ariel Disney's The Little Mermaid Music by Alan Menken Lyrics by Howard Ashman and Glenn Slater Book by Doug Wright Directed by Sally Scott Review by Lan Nguyen-Colgate Entire contents are copyright © 2026 Lan Nguyen-Colgate. All rights reserved Derby Dinner Playhouse and Director, Sally Scott, take audiences on a journey under the sea with their production of Disney’s The Little Mermaid. Based on the Disney film, the musical follows the story of A

Photo Courtesy of Broadway in Louisville Hamilton By Lin-Manuel Miranda Directed by Thomas Kail Review by Loraine Lawson Entire contents are copyright © 2026 Loraine Lawson. All rights reserved. It’s been nearly 11 years since Hamilton first hit Broadway but its message of purpose and power still resonates with audiences. So it’s no surprise that the house was packed on Wednesday night, the second performance of PNC Broadway Louisville’s Hamilton. The Hamilton cast delivered

Midnight Written By Stephanie Michelle Collins Directed by LiAndrea Goatley Review by Kate Barry Entire contents are copyright © 2026 Kate Barry. All rights reserved. Once upon a time, there were three beautiful ladies. Pony, Blue and Jingle have been friends since college and even with the challenges of adult life, their relationship is deep. The Creative Collective Network in partnership with the KPA ArtsReach MeX Project displays the unbreakable bonds between women in Midn

Photo by Bill Brymer Antony and Cleopatra By William Shakespeare Directed by Amy Attaway Review by Lan Nguyen-Colgate Entire contents are copyright © 2026 Lan Nguyen-Colgate. All rights reserved. This season, Kentucky Shakespeare brings to the stage, Antony and Cleopatra, a play last performed by the company 55 years ago! Amy Attaway directs this ambitious production marking her thirteenth summer directing shows in the park and tenth year as Kentucky Shakespeare’s Associate A

Photo courtesy of Martin French and The Chamber Theatre You are the Government Inspector! Inspired by Nikolai Gogol's The Government Inspector Directed by Martin French Review by Erin Hargan Entire contents are copyright © 2026 Erin Hargan. All rights reserved. Chamber Theatre’s You Are the Government Inspector! offered audiences something different from a traditional night at the theater. Rather than sitting in one place and watching a story unfold, audience members became

Photos by Miranda Gaddis Alice By Heart Music by Duncan Sheik Lyrics by Stephen Sater Book by Stephen Sater and Jesse Nelson Directed by Cate Gaglio Inge Assistant Directed by Andrew Yates Musical Directed by Nina Espinueva-Yates Review by Regina Harris EnEre contents are copyright © 2026 Regina Harris. All Rights Reserved Set in a bomb shelter during the London blitz, Alice By Heart follows a group of frightened Londoners struggling to cope with the trauma of war. Young Alic

Moriarty Written by Ken Ludwig Directed by Mike Price Review by Brian Kennedy Entire contents are copyright © 2026 Brian Kennedy. All rights reserved. Five actors taking on 40 roles? Little Colonel Players takes on the challenge with decent results with Ken Ludwig’s Moriarty. Ken Ludwig’s Moriarty, which Mike Price directed for Little Colonel Players, finds the famous team of Sherlock Holmes (Ken Billings) and Dr. Watson (Pat Wagner) on the case to find Holmes’ former mentor,

Photo by Matthew Bryan Pruitt; courtesy of Highview Arts Center The Pin-Up Girls Music, Lyrics and Book by James Hindman and Jeffrey Lodin Directed by Marc McHone Review by Erin Hargan Entire contents are copyright © 2026 Erin Hargan. All rights reserved. Highview Arts Center's production of The Pin-Up Girls by James Hindman and Jeffrey Lodin is both a lively musical revue and a touching reminder of the human stories behind military service, offering spirited performances wit

Photo Courtesy of Clarksville Little Theatre; Photo by Cyndi Chaney Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Musical Directed by Mary Kate Vanegas Book by Kevin Del Aguila Music and Lyrics by Michael Mahler and Alan Schmuckler Review by Loraine Lawson Entire contents are copyright © 2026 Loraine Lawson. All rights reserved. There’s no way around it: Middle school is horrible. And nobody knows that more than middle school student Greg Heffley, the star of the hit book series and musical, Dia

Photo Courtesy of Kentucky Shakespeare Festival As You Like It By William Shakespeare Directed by Matt Wallace Review by Kate Barry Entire contents are copyright © 2026 Kate Barry. All rights reserved. When life in the city becomes complicated, sometimes you have to steal away to the forest. The Forest of Arden, in fact! William Shakespeare’s As You Like It follows a daughter of a duchess and her best friend as they disguise themselves and venture into the woods with their tr

Photo Courtesy of Jay Marie Padilla-Hayter and Highview Arts Center Laundry and Bourbon/Lonestar Written by James McLure Directed by Jay Marie Padilla-Hayter Review by Regina Harris Entire contents are copyright © 2026 Regina Harris. All Rights Reserved On a front porch, a woman stares into the distance absent- mindedly folding laundry in a small Texas town, late of an afternoon. In swoops her lifelong friend complaining loudly about her rowdy children. She plops down to help

Pictured from left to right: Elizabeth Loos, Lisa Woods, Janet Essenpreis (FRONT); Katie Lose Gilbertson, Jennifer Pennington, Bryana Bentley (BACK) Calendar Girls By Tim Firth Produced and Directed by Tina Jo Wallace Review by Loraine Lawson Entire contents are copyright © 2026 Loraine Lawson. All rights reserved. If somehow you’ve missed learning about Calendar Girls, it’s the true account of how the Yorkshire Women’s Institute (WI) club raised money for a cancer ward by p

Swimming in the Shallows Written by Adam Bock Directed by Gil Reyes Review by Erin Hargan Entire contents are copyright © 2026 Erin Hargan. All rights reserved. Pandora Productions’ staging of Adam Bock’s Swimming in the Shallows is a quirky, offbeat comedy that moves between whimsy and sincerity, exploring loneliness, love, and the ways people search for connection. This production balances humor with moments of real emotional depth, and draws the audience into a world th

Featured in photo: Joe R Monroe, Kate Bariteau, Emily Vergason, Floren K; Photo courtesy of SoIn to Shakespeare Pericles, The Prince of Tyre Written by William Shakespeare Directed by Martin French Review by Brian Kennedy Entire contents are copyright © 2026 Brian Kennedy. All rights reserved. No matter where in Southern Indiana this show is happening, SoIn to Shakespeare presents a casual, entertaining, locally-flavored Pericles. Pericles, the Prince of Tyre, a relatively l

Fiddler on the Roof Music by Jerry Bock Lyrics by Sheldon Harnick Book by Joseph Stein Directed by Erin Silliman Review by Erin Hargan Entire contents are copyright © 2026 Erin Hargan. All rights reserved. The production of Fiddler on the Roof at CenterStage at the Trager Family Jewish Community Center of Louisville captures the story’s timeless appeal with a balanced blend of warmth, humor, heartbreak, and tradition, delivered with sincerity and heart. Set in the s

ShakesQueer: I Wooed Thee With My Sword Written by William Shakespeare Direction and Fight Direction by various local theater artists Review by Kate Barry Entire contents are copyright © 2026 Kate Barry. All rights reserved. Primal urges, we all have them. Fighting might be the most primordial, sprung from basic human reaction. And William Shakespeare seemed to write all about human urges, basic and complex. three witches shakespeare explores fights and combat in their newest