By Erik Engman Author, Clown and Improvisation Teacher, Theatre Critic EatMoreArtVegas.com IG: ErikReviewsVegas   There are many things that are synonymous with Las Vegas: casinos, construction, Elvis, construction, the mob, and construction. Another is the circus act. There are many circus performers in town, and now one of them has taken it upon herself to create a new show. Jail Birds: A Sinful Cabaret was created, produced, directed and choreographed by Melissa James (Un

By Erik Engman Author, Clown and Improvisation Teacher, Theatre Critic EatMoreArtVegas.com IG: ErikReviewsVegas   Henry V (also known as The Life of Henry the Fifth ) by William Shakespeare is one of the more well-known of his history plays (thanks in part to the brilliant 1989 Kenneth Branagh film). One of the strengths of this play is that the plot is straightforward: King Henry V of England, after being insulted by the French Dauphin, wages war across France to claim the

By Erik Engman Author, Clown and Improvisation Teacher, Theatre Critic EatMoreArtVegas.com IG: ErikReviewsVegas   Very few films have the notoriety of Showgirls , a 1995 NC-17 movie directed by Paul Verhoeven and written by Joe Eszterhas. It’s considered one of the worst films of the 20th Century, filled with extreme overacting, laughable dialogue, gratuitous nudity, and almost no likable characters. And… I love it. It’s the definition of “it’s so bad, it’s good.”   So I was