Go Get a Clue By Paul Atreides Author, Playwright, and Theatre Critic at EatMoreArtVegas.compaul-atreides.com Sometimes a production is so entertaining that, as a critic, you simply close your notepad, sit back, and enjoy. Such was the case last evening. Las Vegas Little Theatre continues its 49th season with Clue: On Stage, written by Sandy Rustin, based on the 1985 film, Clue, which was written by Jonathan Lynn and itself based on the old table game. If you’ve ever play

By Debbie Hall A special kind of magic happens when music, performance, and storytelling come together to move an audience. A familiar melody can transport listeners to another time, reconnect them with a beloved character or remind them why a particular story has stayed with them for years. Presented by Community Lutheran Church’s Spotlight Cabaret series on Oct. 16, Broadway Goes Hollywood is a 90-minute celebration of classic and contemporary musical theatre, featuring a t

No Talking By Paul Atreides Author, Playwright, and Theatre Critic at EatMoreArtVegas.compaul-atreides.com Have you ever read something that caused you to laugh out loud, then relayed it to someone and it wasn’t funny? One of those “guess you had to be there” moments? That happens in theatre, too. A script is funny as hell on the page. On the stage? Not so much. Having directed one like it, I can vouch for that. Such is one of the issues with the Sin City Players production o

Classic Manners By Paul Atreides Author, Playwright, and Theatre Critic at EatMoreArtVegas.compaul-atreides.com Las Vegas Little Theatre (LVLT) opened its 49th season with the Noël Coward comedy classic Private Lives to a full house. Written and originally performed in September 1930 (London), it opened on Broadway in January 1931. Described as a “comedy of manners,” the play entered the public domain in January of this year. It centers on a divorced couple who discover t

By Erik Engman Author, Clown and Improvisation Teacher, Theatre Critic, EatMoreArtVegas.com IG: ErikReviewsVegas It’s the South Pacific, March of 1945, and brothers Max, Patrick, and Lawrence Andrews are putting on a U.S.O show featuring the sassy performer Peggy Jones and the famous Andrews Sisters! But tragedy strikes, and the show is in danger of being canceled… unless they come up with a crazy solution! This is the setting for Super Summer Theatre and Rearview Vegas En

RELIVE YOUR HIGH SCHOOL DAYS WITH PROM NIGHT ‘99! By Erik Engman Author, Clown and Improvisation Teacher, Theatre Critic, EatMoreArtVegas.com IG: ErikReviewsVegas I hated high school. Sure, I had some good friends and some positive experiences, but I was a theater, sci-fi, AV nerd. I was mercilessly teased and bullied. It was hell. Needless to say, I never went to my prom. Did I miss out on something? Some rite of passage? Well, I don’t have to wonder anymore, as last Thu

By Erik Engman Author, Clown and Improvisation Teacher, Theatre Critic EatMoreArtVegas.com IG: ErikReviewsVegas It is the 250th birthday of the United States of America, and what better way to celebrate than with a good ol’ American musical! And just in time, Super Summer Theatre and Hynes-Sight Entertainment bring 1776, with music and lyrics by Sherman Edwards and book by Peter Stone. So bring your picnic basket, a blanket, some hot dogs, and little American flags to wave as

By Erik Engman Author, Clown and Improvisation Teacher, Theatre Critic EatMoreArtVegas.com IG: ErikReviewsVegas Here is my final review of the final new show, with only two more days left in the Fallout Fringe Festival! This has been an amazing festival, and I hope you have enjoyed my reviews, whether or not you agreed with them. Can’t wait until next year! There’s still time to catch these final shows tonight and tomorrow, but act quickly because I suspect they’ll sell out

By Erik Engman Author, Clown and Improvisation Teacher, Theatre Critic EatMoreArtVegas.com IG: ErikReviewsVegas The Fallout Fringe is almost over, and I am down to our last couple shows! Major kudos to our very own Paul Atreides with the reading last Sunday of his wonderful script Love’s Labor or Puck & Ariel Take Manhattan. Fantastic play, and a fantastic celebration of theater. Tonight we celebrate past romances and this messy thing we call love. You can access the full s

By Erik Engman Author, Clown and Improvisation Teacher, Theatre Critic EatMoreArtVegas.com IG: ErikReviewsVegas It is the home stretch of the Fallout Film Festival, with only a few scant plays left to review. Today another banger! Or should I say it doesn’t suck? (That’s a vampire joke for you.) Nothing new today, but there are some amazing shows on the schedule with their last performances: “Things I Shouldn’t Tell You,” “Art & Deception,” “Can’t Save Everyone,” and “STUNT

By Erik Engman Author, Clown and Improvisation Teacher, Theatre Critic EatMoreArtVegas.com IG: ErikReviewsVegas It’s day 16 of the Fallout Fringe Festival as I head into the final weekend. Tonight is music, more music, and menopause. I review a one-person play and two bands. You can access the full schedule at www.falloutfringe.org/schedule. STUNTDRIVER - band Delicious ★★★★★ One year ago at the first Fallout Fringe, Kym Priess brought us the incredible clown show Lo