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

A Can’t Miss – Don’t Miss Show By Paul Atreides Author, Playwright, and Theatre Critic at EatMoreArtVegas.compaul-atreides.com      Take the Grimm fairy tales Jack and the Beanstalk , Cinderella , Little Red Riding Hood , and Rapunzel  that you read as a child, or saw on film, seamlessly mash them together with steroids, add dashes of humor and beautiful songs like “Children Will Listen,” and you get Into the Woods . With a book by James Lapine and music and lyrics by Stephen

By Erik Engman Author, Clown and Improvisation Teacher, Theatre Critic EatMoreArtVegas.com IG: ErikReviewsVegas   There are three things I can always count on at Christmastime:  All I Want For Christmas Is You  by Mariah Carey everywhere I go, coal in my stocking (from my cats), and the classic tale: A Christmas Carol . There have been a multitude of adaptations on film and stage, and this year Broadway Stage Collective and Signature Productions have gifted us A Christmas Car

A Night Of...Burlesque, Vegas Theatre Company, Creator: Andrew Parker, Copyright: © 2025 Radiant Inc. All Rights Reserved By Erik Engman Author, Clown and Improvisation Teacher, Theatre Critic EatMoreArtVegas.com IG: ErikReviewsVegas One year ago, a small burlesque show named A Night of… Burlesque  took over the stage at Vegas Theatre Company, and it immediately became a main staple in the Arts District. You may recall that Paul Atreides reviewed this show earlier this year,