By Erik Engman Author, Clown and Improvisation Teacher, Theatre Critic, EatMoreArtVegas.com IG: ErikReviewsVegas; YouTube: @ErikReviewsEverything We constantly define ourselves in outward terms. For instance: I’m a clown, a teacher, a writer, a director, a father, a son, a brother. But who are we really underneath these superficial labels we adorn ourselves with? What are we worth beyond our jobs, our families, and the identities we have created for ourselves? When all of t

Photography and written by Arianna Perroots Just in time for Halloween, Vegas City Opera opened its 2026-2027 season with an evening of murder, poison, and madness. The Mad Mind of Shakespeare pairs opera arias with scenes performed by actors from the Nevada Shakespeare Festival. The spoken scenes carry the story forward between the arias in Shakespeare's own words. The result is a little bit spooky, lots of fun, and a great introduction to opera for anyone unsure where to st

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

By Debbie Hall What happens when a conductor approaches an orchestra not simply as an ensemble to lead, but as a creative partner? For Rei Hotoda, the answer is possibility. Now officially serving as Music Director of the Las Vegas Philharmonic, Hotoda is beginning a four-year tenure that places creativity at the center of her vision for the orchestra. She will conduct Rei Conducts Beethoven on Oct. 17, launching a new artistic chapter for the Philharmonic and introducing Las

By Debbie Hall For three days this October, Sunset Park becomes a living canvas of armor, music, craftsmanship and performance when the Age of Chivalry Renaissance Festival returns to Las Vegas October 9-11. More than 30 acres will transform into a colorful 16th-century English village, where knights charge into full-contact jousting, musicians fill the air, artisans work at their crafts, performers take the stage and costumed characters blur the line between audience and spe

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

Anniversary Season Opens With an Evening of Contemporary Choreography By Debbie Hall For 50 years, UNLV Dance has helped shape the artistic landscape of Las Vegas through movement, creativity, and collaboration. The milestone will be celebrated not by looking backward, but by embracing new possibilities as Golden Glow opens the anniversary season October 2-3 at the Judy Bayley Theatre, bringing together an acclaimed group of choreographers whose work connects the program’s ri

From Las Vegas stages and theatrical costumes to hand-sculpted Halloween folk art and a spectacular Día de Muertos ofrenda, native Las Vegan Isaias Hiram Urrabazo has spent a lifetime turning imagination into art—and memories into characters who refuse to disappear. Written and photography by Isabel M. Castro What if an altar could become a stage—and the people we have lost could become the characters returning home? For Las Vegas artist Isaias Hiram Urrabazo, that question i

By Erik Engman Author, Clown and Improvisation Teacher, Theatre Critic, EatMoreArtVegas.com IG: ErikReviewsVegas "What's your favorite scary musical?" Back by popular demand for a fourth (and final?) time, Majestic Repertory Theatre brings back its acclaimed production of Scream’d: An Unauthorized Musical Parody, written by Troy Heard, with music arrangements by Brandon Scott Grayson. And it’s looking sharper than ever! Let me cut to the chase: this show parodies the horr

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