Everything Old is New Again: A Review of Memphis, the Musical
by Kevin Shaw | photos courtesy of Playhouse on the Square “When you change the way you look at things; the things you look at change.”-Wayne Dyer When I first…
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Our resident theatre reviewer who reports the good, the bad and the ugly.
A Confection Connection: Interview with Nicole Hale of Charlie & the Chocolate Factory
by Kevin Shaw | photo courtesy of Orpheum Memphis Whether you’re a fan of the 1971 movie Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory starring Gene Wilder (you’re a treasure to…
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Long Live the Queen
story by Kevin Shaw | photos by Greg Campbell Times have definitely changed. When I was in high school, a boy didn’t dare admit he was gay, much less openly…
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Book of Mormon Star Puts His Faith in Laughter
by Kevin Shaw | photos courtesy of Orpheum Theatre If you haven’t seen The Book of Mormon, you ain’t seen nothing yet! It’s perhaps the bawdiest, shockingly hilarious show I’ve…
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Cats is a Jellicle Ball: A Review by Kevin Shaw
My daughter LOVES cats! Her entire life, she’s been obsessed with them. She has posters of cats, calendars with cats, countless books about cats, etc. When she was 6 years old, she got…
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Everybody Say Yeah to Kinky Boots
by Kevin Shaw | photos courtesy of Playhouse on the Square In the early 1990’s, I was visiting a childhood friend in New York City who set me up on…
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Word Up: Kevin Shaw Reviews Matilda
by Kevin Shaw Words are powerful. Words matter. Words can be used for good or they can be used to cause tremendous damage. If you believe the antiquated cliché, “Sticks…
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Hairspray is Big and Beautiful
by Kevin Shaw | photos by Carla McDonald I am disgusted! I started out annoyed and now I’m just outright pissed! As I sat through Hairspray last night at Theatre…
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This “Georgia” Ain’t a Peach
by Kevin Shaw | photos by Bill Simmers I was naughty. I did something I’ve never done before. Over a year ago, when Playhouse on the Square announced their season…
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It’s All Fun and Games Until…
I am terrible with names. I’m especially terrible with the names of people I should certainly know—high school friends, family members, famous people, etc. It takes me a few hours…
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