Our readers’ favorite picks in theatre, dance, music and more.
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Fringe Day 11 + 12 | Awful imaginations, laughter for all seasons and looking glass karma
Our team reviews โMarcel Lucont: Les Enfants Terribles. A Gameshow for Awful Children.,โ โStand-Up Through the Ages” and “Alice Through the Bardo.”
Fringe Day 9 + 10 | Royal hand washing, spooky songs and (paper) airplane mode
Our team reviews “Shotspeare,” “Ants to Gods,” โShow Me a Day When the World Wasn’t New,” โStand-Up Through the Ages” and “Musical Underworld Tour.”
Fringe Day 8 | Hoodoo history, fantastic fiddles and open-hearted opera
Our team reviews “The Unluckiest Corner,” “The Fiddle Witch” and โSongs to Drink Wine 2.”
Fringe Day 7 | Drag in the round, 350-year-old puppets and improv for cat ladies
Our team reviews โBushwhacked Cabaret of Destiny,โ “Drag Me to Drinks,” โPort-a-Globe Punch and Judyโ and โSandcatchers: โThe Linesโ Album Release.”
Fringe Day 6 | Pockets of bad luck, techie diaries and weekend recs
Our team reviews โDiary of a Techie,” “All in the Timing,” โHow to Look at Art When You Donโt Get It (Itโs OK to Laugh)” and โPUSH Physical Theatre: Hyde.”
Fringe Day 5 | Eastman’s ghost, mathematical magic and rolling by the river
Our team reviews โFrom Darkness a Morning Glory,” โThe Enigmatist: Magic and Puzzles with David Kwong,” โRoc River Rideโ and more.
Fringe Day 4 | Shadows, dreams and chance encounters
Our team reviews “Silent Reflections,” โFrom Train to Train,” โLong Night of the American Dream,” โMadelein Murphy: Lesbian American Princessโ and โString Quartet Theatre.”
Fringe Day 3 | Unhappy endings, in the cards and the cost of war
Our team reviews โThat Woman,” โWhatever Fate Decides” and โEleanorโs Story: An American Girl in Germany.”






