Herbert Paine

Written and directed by Conor McPherson, GIRL FROM THE NORTH COUNTRY doesn't feel like other jukebox musicals. If anything, with its engrossing dialog, delivered with a heightened sense of heartbreaking realism from an excellent touring ensemble, you're never quite sure how best to describe the production. Is it a jukebox musical, a drama that wants to be a musical, or a play with music in it?

Guest contributor David Appleford's thumbs-up review of The Phoenix Theatre Company's production of WAITRESS.

Guest Contributor David Appleford's thumbs-up review of Stray Cat Theatre's production of THE MINUTES

Guest contributor David Appleford's thumbs-up review of Arizona Broadway Theatre's production of MILLION DOLLAR QUARTET ~~~

Guest contributor David Appleford's thoughtful and balanced review of the national touring production of FUNNY GIRL at ASU Gammage in Tempe, AZ.

Confession: This theatre critic is an unabashed fan of Jeffrey Hatcher . His prowess as a prolific and imaginative playwright shines through his ingenious adaptations of classics like Dr.

BroadwayWorld contributor Suzanne Whitaker offers her thumbs-up review of The Black theatre Troupe's production of THE COLOR PURPLE.

For as long as I can remember, conversations about representation in theater have focused on casting ~ specifically, about casting actors who share the identity of the characters they portray.

Funny, how the Heimlich Maneuver can be a life-saver and, under the right ~ read, serendipitous ~ circumstances, a love-giver.

BroadwayWorld guest contributor, David Appleford, gives an enthusiastic thumbs-up to the film, WICKED.