Edward Medina
West Side Story: A Review
West Side Story is one of the crown jewels of American Musical Theatre. Carousel, Music Man, Hello Dolly, and Oklahoma are among the...
Broadway Reviews
Edward Medina
- Aug 1, 2019
- 4 min
Moulin Rouge! The Musical: A Review
A spoiler alert must be issued because in order to discuss the fundamental problem with Moulin Rouge! one must address the end of the...
Edward Medina
- Apr 26, 2019
- 4 min
Beetlejuice: A Review
All Beetlejuice had to do was be funny. No small task. Unlike other ambitious productions, it didn’t have to deal with wannabe thespian...
Edward Medina
- Apr 24, 2019
- 4 min
Tootsie: A Review
If you’ve seen a barely average musical production on a mid-level cruise ship sailing between inconsequential ports then you’ve seen the...
Edward Medina
- Apr 22, 2019
- 4 min
Hadestown: A Review
Some reviews should be simple. Direct. Succinct. They should be allowed to be that way because some shows are just that good. Hadestown...
Edward Medina
- Nov 24, 2018
- 4 min
King Kong: A Review
There are two critical moments in the second act of King Kong. At the opening of the act we’re presented with a rehearsal for the show...
Edward Medina
- Nov 19, 2017
- 4 min
Latin History For Morons: A Review
John Leguizamo has a problem at home. His wife is waiting for him to step up, his daughter is at the know-it-all brat stage, his son is...
Edward Medina
- Nov 9, 2017
- 4 min
M. Butterfly: A Review
There’s a prison cell on stage at the Cort Theatre. It’s occupied by a single prisoner. The man in the box is a civil servant convicted...