Grand Rapids Circle Theatre
'Urinetown' makes a splash
by (John Kissane)
Submitted 09-09-2024 under OPINION
Some musicals announce their subject right there in the title. "The Phantom of the Opera" has both a phantom and an opera. Imagine going to see "Cats" and seeing no cats! You'd feel cheated. And of course there's "...
Monty Python's Spamalot Returns To Grand Rapids Circle Theatre
by (John Kissane)
Submitted 07-19-2024 under OPINION
It's been a decade since Monty Python's Spamalot last appeared on Grand Rapids Circle Theatre's stage. That it's back onstage is a tribute to the powerful, nostalgic hold Monty Python continues to exert over much of the...
Grand Rapids Circle Theatre stages "You Can't Take It With You"
by (John Kissane)
Submitted 06-14-2024 under OPINION
Humor tends to age like avocados. Start reading "Our American Cousin," the comedic play Abraham Lincoln was watching when John Wilkes Booth assassinated him, and you’ll soon realize that there are worse things than getting shot. That...
Blithe Spirit Glides, Soars
by (John Kissane)
Submitted 06-05-2023 under OPINION
Fifty years ago, when Noël Coward died, he took with him a world. It was a glittering, sparkling world -- a world of finely-cut suits, tasteful jewelry, and witty banter. A fantasy, in other words. What kept it from becoming stifling was his opening...