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My last review of the semester! Very cool to cover this campus tradition!

Review: King’s Crown Shakespeare Troupe held their spring show “Timon, From Athens”—a 1970s Chicagoan reimagining of the rarely staged “Timon of Athens”—outside Havemeyer and Pupin Halls from April 16 to 18. columbiaspectator.com/arts-and-cultu…

Review: “The Rocky Horror Show” made its Broadway return on Thursday, opening at Studio 54. As always, the show brought plenty of raunchy fun, but director Sam Pinkleton’s vision can’t seem to escape the legacy of its cult film adaptation. columbiaspectator.com/arts-and-cultu…

Review: Written by Clara Noggle, CC ’28, and directed by Lucas Keeley, CC ’29, NOMADS’ production of “Mountain Mountain Biking Biking” made its stage debut from April 10 to 11, following a couple exploring their relationship on a mountain biking trip. columbiaspectator.com/arts-and-cultu…

Review: Columbia University Players’ production of “Revolt. She Said. Revolt Again.” played at the Austin E. Quigley Black Box Theatre from April 10 to 11. The satire succeeds in its stylization while failing to say much of substance. columbiaspectator.com/arts-and-cultu…

Review: Opening the festival on March 6, “State of Firsts” follows Rep. Sarah McBride’s (D-Del.) historic campaign to become the first openly transgender person elected to the Congress. columbiaspectator.com/arts-and-cultu…

Review: Written by Gina Gionfriddo, BC ’91, “Becky Shaw” opened at the Helen Hayes Theater on Monday. The play explores themes of love and partnership through a horrible blind date, a secretly gay dead dad, and a pseudo-incestuous sexual encounter. columbiaspectator.com/arts-and-cultu…

The John Jay Memorial Annual Comedy Variety Show will be headlined by former SNL cast member Chloe Troast. The event will bring together student comedy organizations for a night of laughs on April 10 at the Ethel S. LeFrak ’41 and Samuel J. LeFrak Theatre. columbiaspectator.com/arts-and-cultu…

Review: Theatre collective Pony Cam tackles life’s never-ending series of tasks in “Burnout Paradise,” produced by No Guarantees Productions, led by Megan O’Keefe, Law ’17, Business ’17. The play opened on March 5 at the off-Broadway Astor Place Theatre. columbiaspectator.com/arts-and-cultu…

Review: Produced by Nicole Kramer, SoA ’20, “Giant” opened on March 23 at Broadway’s Music Box Theatre and explores children’s author Roald Dahl’s complex legacy.Its contents are both timely and divisive, but the show’s text fails even as its actors excel. columbiaspectator.com/arts-and-cultu…

Review: Written by Jeena Yi, SoA ’14, and directed by Mei Ann Teo, SoA ’14, “JESA” opened at The Public Theater on March 20. The play explores the meaning of tradition through four Korean American sisters gathering for the titular ritual. columbiaspectator.com/arts-and-cultu…

Review: Directed by Rachel Chavkin, SoA ’08, “My Joy Is Heavy” opened on March 17 at the New York Theatre Workshop, following a real married couple, The Bengsons. The musical is at its best in its moments of sweet serenity and refreshing honesty. columbiaspectator.com/arts-and-cultu…

Review: Written by sibling duo The Lazours, including Daniel Lazour, CC ’16, “Night Side Songs” opened Sunday at Lincoln Center’s Claire Tow Theater. The musical follows Yasmine (Brooke Ishibashi) as she is diagnosed and lives with cancer. columbiaspectator.com/arts-and-cultu…

Review: Directed by Tyne Rafaeli, SoA ’14, “Antigone (This Play I Read in High School)” opened Wednesday at The Public Theater. The play uses the Greek tragedy to comment on today’s politics of the female body. columbiaspectator.com/arts-and-cultu…

Sebastian Bader, CC ’26, made his off-off-Broadway debut with “The Dol-Men,” which played on Feb. 21, 25, and 28 at the Chain Theatre Winter One-Act Festival. Following a group of three Irish spirits, Bader’s play explores humanity through the mystical. columbiaspectator.com/arts-and-cultu…

First Stages, a group dedicated to developing student-written musicals, hosted “Wicked” composer Stephen Schwartz for a masterclass on Feb. 16 in Lerner Hall. Schwartz gave songwriting advice and provided feedback on students’ work. columbiaspectator.com/arts-and-cultu…

Playwright Kacie Koen, CC ’27, and director Nathan Rakolta, CC ’27, made their off-off-Broadway debut with the play “How to Boil Water” on Feb. 7. Following a fading cooking show host, the absurdist play explores family lineage and female consumption. columbiaspectator.com/arts-and-cultu…

First review of the semester!!

Directed by Rory McGregor, SoA ’17, and assistant directed by Brennan Urbi, SoA ’26, “Blackout Songs” follows Her (Abbey Lee) and Him (Owen Teague) as an encounter before an Alcoholics Anonymous meeting becomes an all-consuming love alongside addiction. columbiaspectator.com/arts-and-cultu…

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