John Rando | Theatre Reviews Limited

Broadway Review: “Back to the Future” at the Winter Garden Theatre (Currently On)

August 20, 2023 | back the future, Broadway, Music > | "Back to the Future", Alan Silvestri, Amber Ardolino, and includes Merritt David Janes, Becca Petersen, Blakely Slaybaugh, Bob Gale, Brendon Chan, Casey Likes, Chris Bailey (Choreography), Chris Fisher (Illusion Design), Daryl Tofa, David Chase (Dance Arrangements), Emma Pittman, Ethan Popp & Bryan Crook (Orchestrations), Finn Ross (Video Design), Gabi Stapula, Gareth Owen (Sound Design), Glen Ballard, Hannah Kevitt, Hugh Coles, Jelani Remy, JJ Niemann, John Rando, Jonalyn Saxer, Joseph Verlezza, Joshua Kenneth Allen Johnson, Kevin Curtis, Kimberly Immanuel, Liana Hunt, Marc Heitzman, Mikaela Secada, Nathaniel Hackmann, Nick Drake, Nick Finlow (Music Supervision, Roger Bart, Samuel Gerber, Tara Rubin Casting, Ted Arthur (Music Direction), Theatre Reviews, Theatre Reviews Limited, Tim Hatley (Scenic and Costume Design), Tim Lutkin & Hugh Vanstone (Lighting Design), Victoria Byrd, Vocal and Additional Arrangements), Will Branner, Winter Garden Theatre

The new musical “Back to the Future” is certainly a blast from the past, with Bob Gale penning a book that sticks closely to his original 1985 screenplay written with Robert Zemeckis. Those familiar with the film will once again enjoy the adventures of Marty McFly (an energetic Casey Likes), and his zany, eccentric friend Doc Brown (a loveable Roger…

Off-Broadway Review: “Jerry Springer – The Opera” at The Pershing Square Signature Center’s Romulus Linney Courtyard Theatre

March 27, 2018 | history, Off-Broadway, pershing square > | "Jerry Springer - The Opera", John Rando, Monique Carboni, Pershing Square Signature Center, Richard Thomas, Stewart Lee, The Romulus Linney Courtyard Theatre

When one thinks of the Jerry Springer Show (past and present), one might not think of ‘opera.’ However, in 2000, the seeds of that exact concept were planted by Richard Thomas at London’s Battersea Arts Centre with his “Tourette’s Diva” and in 2001 with his “How to Write an Opera About Jerry Springer” at the same venue. The success of…