Dear Evan Hansen
Finds Its Heart in the Desert

Dear Evan Hansen's Nevada premiere is a scorching indictment of social media's suffocating grip on human connection. Jeff Tidwell's projection design is the show's backbone, elevating the narrative to a visceral level. This production is the most emotionally honest iteration since its original run. The Broadway Stage Collective's bold vision earns every standing ovation.

The touring production of The Notebook is better than it has any right to be. It's a messy, imperfect beast that somehow works. Hadestown, on the other hand, is a masterpiece. The machinery of fate has never looked so gorgeous, so meticulously crafted. It's unmissable. The Importance of Being Earnest is earnest in name only, with an arch execution that mostly pays off.

Suffs is a necessary musical, one that refuses to sanitize the suffragist movement's contradictions. It's demanding and unapologetic, a testament to the power of unflinching art. Sweeney Todd needs a production that trusts its darkness, and the Nevada Conservatory Theatre's iteration mostly delivers. But when it falters, it's a stark reminder that Sondheim's masterpiece demands nothing but absolute commitment to its shadows. Anything less is a disservice to the material.