Kate Reinking
@theatreislife.bsky.social
Content creator and theatre critic for the people
Will travel for theatre, for theatre is life
Will travel for theatre, for theatre is life
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Kate Reinking
@theatreislife.bsky.social
· Nov 18
A fun thread of themed two show days because that’s how my theatre brain works
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Saw the Parade tour in Atlanta and did a tour of the historical markers in Atlanta. Enjoy the vlog!
youtu.be/7o4TFlGa9mY
youtu.be/7o4TFlGa9mY
Seeing Parade the Musical National Tour in Atlanta, GA
YouTube video by TheatreIsLife
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April 3, 2025 at 9:14 PM
Saw the Parade tour in Atlanta and did a tour of the historical markers in Atlanta. Enjoy the vlog!
youtu.be/7o4TFlGa9mY
youtu.be/7o4TFlGa9mY
Will this follow in the footsteps of The Outsiders, Lempicka and Redwood and head to Broadway next? STAY TUNED!
March 8, 2025 at 10:00 PM
Will this follow in the footsteps of The Outsiders, Lempicka and Redwood and head to Broadway next? STAY TUNED!
When is too late in the year to drop your Top 10s of 2024? Hopefully not March!
Best (and Worst) Theatre of 2024 | my top 10 musicals, plays, revisits and disappointments
youtu.be/0c0Nz6yBNUY
Best (and Worst) Theatre of 2024 | my top 10 musicals, plays, revisits and disappointments
youtu.be/0c0Nz6yBNUY
Best (and Worst) Theatre of 2024 | my top 10 musicals, plays, revisits and disappointments
YouTube video by TheatreIsLife
youtu.be
March 8, 2025 at 7:19 PM
When is too late in the year to drop your Top 10s of 2024? Hopefully not March!
Best (and Worst) Theatre of 2024 | my top 10 musicals, plays, revisits and disappointments
youtu.be/0c0Nz6yBNUY
Best (and Worst) Theatre of 2024 | my top 10 musicals, plays, revisits and disappointments
youtu.be/0c0Nz6yBNUY
Day 2 in London, and OF COURSE had to see Hadestown (first of the trip) with and then headed to the What’s On Stage Awards to cheer on all the incredible winners (highlights including the incredible Mel La Barrie and fringe fav Diary of a Gay Disaster)
February 10, 2025 at 3:37 AM
Day 2 in London, and OF COURSE had to see Hadestown (first of the trip) with and then headed to the What’s On Stage Awards to cheer on all the incredible winners (highlights including the incredible Mel La Barrie and fringe fav Diary of a Gay Disaster)
Back in London! Day one was a perfect day of the absolutely charming Ballet Shoes (which got filmed for NT at Home!) and the closing performance of the horniest Great Comet production I’ve ever seen
February 9, 2025 at 12:21 PM
Back in London! Day one was a perfect day of the absolutely charming Ballet Shoes (which got filmed for NT at Home!) and the closing performance of the horniest Great Comet production I’ve ever seen
Schmigadoon was an absolute delight and exactly the show we need right now and I need everyone to go see it so it goes to Broadway and becomes such a hit that some streaming platform has no choice but to pick of the show for a season 3
February 2, 2025 at 5:36 AM
Schmigadoon was an absolute delight and exactly the show we need right now and I need everyone to go see it so it goes to Broadway and becomes such a hit that some streaming platform has no choice but to pick of the show for a season 3
Frankly there hasn’t been nearly enough discussion about how this season Tina Landau is directing both Woman in Tree and Man in Cave
January 25, 2025 at 12:30 PM
Frankly there hasn’t been nearly enough discussion about how this season Tina Landau is directing both Woman in Tree and Man in Cave
Here for my 20th visit to the underground (and my 12th Orpheus! SO EXCITED TO SEE A SUPRISE TIM ORPHEUS
January 15, 2025 at 11:59 PM
Here for my 20th visit to the underground (and my 12th Orpheus! SO EXCITED TO SEE A SUPRISE TIM ORPHEUS
Joined Rednote and asked everyone what their fav musical is and turns out people in China are HUGE fans of French and German musicals, I found my people!
January 15, 2025 at 5:56 AM
Joined Rednote and asked everyone what their fav musical is and turns out people in China are HUGE fans of French and German musicals, I found my people!
Finally got to the point I’m crying at TikTok goodbye videos. We really are losing a whole community and everyone is dispersing across the web or leaving altogether but for the last 5 years we got to gather in our own little corner and it was really freaking special
January 13, 2025 at 7:11 PM
Finally got to the point I’m crying at TikTok goodbye videos. We really are losing a whole community and everyone is dispersing across the web or leaving altogether but for the last 5 years we got to gather in our own little corner and it was really freaking special
True story: was so stunned by Caroline Bowman as Norma I completely forgot I have another show tonight
January 12, 2025 at 11:22 PM
True story: was so stunned by Caroline Bowman as Norma I completely forgot I have another show tonight
Stereophonic closing, Hadestown cast final performance, Caroline Bowman Boulevard. Today is truly a big day to my specific interests
January 12, 2025 at 7:09 PM
Stereophonic closing, Hadestown cast final performance, Caroline Bowman Boulevard. Today is truly a big day to my specific interests
If you love country music and small town feel in a big city vibes, def check out Music City. If you loved The Lonely Few or the tv show Nashville DEFINITELY check it out before it closes March 2
January 11, 2025 at 3:11 AM
If you love country music and small town feel in a big city vibes, def check out Music City. If you loved The Lonely Few or the tv show Nashville DEFINITELY check it out before it closes March 2
If you like a) original musicals, b) sapphic love stories, and c) romantic comedies that balance realistic family dynamics and heightened stakes, then HAVE I GOT A SHOW FOR YOU TO LOOK OUT FOR! Loving the premise of Café con Leche so far, and cannot wait to see this develop
January 10, 2025 at 10:56 PM
If you like a) original musicals, b) sapphic love stories, and c) romantic comedies that balance realistic family dynamics and heightened stakes, then HAVE I GOT A SHOW FOR YOU TO LOOK OUT FOR! Loving the premise of Café con Leche so far, and cannot wait to see this develop
First musical of the year and of course it is a return visit to the town of Hades to see Jordan, Maia and Phillip one last time. And it is still an INCREDIBLE SHOW OMG
January 10, 2025 at 3:13 AM
First musical of the year and of course it is a return visit to the town of Hades to see Jordan, Maia and Phillip one last time. And it is still an INCREDIBLE SHOW OMG
So happy to revisit English, now as a Pulitzer Prize winner on a Broadway stage, and am happy to report it still is just as stunning and moving as it was before. It’s a super limited run until March 2 only so PLAN ACCORDINGLY
January 9, 2025 at 3:38 AM
So happy to revisit English, now as a Pulitzer Prize winner on a Broadway stage, and am happy to report it still is just as stunning and moving as it was before. It’s a super limited run until March 2 only so PLAN ACCORDINGLY
First show of the year and really started with a banger. What an absolutely captivating piece of theatre, I never once knew where this was headed!
January 8, 2025 at 10:07 PM
First show of the year and really started with a banger. What an absolutely captivating piece of theatre, I never once knew where this was headed!
This. Is. Schlimmer! *dramatic kick* SHOW 300!
December 30, 2024 at 3:32 AM
This. Is. Schlimmer! *dramatic kick* SHOW 300!
Got the most insane surprise seat upgrade from the LAST row of the side balcony to CENTER ORCHESTRA?!?! Best final day of theatre 2024 off to a GREAT start!
December 29, 2024 at 8:03 PM
Got the most insane surprise seat upgrade from the LAST row of the side balcony to CENTER ORCHESTRA?!?! Best final day of theatre 2024 off to a GREAT start!
The final 3 tix of the year have been purchased, starting with a regional production of Once Upon a Mattress at the Arvada Center!
December 29, 2024 at 2:20 AM
The final 3 tix of the year have been purchased, starting with a regional production of Once Upon a Mattress at the Arvada Center!
FINALLY getting my car back with a few more days to see my last 3 shows of the year to make it to 300. CUTTING IT SUPER CLOSE
December 26, 2024 at 8:57 PM
FINALLY getting my car back with a few more days to see my last 3 shows of the year to make it to 300. CUTTING IT SUPER CLOSE
December 24th, 9pm PST
December 25, 2024 at 5:00 AM
December 24th, 9pm PST
As so many fringe shows start the encore productions in New York, London and around the world, here is my full review and ranking of every show I saw! (Seriously so many shows coming to SoHo Playhouse alone in January that are in here, do not miss them!!!) youtu.be/GIrvwtfUgKY
Reviewing every Edinburgh Fringe show I saw in 2024
YouTube video by TheatreIsLife
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December 20, 2024 at 6:36 PM
As so many fringe shows start the encore productions in New York, London and around the world, here is my full review and ranking of every show I saw! (Seriously so many shows coming to SoHo Playhouse alone in January that are in here, do not miss them!!!) youtu.be/GIrvwtfUgKY
Broadway is literally insane what do you mean these are all the same season
December 19, 2024 at 9:24 PM
Broadway is literally insane what do you mean these are all the same season
Can’t believe I haven’t seen theatre in over a month but I gotta catch up on the local theatre in Colorado, starting with Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center’s The Little Mermaid (also first program pic on the new phone 🤩)
December 19, 2024 at 2:00 AM
Can’t believe I haven’t seen theatre in over a month but I gotta catch up on the local theatre in Colorado, starting with Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center’s The Little Mermaid (also first program pic on the new phone 🤩)