The Culture Buzz uses professional writers for their reviews, and is the only such resource for locally produced theatre reviews in the Greater Des Moines market. Tune into The Culture Buzz Wednesday edition before a show opens for a preview interview with key members of the show's production team. To receive advance notice of when previews will be broadcast or streaming, send an email to theculturebuzz@gmail.com to be added to the weekly newsetter sent each Tuesday.

September 2019

A Gentleman's Guide to Love and Murder - The Des Moines Playhouse

Lost Girl - Des Moines Young Artists' Theatre

A Mom's Gift - Ankeny Community Theatre

A Doll's House - Iowa Stage Theatre Company

All the Good Men are Gay

October 2019

A Doll's House Part 2 - Iowa Stage Theatre Company

Souvenir

The Rocky Horror Show

Freaky Friday - Kate Goldman Children's Theatre

Wait-Until-Dark-Tallgrass-Theatre-Company

'night Mother Ankeny Community Theatre

November 2019

Disney-s-The-Little-Mermaid-CAP-Theatre

Seussical-Jr

Delusions-of-Power-Carousel-Theatre-of-Indianola

The-Manic-Monologues Open Door Rep

December 2019

Patrick-hazell-s-Permanent-Record

A-Christmas-Story-Ankeny-Community-Theatre

A-Christmas-Story-The-Musical-Des-Moines-Playhouse

A-Christmas-Carol-Iowa-Stage-Theatre-Company

January 2020

James-and-the-Giant-Peach-Des-Moines-Playhouse

Brilliant-Traces-TheatreMidwest

Other-Desert-Cities-Tallgrass-Theatre-Company

Law-and-Order-Fairy-Tale-Unit-ankeny-community-theatre

Adore-Us-Line-Iowa-Stage-Theatre-Company

The-Diary-of-Anne-Frank-Des-Moines-Playhouse

Lisa-Lampanelli-s-Losin-It-Temple-Theater-DMPA

February 2020

Don-t-Dress-for-Dinner-Ankeny-Community-Theatre

The-Boy-at-the-Edge-of-Everything-DMYAT

Tinker-Bell-Kate-Goldman-Children-s-Theatre

Oklahoma-CAP-Theatre

Wild-Widow-Poker-Grand-View-U

March 2020

Eurydice-Carousel-Theatre-of-Indianola

Singin-in-the-Rain-Des-Moines-Playhouse

October 2020

Weekend-Comedyhttp://culturebuzz.herokuapp.com/reviews/weekend-comedy

http://culturebuzz.herokuapp.com/reviews/tuesdays-with-morrie

http://culturebuzz.herokuapp.com/reviews/i-and-you9

http://culturebuzz.herokuapp.com/reviews/playhouse-on-the-air-presents-miracle-on-34th-street

http://culturebuzz.herokuapp.com/reviews/liz-callaway-home-for-the-holidays

2021

http://culturebuzz.herokuapp.com/reviews/leaving-iowa-des-moines-playhouse

http://culturebuzz.herokuapp.com/reviews/stuart-little-des-moines-playhouse-kgct

http://culturebuzz.herokuapp.com/reviews/some-enchanted-evening-des-moines-playhouse

http://culturebuzz.herokuapp.com/reviews/the-velveteen-rabbit-des-moines-playhouse

http://culturebuzz.herokuapp.com/reviews/polkadots-the-cool-kids-musical-kate-goldman-childrens-theatre-dmplayhouse

http://culturebuzz.herokuapp.com/reviews/godspell-des-moines-community-playhouse

http://culturebuzz.herokuapp.com/reviews/plaza-suite-des-moines-playhouse

http://culturebuzz.herokuapp.com/reviews/joseph-and-the-amazing-technicolor-dreamcoat-urbandale-community-theatre

title-of-show-carousel-theatre-of-indianola

http://culturebuzz.herokuapp.com/reviews/cabaret-des-moines-playhouse

http://culturebuzz.herokuapp.com/reviews/disneys-the-descendants-dm-young-artists-theatre

And Then There Were None - Carousel Theatre

Girls Weekend 2 The Bachelorette Party