For press results for our specific shows, please visit the individual show websites. But for a sampling, here’s what some of the local media are saying about The Producing House and our productions:

“Power Balladz, a raucous trip through the 1980s hard-rock scene and the first show created by Mike Todaro and Dan Nycklemoe, a.k.a. The Producing House, sold out the Lab Theater in Minneapolis this summer. It also established a winning formula: populist theme, respected director (Peter Rothstein), T-shirt cannon. Todaro and Nycklemoe, who describe their mission as simply “profitability,” believe the talent is here to be making long-lived shows and sending them out—to Las Vegas, to Broadway—instead of importing them. “We want to create a reverse conduit,” says Nycklemoe. The down-to-earth duo is now taking Power Balladz on the road, producing… and even staging a revue of Noël Coward songs at the Guthrie Theater next spring called Coward’s Women. Don’t expect a T-shirt cannon, though.”–Minnesota Monthly

"Loud and proudly silly, "Power Balladz" conveys the big sound and emotions of '80s rock." –Star Tribune

“Coward’s Women is a witty, intelligent pleasure”–MinnPost

“A rockin’ history lesson at MudShark… I dare you to find me another show that has the promise of Led Zeppelin’s sexcapades, the possible death of a Beatle and a “How’d they kill themselves?” interactive game all performed by just two singers and a four-piece band.”–WCCO-TV

“It’s a live rock and roll concert, comedy show, romance story. A fist-pumping, horn-throwing, singing and dancing extravaganza. Highly recommended for a great night out with friends. Come prepared to go home hoarse and with sore feet”–Aquiarin Monthly

"Great musicians, big throated singers, soaring guitars and an excellent band. A celebration. A cheerful homage to rock. A chance to indulge your inner glam."–Associated Press
 

"Being a die-hard musical theatre fan made me initially skeptical of this new trend of interactive off-Broadway shows. I found myself wondering what they had to offer, if I'd have a good time, and what brought this to the forefront of the off-Broadway scene. Sitting down at a table reserved for us, surrounded by mist from the fog machines on stage and the waitresses serving drinks, I didn't know what to expect. What I should have thought to myself was, "This is going to be a really fun night," because it was."–Best of Broadway