Central Pennsylvania Theater Reviews: Best Shows & Critic Recommendations Page 17

BWW Review: VERBOTEN at Seventh Sister
by Rich Mehrenberg - March 07, 2020

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BWW Review: KINKY BOOTS at Fulton Theatre
by Rich Mehrenberg - March 06, 2020

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BWW Review: AN ENEMY OF THE PEOPLE at Gamut Theatre Group
by Andrea Stephenson - March 01, 2020

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BWW Review: LEADING LADIES at Keystone Theatrics
by Andrea Stephenson - March 01, 2020

'Actors - they lie for a living! That's their profession,' announces the priggish Reverend Duncan Wooley in Ken Ludwig's Pennsylvania-based comedy farce Leading Ladies. The actors in Keystone Theatrics at the Allenberry Resort clearly enjoyed playing that joke to the hilt in the play's two-week run,...

BWW Review: CASA VALENTINA at Little Theatre Of Mechanicsburg
by Andrea Stephenson - February 29, 2020

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BWW Review: ARSENIC AND OLD LACE at Upstart Arts
by Andrea Stephenson - February 24, 2020

Joseph Kesselring's Arsenic and Old Lace has long been a staple of high school and community theaters ever since playing on Broadway for four straight years from 1941-1944. But for director Michelle Denise Norton of Upstart Arts in York, Arsenic and Old Lace is what passes for a 'new' play. That's b...

BWW Review: GRUMPY OLD MEN at Dutch Apple Dinner Theatre
by Rich Mehrenberg - February 20, 2020

One of the Act 1 numbers in Grumpy Old Men the Musical is titled, 'I Like The Way Things Are'. The lyrics deal with a dislike for change and a strong appreciation for 'the good old days'. This message could also extend to the musical itself. The show is based on the very funny and very popular 1993 ...

BWW Review: THE MOUNTAINTOP at Susquehanna Stage
by Rich Mehrenberg - February 18, 2020

Surprise! Surprise! Any production based on the life of Martin Luther King is bound to be deep, thought provoking, and moving. The Mountaintop by Katori Hall was no exception. Adding to the drama and emotion, however, was the unexpected humor in Hall's dialogue. This production had the audience burs...

BWW Review: LEGALLY BLONDE at The Belmont Theatre
by Rich Mehrenberg - February 19, 2020

OMG! IMO Legally Blonde the Musical at Belmont Theatre is high energy, positively pink, and totally LOL. With their stage production ability rivaling any professional theatre, the Belmont in York has put together another high-quality event....

BWW Review: THE LION, THE WITCH, AND THE WARDROBE at DreamWrights Center For Community Arts
by Andrea Stephenson - February 15, 2020

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BWW Review: AN ACT OF GOD at Fulton Theatre
by Rich Mehrenberg - February 14, 2020

Sometimes even the best of work could use a little revising, even God's. That's the premise behind Fulton's latest comedy on the fourth floor, An Act of God. God played by the hilarious, Erin Maguire, has decided to update the Ten Commandment and provides some fresh insight and commentary along the ...

BWW Review: ALMOST, MAINE at DreamWrights Center For Community Arts
by Andrea Stephenson - February 08, 2020

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BWW Review: THE SCARLET LETTER at Theatre Harrisburg
by Andrea Stephenson - January 25, 2020

The classic novel The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorn was first published in 1850. The musical is the creative collaboration of The Scarlet Letter Company - Stacey Mancine Koloski, Dan Koloski, Simon Gray, Michael Bahar and Eric Braverman. The Scarlet Letter musical was first fully produced for...

BWW Review: MURDER ON THE ORIENT EXPRESS at Fulton Theatre
by Rich Mehrenberg - January 22, 2020

I would be remiss if I neglected to recognize the real stars of this show...the sets! Set design by William James Mohney was top notch.  Each train setting was elaborate and very detailed...

BWW Review: TOWARDS ZERO at Oyster Mill Playhouse
by Andrea Stephenson - January 17, 2020

Towards Zero is based on the 1944 Agatha Christie novel by the same name. The play by Agatha Christie and Gerald Verner was first published in 1956 and premiered in the West End at the St. James's Theatre. In typical Christie fashion, Towards Zero employs humor, red herrings, and many twists and tur...

BWW Review: THREE TALL WOMEN at Little Theatre Of Mechanicsburg
by Andrea Stephenson - January 16, 2020

Three Tall Women first appeared on stage in Vienna in 1991. Considered a revitalization of playwright Edward Albee's work, Three Tall Women won the Pulitzer Prize for drama in 1994. Three Tall Women was inspired by Albee's experiences with his own adoptive mother. In Stretching My Mind, Albee states...

BWW Review: RUMORS at The Belmont Theatre
by Andrea Stephenson - January 11, 2020

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BWW Review: THE SAVANNAH SIPPING SOCIETY at Dutch Apple Dinner Theatre
by Rich Mehrenberg - January 11, 2020

It's a show filled with southern charm and female empowerment.  Imagine an episode of The Golden Girls, but all 4 characters are Blanche....

BWW Review: A Whipsmart MATILDA at the Belmont
by Marakay Rogers - January 07, 2020

She's naughry. She's smart. Sometimes she's sweet. And all she really wants to do is read Rene Staub serves up a delightful MATILDA....

BWW Review: PRANCER at DreamWrights Center For Community Arts
by Andrea Stephenson - December 14, 2019

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BWW Review: MY FAIR LADY at EPAC
by Rich Mehrenberg - December 07, 2019

...an enjoyable show that is true to the original, but is a little too much on the safe side. The look, sound, and dynamics of the show seem to be lacking that certain 'EPAC signature' that audience have come to expect. This production would feel equally at home at the Fulton, Hershey, York, or many...

BWW Review: ONCE ON THIS ISLAND at Hershey Theatre
by Andrea Stephenson - December 04, 2019

Once on this Island is a beautiful and heart-wrenching story of love, loss, belief, and sacrifice. With music by Stephen Flaherty and lyrics by Lynn Ahrens, Once on this Island won the 1995 Laurence Olivier Award for Best Musical. Director Michael Arden describes their process of working on the revi...

BWW Review: THE LION, THE WITCH, AND THE WARDROBE at Gamut Theatre Group
by Andrea Stephenson - November 24, 2019

The production really comes together as a whole-from the lights to the sound to the costumes to the set and even the set changes, everything has been carefully designed and choreographed to give the audience the sense of wonder and magic that should accompany any telling of Narnia....

BWW Review: HOLIDAY INN at Dutch Apple Dinner Theatre
by Rich Mehrenberg - November 23, 2019

Holiday Inn is a catchy, tuneful way to end the year....

BWW Review: PETER PAN at Fulton Theatre
by Rich Mehrenberg - November 15, 2019

Fulton's Peter Pan brings some refreshing and welcomed updates to a joyous American classic. First and foremost, one of the most interesting and beneficial changes to this production is the casting of the title role. Peter has traditionally, and almost exclusively, been played by an actress. Mary Ma...