Central Pennsylvania Theater Reviews: Best Shows & Critic Recommendations Page 18

BWW Review: THE HUNCHBACK OF NOTRE DAME at Theatre Harrisburg
by Andrea Stephenson - November 09, 2019

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BWW Review: OLIVER! at Oyster Mill Playhouse
by Andrea Stephenson - November 07, 2019

Many will know the story of Oliver from the classic Charles Dickens novel Oliver Twist. The musical Oliver! by Lionel Bart, first opened in the West End in 1960 and on Broadway in 1962. The show has been revived numerous times and, in 1968, it was adapted for the screen. For the sake of the stage ve...

BWW Review: THE HAUNTING OF HILL HOUSE at the Belmont
by Marakay Rogers - November 06, 2019

The Shirley Jackson classic takes on new life in the Belmont's house of horrors...

BWW Review: A BRONX TALE at Hershey Theatre
by Rich Mehrenberg - November 03, 2019

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BWW Review: THE CRUCIBLE at Susquehanna Stage Company
by Rich Mehrenberg - October 26, 2019

The Salem Witch Trials are one of the most tragically disrespected events in (pre-)American history. What began as a vicious assault on innocent life has transformed over the years to a Massachusetts tourist trap and a punchline on shows like 'Bewitched'. Gratefully, the Susquehanna Stage production...

BWW Review: ASSASSINS at Little Theatre Of Mechanicsburg
by Andrea Stephenson - October 19, 2019

Anyone who has undertaken a show by Stephen Sondheim knows that the music is seriously difficult, often including dissonant cords, tricky intervals, and overlapping lines. Assassins is no exception. Written by John Weidman and Sondheim, it was first produced at Playwrights Horizons in 1990 and hit B...

BWW Review: NEWSIES at EPAC
by Rich Mehrenberg - October 18, 2019

Stop the presses! EPAC's production of Newsies is highly energetic and entertaining. Based on the 1992 Disney film of the same name, Newsies is a classic David and Goliath story about the real life 1899 NYC newsboy strike. Richard Thomas stars as Jack Kelly, a charismatic leader of the newsboys. Tho...

BWW Review: WAIT UNTIL DARK at Fulton Theatre
by Rich Mehrenberg - October 11, 2019

Wait Until Dark is a great October show full of thrills and chills. It is a lot of fun without being over the top...

BWW Review: JEKYLL & HYDE at Prima Theatre
by Jessica Crowe - October 08, 2019

Within every human, there lies the potential for both good and evil. What if we could split those two sides of ourselves into their own distinct personalities? This is the question that Doctor Henry Jekyll strives to answer in this powerful pop-rock musical......

BWW Review: THE MYSTERY OF EDWIN DROOD at Hershey Area Playhouse
by Rich Mehrenberg - October 06, 2019

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BWW Review: CABARET at Resident Theater Company
by Rich Mehrenberg - October 04, 2019

The Resident Theater Company's Cabaret is a well produced, powerful piece of theater. This is a show that will stay with you long after the final curtain...

BWW Review: BRILLIANT TRACES at DreamWrights Center For Community Arts
by Andrea Stephenson - October 03, 2019

Brilliant Traces, by Cindy Lou Johnson, was first performed in New York by the Circle Repertory Company. In the right hands it can be a beautifully absurd play with a mixture of humor and heart-wrenching revelations. Featuring just two actors, it relies heavily on intelligent directing and talented ...

BWW Review: CAT ON A HOT TIN ROOF at Oyster Mill Playhouse
by Andrea Stephenson - September 29, 2019

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BWW Review: THE WILL ROGERS FOLLIES at Dutch Apple Dinner Theatre
by Rich Mehrenberg - September 27, 2019

Will Rogers wore many hats. He was a radio personality, newspaper columnist, movie star, public speaker, and presidential candidate. All of these roles and more are brought to life in his bio-musical, The Will Rogers Follies playing now at Dutch Apple Dinner Theater....

BWW Review: MAMMA MIA, That's a Spicy Musical at Allenberry
by Marakay Rogers - September 27, 2019

Dustin LeBlanc directs an energetic and enthusiastic production of the ABBA musical for Keystone Theatrics at Allenberry Playhouse....

BWW Review: EVITA at Fulton Theatre
by Rich Mehrenberg - September 20, 2019

Ramirez has an especially powerful belt, and conveys emotions of passion, anger, and frustration through song with great conviction (and volume)....

BWW Review: March to see THE MUSIC MAN at SERVANT STAGE
by Marakay Rogers - September 20, 2019

I'm often asked if Meredith Willson's THE MUSIC MAN is dated. Perhaps I should say yes, but I tend to say no. A production that can remind you that the underlying plot of the story isn't all sweetness and light and that it actually has what was once controversial material that we usually gloss over ...

BWW Review: FROZEN JR Sparkles at BELMONT THEATRE
by Marakay Rogers - September 20, 2019

You know FROZEN. You probably love it. You've seen it a few times - or a hundred or more if you have small children around. You've had 'Let It Go' be your earworm more than once....

BWW Review: MOON OVER BUFFALO at Little Theatre Of Mechanicsburg
by Andrea Stephenson - September 14, 2019

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BWW Review: NOISES OFF at Theatre Harrisburg
by Andrea Stephenson - September 08, 2019

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BWW Review: THE MAN WHO CAME TO DINNER at EPAC
by Rich Mehrenberg - September 07, 2019

The Man Who Came to Dinner is a fun and funny, old-fashioned romp. Led by Ed Fernandez, the seasoned cast of 20 present an energetic and dynamic night of theater. Fernandez stars as radio personality and houseguest from Hell, Sheridan Whiteside. Whiteside slips on the ice outside the Stanley residen...

BWW Review: FINDING NEVERLAND at Dutch Apple Dinner Theatre
by Jessica Crowe - August 21, 2019

Most everybody is familiar with the famous story of the boy who wouldn't grow up. Peter Pan's mischievous innocence is embedded into all of our hearts. But how exactly did Peter and his world of Neverland come to be......

BWW Review: BUDDY at the Belmont - THE BUDDY HOLLY STORY
by Marakay Rogers - August 19, 2019

Does everyone love Buddy Holly? The Brits certainly do. Alan Janes' BUDDY: THE BUDDY HOLLY STORY opened on the West End in London in 1989 and ran for eight years the first time, toured the United Kingdom over 25 years, and was revived for a year on the West End in 2007, so there's been massive love ...

BWW Review: MADAGASCAR: A MUSICAL ADVENTURE at Gettysburg Community Theatre
by Andrea Stephenson - August 18, 2019

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BWW Review: JEEVES TAKES A BOW at Oyster Mill Playhouse
by Andrea Stephenson - August 17, 2019

Jeeves first appears in a series of English novels by P.G. Wodehouse. Jeeves, valet to Bertie Wooster, a rich young man, is truly the brains of the operation, assisting Bertie in disentangling himself from various predicaments. Jeeves appears in a multitude of manifestations from the 1990 television...