Central Pennsylvania Theater Reviews: Best Shows & Critic Recommendations Page 19

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...

BWW Review: THE BEST LITTLE WHOREHOUSE IN TEXAS at Totem Pole Playhouse
by Alyssa Biederman - August 09, 2019

A small town community in the south struggles with an ethical dilemma in a lighthearted comedy musical. You've heard this story before: Ren and Ariel just want to dance. But this isn't Footloose. In The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas, locals take a stance against a brothel that's been running in th...

BWW Review: MURDER FOR TWO at Gretna Theatre
by Alyssa Biederman - August 06, 2019

What happens when you mix Agatha Christie, dueling pianos, and a Broadway-quality stage production? No, it's not the next big show coming to Vegas - it's Murder for Two at Gretna Theatre....

BWW Review: DISNEY'S BEAUTY AND THE BEAST at Lebanon Community Theatre
by Alyssa Biederman - August 01, 2019

Lebanon Community Theatre's production of Beauty and the Beast brought me back to my childhood. ...

BWW Review: EVITA at Susquehanna Stage Company
by Rich Mehrenberg - July 20, 2019

This Andrew Lloyd Webber rock opera is a fine example of the type of full-scale show that this new area is designed to highlight. A cast of close to forty performers and a nine-piece orchestra fit comfortably within its generous proscenium...

BWW Review: THE LITTLE MERMAID at Hershey Area Playhouse
by Andrea Stephenson - July 19, 2019

The Little Mermaid at Hershey Area Playhouse is an aesthetically beautiful and well-directed show. You'll definitely want to add this show to your summer 'must-see' list....

BWW Review: OLIVER! at Gretna Theatre
by Jessica Crowe - July 19, 2019

In 1837, Charles Dickens began releasing a serial known as Oliver Twist. Over 100 years later, Lionel Bart would write a musical about this famous London orphan. The highlight of Gretna Theatre's 2019 summer season, Oliver! is a classic musical sure to delight theatre-goers of all ages......

BWW Review: PIPPIN at Ephrata Performing Arts Center
by Rich Mehrenberg - July 19, 2019

How appropriate that Ephrata Performing Arts Center selected Pippin as its summer musical. The heat on stage easily matches the muggy temperature of the July night outside...

BWW Review: SOUVENIR at Totem Pole Playhouse
by Alyssa Biederman - July 18, 2019

Florence Foster Jenkins - the 20th century performer who shocked with her confidence that she was a fantastic opera singer when she was absolutely not - was born in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania. So, it only makes sense that Totem Pole Playhouse, just over two hours outside of the city would memorializ...

BWW Review: BRIGHTON BEACH MEMOIRS at Oyster Mill Playhouse
by Jessica Crowe - July 17, 2019

Family dynamics never really change, and Brighton Beach Memoirs is a wonderfully classic example of this. The play, written by Neil Simon, is the first of a semi-autobiographical trilogy written about Eugene Morris Jerome and his family. In this particular story, Eugene is almost 15 years old and ha...

BWW Review: MAGIC & WONDER: IMAGINE at Bird-in-Hand Stage
by Jessica Crowe - July 01, 2019

According to Albert Einstein, one of the world's most famous theoretical physicists, the true sign of intelligence is not knowledge but imagination. One's ability to solve the world's problems and make the world a better place through creative means is truly the highest form of human intelligence. T...

BWW Review: ANNIE at Dutch Apple Dinner Theatre
by Rich Mehrenberg - July 01, 2019

Annie is a great night of summer entertainment for the whole family. Don't wait until "Tomorrow" to go see it...