Central Pennsylvania Theater Reviews: Best Shows & Critic Recommendations Page 20

BWW Review: RAGTIME at Open Stage Of Harrisburg
by Andrea Stephenson - May 26, 2019

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BWW Review: SPAMALOT at Keystone Theatrics
by Alyssa Biederman - May 19, 2019

If you're on the hunt for comedy, community, and Camelot, look no further than Keystone Theatrics' Spamalot....

BWW Review: SPRING AWAKENING at Hershey Area Playhouse
by Rich Mehrenberg - May 18, 2019

The show's songs are electric and in your face; movement is sharp and aggressive. In a nutshell, Spring Awakening is the show that American Idiot aspires to be....

BWW Review: NEXT TO NORMAL at Fulton Theatre
by Rich Mehrenberg - May 17, 2019

Tolpegin is magnificent in her portrayal. So often...an actor's depiction of mental illness is totally externalized...sobbing hysterical laughter, jerky body movements. Tolpegin doesn't rely on such tricks. We learn about her through her dialogue and song, but we are not always privy to her private ...

BWW Review: COMPANY at Susquehanna Stage Company
by Rich Mehrenberg - May 11, 2019

Susquehanna Stage is a theatrical gift embedded within the Mareitta Center for the Arts' pretty wrapping paper...

BWW Review: THE LAST NIGHT OF BALLYHOO at Oyster Mill Playhouse
by Andrea Stephenson - May 11, 2019

The Last Night of Ballyhoo was first performed at Atlanta's Alliance Theatre and found its way to the Broadway stage in 1997 at the Helen Hayes Theatre. Written by Alfred Uhry, The Last Night of Ballyhoo takes place in 1939 in the home of Adolph Freitag in Atlanta, Georgia. The play explores themes ...

BWW Review: WHEELDON, ELO AND ROBBINS DANCE TRIO at Academy Of Music
by Scott Serio - May 10, 2019

Pennsylvania Ballet Performs Breathtaking Trio By Wheeldon, Elo and Robbins As Season Finale...

BWW Review: THE SPITFIRE GRILL at DreamWrights Center For Community Arts
by Andrea Stephenson - May 10, 2019

The musical The Spitfire Grill was first produced Off-Broadway at the Duke Theatre in 2001. Written by James Valcq and Fred Alley, the musical is based on the 1996 film. The show presents us with a moment in the life of Percy Talbot, a young woman recently released from prison, and the residents of ...

BWW Review: CAMELOT at Dutch Apple Dinner Theatre
by Rich Mehrenberg - May 10, 2019

Follow Geunevere's advice and seek out the show's "simple joys", and you won't be disappointed....

BWW Review: RAGTIME Mesmerizes at EPAC
by Marakay Rogers - May 08, 2019

Ephrata director Ed Fernandez reminds audiences that the more things change, the more they stay the same....

BWW Review: SOPHISTICATED LADIES at Fulton Theatre
by Rich Mehrenberg - May 03, 2019

You would be advised to hide your matches, because the Sophisticated Ladies cast was determined to set the stage on fire....

BWW Review: AVENUE Q at Theatre Harrisburg
by Andrea Stephenson - April 28, 2019

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BWW Review: MOON OVER BUFFALO Shines on the Belmont
by Marakay Rogers - April 18, 2019

The Belmont does justice to Ken Ludwig's classic in his home town....

BWW Review: GODSPELL at Prima Theatre
by Jessica Crowe - April 08, 2019

As I sit down to write this review, I still have tears swelling in my eyes just thinking about my experience with this show. No matter how you cut it, Godspell is an incredibly powerful and moving piece of theatre. Based primarily on the Christian mythology of the Gospel according to St. Matthew, th...

BWW Review: HONK! at DreamWrights Center For Community Arts
by Andrea Stephenson - April 06, 2019

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BWW Review: THE GLASS MENAGERIE at Hershey Area Playhouse
by Andrea Stephenson - April 05, 2019

'For time is the longest distance between places' but in the case of an iconic play like The Glass Menagerie, time seems to melt away. Tennessee Williams based the play on his 1943 short story 'Portrait of a Girl in Glass.' The Glass Menagerie premiered in 1944 in Chicago where it caught the attenti...

BWW Review: I AM MY OWN WIFE at Fulton Theatre
by Rich Mehrenberg - April 05, 2019

I Am My Own Wife is a true life tale of survival. The biographical play tells the story of Charlotte von Mahlsdorf. Charlotte is a transgendered museum curator who built herself a life of strength, acceptance, and understanding in Nazi Germany....

BWW Review: DIRTY ROTTEN SCOUNDRELS at Resident Theater Company
by Rich Mehrenberg - March 31, 2019

Dirty Rotten Scoundrels is a show that is both fun and funny.  The Resident Theater Company has once again upped their game and produced a very high quality show.  Their tagline of 'NY Theatre in West Chester' is no mere hyperbole. ...

BWW Review: ONCE at Fulton Theatre
by Rich Mehrenberg - March 23, 2019

Fulton Theatre's current production of Once is plagued by an unforgivable flaw...it's boring....

BWW Review: JOSEPH AND THE AMAZING TECHNICOLOR DREAMCOAT at Dutch Apple Dinner Theatre
by Rich Mehrenberg - March 22, 2019

Dutch Apple emphasizes the amazing in their current production of Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat. The show is a dazzling spectacular of sight, sound, and movement....

BWW Review: ROMANCE, ROMANCE at Oyster Mill Playhouse
by Jessica Crowe - March 10, 2019

The universal language of love and its many complex facets are the central theme of 'Romance, Romance'. This musical is actually two miniature musicals linked together by romance and a song full of longing called 'It's Not Too Late'......

BWW Review: DOUBT at Theatre Harrisburg
by Rich Mehrenberg - March 08, 2019

Theatre Harrisburg's Doubt is a profound, thoughtful and timely night of theater. The horrendous accusations of sexual abuse within the clergy is as relevant today as it was during the show's fictional 1960's Catholic school setting....

BWW Review: ALL THE KING'S MEN at Gamut Theatre Group
by Andrea Stephenson - March 03, 2019

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BWW Review: INLAWS, OUTLAWS AND OTHER FAMILY MATTERS Sparks Laughs at Rainbow
by Marakay Rogers - March 02, 2019

Jonathan Erkert directs a sketch comedy show about the trials and tribulations of happy families....

BWW Review: Grow For Seymour at the Belmont's LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS
by Marakay Rogers - February 23, 2019

The alien plants have descended and the Belmmont knows how to grow them...