Central Pennsylvania Theater Reviews: Best Shows & Critic Recommendations Page 22

BWW Review: PERICLES PRINCE OF TYRE at Gamut Theatre Group
by Andrea Stephenson - November 04, 2018

Pericles, Prince of Tyre is widely regarded as being the product of a collaboration between Shakespeare and George Wilkins. Scholars theorize that the first two acts, recounting the various travels of Pericles, may have been written by Wilkins, while the final acts were pure Shakespeare. It is estim...

BWW Review: NEWSIES at Theatre Harrisburg
by Andrea Stephenson - November 03, 2018

While the 1992 movie Newsies received mixed reviews and did not perform well in movie theaters, it developed quite a following as a home movie. The inspirational movie, based loosely on the historical newsboys' strike of 1899, starred Christian Bale as Jack Kelly and David Moscow as David Jacobs. In...

BWW Review: LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS at Lebanon Community Theatre
by Rich Mehrenberg - November 03, 2018

Little Shop of Horrors plays now through November 11.  It is an enjoyable night of community theater...

BWW Review: Dare to Enter VERONICA'S ROOM at the Belmont
by Marakay Rogers - October 29, 2018

Ira Levin's thriller might have been written for the Belmont's black box Studio Theater....

BWW Review: Rock On With HEDWIG AND THE ANGRY INCH at EPAC
by Marakay Rogers - October 29, 2018

Gender has never been more bent, and Plato never more accessible, than in the classic one-act rock musical....

BWW Review: THE MAN WHO CAME TO DINNER at Reverie Actor's Company
by Rich Mehrenberg - October 27, 2018

Currently, the are housing the Reverie Actor's Company's production of The Man Who Came to Dinner which is a funny and refreshing classic from Broadway's past....

BWW Review: THE MYSTERY OF IRMA VEP at Fulton Theatre
by Rich Mehrenberg - October 19, 2018

The Mystery of Irma Vep...is all tricks and no treats. It is 120 tedious minutes of screeching, gasping, and hammy acting....

BWW Review: CABARET at H-MAC
by Rich Mehrenberg - October 08, 2018

H-MAC should be commended for bringing this important show to Central Pennsylvania. It's themes of fear, intolerance, and distrust of others are more relevant now than ever....

BWW Review: CARRIE THE MUSICAL at Open Stage Of Harrisburg
by Andrea Stephenson - September 30, 2018

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BWW Review: Belmont's WEST SIDE STORY Flies High
by Marakay Rogers - September 25, 2018

Director Rene Staub's production of the Bernstein and Sondheim classic has packed the house at the Belmont main stage....

BWW Review: THE HAUNTING OF HILL HOUSE at Oyster Mill Playhouse
by Andrea Stephenson - September 22, 2018

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BWW Review: TREASURE ISLAND at Fulton Theatre
by Rich Mehrenberg - September 22, 2018

Last spring, I stated that Fulton's Hunchback of Notre Dame was worthy of several Broadway World Awards. This fall, I am willing to state that Treasure Island is worthy of Broadway....

BWW Review: SISTER ACT at Dutch Apple Dinner Theatre
by Rich Mehrenberg - September 21, 2018

Despite some flaws in consistency and pacing, Sister Act is a fun show. I applaud Dutch Apple's decision to produce material more contemporary....

BWW Review: KEN LUDWIG'S BASKERVILLE: A SHERLOCK HOLMES MYSTERY at Theatre Harrisburg
by Andrea Stephenson - September 09, 2018

Based on Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's The Hound of the Baskervilles, Ken Ludwig's 2015 adaptation, Ken Ludwig's Baskerville: a Sherlock Holmes Mystery, follows Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson as they attempt to save Sir Henry Baskerville from a rumored family curse. This is one of the most self-aware sho...

BWW Review: AN EVENING WITH GROUCHO at Gretna Theatre
by Rich Mehrenberg - August 24, 2018

An Evening with Groucho proved to be a perfect reminder of how a single individual can make or break your night at the theater....

BWW Review: I HATE HAMLET at Oyster Mill Playhouse
by Andrea Stephenson - August 18, 2018

I Hate Hamlet, by Paul Rudnick, first hit the stage in 1991. Set in actor John Barrymore's apartment, the play introduces the audience to Andrew Rally, a television actor considering an attempt at playing Hamlet. The characters, which include a television star, a Hollywood director, an agent, a real...

BWW Review: Paul Hood Presents I, JOURNEYMAN Premiere in Mechanicsburg
by Marakay Rogers - August 12, 2018

Little Theatre of Mechanicsburg presented the premiere of local playwright Paul Hood's new I, JOURNEYMAN, a psychological suspense play examining the effects of guilt and secrecy....

BWW Review: SWING! at Dutch Apple Dinner Theatre
by Rich Mehrenberg - August 09, 2018

Swing! is a relentless, two-hour extravaganza that celebrates the best of the fast-paced dance music of the 1930's and 40's...

BWW Review: BECKY'S NEW CAR at DreamWrights
by Andrea Stephenson - August 03, 2018

Becky's New Car, written by Steven Dietz as part of ACT Theatre's New Works for the American Stage program in 2008, follows the story of Becky Foster, a wife and mother who works at a car dealership. Simultaneously funny and poignant, the play explores the question of what makes life most fulfilling...

BWW Review: THE 39 STEPS at Gretna Theatre
by Rich Mehrenberg - August 02, 2018

The 39 Steps is a prime example of big things coming in small packages. The cast of four expertly portray over 150 characters in a show with aspects of espionage, mystery, thrills, and comedy...lots and lots of comedy....

BWW Review: WEST SIDE STORY This Summer's Best Bet at EPAC
by Marakay Rogers - July 27, 2018

WEST SIDE STORY, book by Arthur Laurents, lyrics by Stephen Sondheim, and music by Leonard Bernstein, a triple-header team, WEST SIDE STORY, that walked off with six Tony nominations in 1957, is somehow the musical that lost to THE MUSIC MAN for Best Musical that year. Now, there's not a thing wrong...

BWW Review: THE MUSIC MAN at Susquehanna Stage Company
by Rich Mehrenberg - July 21, 2018

While Susquehanna Stage Company celebrates its birthday, The Music Man serves as a great gift to the audience....

BWW Review: SHE LOVES ME at Gretna Theatre
by Rich Mehrenberg - July 13, 2018

She Loves Me doesn't employ splashy chorus numbers or elaborate choreography. It is designed as a character piece, and does without a lot of traditional musical theater bells and whistles to tell a more honest and realistic story....

BWW Review: FLOWERS FOR ALGERNON AND THE INSANITY OF MARY GIRARD at Oyster Mill Playhouse
by Andrea Stephenson - July 08, 2018

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BWW Review: VANYA AND SONIA AND MASHA AND SPIKE at Gretna Theatre
by Rich Mehrenberg - June 28, 2018

I doubt many people think watching a play influenced by the works of Anton Chekhov would be the definition of "fun". However, they would be wrong, Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike playing at Gretna Theater is a hilarious way to spend the day....