Central Pennsylvania Theater Reviews: Best Shows & Critic Recommendations Page 27

BWW Review: Edward Fernandez as KING LEAR at EPAC
by Marakay Rogers - March 23, 2017

Prepare to be astonished, delighted, and moved....

BWW Review: HSC ROMEO AND JULIET Reminds Us That Shakespeare is Entertainment
by Marakay Rogers - March 23, 2017

It's CALLED an Educational Outreach version. It IS putting fun back into watching Shakespeare....

BWW Review: IN THE HEIGHTS Hits Heights at the Fulton
by Marakay Rogers - March 22, 2017

It's a hot summer weekend in Washington Heights, brought to Lancaster complete with an electric blackout. Anything can happen in the barrio, and it does....

BWW Review: LOVE FROM A STRANGER at Little Theatre Of Mechanicsburg
by Allison Rambler - March 16, 2017

The suspenseful mystery genre of theatre is one that should always be approached with caution; the mixture of sprinkling around clues without giving up the ending to the audience is one that can be difficult to get just right. However, at Little Theatre of Mechanicsburg, their production of LOVE FRO...

BWW Review: THE SPITFIRE GRILL at Oyster Mill Playhouse
by Allison Rambler - March 15, 2017

When an actor starts out on their journey to stardom, they are bound to hear the same advice from a multitude of concerned friends and relatives: theatre is a cut-throat business, and nothing is set in stone. However, when these well-meaning people give this warning, they are more than likely referr...

BWW Review: CITY OF ANGELS at Theatre Harrisburg
by Allison Rambler - March 07, 2017

In the vast world of community theatre, the production of obscure musicals can often be a dangerous game. The unfamiliarity of the show tends to lend itself to smaller crowds and clouded expectations. From a performer's perspective, this can be both advantageous and inconvenient. While unknown chara...

BWW Review: ANYTHING GOES! at Kennard-Dale High School
by Christy Brooks - March 06, 2017

Special Edition: Kennard-Dale High School of the South Eastern School District presented Cole Porter's musical ANYTHING GOES! March 2-5, 2017, making quite the splash of excitement!...

BWW Review: DISGRACED Brings Timely Sparks to the Fulton Stage
by Marakay Rogers - March 03, 2017

A Muslim, a Jew, an African American, and a painter who all know each other sit down at a dinner table. What could possibly go wrong?...

BWW Review: JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR at Dutch Apple
by Marakay Rogers - February 25, 2017

Some great voices and colorful costumes spark up the Webber-Rice classic...

BWW Review: RUR Brings History's First Robots to Gamut
by Marakay Rogers - February 19, 2017

Before Gort, there were flesh and blood 'robots' in Karel Capek's play about humans and what might or might not be humans. Clark Nicholson directs a visually lush, deeply introspective little show about the end of the world as we know it....

BWW Review: FATHER COMES HOME FROM THE WARS Dazzles at Open Stage
by Marakay Rogers - February 10, 2017

One of the best modern shows has a top-notch cast and production in Harrisburg....

BWW Review: Run Away With the Circus at Fulton's ANNIE GET YOUR GUN
by Marakay Rogers - February 10, 2017

The classic Irving Berlin musical gets a facelift and some wonderful singing at the Fulton Theatre...

BWW Review: MURDER ON THE NILE at Oyster Mill Playhouse
by Allison Rambler - February 06, 2017

Agatha Christie is widely known as one of the most successful authors across the globe. Her theatrical works, including THE MOUSETRAP, AND THEN THERE WERE NONE, and LOVE FROM A STRANGER have been performed countless times since their publication and continue to be loved by all audiences today. MURDE...

BWW Review: ONCE Walks on Moonbeams at the Strand-Capitol In York, PA
by Christy Brooks - February 06, 2017

In every sense of the word, ONCE arrived at The Capitol Strand Performing Arts Center on February 1, 2017, for one night only. The musical is the winner of eight 2012 Tony Awards® and is a theatrical experience like no other....

BWW Review: GIRLS' WEEKEND Premieres at the Belmont
by Marakay Rogers - January 20, 2017

Anything can happen on a weekend in the woods with your friends. And sometimes it's as funny as all get-out. A new farce makes its eastern premiere at The Belmont....

BWW Review: Only You Can Prevent SPACE VAMPIRE(s) at Gamut
by Marakay Rogers - January 20, 2017

Chooese Your Own Adventure books are just more fun live. Chase down a space vampire and see what happens....

BWW Review: PLAZA SUITE at Little Theatre Of Mechanicsburg
by Allison Rambler - January 20, 2017

The Little Theatre of Mechanicsburg sits plainly on the side of a small road in Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania, unassuming to all those who pass by. It does not flaunt itself on flashing advertisements or a grandiose outward facade, and this in fact adds to the effortless charm that meets a theatre-goe...

BWW Review: Servant Stage Brings JOY TO THE WORLD at The Trust
by Marakay Rogers - December 19, 2016

Servant Stage is back, doing what it does best: spreading joy to everyone, regardless of ability or income. This production is a sure-fire holiday crowd pleaser....

BWW Review: A CHRISTMAS CAROL Sings Out at Open Stage
by Marakay Rogers - December 16, 2016

Stuart Landon directs perennial favorite Nick Hughes as Scrooge, in a timely adaptation of the classic story...

BWW Review: OLIVER! is the Show, Glorious Show at EPAC
by Marakay Rogers - December 16, 2016

You know the songs. Now see the show....

BWW Review: SANTALAND DIARIES Puts Director Marc Robin on the Fulton Stage
by Marakay Rogers - December 15, 2016

Marc Robin directs Marc Robin in the legendary David Sedaris tale of the joys of the Christmas retail season...

BWW Review: THIS WONDERFUL LIFE at The Trust Performing Arts Center
by Christy Brooks - December 13, 2016

On a cold winter's night, The Trust Performing Arts Center staged the one-man show, THIS WONDERFUL LIFE, written by Steve Murray. This production stars Jeremy Kendall (Narrator, George Bailey, All Others), and his performance proceeded to warm the hearts of those in attendance....

BWW Review: URINETOWN at Phantom Theatre Company
by Allison Rambler - December 03, 2016

Almost everyone in the English-speaking world is familiar with the phrase, 'One man's trash is another man's treasure.' However, at URINETOWN: THE MUSICAL, presented by the Phantom Theatre Company, they've taken this adage quite literally, and have transformed Harrisburg's trash into their own music...

BWW Review: CHITTY CHITTY BANG BANG Flies Into the Belmont
by Marakay Rogers - November 27, 2016

What do you get when you mix the dreator of James Bond, a flying car, and a country called Vulgaria? A musical with gadgets, spies, and family fun....

BWW Review: THE BOOK OF MORMON Delights Hershey Theatre
by Marakay Rogers - November 25, 2016

It's big, loud, funny, and vulgar. It must be by the creators of SOUTH PARK, taking on the Mormon Church....