Central Pennsylvania Theater Reviews: Best Shows & Critic Recommendations Page 28

BWW Review: BUYER & CELLAR with Nick Cearley Charms and Delights
by David Clarke - November 21, 2016

Playing Alex with aplomb, Nick Cearley instantly buries himself deep in the hearts of the audience. With a charming smile and glittering personality, he gently wraps the audience around his finger before the opening statements about the story being entirely fictional come to an end....

BWW Review: A Lush, Beautiful BEAUTY AND THE BEAST at the Fulton
by Marakay Rogers - November 16, 2016

It's not just big, it's huge. It's colorful. It's amazingly costumed. Marc Robin brings the wonderful world of Disney into high relief at the Fulton in his BEAUTY AND THE BEAST....

BWW Review: THE OLDEST PROFESSION at Hanover Little Theatre
by Christy Brooks - November 14, 2016

When one arrives at the historical building that is home to Hanover Little Theatre, you are greeted with down-home hospitality. Knowing that the theatre has served its community for 68 years is just impressive. Their current production of Paula Vogel's THE OLDEST PROFESSION, validates their longevit...

BWW Review: WINTER WONDERLAND Show Shines Brightly at American Music Theatre
by Christy Brooks - November 07, 2016

With all the pomp and circumstance to that of a 1940's USO Show, the American Music Theatre's 2016 CHRISTMAS SHOW - WINTER WONDERLAND takes its audience to a world of wonderment, folly, and most of all, joy....

BWW Review: HEATHERS: THE MUSICAL at EPAC
by Marakay Rogers - November 03, 2016

Sometimes high school just isn't the best time of your life......

BWW Review: LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS is a Halloween Treat at Susquehanna Stage Co.
by Marakay Rogers - October 29, 2016

It's big, it's green, and it's hungry. Feed it a dentist! Susquehanna Stage's LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS is a Halloween-season treat at Susquehanna Stage Co in Marietta....

BWW Review: A Sinister POSTMORTEM at The Belmont
by Marakay Rogers - October 28, 2016

A famous actor. His eccentric family. His theatrical co-stars. One psychic. And a year-old murder. What could possibly go wrong with this party?...

BWW Review: Paint It RED, Not Black, at Open Stage
by Marakay Rogers - October 28, 2016

John Logan's two-hand exploration of the mind and heart of painter Mark Rothko at Open Stage is one of the best things that will happen this season....

BWW Reviews: A Rockin' ROCK OF AGES in Carlisle
by Marakay Rogers - October 24, 2016

The 80's glam-rock comedy brought huge laughs to a large space at Carlisle. Fourth wall? What's a fourth wall?...

BWW Review: Come Stay In VERONICA'S ROOM if You Dare
by Marakay Rogers - October 24, 2016

Marc Robin directs Ira Levin's creepiest play at the Fulton. Come and sit in Veronica's room with her. If you can....

BWW Review: ANYTHING GOES at Dutch Apple Dinner Theatre
by Marakay Rogers - October 23, 2016

Most eighty-some-year-olds creak a bit, but others really get around, and that's the truth about ANYTHING GOES. Cole Porter is, of course, one of the great lyrical geniuses of history, which is a huge part of the reason, but there's another truth about it - heavily worked-over as the book was, and h...

BWW Review: AN ACT OF THE IMAGINATION is a Killer at Oyster Mill
by Marakay Rogers - October 08, 2016

When a mystery novelist's foray into romantic fiction starts to play out in real life, with a death as the cherry on top, what is he to do? Nothing goes as you might expect, even when plot points are predictible....

BWW Review: BILLY ELLIOT Dances Into Audience Hearts at the Fulton
by Marakay Rogers - October 06, 2016

The miner's son who just wants to dance flies high on the Fulton stage....

BWW Review: SCHOOL OF ROCK Lays Down the Beat at The Belmont
by Marakay Rogers - October 02, 2016

A great cast, a fun show, and you can dance to it. What's not to love in this Andrew Lloyd Webber adaptation of the classic Jack Black flick?...

BWW Review: THE OLD PEOPLE ARE REVOLTING And Hanover Loves It
by Marakay Rogers - September 15, 2016

Hanover Little Theatre opens the season with a New Zealand import that's a fresh and timely comic take on modern seniors....

BWW Review: EPAC's GLENGARRY GLEN ROSS Is A Real Steal
by Marakay Rogers - September 14, 2016

David Mamet's Pulitzer winning tale of backstabbing among the real estate world's non-elite has rarely looked better....

BWW Review: VANYA, SONIA, MASHA AND SPIKE Visit Oyster Mill
by Marakay Rogers - August 27, 2016

Since when does a small community theatre do a better job at a show than the professionals? In this production of Christopher Durang's popular Chekhov-based comedy....

BWW Review: PHANTOM Dazzles At Dutch Apple
by Marakay Rogers - August 27, 2016

Don't mistake Yeston and Kopit's PHANTOM for the show on Broadway. It's smaller, smarter, and in this production, better. You'll get your boat, your chandelier, and some real human depth....

BWW Review: AMERICAN IDIOT Could Be 'the Time of Your Life' at EPAC
by Marakay Rogers - August 03, 2016

Green Day's classic rock opera takes to the stage, from Jingletown to the city, from beer swilling to heroin chic, and back agaiin....

BWW Review: Dutch Apple Soars Along With MARY POPPINS
by Marakay Rogers - July 19, 2016

Ryan Gibbs brings the Broadway version of the Disney classic to the Dutch Apple stage. Fly away into fantasy with everyone's favorite nanny, Mary Poppins....

BWW Review: SHREK at the Fulton Delivers Fun Life Lessons
by Marakay Rogers - July 08, 2016

Randall Frizado directs a short, fun-filled version of the children's production of SHREK: THE MUSICAL with a top-notch veteran Shrek and Donkey pair....

BWW Review: Everybody Cut FOOTLOOSE at the Fulton
by Marakay Rogers - June 17, 2016

Marc Robin and Samantha Hewes-Cramer bring the movie to life on the Fulton stage. Kevin Bacon may not be dancing through a warehouse, but there's still a lot going on, dancing and otherwise, in Bomont....

BWW Review: EPAC Shines With VANYA AND SONIA AND MASHA AND SPIKE
by Marakay Rogers - June 17, 2016

Pat Kautter directs playwritght/actor Christopher Durang's comedy of three siblings who don't quite respect each other. But weren't they all warned to beware of the mysterious Hootie Pie?...

BWW Review: THE BURNING MAN at Oyster Mill Playhouse
by Marakay Rogers - June 10, 2016

It's not a summer festival in Nevada. It's not just THE MOUSETRAP in a new setting. It's not quite what you expect....

BWW Review: PORTRAIT OF A LADY: DIANA at Lancaster Trust
by Marakay Rogers - June 05, 2016

Reji Woods opens his second series of the diva tributes with a Diana Ross super-night....