Central Pennsylvania Theater Reviews: Best Shows & Critic Recommendations Page 33

BWW Reviews: A Sparklejollytwinklejingley ELF Plays at Hershey Theatre
by Marakay Rogers - December 12, 2014

A movie alone cannot contain the greatness of Buddy the Elf. So they gave him a bigg, splashy, sparkly musical....

BWW Reviews: BILL W AND DR. BOB Visit Open Stage of Harrisburg
by Marakay Rogers - December 11, 2014

The story of the founding of Alcoholics Anonymous takes a dramatic turn at Open Stage...

BWW Reviews: 'Let Yourself Go' at the Fulton's WHITE CHRISTMAS
by Marakay Rogers - December 11, 2014

Director/Choreographer Marc Robin brings home a dance extravaganza of the Irving Berlin holiday musical...

BWW Reviews: It's a Wonderful Cast in Dutch Apple's A WONDEFUL LIFE
by Marakay Rogers - November 26, 2014

Dutch Apple's annual Christmas show is a musical version of the classic Frank Capra film, perfect for anyone in love with the story...

BWW Reviews: MOVE OVER MRS. MARKHAM Closes Oyster Mill Year With Laughs
by Marakay Rogers - November 25, 2014

Oyster Mill Playhouse closed its season with a hysterical British bedroom farce, one of Oyster Mill's strongest suitsRay Cooney is England's king of the bedroom farce, best known for his RUN FOR YOUR WIFE and for IT RUNS IN THE FAMILY. But his late 60's-early 70's set MOVE OVER MRS. MARKHAM may be f...

BWW Reviews: American Music Theatre Brightens the Holidays with the 2014 CHRISTMAS SHOW: JOY TO THE WORLD
by Kelli Curtin - November 17, 2014

American Music Theatre opens the holiday season with the 2014 CHRISTMAS SHOW: JOY TO THE WORLD. This show definitely will brighten the spirits of everyone during the holiday season. What I love about this show every year is that they have something for everyone. The show has traditional holiday caro...

BWW Reviews: Something For Everyone at Gettysburg's A FUNNY THING HAPPENED ON THE WAY TO THE FORUM
by Marakay Rogers - November 14, 2014

There is a great deal of musical theatre out there. Not all of it - sometimes very little of it - manages to be true musical comedy. On the other hand, there are a few musicals that are nothing but comic, that have no reason for existence other than to be riotously cheerful, that audiences simply m...

BWW Reviews: Life is More Than a CABARET at Ephrata
by Marakay Rogers - October 30, 2014

Artistic director Ed Fernandez breathes new insights into one of the deepest plays in musical theatre...

BWW Reviews: SPIDER'S WEB Snares York Little Theatre Audience
by Marakay Rogers - October 25, 2014

The Agatha Christie classic murder-comedy inaugurates the new YLT studio stage in English drawing room style...

BWW Reviews: LEND ME A TENOR Opens Fulton Season With Laughter
by Marakay Rogers - October 24, 2014

Director Charles Abbott and actor Jeremiah James fill the Fulton stage with area native Ken Ludwig's best farce...

BWW Reviews: THE MARVELOUS WONDERETTES Only Want to Sing For You at Allenberry
by Marakay Rogers - October 24, 2014

Director Dann Dunn puts a frothy piece of girl group jukebox on stage at Allemberry to close out the regular season....

BWW Reviews: DRIVING MISS DAISY Is a Powerful Season Opener
by Marakay Rogers - October 16, 2014

Alfred Uhry's DRIVING MISS DAISY comes to vivid life at Open Stage of Harrisburg...

BWW Reviews: JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR at Carlisle is a Truly Relevant Twist on History
by Marakay Rogers - October 16, 2014

Dustin LeBlanc and Carlisle Theatre Company bring the updated Aussie version of the show, an Occupy Jerusalem concept, to the area, and it works beautifully....

BWW Reviews: Dutch Apple's CRAZY FOR YOU is Crazy With Fun
by Marakay Rogers - October 15, 2014

The all-Gershwin musical by Ken Ludwig is bright, bouncy, and full of slapstick in Dean Sobon's hands at Dutch Apple...

BWW Reviews: EVITA Sings Out at Oyster Mill Playhouse
by Marakay Rogers - October 06, 2014

Director Stephanie Via brings cast packing a powerhouse punch to the OMP stage in her production of EVITA...

BWW Reviews: YLT GREASE is No 'Greasy Kid Stuff' -- It's a Fresh Take
by Marakay Rogers - October 01, 2014

Director Rene Staub breathes some new life into the classic tale of 1950's high school romance...

BWW Reviews: JOSEPH AND THE... Lights Up Hershey Theatre's Broadway Series
by Marakay Rogers - September 26, 2014

A splashy light show of a Webber/Rice musical sings its way into audience hearts...

BWW Reviews: Neil Simon's BAREFOOT IN THE PARK Entertains on the Hanover Stage
by Marakay Rogers - September 21, 2014

Neil Simon's first odd couple is on stage at Hanover, and the laughs are gentle but plentiful....

BWW Reviews: A 'Just Sensational' MAME Plays at Allenberry
by Marakay Rogers - September 17, 2014

Dann Dunn and cast give Central Pennsylvania a production that revives the Old South,Jerry Herman, and audience spirits...

BWW Reviews: Attention Must Be Paid to DEATH OF A SALESMAN at EPAC
by Marakay Rogers - September 14, 2014

Ephrata Performing Arts Center gives Arthur Miller's classic play a worthy treatment...

BWW Reviews: Theatre Harrisburg's THE PHILADELPHIA STORY Kicks Off New Season
by Marakay Rogers - September 11, 2014

Theatre Harrisburg begins its season with the Philip Barry classic wedding comedy...

BWW Reviews: Dutch Apple's HAIRSPRAY Will Dance Into Your Hearts
by Marakay Rogers - September 03, 2014

Twist and shout your way through early 1960's Baltimore with the big-hearted, big-haired Tracy Turnblad and friends at Dutch Apple...

Harrisburg Punk Band THE LEBOWSKIS Release First Full Length CD 'Tuesday Nights'
by Tory Gates - August 29, 2014

No apostrophe. No Dude. No references to the movie beyond the name. Together in various forms since 2004, the quartet has just released its first full-length CD, Tuesday Nights....

BWW Reviews: Bucks County Playhouse Presents an Energetic AIN'T MISBEHAVIN'
by Kelli Curtin - August 27, 2014

AIN'T MISBEHAVIN' at Bucks County Playhouse is full of energy and wonderful music that will have audiences tapping their feet along with these tunes. The cast is so full of spirit, that the audience will have to contain themselves to keep from getting up to dance in the middle of the show. This prod...

BWW Reviews: Gettysburg Community Theatre's LITTLE WOMEN is a Big Show
by Marakay Rogers - August 22, 2014

A talented cast brings the classic American novel to life on the Gettysburg stage...