Central Pennsylvania Theater Reviews: Best Shows & Critic Recommendations Page 38

BWW Reviews: Journey Down the Yellow Brick Road to Gretna Theatre to See THE WIZARD OF OZ
by Kelli Curtin - July 29, 2013

An evil witch, a good witch, a girl from Kansas, a talking scarecrow, a singing tin man, and a cowardly lion - these are all characters we are familiar with from THE WIZARD OF OZ. The characters all have a special place in our memories whether it is from watching the film on television and being mes...

BWW Reviews: Tony Bennett Wows Audience At Hershey Theatre in Current Tour
by Marakay Rogers - July 29, 2013

Backed by a super-performer quartet (Count Basie's drummer and an Emmy-winning pianist among them) and his daughter, Tony Bennett shows no sign of slowing down yet, and audiences won't let him...

BWW Reviews: Jay and Nancy Krevsky Headline THE LAST ROMANCE at Theatre Harrisburg
by Marakay Rogers - July 28, 2013

Tom Hostetter directs Harrisburg's first couple of theater in a first for both of them...

BWW Reviews: BOEING BOEING Takes Off At Totem Pole Playhouse
by Marakay Rogers - July 27, 2013

The Marc Camoletti classic is back on stage at Totem Pole, and fifty years makes it no less funny...

BWW Reviews: GUYS AND DOLLS Rocks The Boat in a Big Way At EPAC
by Marakay Rogers - July 26, 2013

Director Edward R. Fernandez and Irving Gonzalez present a brash, bawdy, bubbling production of the Frank Loesser classic that's nicely nicely performed...

BWW Reviews: Oyster Mill Enters Realm Of Farce With EXIT THE BODY
by Marakay Rogers - July 22, 2013

The classic farce/mystery of a mystery writer's mixed-up vacation is on stage now at Oyster Mill...

BWW Reviews: Allenberry Playhouse Serves Up The Best Area ANNIE of the Season
by Marakay Rogers - July 21, 2013

Allenberry artistic director Roque Berlanga and choreographer Caitlin Evans bring the area an ANNIE that delivers on the show's potential...

BWW Reviews: MARRIAGE GO ROUND Brings Laughs And Swedish Bombshells at Rainbow Dinner Theatre
by Marakay Rogers - July 17, 2013

The Leslie Stevens classic (both Broadway play and film) is revived and updated at Rainbow Dinner Theatre...

BWW Reviews: THE PRODUCERS - It's Springtime (for Hitler) All Over Again at York Little Theatre
by Marakay Rogers - July 15, 2013

Director Rene Staub brings Mel Brooks' film-turned-musical-turned-film extravaganza of Broadway's greatest schlock to the YLT stage, and audiences love it...

BWW Reviews: Gretna Theatre Delights with KISS ME, KATE
by Kelli Curtin - July 15, 2013

KISS ME, KATE, the Broadway classic opened last week at the Gretna Playhouse. This production dazzles audiences with its strong dancing and singing. It will have audience members tapping their feet with its memorable score as well as being entertained by the stories of the characters in the show....

BWW Reviews: THE ROAD FROM APPOMATTOX Leads To Gettysburg's Majestic Theatre
by Marakay Rogers - July 13, 2013

Richard Hellesen's production for Ford's Theatre is on stage at the Majestic for Gettysburg's 150th anniversary....

BWW Reviews: Carlisle Theatre Company Presents A Colorful 9 TO 5: THE MUSICAL As Part of SummerFest
by Marakay Rogers - July 11, 2013

Dustin LeBlanc directs a fine ensemble and some talented leads in Dolly Parton's musical fantasy of revenge on the boss...

BWW Reviews: Picardo and Wilkof Bring Down House As THE SUNSHINE BOYS At Totem Pole Playhouse
by Marakay Rogers - July 11, 2013

Lee Wilkof and Robert Picardo, directed by John Putch, present a knockout version of the Neil Simon classic...

BWW Reviews: A Musically Lush SOUTH PACIFIC At Dutch Apple
by Marakay Rogers - July 08, 2013

Two spectacular singers headline the classic Rodgers and Hammerstein wartime story of star-crossed lovers...

BWW Reviews: Investigate WATSON at Gretna Theatre and Deduce a Success
by Marakay Rogers - June 30, 2013

Playwright Jaime Roblado's farcical but loving tribute to the long-suffering sidekick of Sherlock Holmes makes its East Coast premiere at Gretna Theatre...

BWW Reviews: DAMES AT SEA Sails Into Totem Pole Playhouse
by Marakay Rogers - June 28, 2013

Totem Pole veteran Carl Schurr directs a cast of Broadway and Totem Pole veterans in the classic feel-good play spoofing early Broadway musicals...

BWW Reviews: Gilbert and Sullivan's PATIENCE at Camp Hill Light Opera Experience
by Marakay Rogers - June 28, 2013

Operetta composer Libby Moyer brings Gilbert and Sullivan to Central Pennsylvania in the classic tale of Aesthetic poets and their crazed fans...

BWW Reviews: EPAC Presents Warm, Funny BRIGHTON BEACH MEMOIRS
by Marakay Rogers - June 17, 2013

EPAC presents a delightful production of Neil Simon's semi-autobiographical childhood tale...

BWW Reviews: Gettysburg Community Theatre Presents Wildhorn's THE CIVIL WAR For Battle's 150th Anniversary
by Marakay Rogers - June 17, 2013

Director Chad-Alan Carr and a cast of talented performers tackle Frank Wildhorn's version of The War Between The States and come out far ahead of Wildhorn's book...

BWW Reviews: Allenberry Gives Audiences THE FULL MONTY
by Marakay Rogers - June 17, 2013

Terrence McNally's story of would-be steelworker studs brings laughs to the Allenberry stage...

BWW Reviews: Gettysburg Community Theatre Offers CHILDREN OF GETTYSBURG and AMERICA THE BEAUTIFUL as Part of Gettysburg 150th Offerings
by Marakay Rogers - June 17, 2013

Director Chad-Alan Carr presents the GCT youth performers in an outstanding new play by Katie Pellegrino based on Gettysburg's Civil War children...

BWW Reviews: Go On A CLOSER WALK WITH PATSY CLINE At Totem Pole Playhouse
by Marakay Rogers - June 14, 2013

Kara Boyer goes 'Crazy' as Patsy Cline on the Totem Pole stage...

BWW Reviews: Marc Robin Turns JOSEPH AND THE AMAZING TECHNICOLOR DREAMCOAT Into A Dancers' Musical At The Fulton
by Marakay Rogers - June 07, 2013

The short Webber classic becomes a montage of stage dance history as Marc Robin reinterprets JOSEPH as a celebration of great choreographers...

BWW Reviews: Celebrate the Magic of Broadway with AMT's BROADWAY: NOW & FOREVER
by Kelli Curtin - June 04, 2013

The newest original production to hit the stage at American Music Theatre is BROADWAY: NOW & FOREVER. This show celebrates Broadway through songs from current Broadway shows and past Broadway hits. The Artistic Director of American Music Theatre, Andrea McCormick successfully wrote, directed and ch...

BWW Reviews: URINETOWN Concludes Theatre Harrisburg Main Season
by Marakay Rogers - June 04, 2013

Artistic Director Emeritus Thomas Hostetter brings the classic tale of corporate greed and the evils of pay toilets to the Theatre Harrisburg stage...