Central Pennsylvania Theater Reviews: Best Shows & Critic Recommendations Page 21

BWW Review: WOMEN AND ONE ACTS at TAFE-Theatre Arts For Everyone
by Andrea Stephenson - March 06, 2021

Join TAFE for their virtual production in honor of Women's History Month. Take a journey through the lives, loves, hopes, and dreams of a variety of women....

BWW Review: LADY DAY AT EMERSON'S BAR AND GRILL at EPAC
by Rich Mehrenberg - March 03, 2021

Lady Day at Emerson’s Bar and Grill is a high quality show with superb production values. It will especially appeal to jazz fans and those intrigued by flawed but gifted celebrities....

BWW Review: HAPPY DAYS at Dutch Apple Dinner Theatre
by Rich Mehrenberg - February 27, 2021

Overall, Happy Days-The Musical is a good time for those old and young. Kudos as usual, to Dutch Apple for providing enjoyable entertainment and tasty food in a safe environment....

BWW Review: KAFKA'S SHORTS at Open Stage
by Andrea Stephenson - January 08, 2021

Kafka’s Shorts performed online by Open Stage is a show that engages the mind, and those who thrive on the strange and thought-provoking may want to give this show multiple views....

BWW Review: A CHRISTMAS CAROL at Open Stage
by Andrea Stephenson - December 05, 2020

Join the crew of Open Stage for a fresh, creative version of A Christmas Carol. Find joy and hope in this new telling of a beloved story...

BWW Review: ELF-THE MUSICAL at Dutch Apple Dinner Theatre
by Rich Mehrenberg - December 03, 2020

Dutch Apple Dinner Theater’s production of “Elf” is a sweet, peppermint candy cane of a show. ...

BWW Review: POIROT INVESTIGATES! at Open Stage
by Andrea Stephenson - November 08, 2020

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BWW Review: FRANKENSTEIN; OR, THE MODERN PROMETHEUS at Open Stage
by Andrea Stephenson - October 11, 2020

Mary Shelley's 1818 novel Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus, has inspired numerous TV, film, and stage adaptations. Frankenstein, as it's commonly known, explores a number of intriguing questions....

BWW Review: THE ZOO STORY at Gamut Theatre Group
by Andrea Stephenson - October 10, 2020

The Zoo Story is the first of Edward Albee's plays to be produced. It premiered in Berlin in 1959 and, in 1960, The Zoo Story was performed at Provincetown Playhouse in New York. ...

BWW Review: MILLLION DOLLAR QUARTET at Dutch Apple Dinner Theatre
by Rich Mehrenberg - September 18, 2020

Performing arts are starting to make a comeback in Central Pennsylvania! Million Dollar Quartet opened at Dutch Apple Dinner Theater on September 17, and it serves as a solid choice to reacquaint local audiences with the unique magic of live theater. I was tempted to joke that it was the best show t...

BWW Review: CHEKHOV COMEDY: LOVE HURTS! at Gamut Theatre Group
by Andrea Stephenson - September 13, 2020

'Chekhov Comedy: Love Hurts!', featuring The Marriage Proposal and The Boor, is the first live show for Gamut Theatre since the pandemic temporarily shut down theatres and other entertainment venues across the region in March....

BWW Review: AN ISOLATED INCIDENT at TAFE-Theatre Arts For Everyone
by Andrea Stephenson - August 30, 2020

An Isolated Incident is a delightful who-done-it. And Then There Were None for the Zoom era, An Isolated Incident is written and directed by Paige Hoke for Theatre Arts for Everyone (TAFE) based in York, PA. ...

BWW Review: ANGELS IN AMERICA ONLINE at Open Stage
by Andrea Stephenson - April 29, 2020

Life under the threat of COVID-19 is not easy. It's a time of heightened anxiety, fear, uncertainty, and, for many, isolation. Yet, in the midst of the tension and negativity, there are still opportunities to engage and experience through creativity and technology....

BWW Review: A FUNNY THING HAPPENED ON THE WAY TO THE FORUM at Lebanon Community Theatre
by Andrea Stephenson - March 15, 2020

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BWW Review: WOMEN AND ONE ACTS at TAFE
by Andrea Stephenson - March 09, 2020

In honor of Women's History Month, TAFE (Theatre Arts for Everyone) of York recently presented a program called Women and One Acts which was just that: 4 short plays about women, 2 monologues and 2 plays with multiple cast members. It was the first in the Adult Perspectives series that aims to 'stim...

BWW Review: THE CURIOUS INCIDENT OF THE DOG IN THE NIGHT-TIME at Theatre Harrisburg
by Rich Mehrenberg - March 08, 2020

The vision of the show is extremely cohesive.  I have seen this show on Broadway.  Theater Harrisburg's version is different, but not inferior. The magic of theater is when different a?oecooksa?? can use the same basic ingredients and come up with two very different, but equally tasty a?oedishesa??....

BWW Review: VERBOTEN at Seventh Sister
by Rich Mehrenberg - March 07, 2020

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BWW Review: KINKY BOOTS at Fulton Theatre
by Rich Mehrenberg - March 06, 2020

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BWW Review: AN ENEMY OF THE PEOPLE at Gamut Theatre Group
by Andrea Stephenson - March 01, 2020

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BWW Review: LEADING LADIES at Keystone Theatrics
by Andrea Stephenson - March 01, 2020

'Actors - they lie for a living! That's their profession,' announces the priggish Reverend Duncan Wooley in Ken Ludwig's Pennsylvania-based comedy farce Leading Ladies. The actors in Keystone Theatrics at the Allenberry Resort clearly enjoyed playing that joke to the hilt in the play's two-week run,...

BWW Review: CASA VALENTINA at Little Theatre Of Mechanicsburg
by Andrea Stephenson - February 29, 2020

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BWW Review: ARSENIC AND OLD LACE at Upstart Arts
by Andrea Stephenson - February 24, 2020

Joseph Kesselring's Arsenic and Old Lace has long been a staple of high school and community theaters ever since playing on Broadway for four straight years from 1941-1944. But for director Michelle Denise Norton of Upstart Arts in York, Arsenic and Old Lace is what passes for a 'new' play. That's b...

BWW Review: GRUMPY OLD MEN at Dutch Apple Dinner Theatre
by Rich Mehrenberg - February 20, 2020

One of the Act 1 numbers in Grumpy Old Men the Musical is titled, 'I Like The Way Things Are'. The lyrics deal with a dislike for change and a strong appreciation for 'the good old days'. This message could also extend to the musical itself. The show is based on the very funny and very popular 1993 ...

BWW Review: THE MOUNTAINTOP at Susquehanna Stage
by Rich Mehrenberg - February 18, 2020

Surprise! Surprise! Any production based on the life of Martin Luther King is bound to be deep, thought provoking, and moving. The Mountaintop by Katori Hall was no exception. Adding to the drama and emotion, however, was the unexpected humor in Hall's dialogue. This production had the audience burs...

BWW Review: LEGALLY BLONDE at The Belmont Theatre
by Rich Mehrenberg - February 19, 2020

OMG! IMO Legally Blonde the Musical at Belmont Theatre is high energy, positively pink, and totally LOL. With their stage production ability rivaling any professional theatre, the Belmont in York has put together another high-quality event....