Central Pennsylvania Theater Reviews: Best Shows & Critic Recommendations Page 22

BWW Review: THE LION, THE WITCH, AND THE WARDROBE at DreamWrights Center For Community Arts
by Andrea Stephenson - February 15, 2020

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BWW Review: AN ACT OF GOD at Fulton Theatre
by Rich Mehrenberg - February 14, 2020

Sometimes even the best of work could use a little revising, even God's. That's the premise behind Fulton's latest comedy on the fourth floor, An Act of God. God played by the hilarious, Erin Maguire, has decided to update the Ten Commandment and provides some fresh insight and commentary along the ...

BWW Review: ALMOST, MAINE at DreamWrights Center For Community Arts
by Andrea Stephenson - February 08, 2020

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BWW Review: THE SCARLET LETTER at Theatre Harrisburg
by Andrea Stephenson - January 25, 2020

The classic novel The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorn was first published in 1850. The musical is the creative collaboration of The Scarlet Letter Company - Stacey Mancine Koloski, Dan Koloski, Simon Gray, Michael Bahar and Eric Braverman. The Scarlet Letter musical was first fully produced for...

BWW Review: MURDER ON THE ORIENT EXPRESS at Fulton Theatre
by Rich Mehrenberg - January 22, 2020

I would be remiss if I neglected to recognize the real stars of this show...the sets! Set design by William James Mohney was top notch.  Each train setting was elaborate and very detailed...

BWW Review: TOWARDS ZERO at Oyster Mill Playhouse
by Andrea Stephenson - January 17, 2020

Towards Zero is based on the 1944 Agatha Christie novel by the same name. The play by Agatha Christie and Gerald Verner was first published in 1956 and premiered in the West End at the St. James's Theatre. In typical Christie fashion, Towards Zero employs humor, red herrings, and many twists and tur...

BWW Review: THREE TALL WOMEN at Little Theatre Of Mechanicsburg
by Andrea Stephenson - January 16, 2020

Three Tall Women first appeared on stage in Vienna in 1991. Considered a revitalization of playwright Edward Albee's work, Three Tall Women won the Pulitzer Prize for drama in 1994. Three Tall Women was inspired by Albee's experiences with his own adoptive mother. In Stretching My Mind, Albee states...

BWW Review: RUMORS at The Belmont Theatre
by Andrea Stephenson - January 11, 2020

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BWW Review: THE SAVANNAH SIPPING SOCIETY at Dutch Apple Dinner Theatre
by Rich Mehrenberg - January 11, 2020

It's a show filled with southern charm and female empowerment.  Imagine an episode of The Golden Girls, but all 4 characters are Blanche....

BWW Review: A Whipsmart MATILDA at the Belmont
by Marakay Rogers - January 07, 2020

She's naughry. She's smart. Sometimes she's sweet. And all she really wants to do is read Rene Staub serves up a delightful MATILDA....

BWW Review: PRANCER at DreamWrights Center For Community Arts
by Andrea Stephenson - December 14, 2019

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BWW Review: MY FAIR LADY at EPAC
by Rich Mehrenberg - December 07, 2019

...an enjoyable show that is true to the original, but is a little too much on the safe side. The look, sound, and dynamics of the show seem to be lacking that certain 'EPAC signature' that audience have come to expect. This production would feel equally at home at the Fulton, Hershey, York, or many...

BWW Review: ONCE ON THIS ISLAND at Hershey Theatre
by Andrea Stephenson - December 04, 2019

Once on this Island is a beautiful and heart-wrenching story of love, loss, belief, and sacrifice. With music by Stephen Flaherty and lyrics by Lynn Ahrens, Once on this Island won the 1995 Laurence Olivier Award for Best Musical. Director Michael Arden describes their process of working on the revi...

BWW Review: THE LION, THE WITCH, AND THE WARDROBE at Gamut Theatre Group
by Andrea Stephenson - November 24, 2019

The production really comes together as a whole-from the lights to the sound to the costumes to the set and even the set changes, everything has been carefully designed and choreographed to give the audience the sense of wonder and magic that should accompany any telling of Narnia....

BWW Review: HOLIDAY INN at Dutch Apple Dinner Theatre
by Rich Mehrenberg - November 23, 2019

Holiday Inn is a catchy, tuneful way to end the year....

BWW Review: PETER PAN at Fulton Theatre
by Rich Mehrenberg - November 15, 2019

Fulton's Peter Pan brings some refreshing and welcomed updates to a joyous American classic. First and foremost, one of the most interesting and beneficial changes to this production is the casting of the title role. Peter has traditionally, and almost exclusively, been played by an actress. Mary Ma...

BWW Review: THE HUNCHBACK OF NOTRE DAME at Theatre Harrisburg
by Andrea Stephenson - November 09, 2019

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BWW Review: OLIVER! at Oyster Mill Playhouse
by Andrea Stephenson - November 07, 2019

Many will know the story of Oliver from the classic Charles Dickens novel Oliver Twist. The musical Oliver! by Lionel Bart, first opened in the West End in 1960 and on Broadway in 1962. The show has been revived numerous times and, in 1968, it was adapted for the screen. For the sake of the stage ve...

BWW Review: THE HAUNTING OF HILL HOUSE at the Belmont
by Marakay Rogers - November 06, 2019

The Shirley Jackson classic takes on new life in the Belmont's house of horrors...

BWW Review: A BRONX TALE at Hershey Theatre
by Rich Mehrenberg - November 03, 2019

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BWW Review: THE CRUCIBLE at Susquehanna Stage Company
by Rich Mehrenberg - October 26, 2019

The Salem Witch Trials are one of the most tragically disrespected events in (pre-)American history. What began as a vicious assault on innocent life has transformed over the years to a Massachusetts tourist trap and a punchline on shows like 'Bewitched'. Gratefully, the Susquehanna Stage production...

BWW Review: ASSASSINS at Little Theatre Of Mechanicsburg
by Andrea Stephenson - October 19, 2019

Anyone who has undertaken a show by Stephen Sondheim knows that the music is seriously difficult, often including dissonant cords, tricky intervals, and overlapping lines. Assassins is no exception. Written by John Weidman and Sondheim, it was first produced at Playwrights Horizons in 1990 and hit B...

BWW Review: NEWSIES at EPAC
by Rich Mehrenberg - October 18, 2019

Stop the presses! EPAC's production of Newsies is highly energetic and entertaining. Based on the 1992 Disney film of the same name, Newsies is a classic David and Goliath story about the real life 1899 NYC newsboy strike. Richard Thomas stars as Jack Kelly, a charismatic leader of the newsboys. Tho...

BWW Review: WAIT UNTIL DARK at Fulton Theatre
by Rich Mehrenberg - October 11, 2019

Wait Until Dark is a great October show full of thrills and chills. It is a lot of fun without being over the top...

BWW Review: JEKYLL & HYDE at Prima Theatre
by Jessica Crowe - October 08, 2019

Within every human, there lies the potential for both good and evil. What if we could split those two sides of ourselves into their own distinct personalities? This is the question that Doctor Henry Jekyll strives to answer in this powerful pop-rock musical......