Central Pennsylvania Theater Reviews: Best Shows & Critic Recommendations Page 26

BWW Review: FOR COLORED GIRLS WHO HAVE CONSIDERED SUICIDE / WHEN THE RAINBOW IS ENUF at Open Stage Of Harrisburg
by Andrea Stephenson - January 26, 2019

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BWW Review: CHICAGO at Fulton Theatre
by Rich Mehrenberg - January 25, 2019

The Fulton's Chicago is sexy and sultry. It is going to get you hot and bothered. So much so that exit doors were opened during intermission to cool down both actors and audience....

BWW Review: STAND BY YOUR MAN at Dutch Apple Dinner Theatre
by Rich Mehrenberg - January 17, 2019

The Dutch Apple production of Stand By Your Man provides a non-glamorized portrayal of one of country music's biggest icons.  The performances are very strong within a script that could still use a little work....

BWW Review: AVENUE Q at Gettysburg Community Theatre
by Rich Mehrenberg - January 13, 2019

I am so thrilled to report that director Greg Trax and his company completely nailed this show from beginning to end in this production at the Gettysburg Community Theatre....

BWW Review: LEND ME A TENOR at Resident Theatre Company
by Rich Mehrenberg - December 15, 2018

Lend me a Tenor is an ebullient and highly professional production. The Resident Theater Company have a hit on their hands, and the town of West Chester should be proud to own a tiny slice of Broadway....

BWW Review: EVERY CHRISTMAS STORY EVER TOLD (AND THEN SOME) at Gamut Theatre Group
by Andrea Stephenson - December 08, 2018

The 2007 play Every Christmas Story Ever Told (and Then Some!) by Michael Carleton, John K. Alvarez, and James FitzGerald takes the audience on a high energy romp through a variety of Christmas traditions, beloved holiday classics (BHCs as they're referred to in the show), and holiday songs. In the ...

BWW Review: A CHRISTMAS CAROL at Open Stage Of Harrisburg
by Andrea Stephenson - December 02, 2018

The 1843 Charles Dickens novel A Christmas Carol is a familiar tale. Each holiday season A Christmas Carol can be found in one of its over 130 adaptations on the screen or on the stage. As the stress of the holiday season grows, it is not unusual to hear someone utter the words made famous by Ebenez...

BWW Review: A Timely, Thoughtful ANNIE at the Belmont
by Marakay Rogers - November 25, 2018

Whether it's the seasonal climate or the political one, Rene Staub's production of ANNIE seems more relevant than most....

BWW Review: Gettysburg Community Theatre Penguin Project's THE WIZARD OF OZ at the Eichelberger Performing Arts Center
by Andrea Stephenson - November 18, 2018

It's an unique experience to be a reviewer. We're tasked with having an understanding of theatre and performance and to be able to express what we experience at a variety of different shows to an audience of readers who may have seen the show or may be deciding whether or not to see the show. As a r...

BWW Review: THE BRIDGES OF MADISON COUNTY at Oyster Mill
by Marakay Rogers - November 18, 2018

Oyster Mill presents a spare but meaningful version of the Jason Robert Brown musical...

BWW Review: BITE SIZE: AN EVENING OF MINIATURE THEATRE at The Trick 'R Treaters
by Andrea Stephenson - November 17, 2018

BroadwayWorld is thrilled to introduce you to a new performing group out of York, PA. The Trick 'R Treaters specialize in shows that fall into the genres of fantasy, sci fi, horror, and gothic. Their inaugural performance was Friday, November 16th at the Wyndham Garden, York. I had a chance to talk ...

BWW Review: A CHRISTMAS CAROL at Dutch Apple Dinner Theatre
by Rich Mehrenberg - November 17, 2018

    The Dutch Apple's production of A Christmas Carol is a great piece of festive entertainment.  Although it doesn't set out to reinvent the story in any significant way, many audience members will  appreciate the tradition and familiarity that it brings....

BWW Review: 42nd STREET at Fulton Theatre
by Rich Mehrenberg - November 16, 2018

Lancaster City was hit with a record setting, half foot of snow earlier in the day. While dozens of other local businesses closed early. Marc Robbin and his team made the call to heed the show's advice, faced adversity, and put on one Hell of an opening night!...

BWW Review: PERICLES PRINCE OF TYRE at Gamut Theatre Group
by Andrea Stephenson - November 04, 2018

Pericles, Prince of Tyre is widely regarded as being the product of a collaboration between Shakespeare and George Wilkins. Scholars theorize that the first two acts, recounting the various travels of Pericles, may have been written by Wilkins, while the final acts were pure Shakespeare. It is estim...

BWW Review: NEWSIES at Theatre Harrisburg
by Andrea Stephenson - November 03, 2018

While the 1992 movie Newsies received mixed reviews and did not perform well in movie theaters, it developed quite a following as a home movie. The inspirational movie, based loosely on the historical newsboys' strike of 1899, starred Christian Bale as Jack Kelly and David Moscow as David Jacobs. In...

BWW Review: LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS at Lebanon Community Theatre
by Rich Mehrenberg - November 03, 2018

Little Shop of Horrors plays now through November 11.  It is an enjoyable night of community theater...

BWW Review: Dare to Enter VERONICA'S ROOM at the Belmont
by Marakay Rogers - October 29, 2018

Ira Levin's thriller might have been written for the Belmont's black box Studio Theater....

BWW Review: Rock On With HEDWIG AND THE ANGRY INCH at EPAC
by Marakay Rogers - October 29, 2018

Gender has never been more bent, and Plato never more accessible, than in the classic one-act rock musical....

BWW Review: THE MAN WHO CAME TO DINNER at Reverie Actor's Company
by Rich Mehrenberg - October 27, 2018

Currently, the are housing the Reverie Actor's Company's production of The Man Who Came to Dinner which is a funny and refreshing classic from Broadway's past....

BWW Review: THE MYSTERY OF IRMA VEP at Fulton Theatre
by Rich Mehrenberg - October 19, 2018

The Mystery of Irma Vep...is all tricks and no treats. It is 120 tedious minutes of screeching, gasping, and hammy acting....

BWW Review: CABARET at H-MAC
by Rich Mehrenberg - October 08, 2018

H-MAC should be commended for bringing this important show to Central Pennsylvania. It's themes of fear, intolerance, and distrust of others are more relevant now than ever....

BWW Review: CARRIE THE MUSICAL at Open Stage Of Harrisburg
by Andrea Stephenson - September 30, 2018

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BWW Review: Belmont's WEST SIDE STORY Flies High
by Marakay Rogers - September 25, 2018

Director Rene Staub's production of the Bernstein and Sondheim classic has packed the house at the Belmont main stage....

BWW Review: THE HAUNTING OF HILL HOUSE at Oyster Mill Playhouse
by Andrea Stephenson - September 22, 2018

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BWW Review: TREASURE ISLAND at Fulton Theatre
by Rich Mehrenberg - September 22, 2018

Last spring, I stated that Fulton's Hunchback of Notre Dame was worthy of several Broadway World Awards. This fall, I am willing to state that Treasure Island is worthy of Broadway....