Central Pennsylvania Theater Reviews: Best Shows & Critic Recommendations Page 36

BWW Reviews: THE ODD COUPLE Is Fun Summer Fluff at Ephrata
by Marakay Rogers - June 25, 2015

EPAC's current offering is Neil Simon's offering of cotton candy for comedy lovers' souls, the ultimate story of opposites NOT attracting....

BWW Interviews: Cameron Molloy releases 'The Drivin' Wheel'
by Tory Gates - June 24, 2015

'There are guys who get up on a stage and make an entire audience of strangers feel comfortable. You do that.'...

BWW Reviews: GREATER TUNA Finds Humor in the Dark Side of Small Towns at Theatre Harrisburg
by Marakay Rogers - June 22, 2015

Tuna, Texas. It's not just a play, it's been a way of life since 1981, in Austin, where the rest of the Republic of Texas had a chance to make acquaintance with its third smallest town in GREATER TUNA....

BWW Reviews: TOO MANY COOKS Can't Stop Laughs at Rainbow's Comedy Playhouse
by Marakay Rogers - June 20, 2015

The DiSavinos are back, and the laughs have it, as a restaurant with a missing celebrity chef and cases of bootleg booze in soup cases tries to have a grand re-opening during a mob shootout...

BWW Reviews: Fulton's WIZARD OF OZ Brings Lions and Tigers and Even a Circus to the Classic Musical
by Marakay Rogers - June 15, 2015

Marc Robin's Oz isn't the movie's. It isn't your parents'. It's bigger, it's louder, it's more colorful, and it's just a bit reminiscent of the Diane Paulus PIPPIN....

BWW Reviews: Grab Your Coffee at the BUS STOP at Oyster Mill Playhouse
by Marakay Rogers - June 01, 2015

Director Lewis Silverman and a great cast put on William Inge's Tony-nominated Fifties classic in a diner set that will make you hungry for more...

BWW Reviews: Allenberry's New Show Will Make You Want to SHOUT!
by Marakay Rogers - May 31, 2015

Artistic Director Ryan Gibbs brings Allenberry back to Swinging London in an all-female Sixties tribute show you'll want to sing along with....

BWW Reviews: You'll Want To Sing With LES MISERABLES at Dutch Apple
by Marakay Rogers - May 26, 2015

Director Brian Enzman brings the Parisian Barricade to the stage at Dutch Apple Dinner Theatre...

BWW Reviews: GUYS AND DOLLS Is a Sure Bet At Chambersburg's CCT
by Marakay Rogers - May 12, 2015

The Frank Loesser classic is onn stage in Chambersburg, as sharp and sassy as ever...

BWW Reviews: Prepare to Plotz at EPAC's SPAMALOT
by Marakay Rogers - May 07, 2015

Ephrata puts on a truly riotous production of a truly riotous show. Let the frivolity begin....

BWW Reviews: THE ADDAMS FAMILY Won't Creep Out Theatre Harrisburg
by Marakay Rogers - May 07, 2015

Director Steven Flom presents a lavish vision of America's creepiest, kookiest family. If only the book could hold up to his vision....

BWW Reviews: The Fulton's FULL MONTY Goes All The Way Into Audience Hearts
by Marakay Rogers - May 05, 2015

Donna Drake and a terrific cast tell the story of six men's journey to self-discovery...

BWW Reviews: Simon's PLAZA SUITE Opens Allenberry Season On The Right Note
by Marakay Rogers - April 30, 2015

Artistic Director Ryan Gibbs knocks the Neil Simon classic out of the ballpark with the help of a veteran cast...

BWW Reviews: Brush Up Your SHAKESPEARE (ABRIDGED) at Oyster Mill Playhouse
by Marakay Rogers - April 26, 2015

Oyster Mill Playhouse presents the classic comedy summarizing all of Shakespeare in one evening for laughs...

BWW Reviews: Baillie, Leukus Dazzle With TALLEY'S FOLLY at Open Stage
by Marakay Rogers - April 22, 2015

Director Donald Alsedek and actors Trish Baillie and Anthony M.C. Leukus create a delightful wartime romance on a riverbank between two mismatched, middle-aged lovers...

BWW Reviews: There's No Raining on FUNNY GIRL's Parade at Dutch Apple
by Marakay Rogers - April 14, 2015

Don;t let April showers rain on your parade over to Dutch Apple for one of America's favorite musicals....

BWW Reviews: Bucks County Playhouse Presents an Aspiring New Musical: NATIONAL PASTIME
by Kelli Curtin - April 09, 2015

Bucks County Playhouse opens their 2015 season with a new musical about baseball, NATIONAL PASTIME. This musical is a show that takes audiences back to the 1930s. It is a musical about baseball, but it also a show about the 1930s culture and radio in small town America. Under the direction of Hunte...

BWW Reviews: The Audience is Prisoners of Laughter at the Fulton's THE PRODUCERS
by Marakay Rogers - March 30, 2015

Director Marc Robin has another hit with Mel Brooks' funniest show, and with his casting two veteran Fulton performers as Max and Leo...

BWW Reviews: AUGUST: OSAGE COUNTY Visits York and Ephrata in Two Fine Productions
by Marakay Rogers - March 24, 2015

Ephrata Performing Arts Center and York Little Theatre produce two different but worthy takes on Tracy Letts' award-winning tale of a family spiraling out of control...

BWW Reviews: WOMEN PLAYING HAMLET Plays at Gamut/Harrisburg Shakespeare Co.
by Marakay Rogers - March 21, 2015

The world premiere of Downs' new play, directed by Emmy-winner Patrick Flick, can use some work on the comic timing, but the cast shines...

BWW Reviews: WHO'S AFRAID OF VIRGINIA WOOLF Spars Three Riveting Rounds at Theatre Harrisburg
by Marakay Rogers - March 21, 2015

Somewhere along the way, and probably because of the casting of Richard Burton and Elizabeth Taylor in the acclaimed movie version of Edward Albee's play. WHO'S AFRAID OF VIRGINIA WOOLF got the label of 'camp classic.'...

BWW Reviews: York's SWEENEY TODD a Vocal Treat for Audiences
by Marakay Rogers - March 12, 2015

Opera performers gave Rene Staub's production the sound Sondheim intended....

BWW Reviews: Gamut/HSC HAMLET Probes Character Dysfunctions
by Marakay Rogers - March 07, 2015

The 'educational outreach' version of HAMLET created by Gamut has real merit and a time limit anyone can manage....

BWW Reviews: Dutch Apple Scores With Their DIXIE SWIM CLUB
by Marakay Rogers - March 01, 2015

Paul Bernier scores with a fresh take on the five former swimmers at their vacation rental...