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

BWW Reviews: Dutch Apple's CRAZY FOR YOU is Crazy With Fun
by Marakay Rogers - October 15, 2014

The all-Gershwin musical by Ken Ludwig is bright, bouncy, and full of slapstick in Dean Sobon's hands at Dutch Apple...

BWW Reviews: EVITA Sings Out at Oyster Mill Playhouse
by Marakay Rogers - October 06, 2014

Director Stephanie Via brings cast packing a powerhouse punch to the OMP stage in her production of EVITA...

BWW Reviews: YLT GREASE is No 'Greasy Kid Stuff' -- It's a Fresh Take
by Marakay Rogers - October 01, 2014

Director Rene Staub breathes some new life into the classic tale of 1950's high school romance...

BWW Reviews: JOSEPH AND THE... Lights Up Hershey Theatre's Broadway Series
by Marakay Rogers - September 26, 2014

A splashy light show of a Webber/Rice musical sings its way into audience hearts...

BWW Reviews: Neil Simon's BAREFOOT IN THE PARK Entertains on the Hanover Stage
by Marakay Rogers - September 21, 2014

Neil Simon's first odd couple is on stage at Hanover, and the laughs are gentle but plentiful....

BWW Reviews: A 'Just Sensational' MAME Plays at Allenberry
by Marakay Rogers - September 17, 2014

Dann Dunn and cast give Central Pennsylvania a production that revives the Old South,Jerry Herman, and audience spirits...

BWW Reviews: Attention Must Be Paid to DEATH OF A SALESMAN at EPAC
by Marakay Rogers - September 14, 2014

Ephrata Performing Arts Center gives Arthur Miller's classic play a worthy treatment...

BWW Reviews: Theatre Harrisburg's THE PHILADELPHIA STORY Kicks Off New Season
by Marakay Rogers - September 11, 2014

Theatre Harrisburg begins its season with the Philip Barry classic wedding comedy...

BWW Reviews: Dutch Apple's HAIRSPRAY Will Dance Into Your Hearts
by Marakay Rogers - September 03, 2014

Twist and shout your way through early 1960's Baltimore with the big-hearted, big-haired Tracy Turnblad and friends at Dutch Apple...

Harrisburg Punk Band THE LEBOWSKIS Release First Full Length CD 'Tuesday Nights'
by Tory Gates - August 29, 2014

No apostrophe. No Dude. No references to the movie beyond the name. Together in various forms since 2004, the quartet has just released its first full-length CD, Tuesday Nights....

BWW Reviews: Bucks County Playhouse Presents an Energetic AIN'T MISBEHAVIN'
by Kelli Curtin - August 27, 2014

AIN'T MISBEHAVIN' at Bucks County Playhouse is full of energy and wonderful music that will have audiences tapping their feet along with these tunes. The cast is so full of spirit, that the audience will have to contain themselves to keep from getting up to dance in the middle of the show. This prod...

BWW Reviews: Gettysburg Community Theatre's LITTLE WOMEN is a Big Show
by Marakay Rogers - August 22, 2014

A talented cast brings the classic American novel to life on the Gettysburg stage...

BWW Reviews: DONE TO DEATH is a Real Killer at Oyster Mill
by Marakay Rogers - August 19, 2014

Tom Moore leads a crew of classic mystery writers through a slew of murders on a deserted island, in a play that stands AND THEN THERE WERE NONE on its very comic ear....

BWW Reviews: A Different Interpretation of GODSPELL Plays at Totem Pole Playhouse
by Marakay Rogers - August 13, 2014

Artistic Director Rowan Joseph presents a new take on GODSPELL - with Jesus sharing bread, wine, and a funky chicken among his disciples. It's fresh, it's different, and it may be just slightly too much. But the cast -- ah, the cast....

BWW Reviews: Alpha/Omega Players Presents JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR
by Kelli Curtin - August 07, 2014

The Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice rock opera, JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR, is the latest production at Alpha/Omega Players in Birdsboro, Pennsylvania. This show is loosely based on the last week of Jesus's life. Alpha/Omega does a decent job taking on this large production, as they creatively use the ...

BWW Reviews: Totem Pole's THE FOREIGNER Shouldn't Be a Stranger
by Marakay Rogers - August 04, 2014

The Jenkins family -- Ken, Dan, and Jesse -- took over the Totem Pole stage for a riotous trip to Georgia...

BWW Reviews: Allenberry's OKLAHOMA! Falls Short of the Classic
by Marakay Rogers - August 03, 2014

Beautiful sets. Great secondary characters. Delicious choreography. Where's the music in Allenberry's production?...

BWW Review: OMG You Guys, LEGALLY BLONDE Is Playing at Ephrata Pertorming Arts Center!
by Marakay Rogers - July 29, 2014

OMG, like, Elle Woods is back, and she's turning Ephrata pink!...

BWW Reviews: York Little Theatre's SHREK: THE MUSICAL - It's Big, Green, and Raucous
by Marakay Rogers - July 23, 2014

Rene Staub leads Randy Stamm and a large cast of fractured fairy tale stars in a musical tale of love, loss, daring heroics, and dragons, donkeys, and ogres...

BWW Reviews: DIXIE SWIM CLUB Plays to Oyster Mill's Strengths
by Marakay Rogers - July 15, 2014

When five former swimmers spend their summer vacation together at the beach every year, anything can -- and does -- happen....

BWW Reviews: It's Christmas in July with PLAID TIDINGS at Hanover Little Theatre
by Marakay Rogers - July 15, 2014

The Plaids are back for their one and only Earthly Christmas special, and they're doing it at Hanover Little Theatre for Christmas in July....

BWW Reviews: THE MUSIC MAN at Dutch Apple is a Bright, Lively Take on Tradition
by Marakay Rogers - July 13, 2014

Brian Enzman gives the old classic a fresh look and feel, with some spectacular staging....

BWW Reviews: A Toe-Tapping, Tap-Dancing 42ND STREET at Allenberry Playhouse
by Marakay Rogers - July 10, 2014

Director Ryan Gibbs and choreographer Dann Dunn put the tapping feet of 42ND STREET on the Allenberry stage....

BWW Reviews: RING OF FIRE Lights Up Totem Pole Playhouse
by Marakay Rogers - July 07, 2014

The bio-musical of the life and music of Johnny Cash takes center stage at Totem Pole with the best band you'll see on stage this year....

BWW Reviews: A Sparkling, Spangled GYPSY at York Little Theatre
by Marakay Rogers - June 30, 2014

Christopher Quigley and leads Jenna Mae Reck and Chris Ausherman brought the story of America's most notorious stage mother and her strong-willed daughter to life on the YLT stage...