Central Pennsylvania Theater Reviews: Best Shows & Critic Recommendations Page 42

BWW Reviews: MENOPAUSE: THE MUSICAL at Dutch Apple
by Marakay Rogers - September 01, 2013

Seth Greenleaf directs a varied ensemble in the musical comedy that shows the common experiences of women of a certain age....

BWW Reviews: HAIRSPRAY Keeps Allenberry Playhouse Held Firmly in Place
by Marakay Rogers - August 31, 2013

The current production, directed by Dan Dunn, is easily the playhouse's best show this season....

BWW Reviews: LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS Brings Man-Eating Adventure To Gettysburg Community Theatre
by Marakay Rogers - August 27, 2013

Director Greg Trax brings the horrific Audrey II to sing its way into infamy on the Gettysburg Community Theatre stage...

BWW Reviews: Ludwig's FOX ON THE FAIRWAY Scores At Rainbow Dinner Theatre
by Marakay Rogers - August 25, 2013

Owners Cynthia and David DiSavino star in Ken Ludwig's send-up of the country club set and their clubs...

BWW Reviews: THE BIKINIS Sing And Dance Out The Gretna Season
by Marakay Rogers - August 24, 2013

Director Jason Summers and four powerhouse singers recreate the girl groups of the Sixties on stage at Gretna Theatre...

BWW Reviews: LEADER OF THE PACK Closes Totem Pole Playhouse 2013 Season
by Marakay Rogers - August 21, 2013

The jukebox musical of Ellie Greenwich hits closes the 2013 season for Totem Pole with the roar of motorcycles and the harmonies of the Shirelles...

BWW Reviews: Oyster Mill's ALMOST, MAINE is Just About, Perfect
by Marakay Rogers - August 19, 2013

The popular collection of almost-romantic vignettes is on stage at Oyster Mill Playhouse, and may be the best play of their season to date....

BWW Reviews: Theatre Harrisburg SUMMER SALUTE TO THE BEST OF BROADWAY Delights Whitaker Center Audience
by Marakay Rogers - August 13, 2013

For the third year, Theatre Harrisburg and the Alumni Chorale of Lebanon Valley College have presented their ambitious SUMMER SALUTE TO THE BEST OF BROADWAY MUSICALS at Whittaker Center. Steven Flom as Production Director and Gregg Mauroni as Musical Director presented a program calculated to keep t...

BWW Reviews: York Little Theatre's GREAT AMERICAN TRAILER PARK MUSICAL Is Trailer-Trashy Fun
by Marakay Rogers - August 12, 2013

The Off-Broadway spectacular set in Armadillo Acres is at YLT's black box studio with limited, must-grab seating...

BWW Reviews: Totem Pole's BARNUM Is A 'Jumbo' Spectacle
by Marakay Rogers - August 08, 2013

Director JJ Kaczynski and a stellar lead cast bring the circus -- the three-ring and the marital variety both -- to Totem Pole Playhouse...

BWW Reviews: CATS at Alpha/Omega Players is Memorable
by Kelli Curtin - August 06, 2013

"Jellicle cats come out tonight . . . Jellicles come to the Jellicle Ball." This is the premise for the current show at Alpha/Omega Players version of CATS. The show is based on T.S. Eliot's collection of poems entitled, Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats, and Andrew Lloyd Webber composed the music...

BWW Reviews: An A-OK SHREK Comes To AOK Stage At New Oxford
by Marakay Rogers - August 03, 2013

ACTS of Kindness Theatre's summer offering is big, it's green, and it's all ogre the place -- and it's all in fun and for charity....

BWW Reviews: Journey Down the Yellow Brick Road to Gretna Theatre to See THE WIZARD OF OZ
by Kelli Curtin - July 29, 2013

An evil witch, a good witch, a girl from Kansas, a talking scarecrow, a singing tin man, and a cowardly lion - these are all characters we are familiar with from THE WIZARD OF OZ. The characters all have a special place in our memories whether it is from watching the film on television and being mes...

BWW Reviews: Tony Bennett Wows Audience At Hershey Theatre in Current Tour
by Marakay Rogers - July 29, 2013

Backed by a super-performer quartet (Count Basie's drummer and an Emmy-winning pianist among them) and his daughter, Tony Bennett shows no sign of slowing down yet, and audiences won't let him...

BWW Reviews: Jay and Nancy Krevsky Headline THE LAST ROMANCE at Theatre Harrisburg
by Marakay Rogers - July 28, 2013

Tom Hostetter directs Harrisburg's first couple of theater in a first for both of them...

BWW Reviews: BOEING BOEING Takes Off At Totem Pole Playhouse
by Marakay Rogers - July 27, 2013

The Marc Camoletti classic is back on stage at Totem Pole, and fifty years makes it no less funny...

BWW Reviews: GUYS AND DOLLS Rocks The Boat in a Big Way At EPAC
by Marakay Rogers - July 26, 2013

Director Edward R. Fernandez and Irving Gonzalez present a brash, bawdy, bubbling production of the Frank Loesser classic that's nicely nicely performed...

BWW Reviews: Oyster Mill Enters Realm Of Farce With EXIT THE BODY
by Marakay Rogers - July 22, 2013

The classic farce/mystery of a mystery writer's mixed-up vacation is on stage now at Oyster Mill...

BWW Reviews: Allenberry Playhouse Serves Up The Best Area ANNIE of the Season
by Marakay Rogers - July 21, 2013

Allenberry artistic director Roque Berlanga and choreographer Caitlin Evans bring the area an ANNIE that delivers on the show's potential...

BWW Reviews: MARRIAGE GO ROUND Brings Laughs And Swedish Bombshells at Rainbow Dinner Theatre
by Marakay Rogers - July 17, 2013

The Leslie Stevens classic (both Broadway play and film) is revived and updated at Rainbow Dinner Theatre...

BWW Reviews: THE PRODUCERS - It's Springtime (for Hitler) All Over Again at York Little Theatre
by Marakay Rogers - July 15, 2013

Director Rene Staub brings Mel Brooks' film-turned-musical-turned-film extravaganza of Broadway's greatest schlock to the YLT stage, and audiences love it...

BWW Reviews: Gretna Theatre Delights with KISS ME, KATE
by Kelli Curtin - July 15, 2013

KISS ME, KATE, the Broadway classic opened last week at the Gretna Playhouse. This production dazzles audiences with its strong dancing and singing. It will have audience members tapping their feet with its memorable score as well as being entertained by the stories of the characters in the show....

BWW Reviews: THE ROAD FROM APPOMATTOX Leads To Gettysburg's Majestic Theatre
by Marakay Rogers - July 13, 2013

Richard Hellesen's production for Ford's Theatre is on stage at the Majestic for Gettysburg's 150th anniversary....

BWW Reviews: Carlisle Theatre Company Presents A Colorful 9 TO 5: THE MUSICAL As Part of SummerFest
by Marakay Rogers - July 11, 2013

Dustin LeBlanc directs a fine ensemble and some talented leads in Dolly Parton's musical fantasy of revenge on the boss...

BWW Reviews: Picardo and Wilkof Bring Down House As THE SUNSHINE BOYS At Totem Pole Playhouse
by Marakay Rogers - July 11, 2013

Lee Wilkof and Robert Picardo, directed by John Putch, present a knockout version of the Neil Simon classic...