Review: MASTER CLASS at Music Theatre Of Connecticut
by Sherry Shameer Cohen - September 16, 2024
Terrence McNally’s powerful Master Class opens the Music Theatre of Connecticut’s 38th mainstage season. We mean powerful – the book, the performances, the lighting, the sound – everything to make your afternoon or evening theater experience extraordinary....
Review: GREASE at Musicals At Richter
by Sean Fallon - August 05, 2024
On Sunday, August 4th, I had the pleasure of seeing the musical GREASE at Musicals at Richter in Danbury, CT. With book and lyrics by Jim Jacobs and Warren Casey, director Jessica Smith combines her talents with music director Andrew Gadweh, and choreographer Melissa Arizzi to help bring out the be...
Review: SPRING AWAKENING at Castle Craig Players
by Sean Fallon - July 28, 2024
On Saturday, July 27th, I had the pleasure of seeing SPRING AWAKENING as put on by the Castle Craig Players at the Almira F. Stephan Memorial Playhouse in Meriden, CT. The stellar acting, singing, lighting, and choreography draws the audience right in. The talented vocalists and skilled musicians c...
Review: RENT at Center Stage Theatre
by Sherry Shameer Cohen - July 14, 2024
You won't believe that the entire cast is made up of high school and college students and grads. They're THAT good....
Review: (Bialy)Stocks Rise with THE PRODUCERS at Brookfield Theatre For The Arts
by Jared Reynolds - June 29, 2024
Where to even begin? Brookfield Theatre brought together a stellar cast and crew who bought into the vibes and committed to the comedy that Mel Brooks laid to paper. The success of the humor in The Producers comes from the authenticity of the absurdity, and it's the cast's commitment to the absurd t...
Review: The Show Must Go On with OAT SQUARES at TheatreWorks New Milford
by Jared Reynolds - June 24, 2024
Nothing ever goes according to plan, but you make do with what you have, and you make it work. Written by a local playwright through New Milford’s Playwriting Group, Oat Squares is jam packed with jokes, irony, and visual gags, leaving the audience falling in love with every character....