“RICH and RESONANT story telling as COMPELLING as it is IMPORTANT!” – The Guardian Filled with humor, heart, and vivid storytelling, this deeply personal play invites audiences into the life of legendary playwright, August Wilson – from the streets of Pittsburg to the moments...
“Fireflies is FUNNY, HEART-WARMING, and makes for an ENCHANTING evening!” – ShowRiz A warm and heartfelt romantic comedy about second chances, Fireflies follows a retired teacher whose quiet life is transformed by the arrival of a mysterious drifter in her small Texas town...
“A WITTY and WONDERFUL play… This is more than a simple comedy. It’s about what keeps a marriage alive and well.” – The Berkshire Edge An Anniversary dinner spirals delightfully out of control. What begins as a simple night out soon becomes a hilariously complicated and nearly...
“A MASTERFUL and HIGHLY ENGAGING thriller!" – Chicago Sun-Times In this riveting and revitalized new adaptation of the classic thriller, Bella Manningham finds herself trapped in a web of confusion and intrigue… Is she truly losing her mind? Or is she the victim of a scheming...
Who doesn’t enjoy an evening of young musical theater performers strutting their stuff on a professional stage? Not me and certainly not the enthusiastic Opening Night audience of ANNIE now playing at The Candlelight Theatre. …
It doesn’t matter if you know the stage version, or the movie version, or don’t know anything about it, just know ARSENIC AND OLD LACE has an easy to follow plot that leads you down a path of hijinks straight to your funny bone.…
For many, the wild and unpredictable ride of a roller coaster is exhilarating and euphoric, while for others, it is traumatic and elicits multiple phobic fears. The musical RIDE THE CYCLONE is very much like a roller coaster in that the mindset of the viewer makes all the difference. Labeled as a �…
The Walnut Street Theatre’s opening night production of 1776 is, quite simply, magnificent. It arrives not merely as a theatrical event, but as something more essential—an experience that feels necessary.…
George Abbott earned the reputation of Broadway’s “show doctor” in the 1950s because he had an uncanny ability to fix troubled musicals quickly and commercially. Producers would bring him in—often late in rehearsals or even during out-of-town tryouts—to tighten scripts, sharpen comedy, res…
The Smyrna Opera House’s Cabaret isn’t just good—it’s a minor miracle. This is their first musical in years, and instead of easing back in with something safe, they went straight for one of the most stylistically demanding, tonally complex shows in the canon. And they pulled it off with grit…
A monster of a musical hits The Candlelight Theatre stage.…
Producing a play called POTUS: Or, Behind Every Great Dumbass Are Seven Women Trying to Keep Him Alive in today’s political climate takes nerve. Aisle Say applauds Kerry Kristine McElone and the Board of City Theatre for having exactly that kind of chutzpah. Mounting this razor-edged farce at a mo…
What did our critic think of THE PRODUCERS - A MEL BROOKS MUSICAL at The Candlelight Theatre?…
Disney’s The Little Mermaid, loosely based on the fairytale of Hans Christian Andersen, tells the simple story of the beautiful young mermaid, Ariel, and her longing to leave her ocean home and live in the world above with humans.…
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King Lear has decided to end his reign and divide his country among his three daughters. Loyalties are misjudged and Lear soon finds himself stripped of everything that once defined him. A classic tale full of betrayal and chaos that only the Bard could weave.
This terrifying psychological thriller follows the disturbed mind of a former nurse as she holds her favorite author captive. As the author struggles to escape, he realizes that the biggest challenge of his life will be surviving the wrath of his “number one fan". “There are no...
A hilarious farce where two playwrights, one jealous composer, and most of the cast of a Broadway-bound show attempt to simultaneously finish writing and rehearse the play while crossing the Atlantic on an ocean liner. “Light and lively... Stoppard's puns and non sequiturs...
This fast-paced comedy is guaranteed to have both lovers and haters of Shakespeare in stitches as it covers ALL of Shakespeare's plays and sonnets in just one night.
Challenging, hopeful, and funny – this ground-breaking play takes a sharp analysis at the biases inherent in the Constitution and imagines how this founding document could shape the next generation of Americans. “Endearingly funny and deeply affecting... It would be hard to...
Hugely popular on stage and screen, this dark comedy thriller is a perfect blend of schemes, plot-twists, and outrageous humor. Once famous playwright, Sidney Bruhl is fresh out of ideas with a string of failures and a shortage of cash to prove it. A change in fortune arrives in...
A mashup of Beckett’s Waiting for Godot and the Biblical Exodus story told by a bold new American voice. Two young black men, Moses and Kitch, stand on the corner – talking trash, killing time, and dreaming of the promised land. Emotionally charged with poetic and humorous...
August 1962 — a white man is discovered dead in a small town of Alabama. Local police arrest the only stranger in town, a black man named Virgil Tibbs. Little do they know, their suspect is a detective from California. Left with no witnesses, no motives, and no clues, Detective...
Adapted from letters and diaries to deftly weave the story of the improbable love affair and enduring friendship between aristocratic novelist and poet, Vita Sackville-West, and aloof literary icon, Virginia Woolf. This play is a beautiful rebuke against today’s culture of...
The powerful and timeless Greek tragedy. What is love worth? What is the cost of betrayal? Medeas love and loyalty to Jason was unquestionable until his betrayal when he marries another for political gain, leaving Medea banished. Scorned passion and a broken heart lead Medea...
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