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Review: AND THEN THERE WERE NONE at South Shore Theatre Experience
by Sam Desmond - February 09, 2026
With exuberant dramatic tension and ballroom fluidity in blocking, the South Shore Theatre Experience’s production of “And Then There Were None” was filled with tension, retribution, and an impressive number of blood packets....
Review: NEWSIES at The Argyle Theatre
by Sam Desmond - February 04, 2026
A musical forged in ambition of set, stage, and stamina, director Tommy Ranieri’s vision of a world only beginning to stand up for their rights was sprawling and spectacular. Unlike other versions of “Newsies,” Rainieri’s production had a maturity that touched the cast’s characters to trul...
Review: RENT at Cultural Arts Playhouse Merrick
by Sam Desmond - February 02, 2026
Teenaged theater kids of my generation (elder millennial) loved “Rent.” It was youth-culture, it was edgy, and introduced to many of us suburban kids the magic of New York City where gay men, lesbian women, drag queens, and matinee-idol heteros could all be friends and love each other as family....
Review: RING OF FIRE at John W. Engeman Theater
by Sam Desmond - January 28, 2026
The John E. Engeman Theater found not only one, but five such super-talented individuals for their retrospective and introspective production of “Ring of Fire,” a musical based on the life of Johnny Cash....
Review: BRIGHTON BEACH MEMOIRS at Theatre Three
by Sam Desmond - January 23, 2026
The world of late 1930s Brooklyn is brought to life and elucidated in Theatre Three’s triumphant run of the Neil Simon classic,”Brighton Beach Memoirs.”...
Review: ALICE BY HEART at CAP Syosset
by Sam Desmond - January 15, 2026
The ether of war-torn Britain is all-encompassing in “Alice By Heart,” but director Tony Frangipane’s vision overcomes the Nazi raids to create a personal hell of its own that the young characters escape through a British mainstay—literature....
Review: ANNIE at CAP Syosset
by Sam Desmond - January 06, 2026
CAP Syosset had their opening night for this winter’s production of “Annie” on Saturday, January 3 and it was a standout version of the classic rags-to-riches musical with a strong, bonded cast....
Review: HOLIDAY SPECTACULAR ON ICE at The Gateway
by Sam Desmond - December 06, 2025
With the magical notion of having a real ice skating rink on a dramatic stage, the Holiday Spectacular on Ice at the Gateway in Bellport creates wonder in the audience from inception and delivers well beyond expectations in person....
Review: ANNIE at Smithtown Performing Arts Center
by Sam Desmond - December 05, 2025
For some holiday cheer, “Annie” at the Smithtown Performing Arts is the Christmas production to bring families that spirit of generosity and can-do attitude for December....
Review: ANASTASIA at The Lighthouse Repertory Theatre Company
by Sam Desmond - December 03, 2025
In the perennially winter tale of “Anastasia,” a musical about the young Russian woman with claims to be being the lone survivor of the royal Romanov family’s massacre, The Lighthouse Repertory captured the magic and warmth of a Christmas-time story while creating great dramatic tension....
Past Shows
Disco Inferno
Feb 1 – Feb 16, 2020
If you love the 1970s, then you'll love this riotous trip back to the decade that brought us flared trousers, platform shoes and glitter. In...
Fully Committed
Jan 11 – Jan 26, 2020
This devastatingly funny one act follows a day in the life of Sam Peliczowski, an out-of-work actor who mans the red-hot reservation line at Manhattan's...
White Christmas
Dec 21 – Jan 8, 2020
Musical by Irving Berlin, David Ives and Paul BlakeBased on the beloved, timeless film, this heartwarming musical adaptation tells the tale of veterans Bob Wallace...
White Christmas
Nov 30 – Dec 15, 2019
Based on the beloved, timeless film, this heartwarming musical adaptation tells the tale of veterans Bob Wallace and Phil Davis who have a successful song...
A Gentleman's Guide to Love and Murder
Nov 23 – Dec 8, 2019
Musical by Robert L. Freedman and Steven LutvakA distant heir to a family fortune sets out to speed up the line of succession by using...
A Gentleman's Guide to Love & Murder
Nov 2 – Nov 17, 2019
A distant heir to a family fortune sets out to speed up the line of succession by using a great deal of charm... and a...
Dirty Rotten Scoundrels
Oct 26 – Nov 10, 2019
Musical by Jeffrey Lane and David YazbekTwo con men, a beautiful woman and the elite of the French Riviera collide in this sexy and irreverent...
Dirty Rotten Scoundrels
Oct 5 – Oct 20, 2019
Two con men, a beautiful woman and the elite of the French Riviera collide in this sexy and irreverent farce. Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, based on...
Brigadoon
Sep 28 – Oct 13, 2019
Musical by Lerner and LoeweThe mystery and beauty of the Scottish Highlands is the backdrop for Lerner and Loewes magical tale about following your heart...
Brigadoon
Sep 7 – Sep 22, 2019
Musical by Lerner and LoeweThe mystery and beauty of the Scottish Highlands is the backdrop for Lerner and Loewes magical tale about following your heart...
The Producers
Aug 31 – Sep 15, 2019
Musical by Mel Brooks & Thomas MeehanA scheming producer and his mousy accountant aim to produce the biggest flop on Broadway in Mel Brooks' laugh-out-loud...
The Producers
Aug 10 – Aug 25, 2019
Musical by Mel Brooks & Thomas MeehanA scheming producer and his mousy accountant aim to produce the biggest flop on Broadway in Mel Brooks' laugh-out-loud...
Gypsy
Jul 13 – Jul 28, 2019
Musical by Arthur Laurents, Jule Styne & Stephen SondheimRegarded by many theater professionals as the greatest musical ever created, GYPSY is the ultimate tale of...
The Home For The Holidays
Jun 22 – Jul 7, 2019
Musical by Rick Compton and Betsy BennettThe hilarious comedy team of Compton and Bennett are off their walkers once again in this all new, hysterical...
Pippin
Jun 1 – Jun 16, 2019
Musical by Roger O. Hirson & Stephen SchwartzWith an infectiously unforgettable score from four-time Grammy winner, three-time Oscar winner and musical theatre giant, Stephen Schwartz,...
Ruthless the Musical
May 11 – May 26, 2019
Eight-year-old Tina Denmark knows she was born to play Pippi Longstocking, and she will do anything to win the part in her school musical. Anything...
How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying
Apr 13 – Apr 28, 2019
Big business means big laughs in this delightfully clever lampoon of life on the corporate ladder. A tune-filled comic gem that took Broadway by storm,...
Whose Wife Is It Anyway
Mar 23 – Apr 7, 2019
When Richard Willey, a government junior minister, plans to spend the evening with Jane Worthington, one of the opposition's typists, things go disastrously wrong in...
A Chorus Line
Mar 2 – Mar 17, 2019
A CHORUS LINE is a stunning concept musical capturing the spirit and tension of a Broadway chorus audition. Exploring the inner lives and poignant ambitions...
Damn Yankees
Feb 9 – Feb 24, 2019
Based on the novel, The Year the Yankees Lost the Pennant, Damn Yankees the Broadway mega-hit and winner of seven Tony Awards, including Best Musical,...
The Andrews Brothers
Jan 19 – Feb 3, 2019
A USO performance from the Andrews Sisters is in jeopardy of cancellation when they fail to appear shortly before curtain. Thankfully three earnest stagehands are...
Sweet Charity
Jan 5 – Jan 27, 2019
Inspired by Federico Fellini’s Nights of Cabiria, SWEET CHARITY explores the turbulent love life of Charity Hope Valentine, a hopelessly romantic but comically unfortunate dance...
A Christmas Story
Dec 22 – Jan 6, 2019
Set in the 1940s in the fictional town of Hohman, Indiana, the musical follows 9-year-old Ralphie Parker and his quest for the Holy Grail of...
Sweet Charity
Dec 1 – Dec 16, 2018
Inspired by Federico Fellini’s Nights of Cabiria, SWEET CHARITY explores the turbulent love life of Charity Hope Valentine, a hopelessly romantic but comically unfortunate dance...
Camelot
Nov 24 – Dec 9, 2018
Lerner and Loewe’s Camelot is the duo’s fantastical masterpiece which triumphed on Broadway in a legendary original production that lead to a film version, and...
Camelot
Nov 3 – Nov 18, 2018
Lerner and Loewe’s Camelot is the duo’s fantastical masterpiece which triumphed on Broadway in a legendary original production that lead to a film version, and...
Mamma Mia
Oct 27 – Nov 11, 2018
Over 60 million people worldwide have fallen in love with the characters, the story and the music that make Mamma Mia! the ultimate feel-good show!...
Mamma Mia
Oct 6 – Oct 21, 2018
Over 60 million people worldwide have fallen in love with the characters, the story and the music that make Mamma Mia! the ultimate feel-good show!...
Saturday Night Fever
Sep 29 – Oct 14, 2018
Tony Manero is a clerk in a paint store in Bay Ridge, Brooklyn. But he lives for Saturday evening and his visit to the local...
Saturday Night Fever
Sep 8 – Sep 23, 2018
Tony Manero is a clerk in a paint store in Bay Ridge, Brooklyn. But he lives for Saturday evening and his visit to the local...
Little Shop Of Horrors
Sep 1 – Sep 16, 2018
A deviously delicious Broadway and Hollywood sci-fi smash musical, Little Shop Of Horrors has devoured the hearts of theatre goers for over 30 years. Howard...
Little Shop Of Horrors
Aug 11 – Aug 26, 2018
A deviously delicious Broadway and Hollywood sci-fi smash musical, Little Shop Of Horrors has devoured the hearts of theatre goers for over 30 years. Howard...
Thoroughly Modern Millie
Aug 4 – Aug 19, 2018
The winner of six Tony Awards, including Best Musical, Thoroughly Modern Millie was the 2002 season's most awarded new show on Broadway! Based on the...
Thoroughly Modern Millie
Jul 14 – Jul 29, 2018
The winner of six Tony Awards, including Best Musical, Thoroughly Modern Millie was the 2002 season's most awarded new show on Broadway! Based on the...
Singin' In The Rain
Jul 7 – Jul 22, 2018
The "Greatest Movie Musical of All Time" is faithfully and lovingly adapted by Broadway legends, Betty Comden and Adolph Green, from their original award-winning screenplay...
Singin' In The Rain
Jun 16 – Jul 1, 2018
The "Greatest Movie Musical of All Time" is faithfully and lovingly adapted by Broadway legends, Betty Comden and Adolph Green, from their original award-winning screenplay...
The Sunshine Boys
May 26 – Jun 10, 2018
Al and Willie as "Lewis and Clark" were top-billed vaudevillians for over forty years. Now they aren't even speaking. When CBS requests them for a...
Cabaret
May 19 – Jun 3, 2018
In a Berlin nightclub, as the 1920’s draw to a close, a garish Master of Ceremonies welcomes the audience and assures them they will forget...
Cabaret
Apr 28 – May 13, 2018
In a Berlin nightclub, as the 1920’s draw to a close, a garish Master of Ceremonies welcomes the audience and assures them they will forget...
The Wedding Singer
Apr 21 – May 13, 2018
The Wedding Singer takes us back to a time when hair was big, greed was good, collars were up and a wedding singer might just...
The Wedding Singer
Mar 24 – Apr 15, 2018
The Wedding Singer takes us back to a time when hair was big, greed was good, collars were up and a wedding singer might just...
A Funny Thing Happened On The Way To The Forum
Mar 17 – Apr 8, 2018
Broadway's greatest farce is light, fast-paced, witty, irreverent and one of the funniest musicals ever written. A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the...
Forbidden Broadway's Greatest Hits
Mar 3 – Mar 18, 2018
In this long-running Off-Broadway hit musical revue, Broadway’s greatest musical legends meet Broadway’s greatest satirist in this hilarious, loving, and endlessly entertaining tribute to some...
My Fair Lady
Feb 3 – Mar 4, 2018
When Lerner and Loewe’s My Fair Lady opened on Broadway, it collected six Tony Awards, including Best Musical, while the film version took home eight...
A Funny Thing Happened On The Way To The Forum
Feb 10 – Feb 25, 2018
Broadway's greatest farce is light, fast-paced, witty, irreverent and one of the funniest musicals ever written. A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the...
My Fair Lady
Jan 13 – Jan 28, 2018
When Lerner and Loewe’s My Fair Lady opened on Broadway, it collected six Tony Awards, including Best Musical, while the film version took home eight...
Annie
Jan 6 – Jan 21, 2018
Based on the popular comic strip by Harold Gray, Annie has become a worldwide phenomenon and was the winner of seven Tony Awards, including Best...
Annie
Dec 2 – Dec 17, 2017
Based on the popular comic strip by Harold Gray, Annie has become a worldwide phenomenon and was the winner of seven Tony Awards, including Best...
Crazy For You
Nov 25 – Dec 10, 2017
A zany rich-boy-meets-hometown-girl romantic comedy, CRAZY FOR YOU® tells the story of young New York banker Bobby Child, who is sent to Deadrock, Nevada, to...
Crazy For You
Nov 4 – Nov 19, 2017
A zany rich-boy-meets-hometown-girl romantic comedy, CRAZY FOR YOU® tells the story of young New York banker Bobby Child, who is sent to Deadrock, Nevada, to...
Kiss Me Kate
Oct 7 – Oct 22, 2017
Passions run high as leading lady Lilli Vanessi and her ex-husband, actor/director Fred Graham, battle onstage and off in a production of Shakespeare’s Taming of...
King and I
Sep 30 – Oct 15, 2017
This 1952 Tony Award-winner for Best Musical, is based on “Anna and the King of Siam,” a 1944 novel by Margaret Landon. Anna is a...
Bye Bye Birdie
Sep 2 – Sep 24, 2017
A loving send-up of the 1960s, small-town America, teenagers, and rock & roll, BYE BYE BIRDIE is as fresh and vibrant as ever. Teen heartthrob...
Run For Your Wife
Sep 9 – Sep 24, 2017
This superb example of the British farce had audiences rolling in the aisles in London and New York! A taxi driver gets away with having...
King and I
Aug 12 – Aug 27, 2017
This 1952 Tony Award-winner for Best Musical, is based on “Anna and the King of Siam,” a 1944 novel by Margaret Landon. Anna is a...
Ragtime
Aug 5 – Aug 20, 2017
This sweeping musical portrait of early twentieth-century America tells the story of three families in the pursuit of the American Dream. Based on E.L. Doctorow's...
Young Frankenstein
Jul 8 – Jul 23, 2017
It's alive! The electrifying adaptation of Mel Brooks' monstrously funny film will leave you in stitches. From the creators of the record-breaking Broadway sensation, The...
Ragtime
Jun 24 – Jul 9, 2017
This sweeping musical portrait of early twentieth-century America tells the story of three families in the pursuit of the American Dream. Based on E.L. Doctorow's...
Young Frankenstein
Jun 3 – Jun 18, 2017
It's alive! The electrifying adaptation of Mel Brooks' monstrously funny film will leave you in stitches. From the creators of the record-breaking Broadway sensation, The...
Life Could Be A Dream
May 13 – May 28, 2017
SH-BOOM! Take another trip to Springfield and meet Denny and the Dreamers, a fledgling doo-wop singing group preparing to enter the Big Whopper Radio contest...
West Side Story
May 6 – May 28, 2017
From the first notes to the final breath, West Side Story is one of the most memorable musicals and greatest love stories of all time....
Assisted Living the Musical
Apr 22 – May 7, 2017
How The Older Half Lives!! Welcome to Pelican Roost, a full service retirement village for those embracing their twilight years (and the wackiness that comes...
Smokey Joe's Cafe
Apr 15 – Apr 30, 2017
Leiber and Stoller, as much as anyone, virtually invented rock ‘n’ roll, and now their songs provide the basis for an electrifying entertainment that illuminates...
West Side Story
Mar 25 – Apr 9, 2017
From the first notes to the final breath, West Side Story is one of the most memorable musicals and greatest love stories of all time....
She Loves Me
Mar 18 – Apr 2, 2017
An intimate and touching show, She Loves Me was nominated for five Tony Awards in 1964, the 1993 Broadway revival won the Olivier Award for...
Smokey Joe's Cafe
Mar 4 – Mar 19, 2017
Leiber and Stoller, as much as anyone, virtually invented rock ‘n’ roll, and now their songs provide the basis for an electrifying entertainment that illuminates...
Fiddler on the Roof
Oct 26 – Nov 10, 2013
In the village of Anatevka, Tevye, a poor milkman is trying to keep his family's traditions in place. Yet, times are changing. And when Tevye's...
Making God Laugh
Sep 28 – Oct 13, 2013
This comedy centers on a couple of empty nesters welcoming home their 3 children over various holidays spanning 3 decades. As the parents and children...
Butterflies are Free
Aug 10 – Aug 25, 2013
A young man buys his own apartment. A pretty girl moves in next door, proposing the removal of the connecting door. Great, except for two...
Monty Python's Spamalot
Jul 13 – Jul 28, 2013
Lovingly ripped off from the classic film comedy, Spamalot is a new musical telling the legendary tale of King Arthur and his knights of the...
I Love You, You're Perfect, Now Change!
Apr 20 – May 5, 2013
The laugh-inducing, award-winning musical comedy about love in the suburbs is a touching and insightful look at love. This amusing revue pays tribute to the...
Rapunzel
Apr 20 – May 4, 2013
A tangled fairy tale. Let down your hair and join Rapunzel, her Prince and the evil witch for an afternoon of hair raising hijinx....
Funny Girl
Mar 16 – Apr 7, 2013
Funny Girl is the musical story of Fanny Brice, who rose from vaudeville comedienne to the Ziegfeld Follies to Hollywood stardom. Featuring hit songs like...
The Frog Prince
Mar 16 – Apr 6, 2013
This ribbiting tale reborn on the bayou features an African American waitress who dreams of opening a restaurant but her dreams are put on hold...
Mr. Easter Bunny
Mar 23
Follow along as Billy & Betty try to convince their dad, the Mayor of Easterville, that you’re never too old to believe in a six-foot,...
Night Watch
Feb 16 – Mar 3, 2013
Unable to sleep, Elaine Wheeler is troubled by unsettling memories and vague fears. A moment later, Elaine screams as she sees (or believes she sees)...
Disney's Mulan
Feb 16 – Mar 2, 2013
Travel back to the legendary days of ancient China with this action-packed stage adaptation of misfit Mulan and her mischievous sidekick Mushu....
Shut Up, Sit Down & Eat - One More Time
Feb 27 – Feb 28, 2013
Gary Ferrar's Ah! Real Magic! Elmont
Feb 19
In a performance geared toward children and families, Gary Ferrar will guide audiences through the world of magic, performing everything from stage illusions to close-up...
Grace and Glorie
Jan 12 – Jan 27, 2013
Grace has checked herself out of the hospital and returned to her beloved cottage to live out life alone. The volunteer worker, Glorie, who appears...
The Little Mermaid Elmont
Jan 12 – Jan 26, 2013
An adventurous little mermaid, leaves her undersea realm for a sixteenth birthday excursion to the surface. She hopes to find the prince of her dreams...
42nd Street
Dec 8 – Dec 23, 2012
Peggy Sawyer, a star-stuck chorus girl from Allenstown, gets her big break when the star of Pretty Lady breaks her ankle - sending Peggy on...
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