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Review: BEYOND THERAPY at Modern Classics Theatre Company Of Long Island At BACCA

Review: BEYOND THERAPY at Modern Classics Theatre Company Of Long Island At BACCA

by Michelle Nielsen · July 16, 2026

As one can expect with any Christopher Durang play, you can never predict what will happen next in BEYOND THERAPY. Set in a time when therapy was becoming accepted in popular culture, the play is a statement on both the need for good therapy and the perils of bad therapy. The play follows Bruce and …

Review: HAIRSPRAY at The Noel S. Ruiz Theatre, CM Performing Arts Center

Review: HAIRSPRAY at The Noel S. Ruiz Theatre, CM Performing Arts Center

by Sam Desmond · July 15, 2026

Audiences are akin to being the “twelfth man” for theater in that their reactions can decide the level of a success for on any given night. CM Performing Arts Center’s run of “Hairspray,” this summer is a triumphant crowd pleaser, immersing you into an era of great music and great change.…

Review: BEAUTIFUL: THE CAROLE KING MUSICAL at The Argyle Theatre

Review: BEAUTIFUL: THE CAROLE KING MUSICAL at The Argyle Theatre

by Sam Desmond · July 7, 2026

A crowd favorite for its nostalgic song list from Carole King, “Beautiful” at the Argyle Theatre in Babylon has succeeded in transporting the cast, crew, and audience through the journey of chart-toppers from the 60s through the 70s.…

Review: SOUTH PACIFIC at Lighthouse Repertory Theatre Company

Review: SOUTH PACIFIC at Lighthouse Repertory Theatre Company

by Michelle Nielsen · June 10, 2026

In Lighthouse Repertory Theatre Company’s production of Rodgers and Hammerstein’s SOUTH PACIFIC, director Tony Chiofalo captured the essence of this classic show. Often perceived as problematic and racist when examined through a modern lens, the musical was actually written as a statement agains…

Review: CAMELOT at The John W. Engeman Theater

Review: CAMELOT at The John W. Engeman Theater

by Michelle Nielsen · May 21, 2026

Lerner & Loewe’s magical tale of CAMELOT has been brought to life at The John W. Engeman Theater in Northport by Director Drew Humphrey*. A rarely performed show on Long Island, this production was worth waiting for! Humphrey, a veteran director, choreographer, and performer, created a masterpiece…

Past Shows

43 total · showing 21–30

Sweeney Todd:The Demon Barber of Fleet Street

Sweeney Todd:The Demon Barber of Fleet Street

Jul 29 – Aug 20, 2017

Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street Music and Lyrics by Stephen Sondheim Book by Hugh Wheeler From an Adaptation by Christopher Bond Originally Directed by Harold Prince Orchestrations by Jonathan Tunick An infamous tale, Sweeney Todd, an unjustly exiled barber...

Hair: The American Tribal Love-Rock Musical

Hair: The American Tribal Love-Rock Musical

Jul 7 – Jul 16, 2017

For the original New York Shakespeare Festival production’s 50th Anniversary at The Public Theatre, HAIR will be presented at the Merrick Theatre. HAIR tells the story of navigation through one’s fears and morality through the lens of one of the most popular countercultures in...

Parade

Parade

May 13 – Jun 11, 2017

The tragic, true story of the trial and lynching of a man wrongly accused of murder is brought to theatrical life.

Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf

Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf"

Jan 7 – Feb 5, 2017

History professor and his boozy wife, Martha, return late one Saturday night from a cocktail party at the home of the college president, Martha's father. Martha announces that she invited another couple over for a nightcap. When the younger couple arrive, the night erupts into a...

Madagascar

Madagascar

Oct 29 – Dec 17, 2016

Director Kimberly Senior and internationally recognized playwright J.T. Rogers, the pair who brought you The Overwhelming, team up again to offer audiences another gripping thriller. In the same hotel room overlooking the Spanish steps in Rome, three Americans across three...

Norman Is That You?

Norman Is That You?

Feb 20 – Mar 20, 2016

A Jewish couple arrives in New York to visit their adult son, Norman, after his wife runs off with his own brother. Instead of the solace they find more turmoil when they discover their son is living with Garson, a male partner.

The Heiress

The Heiress

Sep 5 – Sep 27, 2015

Plain Catherine Sloper, who lives a spinster's life with her unloving father and eccentric aunt, is courted by the dashing Morris Townsend, who her emotionally abusive father suspects is a fortune hunter.

Barefoot in The Park

Barefoot in The Park

Jul 18 – Aug 16, 2015

A free spirited bride and her buttoned down groom settle down to some rocky happily ever aftering in a Greenwich Village walk up, occasionally invaded by the bride's easily winded mother and the quirky bohemian who lives in the attic.

Carousel

Carousel

Jun 5 – Jun 28, 2015

When Billy Bigelow and Julie Jordan fall in love, little do they realize that Billy's rebellious ways will result in tragedy. Billy is given a chance to make good, but is it too little too late, or will a lucky star save him and those he loves@ This timeless classic features hit...

Love From a Stranger

Love From a Stranger

Apr 11 – May 10, 2015

Cecily Harrington, struggling alone on a small allowance, wins a fortune in a lottery. She decides to travel rather than marrying her fiance. A stranger comes to rent her flat and she falls in love with him and they are married. For their honeymoon, they go to an isolated...

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Dear Evan Hansen in Long Island Dear Evan Hansen
John W. Engeman Theater at Northport (9/12-10/25)
Sesame Street Live: Elmo’s Got the Moves in Long Island Sesame Street Live: Elmo’s Got the Moves
Patchogue Theatre (10/14-10/14)
The Addams Family-A Musical Comedy in Long Island The Addams Family-A Musical Comedy
Lighthouse Rep Theatre Company (9/18-9/27)
NEYT's Holiday Production Auditions — A Midsummer Night's Dream in Long Island NEYT's Holiday Production Auditions — A Midsummer Night's Dream
New England Youth Theatre (9/23-9/25)
Moore Plays Bach in Long Island Moore Plays Bach
Annisquam Village Church (9/20-9/20)
Derek Hough: Dance for the Holidays Co-presented with Live Nation in Long Island Derek Hough: Dance for the Holidays Co-presented with Live Nation
Tilles Center for the Performing Arts Long Island University (12/13-12/13)
When We Dead Awaken in Long Island When We Dead Awaken
Lab Theater (11/06-11/08)
A Streetcar Named Desire by Tennessee Williams in Long Island A Streetcar Named Desire by Tennessee Williams
South Shore Theatre (10/09-10/09)
Ballets Jazz Montréal in DANCE ME: The Music of Leonard Cohen in Long Island Ballets Jazz Montréal in DANCE ME: The Music of Leonard Cohen
Staller Center for the Arts (11/21-11/21)
The Addams Family the Musical in Long Island The Addams Family the Musical
The Noel S. Ruiz Theatre (10/03-11/01)