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Review: SAME TIME, NEXT YEAR at Players Circle Theater
by Fran Thomas - May 22, 2026

Is it possible to be in love with two people at the same time? Is cheating on one’s spouse ever acceptable? Can physical intimacy exist without emotional intimacy?

Previews: LITTLE WOMEN at Players Circle Theater
by Fran Thomas - Dec 16, 2025

Players Circle Theater is presenting their largest and most lavish production to date, LITTLE WOMEN – THE MUSICAL, running January 6th – January 25th. Filled with love, laughs, and adventure, this heartfelt and energetic adaptation of the beloved classic about the enduring power of family is an absolute must see.

Review: HO! HO! HO! THE CHRISTMAS SHOW at Players Circle Theater
by Fran Thomas - Dec 6, 2025

It is no easy task to take an unrelated group of songs and create enough continuity to turn them into a viable show. Ted Wioncek III and Robert Cacioppo have done a stellar job pulling 38 songs together and creating  Ho! Ho! Ho! The Christmas Show at Players Circle Theater.

Review: RUMORS at Players Circle Theater
by Fran Thomas - Oct 23, 2025

Attention, local actors. Think twice before you take a part in a production in which Frank Blocker has been cast. Chances are good that he will steal the play right out from under you.

Review: OKLAHOMA IN CONCERT at Players Circle Theater
by Fran Thomas - Aug 31, 2025

You’d be hard pressed to find a more quintessential American musical than the 81-year-old Oklahoma. But leave it to Players Circle Theater to give the venerable show a clever facelift by presenting it in a concert version.

Review: THE COMPLETE WORKS OF WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE (ABRIDGED) at Players Circle Theater
by Fran Thomas - Jul 10, 2025

What did our critic think of THE COMPLETE WORKS OF WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE (ABRIDGED) at Players Circle Theater?

Previews: THE BUSINESS OF MURDER at Players Circle Theater
by Fran Thomas - Apr 3, 2025

Players Circle Theater presents one of London’s longest running murder mysteries, THE BUSINESS OF MURDER, running April 15th – May 11th, 2025. A critical and popular success in London, this psychological thriller about revenge centers on the interlocking triangular relationship between three people. In the tradition of Agatha Christie, nothing is as it seems and as the plot twists and turns, it becomes clear they are all in the same business… murder.

Review: THE FANTASTICKS at Players Circle Theater
by Fran Thomas - Feb 8, 2025

What did our critic think of THE FANTASTICKS at Players Circle Theater?

Review: BEDROOM FARCE at Players Circle Theater
by Fran Thomas - Oct 26, 2024

What did our critic think of BEDROOM FARCE at Players Circle Theater?

Previews: BEDROOM FARCE at Players Circle Theater
by Fran Thomas - Oct 6, 2024

What did our critic think of BEDROOM FARCE at Players Circle Theater?

Review: 13 THE MUSICAL at Players Circle Theater
by Fran Thomas - Aug 31, 2024

What did our critic think of 13 THE MUSICAL at Players Circle Theater?

Feature: 13 THE MUSICAL at Players Circle Theater
by Fran Thomas - Aug 21, 2024

Players Circle Theater is proud to announce the launch of Players Circle Studio, a year-round theatrical institute dedicated to arts education for all ages and levels of experience, including customizable master classes and live full-scale performance opportunities for working professionals, pre-professionals, and aspiring stars of tomorrow.

Review: MY WAY: A MUSICAL TRIBUTE TO FRANK SINATRA at Players Circle Theater
by Fran Thomas - Aug 11, 2024

What did our critic think of MY WAY: A MUSICAL TRIBUTE TO FRANK SINATRA at Players Circle Theater?

2024 Summer Season Announced For Players Circle Theater
by Fran Thomas - Jun 18, 2024

Players Circle Theater presents an enticing lineup of highly acclaimed live entertainment throughout the summer season, ranging from sidesplitting stand-up comedy to sizzling hot musical revues. 

Review: GODSPELL at Players Circle Theater
by Fran Thomas - Apr 25, 2024

Musical theater performers must do it all and make it look easy. The actors appearing in Godspell at Players Circle Theater more than meet the challenge with exuberance. They act, sing, and dance and then add pantomime, funny accents, and playing musical instruments to the mix.  And get up close and personal with the audience, making eye contact without missing a beat.

GODSPELL Comes to Players Circle Theater April 16th
by Fran Thomas - Apr 10, 2024

Players Circle Theater is ready to raise the roof with their largest production to date, GODSPELL, running April 16th – May 12th, 2024. 

Bellarine to Present DOGFIGHT
by Tyler Peterson - May 13, 2016

Set in the early 1960's, three young marines, Eddie Birdlace and his two best friends Bernstein and Boland, or as they like to be called the 'Three B's', are fresh out of training and about to be deployed into the small but growing war in Vietnam. These 'Three B's' consider this war a calling for heroes, and picture themselves returning for a 'Hometown Hero's Ticker Tape Parade'. Rambunctious, fearless, and bloated with confidence, these three best friends set out to enjoy one last boy's night, waging a cruel and heartless bet on who can get the homeliest date. Yet when Eddie Birdlace meets Rose, an awkward and practical waitress, this despicable game becomes less amusing. See how the rest plays out when Bellarine Theatre Company presents Dogfight, The Musical from May 19th to the 22nd.

BWW Reviews: Eagle Theatre's THE CIVIL WAR is Glorious
by Pati Buehler - Sep 25, 2014

If the North and the South had witnessed this stunning manifestation of human rights and decency there might not have been a Civil War!

BWW Reviews: New Jersey College Gets a Double LES MISERABLES Treat for Their Production
by Pati Buehler - Nov 29, 2013

Former Broadway Les Miserables cast members Deborah Bradshaw and Craig Schulman lend a hand in the Cumberland County College Theater Arts Department for their production of Les Miserables.

BWW Reviews: Eagle Theatre's SMOKEY JOE's CAFE Shakes, Rattles and Rolls
by Pati Buehler - Aug 7, 2013

You really can't go wrong with hits from the 50's and 60's and Eagle's production is riding high with talent and energy.