Review: NEXT TO NORMAL At Ridgefield Theater Barn
For this production, tables and chairs have been pushed to the perimeter, lining the parallel side walls that face each other.
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Review: RED at The Schoolhouse Theater
Whether or not you've heard of art immortal Mark Rothko, John Logan's 'Red' is thrilling, mind-expanding theater that plumbs the human condition with vibrant dramaturgy and acting and stagecraft
Review: AN EVENING OF ONE-ACTS at Ridgefield Theater Barn
The good news is that almost all the seven short pieces (averaging 10 minutes each) in RTB’s 2023 menu of theatrical hor d'oeuvres justify their place in the program well enough.
Review: THE VIRTUOUS LIFE OF JOSEPH ANDREWS at Penguin Rep Theatre
Henry Fielding's picaresque plot animated by witty lyrics from playwright Cary Gitter and ear-pleasing music by Max Silverman performed by a standout quintet of singing actors add up to a tour de force of a farce.
Review: SAFE HOME at Shadowland Stages Is Based on Short Stories by Tom Hanks
Creating an ambitious odyssey of time travel based on three short stories from Tom Hanks's collection 'Uncommon Type' sounds like an intriguing idea .
BWW Review: Pan Origin Story PETER AND THE STARCATCHER at Ridgefield Theater Barn
The show made a splash on Broadway a dozen years ago, garnering several Tony Awards, mainly in the craft categories (scenic design, sound, lighting, choreography).
BWW Review: I AND YOU at Penguin Rep Theatre Climaxes in a Surreal Reveal
Gunderson’s characters are two high school seniors who could not be more unlike each other.
BWW Review: Jukebox Musical MILLION DOLLAR QUARTET at Chappaqua Performing Arts Center
Apart from the infectious, wall-to-wall music, which is rousingly played live on stage by all the actors, what makes Million Dollar Quartet a crowd-pleaser is the interpersonal dramas driven by the egos of four pop music pioneers.
BWW Review: OFF PEAK Finds Hudson Stage in Peak Form
After 23 years and 37 productions, Hudson Stage producers Denise Bessette and Olivia Sklar have decided it’s time they gave themselves some well-deserved R&R.
BWW REVIEWS: Sunday Afternoon With LIMELIGHT THEATRE COMPANY'S MARRY ME A LITTLE
Directed by Stephanie Scuderi, Marry Me a Little is Limelight Theatre Company’s next venture in bringing more inclusive and affordable performing arts to the greater NYC area.
BWW Review: Livin' La Vida DIVAS at Ridgefield Theater Barn
There are no weighty messages here.
BWW Review: DINERS, DIVES, AND DREAMERS at Westchester Collaborative Theater
Authored by five writers of diverse voices, styles and skillsets, tying the eclectic tales together is a uniform fascination with the meaning of existence, notably the randomness and revelations inherent in human interaction.
BWW Review: MASQUERADE: THE MUSIC OF ANDREW LLOYD WEBBER at White Plains Performing Arts Center
That said, any review of the music of Andrew Lloyd Webber, (for readers who have been on Mars for the last half century: 'Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat,' 'Jesus Christ Superstar,' 'Song and Dance', 'Aspects of Love', 'Evita,' 'The Phantom of the Opera,' 'Sunset Boulevard,' and 'School
BWW Review: AN EVENING OF ONE ACTS Joyously Welcomes Audiences Back to Ridgefield Theater Barn
This smartly-curated collection of five short, lively, skillfully-mounted plays -- running without intermission for a fast-moving 90 or so minutes -- is a fine and fun way to become reacquainted with the kind of pleasures only live-audience theater can offer.
BWW Review: VIRTUAL LIVING ART EVENT at Westchester Collaborative Theater: 7 Playwrights Paint Pictures With Words
In VIRTUAL LIVING ART EVENT at Westchester Collaborative Theater, 7 Playwrights Paint Pictures With Words
BWW Review: One Actor, 25 Characters Bring Alive A CHRISTMAS CAROL at Ridgefield Theater Barn
When the ghost of Scrooge’s deceased partner Jacob Marley shows up to apprise him of the three visitations coming his way, if you close your eyes, Mr.
BWW Review: At Westchester Broadway Theatre, FIVE GUYS NAMED MOE Got Mucho Mojo
I don't remember a show moving with such energy, grace, Moe-mentum, musicality and sheer fun.
BWW Review: LEND ME A TENOR at Westchester Broadway Theatre Sends In the Clowns
While Lend Me a Tenor's tenor is typically farcical -- breakneck pace, mistaken identities, misunderstandings, overactive hormones, sexual wordplay, frenetic and improbable physicality, and a panoply of slamming doors -- what sets it apart from others of its ilk is the musical conceit that drives th
BWW Review: THE MARVELOUS WONDERETTES at Ridgefield Theater Barn Sings the Phrases of AM Radio and 45s
The Marvelous Wonderettes tugs at the memories of audiences who remember the days when AM radio ruled the airwaves and 45-rpm records were stacked, like hotcakes, on a phonograph spindle.
BWW Review: AN AMERICAN IN PARIS at Westchester Broadway Theatre Is the Champagne of Jukebox Musicals
The show's resplendent color palette, anchored by a stage floor covered in dappled brush strokes, pays homage to the French impressionist school of painting, notably that of Claude Monet.
BWW Review: Nora! Nora! Nora! A DOLL'S HOUSE PART 2 at Hudson Stage Fires Away at Marriage
The 90-minute play flew by in what seemed like half that time, a credit to director Margarett Perry and the very skillful cast of Denise Bessette, Kurt Rhoades, Mary Stout and Rachel Kent.
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Private Lives The Schoolhouse Theater (9/04-9/20) |
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Keeley Mitchell & The Burr Johnson Band Jazz On Main (10/10-10/10) |
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It'll Be Fine Bethany Arts Community (9/25-9/27) PHOTOS |
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Eugenie Jones Jazz On Main (10/24-10/24) |
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The Keith Chasin Trio Jazz On Main (11/12-11/12) |
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Chris Vitarello Power Trio "The Grateful Dead" set Jazz On Main (10/02-10/02) |
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Jake Hart (Solo Piano) Jazz On Main (1/06-1/06) |
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Sunday Brunch with Maya Shaw Jazz On Main (10/11-10/11) |
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Pete Rodriguez Quartet Jazz On Main (9/26-9/26) |
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Tamuz Nissim Trio Jazz On Main (9/04-9/04) |