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Review: AS YOU LIKE IT at Hudson Valley Shakespeare

Review: AS YOU LIKE IT at Hudson Valley Shakespeare

by Pia Haas · June 26, 2026

Hudson Valley Shakespeare (HVS) presents a lively, music-filled production of Shakespeare’s beloved romantic comedy, As You Like It, at its new permanent home, the Samuel H. Scripps Theater Center in Garrison, New York. Directed by Miriam Laube, the production runs from June 10 through September …

Review: THE SPITFIRE GRILL IS A HEARTWARMING CHARMER at The Armonk Players

Review: THE SPITFIRE GRILL IS A HEARTWARMING CHARMER at The Armonk Players

by Bruce Apar · June 11, 2026

What did our critic think of THE SPITFIRE GRILL IS A HEARTWARMING CHARMER at The Armonk Players?The caliber of Off-Broadway, where she saw this show when it opened a quarter-century ago, has nothing on The Armonk Players when the formidable Ms. Haas occupies the director’s chair.…

Review: MY LORD, WHAT A NIGHT is a timely historical drama at Penguin Rep

Review: MY LORD, WHAT A NIGHT is a timely historical drama at Penguin Rep

by Bruce Apar · May 29, 2026

Ms. Babb doesn’t hit a single false note as legendary singer and civil rights icon Marian Anderson. She is a commanding presence on stage, effusing class and an iron will. The only cavil I have with her singing voice is we don’t get to hear nearly enough of it, but what we do hear is heavenly. …

Review: THE 39 STEPS IS A DELIGHTFUL ROMP AT ELMWOOD PLAYHOUSE

Review: THE 39 STEPS IS A DELIGHTFUL ROMP AT ELMWOOD PLAYHOUSE

by Bruce Apar · May 22, 2026

What did our critic think of THE 39 STEPS IS A DELIGHTFUL ROMP AT ELMWOOD PLAYHOUSE at Elmwood?So pronounced is the raucous, madcap flavor of the show – consciously channeling the vaudevillian humor of early 20th Century English music halls, a setting that bookends the play – that the plot itsel…

Review: 'MY LORD, WHAT A NIGHT' at Penguin Rep

Review: 'MY LORD, WHAT A NIGHT' at Penguin Rep

by Peter Danish · May 20, 2026

​​​​​​​At a moment in American life when conversations about race, exclusion, immigration, and human dignity once again dominate the national discourse, Penguin Rep Theatre could scarcely have chosen a more resonant production than 'My Lord, What an Evening.' …

Review: THE FATHER AT TOWN PLAYERS OF NEW CANAAN

Review: THE FATHER AT TOWN PLAYERS OF NEW CANAAN

by Pia Haas · April 27, 2026

The Father is a critically acclaimed play by French writer Florian Zeller, translated by Christopher Hampton. It has been staged internationally, and adapted into a successful film. The play premiered in London’s West End in October 2015 and opened on Broadway at Manhattan Theatre Club in March 2…

Review: THE BOOK OF WILL Fills the Bill at Elmwood Playhouse

Review: THE BOOK OF WILL Fills the Bill at Elmwood Playhouse

by Bruce Apar · March 18, 2026

Ms. Gunderson’s ingenious play, directed by Lisa Spielman with her usual standard of excellence, is a marvelous creation, a paean not only to the Bard of Avon but a celebration of the magical potion, the curative powers, of live theater and, yea, of storytelling itself.…

Review: PERFECT ARRANGEMENT Is Perfectly Enjoyable at Elmwood Playhouse

Review: PERFECT ARRANGEMENT Is Perfectly Enjoyable at Elmwood Playhouse

by Bruce Apar · January 20, 2026

Both author Topher Payne and director Paul Russo offset the seemingly dark and heavy-handed state of affairs at the state department with effective, tongue-in-cheek deftness. The seriousness of the subject matter is no less impactful when filtered through light moments laced with wit that is deliver…

Past Shows

CompCord at Howland

Jun 7

Composers Concordance and the Howland Cultural Center present CompCord at Howland in Beacon, NY, bringing together musicians from NYC and the Hudson Valley. The concert...

HIDE

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Apr 4

What happens when one man dares to speak the truth his community refuses to face? HIDE, a searing new one-person play written and performed by Jeffrey Doornbos—a...

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