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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


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: ONE MAN, TWO GUVNERS at Town Players Of New Canaan


by Pia Haas - March 04, 2026

There’s something wonderfully nuts about The Town Players of New Canaan taking on One Man, Two Guvnors, Richard Bean’s 2011 hit based on The Servant of Two Masters by Carlo Goldoni. ...

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...

Review: JEEVES AND WOOSTER IN PERFECT NONSENSE at Schoolhouse Theater


by Bruce Apar - December 11, 2025

Those dramatis personae (ha!) and more are animated to a fare thee well by only two – count ‘em – two actors, Mr. Guy and Mr. Lang, who bring to their poly-personality assignments proficient physical suppleness and chameleon-like chops. I started to keep track of how many characters they essay...

Past Shows

HIDE
HIDE
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...

Videos


MJ Territo Quartet in Rockland / Westchester MJ Territo Quartet
Jazz On Main (5/16-5/16)
Miss Maybell and the Jazz Age Artistes in Rockland / Westchester Miss Maybell and the Jazz Age Artistes
Jazz On Main (8/21-8/21)
Pete Rodriguez Quartet in Rockland / Westchester Pete Rodriguez Quartet
Jazz On Main (9/26-9/26)
I Can’t Give You Anything But Song: Jazz, Love and Spring in Rockland / Westchester I Can’t Give You Anything But Song: Jazz, Love and Spring
Jazz On Main (6/06-6/06)
THE DUPONT BIG BAND  in Rockland / Westchester THE DUPONT BIG BAND
The Laurie Beechman Theater (5/17-5/17)
Yoppi’s Breathing Room in Rockland / Westchester Yoppi’s Breathing Room
Jazz On Main (6/07-6/07)
Stand-Up Westchester Comedy Club Presents: Comedy From Scratch, at The Idea Kitchen with Keith Chase, Bassam Shawl, Ben Asher in Rockland / Westchester Stand-Up Westchester Comedy Club Presents: Comedy From Scratch, at The Idea Kitchen with Keith Chase, Bassam Shawl, Ben Asher
The Idea Kitchen (5/23-5/23)
Westchester Collaborative Theater (WCT) Presents The Oren Neiman Quartet Performing “Songs of the Valley” at WCT Music in the Box in Rockland / Westchester Westchester Collaborative Theater (WCT) Presents The Oren Neiman Quartet Performing “Songs of the Valley” at WCT Music in the Box
Westchester Collaborative Theater (5/16-5/16)
MY LORD, WHAT A NIGHT in Rockland / Westchester MY LORD, WHAT A NIGHT
Penguin Rep Theatre (5/15-6/07)
The Keith Chasin Trio in Rockland / Westchester The Keith Chasin Trio
Jazz On Main (5/15-5/15)