Review: THE LAST FIVE YEARS Soars at Core Theatre Group
by Rachel Stone - February 23, 2024
Last night, I was lucky enough to attend the opening night of Core Theatre Group’s (Hudson Valley’s newest theatre company), production of The Last Five Years, starring Season 6 winner of the The Voice Maelyn Jarmon and Clay Singer (The Band’s Visit). This production, directed with honesty and inve...
Review: CLUE at Ridgefield Theater Barn
by Bruce Apar - February 15, 2024
Based on the 1985 movie, the script of 'Clue' is a fun romp rife with wordplay and sight gags. Need a break from streaming and bingeing and all the newfangled ways to get your entertainment fix? ...
Review: A DIVINE SISTER ACT at Actors Conservatory Theatre
by Pia Haas - November 17, 2023
What did our critic think of A DIVINE SISTER ACT AT ACT at Actors Conservatory Theatre? Actors Conservatory Theatre brings a delightfully entertaining production to Bronxville’s Taylor Hall. Based on the hilarious 1992 hit film starring Whoopi Goldberg, Sister Act, received five Tony Award nominatio...
Review: THE DUMB WAITER at Katonah Classic Stage
by Bruce Apar - October 26, 2023
The Dumb Waiter is built with the trademark tropes and techniques that comprise a vintage Pinter. There is no room – or need – for exposition, so if you’re waiting to discern a decipherable story line, you might as well be waiting for Godot....
Review: 3-WAY STOP at Schoolhouse Theater in Croton Falls
by Bruce Apar - October 19, 2023
In 3-Way Stop, a threesome of short plays on stage through Oct. 29 at Schoolhouse Theater in Croton Falls (Putnam County, N.Y.), playwright James Sheldon brings to the fore miniature slices of life that cut close to the bone – sibling rivalry, marital meanderings, the search for life’s meaning (or a...
Review: THE TOXIC AVENGER at Town Players Of New Canaan
by Pia Haas - October 19, 2023
What did our critic think of THE TOXIC AVENGER at Town Players Of New Canaan? The show is a comic satire with an irreverent, kooky edge, similar in style to “Little Shop of Horrors,” “Urinetown” and “Zombie Prom”. The opening number describes the play’s setting as “a place between heaven and hell”:...