Tag: musical
Review: ‘Company’ presented by Fredericktowne Players
Company, with music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim and book by George Furth, is now playing at the JBK Theater at the Frederick Community...
Review: ‘Anne of Green Gables’ at Little Theatre of Alexandria
In the first decade of the 20th century, on a farm in the tiny village of Avonlea, in Canada’s smallest province, Prince Edward Island,...
Review: ‘Passing Strange’ at The Wilma Theater
“Life is a mistake that only art can correct.”
That’s not a line you’d expect to hear at a rock and roll show, is it?...
New Records: Listening to ‘Bandstand’ and the Music of Alan Menken
This report on New Records includes three Alan Menken shows that recently received fresh recordings, plus a Broadway show from this year that unfortunately...
Review: ‘The Color Purple’ at the Forrest Theatre
It may take place in rural Georgia circa 1909, but because of today’s headlines about the mistreatment of women, The Color Purple is more...
Review: ‘My Fair Lady’ at Quintessence Theatre
Quintessence Theatre has built a strong reputation as a home for classic drama. But now they’ve dived into the American Musical Theatre canon in...
Review: ‘Finding Neverland’ at the Academy of Music
I went into Finding Neverland with high hopes. I had been enchanted by the 2004 film from which this musical has been adapted. The story,...
Review: ‘Annie’ at the Walnut Street Theatre
The sun’ll come out tomorrow
Bet your bottom dollar that
Tomorrow there’ll be sun….
Those familiar lyrics seem fresher than ever in Walnut Street Theatre’s new production...
Review: ‘The Fantasticks’ at The Eagle Theatre
What’s not to like about The Fantasticks? It’s always been a modest, gentle show that goes down easy. The Eagle Theatre’s new production adds...
Review: ‘The New World’ at Bucks County Playhouse
A Thanksgiving musical? We can think of musicals that sometimes involve that observance, but an entire show about how the holiday evolved? Bucks County...
Review: ‘TouchTones’ at Arden Theatre Company
TouchTones is a new musical by playwright/lyricist Michael Hollinger and composer Robert Maggio. Directed by Emmanuelle Delpech, it delves into the romantic relationship between Christine...
Review: ‘West Side Story’ staged by The Philadelphia Orchestra
West Side Story has never sounded as good as in last weekend’s performances by Yannick Nézet-Séguin and the Philadelphia Orchestra. It even surpassed Leonard...
Review: ‘Cabaret’ at Arden Theatre Company
“Why do we continue to allow destructive powers to gain control?” – Matthew Decker, Director of Cabaret
This is the question that runs through Arden...
Review: ‘Something Wicked This Way Comes’ at Delaware Theatre Company
What’s the most impressive technical production in the area? What’s just as astounding as Disney World or any show on Broadway? It’s Delaware Theatre...
Review: ‘Carousel’ at The Media Theatre
Musical Heaven. Is there a better way to describe the production of Carousel at the Media Theatre?
It would be hard to find a better-sung production...
Review: ‘A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum’...
Want to make one of the zaniest shows of all time even zanier? Just add Frank Ferrante.
Ferrante has directed the Walnut’s new production of...
Review: ‘Guys and Dolls’ at Bucks County Playhouse
Guys and Dolls is a paragon of American musical theater. Considering its blend of interesting characters, clever story and glorious songs by Frank Loesser,...
Review: ‘Zanna Don’t (the Reboot)’ at Theatre Horizon
For the latest show in its 42nd and Main Concerts series, Theatre Horizon tackled Zanna, Don’t!, an offbeat musical that ran Off-Broadway in 2003 and...
Review: ‘Truth and Confessions’ at Standing Ovation Theatre Company
“Love is like a tree: it grows by itself, roots itself deeply in our being and continues to flourish over a heart in ruin....
Review: ‘Disney’s The Little Mermaid’ at Steel River Playhouse
Memorial Day Weekend usually means a trip to the shore, but Steel River Playhouse brought the ocean to Pottstown, with its glorious rendition of...