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“Young Frankenstein” A Shocking Good Time, at PA Playhouse through Oct 26

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Written by: Denise Shelton
Category: Play Reviews
Published: 16 October 2025
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Mix one part outrageous, two parts ridiculous, and a dash of naughtiness. Add generous dollops of side-splitting jokes and jaunty tunes. Roast classic horror film tropes until piping hot and serve with a sumptuous sauce of on and off-stage talent and you have the recipe for the feast that is “Young Frankenstein” through October 26 at Pennsylvania Playhouse, 390 Illick’s Mill Road, Bethlehem.

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"The Watchers" may not terrify you, but it should, at The Ice House through Oct 19

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Written by: Denise Shelton
Category: Play Reviews
Published: 11 October 2025
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Time: The immediate future.

Place: A wrecked and shuttered playhouse.

Masked commandos interrogate a woman they believe to be an actor, and therefore an enemy of the State.

The woman denies the charge, saying she is only a watchman. 

As interrogation escalates to torture, a second group of commandos interrupts to challenge the first group’s authority.

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"The Marvelous Wonderettes" feel-good walk down memory lane

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Written by: Kathy Lauer-Williams
Category: Play Reviews
Published: 27 September 2025
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Classic songs, four-part harmonies and a touch of innocent fun come together in a playful feel-good production filled with frothy entertainment.
Cedar Crest College’s “The Marvelous Wonderettes (Glee Club Edition)” through Sept 29 at the Samuels Theater, Cedar Crest College, 100 College Drive, Allentown, is unapologetically sentimental, drawing on all the familiar loves songs from the 1950s and 1960s is this light-hearted jukebox musical comedy.

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PA Playhouse stages vibrant, dynamic "In the Heights"

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Written by: Kathy Lauer-Williams
Category: Play Reviews
Published: 03 August 2025
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An exciting, exuberant and uplifting “In the Heights” bursts off the stage at Pennsylvania Playhouse.
Energy infuses the vibrant and dynamic production of Lin-Manuel Miranda’s Tony-winning musical, which runs through Aug. 10 at the playhouse at 390 Illick’s Mill Road, Bethlehem.

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"Timon of Athens" affecting, compelling theater, at PA Shakespeare Festival

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Written by: Kathy Lauer-Williams
Category: Play Reviews
Published: 29 July 2025
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Pennsylvania Shakespeare Festival’s production of “Timon of Athens” makes for compelling and affecting theater.
The seldom-performed Shakespeare play runs through Aug. 3 at Schubert Theatre, Labuda Center for the Performing Arts, DeSales University, 2755 Station Avenue, Center Valley.

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More Articles …

  1. Fun and exuberant "Hairspray" at NCC
  2. Funny, profound “Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead” at PSF
  3. Pa Shakespeare Festival's "Hamlet" is moody and fascinating
  4. Rousing and fun "Footloose" at Pines
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PLAY REVIEWS

  • "Allies" debates cultural identity, at Between the Lines Studio Theatre
  • "Clue: The Musical" wacky and colorful fun, at Pines Dinner Theatre

AUDITIONS

  • Auditions for "An Explosion by the Ballyseedy Woods", third part of CKP's Irish trilogy
  • AUDITIONS for "THE WATCHERS" A chilling new play for a chilling new world

UPCOMING SHOWS

  • "The Watchers" at The Ice House--- Is This America's Dystopian Nightmare Wake-Up Call?
  • At The Ice House, "Black Angel – A Staged Reading by Francine Gold" --- a special one-night showcase of Act 1 of Black Angel — a powerful new play, presented by Basement Poetry