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Pa Shakespeare Festival's "Hamlet" is moody and fascinating

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Written by: Kathy Lauer-Williams
Category: Play Reviews
Published: 11 July 2025
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Pennsylvania Shakespeare Festival’s stark production of “Hamlet” is dark, moody and fascinating.
Shakespeare‘s epic tragedy, which is marked by outstanding performances and confident direction, continues through Aug. 3 on the Main Stage Theatre, Labuda Center for the Performing Arts, DeSales University, in Center Valley.

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Rousing and fun "Footloose" at Pines

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Written by: Kathy Lauer-Williams
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Published: 10 July 2025
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Pines Dinner Theatre delivers an energetic, fun and tuneful production of the rocking hit musical “Footloose.”
More than a dozen performers fill the Pines’ stage with rousing music and dancing in the musical that features several popular hit songs, as well as new songs.
“Footloose” is playing through Aug. 16, at the Pines’ new location in Cedar Point at 315 S. Cedar Crest Boulevard, Allentown.

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Harrowing, hopeful "A Raisin in the Sun" at Pennsylvania Shakepeare Festival

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Written by: Kathy Lauer-Williams
Category: Play Reviews
Published: 01 July 2025
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Harrowing, yet hopeful, Pennsylvania Shakepeare Festival’s “A Raisin in the Sun” paints a picture of a troubling American landscape (that has changed less than you would hope,) but also makes the case for standing up for what is right, even when the odds are stacked against you.
This devastating, but determined production is on stage through July 13 in Schubert Theatre, Labuda Center for the Performing Arts, DeSales University, 2755 Station Avenue, Center Valley.

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Outstanding performances in exciting "Evita" at NCC

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Written by: Kathy Lauer-Williams
Category: Play Reviews
Published: 27 June 2025
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Outstanding performances anchor Bill Mutimer Summer Theatre Series’ exciting and enthusiastic “Evita,” through July 6 at Lipkin Theater, Northampton Community College, 3835 Green Pond Road, Bethlehem Township.
The that follows the rise of Eva Perón from her teen years as a poor girl in the small town of Junin, to becoming the second wife of Argentine president Juan Perón. Throughout, Eva’s story is given perspective by Ché, a young revolutionary who watches from the sidelines.

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Funny, sly and clever "Reefer Madness" at Civic

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Written by: Kathy Lauer-Williams
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Published: 25 June 2025
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Treading a fine line between satire and mayhem, Civic Theatre gives audiences a “Reefer Madness,” that is funny, sly and hilariously clever.
The musical comedy based on the 1930s anti-marijuana film “Reefer Madness” takes a comedic jab at the authoritarian use of propaganda to control people, specifically to stop them from smoking the demon weed.

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More Articles …

  1. Hilariously outrageous "The Producers" at PSF
  2. "Million Dollar Quartet" a rockin' hit at NCC
  3. Playful, energetic "Singin' in the Rain" at Pa Playhouse
  4. Pennsylvania Shakespeare Festival's "Penelope" riveting and evocative
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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
  • Crowded Kitchen Players seeks singers and actors for new musical comedy

UPCOMING SHOWS

  • "An Explosion by the Ballyseedy Woods", a tale of the Irish Civil War at The Ice House March 13-16
  • Coming to The Ice House: “Earth Woven: Stories of Connection, Creation, and Wonder," a storytelling concert