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MunOpCo's "Into the Woods" delightful with memorable performances

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Written by: Kathy Lauer-Williams
Category: Play Reviews
Published: 19 February 2024
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"Into the Woods" gets a delightful and satisfying interpretation from MunOpCo Music Theater with memorable acting, strong singing, attractive costumes and an eye-catching set.

The classic Stephen Sondheim musical is at the Scottish Rite Cathedral, 1533 Hamilton St., Allentown, through Feb. 25.

The musical takes well-known fairy tales like Little Red Riding Hood, Rapunzel, Jack and the Beanstalk, and Cinderella, follows them to their conclusion and then darkly imagines what happens after "happily ever after."

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PA Playhouse's "Proof" haunting and satisfying

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Written by: Kathy Lauer-Williams
Category: Play Reviews
Published: 27 January 2024
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Pennsylvania Playhouse has delivered an enjoyably intimate and gripping production of the Pulitzer Prize winning play "Proof."

The haunting and satisfying show is at Pennsylvania Playhouse, 390 Illicks Mill Road, Bethlehem through Feb. 11.

"Proof" tells the story of Catherine, the daughter of a recently deceased mathematical genius, and her struggle with mathematical genius and mental illness.

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NCC's "Collective Rage" is a raucous roller-coaster ride

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Written by: Kathy Lauer-Williams
Category: Play Reviews
Published: 25 January 2024
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Northamptom Community College Theatres premiere of "Collective Rage: A Play in Five Betties" is jolting, raw and hilariously funny. The play in Norman Roberts Lab Theater at the Bethlehem Township campus through Jan. 22, is a raucous roller-coaster ride through the lives of five very different New York City women, coincidentally all named Betty.

At first all seem stereotypes, but as they come together to create a piece of devised theater, they find themselves rejecting the roles into which they have been cast.

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Crowded Kitchen Players' "Symon Tuttle" a wildly irreverent Holiday sleigh ride

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Written by: Kathy Lauer-Williams
Category: Play Reviews
Published: 21 December 2023
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Audiences are taken on a wild, irreverent ride with "The Many Charms of Symon Tuttle (A Strange Christmas Play)," which runs through Dec. 23 at The Charles A. Brown Ice House in Bethlehem.

"The Many Charms of Symon Tuttle" is a new play written by written by local playwright Bruce Brown. It is a crazy, farcical murder mystery which takes place right before Christmas.

The show sets the stage before it even starts with slightly-off sounding minor key versions of Christmas carols, followed by videos of humorously over-indulgent holiday decorations.

As the lights go up on the multi-color tree-bedecked set, the possibly drunken Symon Tuttle, played with giddy abandon by Jake Walbert is singing a slowed-down carol when a shot rings out.

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Sing for America puts own twist on "The Wizard of Oz", in Easton

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Written by: Kathy Lauer-Williams
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Published: 11 December 2023
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Playful and spontaneous, Sing for Americas "The Wizard of Oz" through Dec. 17 at The Confluence Community Center, 610 W. Berwick St., Easton, constantly surprises.

Full of dancing, eye-catching costumes and unexpected visuals, Sing for America puts their own twist on the familiar tale of Dorothy and her friends in the land of Oz.

Leianna Torres is sweet and spirited as Dorothy, the young girl who is transported by a tornado to Oz.

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More Articles …

  1. DCP's heartwarming Christmas twin-bill features many 'creatures stirring'
  2. PA Playhouse's "Miracle on 34th Street" filled with holiday spirit
  3. Touchstone "Follies" delivers holiday humor and nostalgia
  4. Act 1's “Rodgers and Hammerstein’s Cinderella” lovely, joyful
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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