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Hilariously outrageous "The Producers" at PSF

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Written by: Kathy Lauer-Williams
Category: Play Reviews
Published: 17 June 2025
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Pennsylvania Shakespeare Festival’s flashy production of Mel Brooks’ “The Producers” is bold, brassy and irreverently over-the-top.
The hilariously outrageous musical comedy runs through June 29 on the Main Stage at DeSales University in Center Valley. The show boasts eye-popping visuals, laugh-out-loud performances and must-be-seen-to-be-believed production numbers.

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"Million Dollar Quartet" a rockin' hit at NCC

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Written by: Kathy Lauer-Williams
Category: Play Reviews
Published: 05 June 2025
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Be prepared for a rockin’ good time at “Million Dollar Quartet,” which kicks off the Bill Mutimer Summer Theatre Series’ 2025 season with a jolt of high intensity energy.
Northampton Community College summer theater series has a surefire hit with “Million Dollar Quartet” through June 15 at Northampton Community College’s Lipkin Theater in Bethlehem Township.

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Playful, energetic "Singin' in the Rain" at Pa Playhouse

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Written by: Kathy Lauer-Williams
Category: Play Reviews
Published: 31 May 2025
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Pennsylvania Playhouse delivers a playful, energetic take on the beloved movie turned musical “Singin’ in the Rain.”
The production runs through June 15 at the playhouse, 390 Illick’s Mill Road, Bethlehem.

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Pennsylvania Shakespeare Festival's "Penelope" riveting and evocative

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Written by: Kathy Lauer-Williams
Category: Play Reviews
Published: 31 May 2025
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A fascinating and evocative original musical focusing on the experiences of Odysseus’ long-suffering wife, “Penelope” makes its memorable premiere at Pennsylvania Shakespeare Festival.
The engaging one-woman musical which follows Penelope as she waits two decades for her husband to return from the Trojan War, runs through June 8 in the Schubert Theatre at DeSales University in Center Valley. 

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PYT's "Mary Poppins" makes magic happen at The Ice House in Bethlehem through May 18

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Written by: Douglas Graves
Category: Play Reviews
Published: 12 May 2025
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Magic happens when Mary Poppins played by Emma Hartzell shows up to take charge of a couple of rambunctious kids in a rather stuffy Edwardian era English household.

Pennsylvania Youth Theatre’s production of “Mary Poppins the Broadway Musical,” beautifully directed by Jill Dunn Jones, plays through May 18 at the Charles A. Brown Ice House in Bethlehem.

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More Articles …

  1. Funny, buoyant “Groundhog Day” at Civic
  2. Act 1's Thrilling "Singin' in the Rain" brings together theater, dance and film
  3. Funny, touching "Spelling Bee" at NCC
  4. Powerful, haunting "Fences" at Pennsylvania Playhouse
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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