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Powerhouse performances in NCC's "Gypsy", through July 5

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Written by: Kathy Lauer-Williams
Category: Play Reviews
Published: 27 June 2026
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Northampton Community College has staged a powerfully-performed and very satisfying “Gypsy” as it continues its Bill Mutimer Summer Theatre Series.
The classic musical “Gypsy” is through July 5 in Lipkin Theater, Northampton Community College, 3835 Green Pond Road, Bethlehem Township.

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PSF's charming “The Complete Works of Jane Austen, Abridged” playfully delightful, through July 12

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Written by: Kathy Lauer-Williams
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Published: 26 June 2026
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Pennsylvania Shakespeare Festival’s “The Complete Works of Jane Austen, Abridged” is a playfully affectionate and delightfully acted homage to the works of the beloved writer.

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Civic's bold "Hair" a giddy ride, through July 5

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Written by: Kathy Lauer-Williams
Category: Play Reviews
Published: 22 June 2026
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As you arrive at Civic Theatre for its production of “Hair, hippies cavorting on the sidewalk greet you. Inside the theater, more hippies casually dance and swirl on the stage before the show and at intermission, immersing the audience in the iconic 1960s youth culture.

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"Never has such nonsense been so much fun or so well done". “Seussical” by  Muhlenberg College Theatre and Dance

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Written by: Douglas Graves
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Published: 18 June 2026
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Never has such nonsense been so much fun or so well done. “Seussical” by   Muhlenberg College Theatre and Dance running through June 27 at the Dorothy Hess Baker at the Trexler Pavilion for Theatre and Dance is superb by every standard.

For those who have enjoyed the many Dr. Seuss stories from our childhood this mash-up his characters and plots into one scintillating play is a great pleasure to see.  From the impish Cat in the Hat to loyal Horton the Elephant to a much mellowed Grinch, they are all doing there part.

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Thrilling "Million Dollar Quartet" at PA Shakespeare Festival

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Written by: Kathy Lauer-Williams
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Published: 16 June 2026
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The amazingly talented performers rock the stage with explosive energy in Pennsylvania Shakespeare Festival’s thrilling “Million Dollar Quartet.”
The musical inspired by an impromptu jam session by Elvis Presley, Johnny Cash, Jerry Lee Lewis, and Carl Perkins runs through June 28 on the Main Stage Theatre, Labuda Center for the Performing Arts, DeSales University, 2755 Station Avenue, Center Valley.

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More Articles …

  1. Exuberant and heartfelt "A Chorus Line" at NCC
  2. PA Playhouse stages raw, passionate "Spring Awakening"
  3. Compelling "The Piano Lesson" opens PA Shakespeare Festival
  4. Muhlenberg's musical "Twelfth Night" playful and delightful
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PLAY REVIEWS

  • "The Watchers" may not terrify you, but it should, at The Ice House through Oct 19
  • "Allies" debates cultural identity, at Between the Lines Studio 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