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Funny, buoyant “Groundhog Day” at Civic

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Written by: Kathy Lauer-Williams
Category: Play Reviews
Published: 11 May 2025
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Civic Theatre’s funny and buoyant “Groundhog Day” brings heart and plenty of laughs to the musical inspired by the hit film.
The delightfully humorous “Groundhog Day” runs through May 19 on Civic’s historic 19th Street Theatre, 527 N. 19th St., Allentown.

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Act 1's Thrilling "Singin' in the Rain" brings together theater, dance and film

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Written by: Ara Barlieb
Category: Play Reviews
Published: 27 April 2025
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DeSales University has brought together all three majors in the School of Performing Arts, including  Act 1 theater, the school’s dance division and the TV/film department to stage an exhilarating and breath-taking production of the classic musical “Singin’ in the Rain.”  

The thrilling musical features great performances, outstanding tap dancing, eye-popping visuals and ear-worm songs.

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Funny, touching "Spelling Bee" at NCC

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Written by: Kathy Lauer-Williams
Category: Play Reviews
Published: 12 April 2025
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“The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee,” is funny, quirky and a bit touching in this enjoyable production presented by Northampton Community College Theatre Department.

On stage through April13 in Lipkin Theater, Northampton Community College, 3835 Green Pond Road, Bethlehem Township, the show is NCC’s final production of the spring semester.

The entertaining ensemble cast are appealing as six nerdy middle school students competing in a regional spelling bee in the gymnasium of Putnam Valley Middle School. 

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Powerful, haunting "Fences" at Pennsylvania Playhouse

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Written by: Kathy Lauer-Williams
Category: Play Reviews
Published: 02 April 2025
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Pennsylvania Playhouse has staged a powerful and emotionally rich production of August Wilson’s Pulitzer Prize-winning play “Fences.” 

The haunting and compelling play is being presented through April 13 at Pennsylvania Playhouse,390 Illick’s Mill Road, Bethlehem.

Written in 1985, “Fences”  is the sixth in Wilson's ten-part "Pittsburgh Cycle" dealing with changing issues of race and family dynamics.

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Pines Dinner Theatre opens new location with entertaining "Nunsense"

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Written by: Kathy Lauer-Williams
Category: Play Reviews
Published: 21 March 2025
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After more than a year of delays, Pines Dinner Theater has finally opened in its new home at Allentown’s Shops at Cedar Point, 315 S. Cedar Crest Boulevard, Allentown.
And Pines celebrates its new location with a playful, entertaining production of the hit comedy musical “Nunsense,” playing through April 19.
The new theater, housed in the former Pistachio Bar & Grille, retains the restaurant’s wall of windows in the entry, but opens into a cozy, welcoming space with tiered seating set with tables sporting crisp white tablecloths and a large stage.
The five talented performers in “Nunsense” use both the stage and the area around the diners to immerse the audience in the show.

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More Articles …

  1. Crowded Kitchen's "An Explosion by the Ballyseedy Woods" powerful and devastating theater
  2. Civic Theater's "Jesus Christ Superstar" effective and energetic
  3. DeSales' Act 1's "The Children's Hour" raw and powerful
  4. DeSales' Act 1's "The Children's Hour" raw and powerful
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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