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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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Funny, buoyant “Groundhog Day” at Civic

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Written by: Kathy Lauer-Williams
Category: Play Reviews
Published: 11 May 2025
Hits: 1958

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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More Articles …

  1. Funny, touching "Spelling Bee" at NCC
  2. Powerful, haunting "Fences" at Pennsylvania Playhouse
  3. Crowded Kitchen's "An Explosion by the Ballyseedy Woods" powerful and devastating theater
  4. Civic Theater's "Jesus Christ Superstar" effective and energetic
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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
  • AUDITIONS for "THE WATCHERS" A chilling new play for a chilling new world

UPCOMING SHOWS

  • 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
  • Celebrate Halloween with Crowded Kitchen Players’ entertaining new murder mystery “Death by Lullaby” at The Ice House, in October