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.
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.
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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Northampton Community College’s “A Chorus Line” is a joyously exuberant production brimming with hope and deliverance and delivered with plenty of pluck.
The heartfelt show, Michael Bennett’s love letter to the theater, kicks off NCC’s Bill Mutimer Summer Theatre Series, and runs through June 14 in the Lipkin Theatre, Northampton Community College, 3835 Green Pond Road, Bethlehem Township.
A show that is truly an ensemble piece, the cast is excellent throughout and there is not a weak link.
Pennsylvania Playhouse’s production of “Spring Awakening” is a raw, devastating coming-of-age pop-rock musical filled with heart-felt and passionate performances.
The musical on stage through June 14 at Pennsylvania Playhouse, 390 Illick’s Mill Road, Bethlehem, takes a heart-breaking look at the lives of a group of teens in late 19th-century Germany, who are struggling to understand their sexuality despite the repressive attitudes of the adults around them.
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