Reviews
Life Is A Game And ‘The Game’s Afoot’
NEW MILFORD — Nothing says Merry Christmas like a good old fashioned, hilariously funny murder-mystery. Theatreworks New Milford’s holiday offering of Ken Ludwig’s The Game’s Afoot or Holmes for the Holidays is just that. Elaborately set in a grand mansion style country home on the Connecticut River, this riotous farce is good old fashioned fun, fun, fun.…
“The Game’s Afoot” at TheatreWorks New Milford
“The Game’s Afoot” got mixed reviews in its original production. Some critics said it was incredibly suspenseful. Others said it was absolutely hilarious. Personally, I think it’s equal parts murder mystery and farce. The production, which opened at Theatreworks New Milford this weekend, is fast-paced and pokes merciless fun at the egotistical theater people but…
Avenue Q an unforgettable night of regional theatre
When human foibles are presented to us by singing puppets we are not offended, we’re doubled over in laughter slapping our knees. The residents of Avenue Q shake out the nastier parts of human nature through song and dance and we relish the opportunity to laugh at the unattractive bits we normally keep beneath the surface. Avenue…
Cute and coarse enliven ‘Avenue Q’ (5 out of 5 Stars)
Long before Punch and Judy were little shavers, puppets have gotten away with murder. They have acted badly in ways their human counterparts only think about but dare not try. Charlie McCarthy insults W.C. Fields and other fools he’d rather not suffer and, more recently, Seth McFarlane’s eponymous antiheroic teddy bear from the movie “Ted”…
Puppets for Grownups…
Celebrating puppet carnality, toying with racism, exulting in schadenfreude, airing numbers of nasty and witless notions, and exploding with theatrical style and daring, “Avenue Q” at TheatreWorks New Milford is a pleasure. A big pleasure. With puppets. And a few people, too. What it’s about, however, is not nearly as interesting as how it’s accomplished.…
Theater Review: Broadly Comedic And Moving ‘Avenue Q’
NEW MILFORD — TheatreWorks New Milford is currently offering the edgy, puppet populated and Tony Award winning musical Avenue Q, with music and lyrics by Robert Lopez and Jeff Marks, book by Jeff Whitty, and based on the original concept by Robert Lopez and Jeff Marks. These are adult-only puppets with a message for the child…
‘Avenue Q’ is a delightful place to visit in New Milford
Brad Blake, the director of TheatreWorks New Milford’s production of Avenue Q tries to describe the street in this very funny puppet musical that looks like Sesame Street. While there are some similarities, “alright, maybe its not exactly like your street.” He reminds the audience to look past the exteriors of each of the wonderful and very…
‘Avenue Q’ at Theatreworks New Milford
Avenue Q, the unconventional tuner touted as the “Sesame Street for adults” by Robert Lopez, Jeff Marx and Jeff Whitty, is truly the little show that could. It is the musical that snatched the 2004 Tony “Triple Crown” for Best Musical, Best Score and Best Book from Broadway juggernaut Wicked. It is the production that set…
A Delightful “Avenue Q”
Given all the theaters Connecticut is blessed with, you never know when you will walk into one and not just be pleasantly surprised but thoroughly entertained. Such is the case with walking into TheatreWorks New Milford, which is currently boarding “Avenue Q: The Musical.” For those of you who have seen the show in another…