Reviews
‘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…
Theater Review — Bad People Worth Catching In A Good Play: ‘Bonnie And Clyde’ A Strong Production
NEW MILFORD — America needed heroes. Bonnie Parker and Clyde Barrow fancied themselves fulfilling that role in some twisted, misguided way. TheatreWorks New Milford’s production of Bonnie and Clyde, a play by Adam Peck that opened last weekend, seeks to dig deeper into who this gun slingingpair of lovers were and what they wanted. As Bonnie…
167 bullets took down Bonnie & Clyde
Adam Peck’s one-act play “Bonnie & Clyde” attempts to show the human side of the two murdering criminals whose dastardly deeds evolved from headline news to myth. Peck, an Englishman, put his own spin on this notorious American couple. Perhaps it’s the English spin on this American story that doesn’t ring quite right. In the…
The Intimate Side of Bonnie & Clyde
The names Bonnie and Clyde, when uttered together, instantly conjure images of twenty-something Depression Era outlaws who became notorious for their string of robberies and murders and, ultimately, their bullet-riddled demise. Parker and Barrow’s lives have been the inspiration for storytellers throughout the years, most notably for Arthur Penn’s film starring Warren Beatty and Faye…
‘Bonnie & Clyde’ at TheatreWorks New Milford
“Bonnie and Clyde were criminals who caught the attention of the public and never let go.” This play looks “beyond the headlines at the two people who became those legendary outlaws.” ~ Joseph Russo, Director The east coast premiere of Adam Peck’s drama Bonnie and Clyde opened on Friday at TheatreWorks New Milford. Based on the true…
The Last Night of Ballyhoo
Chesley Plemmons is a talented and gracious man, well known in the world of local theater, directing more than 13 plays at Brookfield and the Sherman Players. It was this reporter’s Sisyphean task to review him! Mr. Plemmons was the theater critic for The Danbury News Times for 19 years and has reviewed over 2,000…
Defining Them And Us
From the 1930s through the 1950s, Jewish communities in various Southern cities hosted events in which college-age men and women got together to meet, chat, dance, mingle and, well, –hopefully – find a Jewish mate. In Atlanta, the Jewish-only Standard Club sponsored a weekend of breakfast dates, tea dances, cocktail parties, formals, and more, called…