Reviews
Theater parody music to your ears – 5 Stars
Instead of Agnes de Mille’s ballet from “Oklahoma,” there’s a “run-of-de-mill” ballet in “The Musicals of Musicals (The Musical)” by Eric Rockwell and Joanne Bogart on stage at TheatreWorks, New Milford. Whether this satirical tribute to musicals is singing “You’re high as an elephant’s eye” or turning a prop cart into a gondola in a…
Musical of Musicals Is Extraordinary Entertainment
A five-for-the-price-of-one romp through some of the most famous genres on Broadway Some community theater productions are perfectly named and perfectly executed. This is one of them! The Musical of Musicals (The Musica!l) now on stage at Theatreworks New Milford is strikingly professional and hilariously entertaining. And given the astronomical prices of musicals on Broadway nowadays, it is also…
TheatreWorks’ ‘Musical of Musicals’ is a Hit of Hits
It’s a rare theatrical experience to see not one, but five stories unfold on stage in one production, and rarer still for those stories to develop musically. But “The Musical of Musicals—The Musical!” creators Eric Rockwell and Joanne Bogart have done just that. Rather than take audiences through one long, drawn out tale with the…
Theater Review: “The Musical of Musicals”
Theatreworks New Milford, under the guidance of local favorite Bradford Blake, is staging a musical pastiche that affords a kind of informal history of musical theater by spoofing five of the most important icons of the twentieth century, from Rodgers and Hammerstein, through Stephen Sondheim, Jerry Herman, Andrew Lloyd Webber, to Kander and Ebb. Each segment…
‘The Musical of Musicals’ scores big time in New Milford
Any show directed and choreographed by the immensely talented Brad Blake is bound to delight community theater audiences. His staging of the current musical at New Milford’s TheaterWorks is no exception. It’s a show of professional caliber, down to every aspect of its production. Blake has directed other vehicles for this playhouse that bear the…
‘November’ just in time for elections
When David Mamet’s “November” opened on Broadway with Nathan Lane, the play was declared “hilarious.” The production at TheatreWorks in New Milford is very good, but it’s a far cry from hilarious. Centering on the fictional presidential campaign, the incumbent President Charles Smith (referring to no real president) wants to get re-elected in spite of…
Zany, witty ‘November’ on stage in New Milford
The president of the United States is in the Oval Office in the midst of an intense phone conversation, but he’s not talking to politicians or diplomats — he’s trying desperately to get off the phone with his wife. After several of his attempts to hang up fail, he lies and tells her the country…
Theater Review: Mamet’s “November” Treated Like Royalty In New Milford
NEW MILFORD — To those who may feel depressed or offended by the caliber of the political process in this presidential election year, I recommend that you go up to New Milford to catch a performance of the TheatreWorks production of David Mamet’s November. In fact, I highly recommend the show to everyone over the…
‘Hail to the Chief’: ‘November’ Is a Winner in New Milford
Election season in America can be a trying time, especially with the mudslide of name calling, accusations and counter-accusations. These days, it seems as if people will do and say anything to get into the White House, but it provides ample fodder for Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright David Mamet in his political comedy, “November.” He takes…
‘November’ is a Winner!
Judging from the headlines, there’s not much Americans agree on this election season. But one aspect of politics that all voters can enjoy regardless of their personal political views is the hilarious comedy November now on stage at Theatreworks New Milford. Created by the Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright and two-time Oscar nominee David Mamet, and cast and staged…