Reviews
‘Trailer Park’ trash never looked so good
There’s absolutely nothing politically correct about “The Great American Trailer Park Musical.” That’s one reason the audience can sit back and laugh out loud at the outrageous stereo-typing going on in Betsy Kelso’s and David Nehls’ “The Great American Trailer Park Musical” at TheatreWorks, New Milford. It’s all out, unadulterated, strictly adult, categorical fun with…
“Trailer Park Musical” Is a Hootenanny Hit
TheatreWorks New Milford patrons knew they were in for a treat last Friday night when a large gaggle of bright pink plastic flamingos roosted in the gardens surrounding the entrance, just in time for opening night of this season’s musical, “The Great American Trailer Park Musical.” Directed by TheatreWorks president Glenn Couture, with music and…
‘The Great American Trailer Park Musical’ is a smash in New Milford
Maybe it’s a no-brainer that the productions at New Milford’s TheatreWorks seem to be getting better all the time. But its current offering, the Betsy Kelso and David Nehls two-act show, “The Great American Trailer Park Musical” goes the extra mile. Its production staff and cast, led by director Glenn R. Couture, are even more…
‘Trailer Park’ is Rollicking Good Fun!
A doublewide dose of great song and raucous humor is now playing at New Milford’s TheatreWorks The Great American Trailer Park Musical, now on stage at TheatreWorks in New Milford, may be the most accurately named play around – with the emphasis on the word ‘great.’ Trailer Park features a bevy of accomplished local actors who intersperse hilarious dialogue…
Fans of Shock Jocks will Love Talk Radio
Barry Champlain, the intense shock-jock played to a ‘T’ by Bob Lussier in the stage presentation of Talk Radio by TheatreWorks New Milford, is an in-your-face, take-no-prisoners kind of guy. He has to be: Grabbing the attention of thousands of listeners, night after night, in the declining medium of radio, is grueling work. Late night radio listeners…
Radio show host goads listeners
TheatreWorks, New Milford: Barry Champlain is a shock-jock. In other words, he’s a late night radio talk show host that likes to incite and insult his listeners. His language is harsh and his attitude condescending. When a caller asks him what to do about a girl who has been partying for two days and now won’t…
TheatreWorks’ ‘Talk Radio’ Is Something to Talk About
The sturm und drang that swirled around talk radio in the 1980s with the introduction of radical broadcasters such as Rush Limbaugh and shock jocks like Howard Stern has largely been replaced by insipid talking heads on cable news. But TheatreWorks New Milford’s current production of Eric Bogosian’s comedy-drama “Talk Radio” takes audiences back to an era…
‘Talk Radio’ gripping at TheatreWorks
Eric Bogosian’s drama, “Talk Radio,” premiered originally in The Public Theater in 1987, with the author in the lead role. A film adaptation directed by Oliver Stone was released a year later. The show was the first to commemorate what by now is a media institution, the “shock jock.” The crusty contingent of know-it-alls from Joe Pyne…
Loves Fresh and, Sometimes, Sad
Love shines. It dies, too. And it appears in unpredictable places: between buddies, between strangers, between longtime lovers. That’s what “Almost, Maine” is all about: eight minuscule plays that tell us language counts, so does taking chances. So does quitting when there’s nothing left. That happens too, sometimes. John Cariani’s imaginary place, Almost, Maine, if…
Ever Been in Love? Almost, Maine is the Play for You!
There is nothing ‘almost’ about Almost, Maine. It is a thoroughly engaging and entertaining romantic comedy about the quest for enduring love – which, after all, is just about everyone’s ‘main’ pursuit at one time or another. Now on stage at TheatreWorks in New Milford, the two-act play presents eight superb actors who portray 19 characters…