Reviews
A Funny Tale of Relationships
TheatreWorks New Milford’s production of “Private Lives” is a richly funny presentation that enlivens Noel Coward’s rapier-sharp script by bringing to the rather intimate theater five actors who are as agile with their lines as they are with their expressions, reactions and physical comedy. We may not see ourselves in every scene, but more often…
Coward’s ‘Private Lives’ quite public – 5 out of 5 Stars
Considering that Noel Coward’s comedy “Private Lives” has had seven Broadway revivals and played at just about every community and regional theater in Connecticut, there’s not much private about the play. Currently, it is alive and very well at TheatreWorks in New Milford. Writer Tom Faulkner, in an article for “Drama for Students,” said Coward…
A Complex Battle of Good Versus Evil
If you’re of a certain age, the title “The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance” may evoke audio memories of Gene Pitney crooning on the AM radio in your parent’s 1962 Oldsmobile. If classic films are more your bent, then John Ford’s uniting John Wayne, Jimmy Stewart and Lee Marvin in a mega-star acting tug of…
An Excellent Debut For “Liberty Valance” In New Milford
NEW MILFORD — Theatreworks New Milford has raised the bar at Prairie Belle Saloon high, with the production of The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance. Impeccably directed by Richard Pettibone, the brilliant performances in this show have set a new standard. Sporting just about the coolest name ever, Liberty Valance (played by Francis A. Daly) haunts…
The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance at TheatreWorks New Milford
The spirit of the “Old West” bursts to life on the stage of TheatreWorks New Milford in their production of The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance. This play conjures up every western you’ve seen with gun slingers trying to control the town and strong but gentle cowboys doing their best to stop them. Although the…
Shoot out at TheatreWorks New Milford
The great American Westerns with quick on the draw, gunslinging cowboys are hard to find on the big screen or television these days let alone on stage. However, TheatreWorks in New Milford has the distinction of presenting Jethro Compton’s “The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance.” Here’s a play that really has something for everyone. It…
Pillow Talking’s Review of [title of show]
She Said: Interestingly, there have been two shows in the 2016 season at TheatreWorks New Milford which speak to insiders – to writers and other artists in the literary and entertainment businesses. Each of them reflects the excitement, struggles, successes, and failures of the many individuals who risk putting it all out there to create…
“A Musical That Will Lift Your Spirits”
[title of show] glows from start to finish with clever and irreverent songs finely calibrated by an exquisite cast that never misses a beat, literally! With music and lyrics by Jeff Bowen and the book by Hunter Bell, [title of show] chronicles their own creation for an entry into the New York Musical Theater Festival and the subsequent struggles…
Four Gifted Actors Perfect In ‘[title of show]’
NEW MILFORD — TheatreWorks New Milford’s summer fare is a musical rendition of a slice of the lives of the four characters who seemingly create the work on the spot. It is funny, charming and unusual. Under the direction of Alicia Dempster, [title of show], with music and lyrics by Jeff Bowen and book by Hunter…
Review: ‘[title of show]’ at TheatreWorks New Milford
“I’d rather be nine people’s favorite thing than a hundred people’s ninth-favorite thing…” New Milford, CT – [title of show] is an original broadway musical with music and lyrics by Jeff Bowen and book by Hunter Bell. Because it is a musical about two “nobodies” who decide to write a musical starring themselves and their…