Reviews
Theater Review: A Love Letter to The Classic Sitcom, With A Very Current Twist
NEW MILFORD — Classic sitcoms such as The Honeymooners and I Love Lucy dealt with bickering spouses, get-rich-quick schemes, and mistaken identity. One thing they did not have to deal with was COVID. Oat Squares, celebrating its world premiere with...
Want a thrill?’Wait Until Dark’ at TheatreWorks
TheatreWorks New Milford is inviting audiences to “Wait Until Dark” with a dark production that runs throughApril 14. The thriller, being performed at 5 Brookside Ave., New Milford, was penned by Frederick Knott. TheatreWorkspresents the revised version that was adapted...
Theater Review: TheatreWorks Production Of ‘Scotland Road’ Another Wonderful Show
More than 111 years have passed since one of the largest nautical disasters in history, the sinking of the Titanic, yet, the myths and legends surrounding that fateful night continue to fascinate. Playwright Jeffery Hatcher explores that continued fascination and...
TheatreWorks Offering Thoughtful, Intellectual ‘Constellations’ To Open Season
Constellations, written by Nick Payne and directed for TheatreWorks New Milford’s season opening by Viv Berger, is a thought-provoking, intellectual piece that lingers well past its curtain. At a chance meeting during a barbecue, Marianne (played by Heather Haneman) and...
TheatreWork New Milford’s ‘Constellations’ is out of this world
"Constellations" currently playing at New Milford's TheatreWorks is a play about time, space, and language and how the tiniest change in any of these three components can ultimately alter the course of events. Mostly it's about the experience of two...
Theater Review: Updated ‘Wreck The Halls’ Still An Outrageous Poke At The Holidays
The irreverent, downright bawdy, and hilarious holiday musical Wreck The Halls is back with a new sparkle and shine to entertain all those managing the tedious and tiresome demands of the lengthy holiday season. In its first production at Theatreworks New Milford,...
WRECK THE HALLS ‘Sleighs’ At TheatreWorks New Milford
Nothing kicks off the holiday season better than laughter, music, and... Innuendo? Bradford Blake's Wreck the Halls flips the holiday season on its derriere and brings a raucous start to the holiday season. From the opening disclaimer to the endless dick jokes, Wreck...
Holiday Laughs at TheatreWorks
When the quality of local theater rises to the level of top Broadway showmanship, then one knows that a hit run must be certain. Yet this production of Bradford Blake’s Wreck the Halls by its director, composer, and lyricist is in our...
Captivating ‘Witness’ At TheatreWorks New Milford
Witness for the Prosecution, Agatha Christie’s British-style crime drama, with its incumbent dry humor and thrilling twists, is onstage at TheatreWorks New Milford, where nothing is as it seems and no one can be trusted in this captivating courtroom saga....
BWW Review: WITNESS FOR THE PROSECUTION at TheatreWorks New Milford
To many, the idea of a courtroom drama is boring and uneventful. But to others, the idea of a court case being presented on stage is intellectually thrilling as you get to follow the conversations and watch information get teased...
TheatreWorks production of Agatha Christie play explores courtroom whodunit
There are few mystery writers as great as Dame Agatha Christie. Having penned more than 60 detective novels making sleuths such as Hercule Poirot and Miss Marple so famous that they’re known worldwide, it is not surprising that she was...
Witness for the Prosecution
On September 20th, TheatreWorks New Milford will open Agatha Christie's theatrical masterpiece, WITNESS FOR THE PROSECUTION. I was honored to be allowed to attend the final dress rehearsal along with a large group of senior citizens who were invited to...
Follow the Hidden Heron to TheatreWorks New Milford
No time to get to the lake house this summer? No lake house to get to? Beat the heat and nestle into the comfy Buck’s County bungalow at TheatreWorks New Milford’s pleasant presentation of Christopher Durang’s 2013 Tony award winning...
Silly, Sophisticated Humor Fills TheaterWorks Stage
Theatreworks New Milford is offering the silly, sophisticated humor of Christopher Durang’s Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike for its summer fare. Jocelyn Beard has directed this droll comedy to showcase the extraordinarily talented cast with which she has been blessed....
5 STARS – Check off Chekhov for New Milford’s serious sounding title for a laugh-out-loud comedy
Christopher Durang is often associated with parodies, but “Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike” is not of that ilk. This comedy with its serious sounding title is a laugh-filled event. It is not a parody, but a comedy that...
VANYA AND SONIA AND MASHA AND SPIKE Bring Chekov and Ibsen Together at TheatreWorks New Milford
Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike, by Christopher Durang, is one of those shows that has the potential to make you laugh, cry, cheer, jeer, sympathize, hopeful, and feel uncomfortable all within the span of a single conversation. It...
It is definitely worth the trip to New Milford to see this fun production
I wanted so much to see the TheatreWorks New Milford production of VANYA AND SONIA AND MASHA AND SPIKE ever since I learned that it would be a theatrical reunion of many of the cast members from their fun production...
VANYA AND SONIA AND MASHA AND SPIKE Bring Chekov and Ibsen Together at TheatreWorks New Milford
Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike, by Christopher Durang, is one of those shows that has the potential to make you laugh, cry, cheer, jeer, sympathize, hopeful, and feel uncomfortable all within the span of a single conversation. It...
Theater Review: ‘Quartet’ A Reminder Of The Richness Of Life At Every Turn
TheatreWorks New Milford has an utterly charming confection onstage this spring. Ronald Harwood’s Quartet puts a foursome of retired, aging opera stars back in the spotlight one last time. Under the superb direction of Jane Farnol, comedy and wistful nostalgia pair to...
A Review: “Quartet”
The setting for Ronald Harwood's engaging two-act comedy "Quartet" is Beecham House, an English retirement home for aging musicians, all of whom are former opera-singers keen on reprising the celebrated third act quartet "Bella figlia dell'amore from "Rigoletto" for an...
What acting may do for your soul
While Spring flowers are now appearing and we love to spend more time outdoors, indoor blooms should not be neglected. Such a bloom can be found at New Milford’s Theatreworks in Ronald Harwood’s amusing comedy Quartet (1999) directed by Jane Farnol. While...