Reviews
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...
Theater Review: The Last Night of Ballyhoo
One of the most insidious evils of racial and ethnic discrimination is the way that those people being excluded start to buy into the prejudices of the dominant class, feeling shame and self hatred for those physical and cultural traits...
Director picks the play, but how?
There's a certain glamour associated with being the director of a play. After all, you're the boss. You get to tell everyone what to do -- when to be coy, when to be amorous. When to go for the big...
Celebrate Neil Simon’s 50 Year Old Comedy “Barefoot in the Park” at Theatre Works
Our first walk-up was in Chicago, on Oak Street, and Lake Michigan was a block away. The year was 1955 and Bill and I were sublimely in love. He bought me a volume of Edna St. Vincent Millay (wild and...
Simon’s ‘Barefoot In The Park’ A Strong Opener For TheatreWorks Season
NEW MILFORD — This year New Milford's TheatreWorks has chosen to open their 2014 season with an old favorite from the Sixties: Neil Simon's Barefoot in the Park. This was made into a hilarious movie, starring Jane Fonda and Robert...
Simon’s Newlyweds Still Funny
*** 1/2 (three and a half out of five stars) Most readers will remember Neil Simon's "Barefoot in the Park" as the 1967 film starring Robert Redford and Jane Fonda. However, the story of two young newlyweds who quickly learn...
‘Barefoot in the Park’ at TheatreWorks New Milford
A new play is always fun for me. I try not to research a show before I see it (which explains why I sometimes miss errors in the description section of press releases.) I did know that Neil Simon, the...
TheatreWorks Presents a Spirited Man of La Mancha
Now through January 5, you can head to the black box theater at TheatreWorks New Milford to experience the iconic Man of La Mancha, a 1965 musical chronicling Miguel de Cervantes, the author of Don Quixote, as he acts out his beloved...
TheatreWorks performed in ‘Earnest’
Leonard Diamond's "Earnest or What's in a Name" has a lot going for it. Mostly, Oscar Wilde's play "The Importance of Being Earnest." Diamond's musical version is based on Wilde's classic. However, Diamond's opening scene, not Wilde's, can be confusing...
Light and Delightful: Earnest or What’s in a Name?
TheatreWorks New Milford is to be commended for hosting the world premiere of the delightful musical comedy Earnest or What’s in a Name? The two-act play is an original and extremely entertaining adaptation of Oscar Wilde’s ‘The Importance of Being...
Here’s a Jolly Look at, Well, Musicals
The title tells it all: "The musical of Musicals (The Musical!)" is a fitfully funny, often charming parody of five musical theater styles. It is also a vehicle for over-the-top performances from a cast of four and a narrator-cum pianist....
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...
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...
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...
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...
‘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...
‘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...
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...
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...
‘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...
‘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...