Reviews
‘Shakespeare for My Father’ revives a memorable age of theater
Jane Farnol, the director of Lynn Redgrave's memory play, "Shakespeare for My Father," counted herself lucky to have seen the celebrated actress on stage in two of her final roles before she passed away last year. But the actress' autobiographical...
A Truly Great ‘Trailer Park’ at TheatreWorks New Milford
TheatreWorks New Milford generally does a great job with their summer musical, whether it be a traditional classic like Cabaret or Kiss Me Kate, or an edgy off-Broadway adventure like Urinetown. This year’s effort falls clearly in the latter camp. Set in the steamy...
‘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...
‘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...
“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’ 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...
‘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...
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...
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...
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...
‘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...
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...
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...
‘Almost, Maine’ a sweetheart production
Valentines don't usually come around until February, but New Milford's TheatreWorks has posted one sweetheart of a show on its boards for this holiday season. "Almost, Maine" by John Cariani is treated to a delightfully funny and insightfully sensitive production...
‘Almost, Maine’ more than almost compelling
You couldn’t ask for a more delightful, well acted and handsomely staged production of a show than the current offering at New Milford’s TheatreWorks. It’s playwright John Cariani’s lovable confection, “Almost, Maine.” The play premiered at the Portland Stage Company...
Love and Laughter Abound in TheatreWorks’ ‘Almost, Maine’
It can get pretty blustery throughout the deep winters in Maine, but romance—of the happily-ever-after and not so happily-ever-after variety—seems as abundant as the sparkling stars over the mythical town of Almost in actor-turned-playwright John Cariani’s warm romantic comedy, “Almost,...
TheatreWorks Knocks ‘Em Dead With ‘Exit the King’
If you were told you would die at the end of the day, what would you do in your final hours? In “Exit the King,” Eugene Ionesco’s classic absurdist comedy of death, King Berenger the First wastes his final hours...
‘Exit the King’ a crowning production
TheatreWorks, New Milford: Most people don’t want to die. In Exit the King, playwright Eugene lonesco reminds us to get ready to die because it’s going to happen, and there’s nothing we can do to prevent it. We are reminded of this...
Ionesco’s ‘Exit the King’ has audiences howling
In Eugène Ionesco's masterful drama, "Exit the King" ("Le Roi se meurt" in the original French), the 400-year-old King Berenger's world is closer to collapse than he ever imagined. The sea surrounding the kingdom has crashed through the dikes and...
Getting down and dirty over stamps: ‘Mauritius’
Playwright Theresa Rebeck has authored a taut little drama about the arcane world of philately. That’s stamp collecting, for those of us who are strangers to the hobby. In her play, currently being staged at New Milford’s TheatreWorks, five characters...
Delight for philatelists at TheatreWorks
After seeing Theresa Rebeck's "Mauritius" you may not be so quick to dispose of that stamped envelope great-aunt Penelope sent your great-grandmother from the boondocks. Once you learn that a tiny piece of paper (aka a postage stamp) can be...