Review of Yasmina Reza’s outrageously funny Tony winning play in which two perfectly behaved couples meet to discuss a fight their two sons had, when civility slips away and all hell breaks loose.
Evita (Joanna Russell) and Che (Ryan Burch) may dominate the Theater Barn stage in this rarely done Andrew Lloyd Webber musical, but it is the whole cast which make this production special, say our online critics.
The regional premiere of this new musical comes to life with Caitlin Mesiano as Jen, Michael Luongo as John at the Theater Barn in New Lebanon, NY.
“There is a huge audience for a good whodunit on a hot summer’s night,” says Gail Burns, who notes that while talky, “This is a cerebral mystery,…that keeps you guessing right up until Miss Marple does her magic in the final scene.”
A ghostly goulash of Borscht Belt jokes, Broadway tunes and dead sitcom characters, The Addams Family delights fans of the Addams Family, and newcomers to this goofy, ghastly show.
Irving Berlin’s music is well sung and danced at the Theater Barn, celebrating the Russian-born composer who shaped the Great American Songbook..
Simple and snappy, a pair of Broadway wannabes sing and dance their way through 15 songs and a zillion gags in New Lebanon, NY. Through August 3.
A pleasant enough evening at the theatre, but memorable would have been better,
