Pennsylvania Shakespeare Festival has delivered a fresh and dynamic take on Shakespeare’s classic “Romeo and Juliet,” that is accessible and satisfying.
PSF gives the romantic tragedy a funky stylistic update that melds perfectly with the story of a forbidden love set against a nameless feud that violently divides the residents of Verona.
Read more: Fresh, dynamic "Romeo and Juliet" at PSF, through July 29
Northampton Community College has staged a powerfully-performed and very satisfying “Gypsy” as it continues its Bill Mutimer Summer Theatre Series.
The classic musical “Gypsy” is through July 5 in Lipkin Theater, Northampton Community College, 3835 Green Pond Road, Bethlehem Township.
Read more: Powerhouse performances in NCC's "Gypsy", through July 5
Pennsylvania Shakespeare Festival’s “The Complete Works of Jane Austen, Abridged” is a playfully affectionate and delightfully acted homage to the works of the beloved writer.
As you arrive at Civic Theatre for its production of “Hair, hippies cavorting on the sidewalk greet you. Inside the theater, more hippies casually dance and swirl on the stage before the show and at intermission, immersing the audience in the iconic 1960s youth culture.
Never has such nonsense been so much fun or so well done. “Seussical” by Muhlenberg College Theatre and Dance running through June 27 at the Dorothy Hess Baker at the Trexler Pavilion for Theatre and Dance is superb by every standard.
For those who have enjoyed the many Dr. Seuss stories from our childhood this mash-up his characters and plots into one scintillating play is a great pleasure to see. From the impish Cat in the Hat to loyal Horton the Elephant to a much mellowed Grinch, they are all doing there part.
