Bridge Players Theatre Company

by Stephen Kreal On Friday, May 15th, I went to see Bridge Players Theater’s production of “Seussical”. This is the last show of their 49th season. The production was directed and choreographed by Joanne Piazza, and stage-managed by Alice Weber. Credit for assistant stage managers is given in the program to Kate Petrovich and Damon Strothers. Seussical was co-produced by Lauren and Marissa DiPilla. Inspired by the Dr. Seuss books, the music was written by Tony Award-winni

by Donald Toal We tell stories for so many reasons. We tell them to gain a deeper understanding of the world around us and the people who inhabit it. We tell them to explore ideas and events from a new perspective. And, perhaps more than any other reason, we tell them for entertainment, for adventure, for an escape from the mundane horrors that plague our short little lives. All these reasons are at the core of Qui Nguyen’s She Kills Monsters, a clever, silly, but ultimat

by Mike McKeon This past Saturday I had the pleasure of viewing The Memory of Water directed by Susan Jami Paschkes at Bridge Players Theatre Company in Historic Burlington City. The Memory of Water is a family drama that centers on three sisters dealing with their mother's funeral. The play is structured around the emotional and often conflicting ways the sisters remember their past and navigate their grief and resentment, balancing humor and tragedy as they uncover long-bu

by April Johnson On Friday, September 12th, I had the opportunity to visit the Bridge Players Theater Company to view SISTAS: The Musical. As the first leg of their season dedicated to the theme titled “We Are Family,” BPTC chose a gem that has been scarcely presented in the South Jersey area. An Off-Broadway jukebox piece written by Dorothy Marcic, SISTAS: The Musical tells the story of five Black women who find love and old memories packed away in the attic after thei

by Cassidy Scherz If you are searching for a fun-filled night of humor, then look no further than Bridge Players Theatre Company’s Much Ado About Nothing! Written in 1598 by William Shakespeare, this classic comedy tells the story of two romantic pairs that emerge when a group of soldiers arrives in the town of Messina. The young Hero becomes engaged to Claudio, and with help from Hero’s father and uncle, along with Claudio’s friend the Prince, the group conspires to match H

by Laura Duffy Hairspray is one of those musicals that I think everyone who loves theatre has some sort of relationship with – whether you’ve seen or performed in a live production, watched the original 1988 film, the 2007 musical version, or the 2016 televised event Hairspray Live!...or maybe just witnessed Nikki Blonsky’s downfall via Twitter…Hairspray is and forever will be an iconic addition to the musical theatre canon. I have my own personal connections to the musical,

by Mike McKeon WHAT A SHOW!!! I don’t know about anyone else, but all this cold weather blended with some seasonal depression has had me a little blue lately. I have been in desperate need of comedic relief. Well, Bridge Players Theatre’s production of “Young Frankenstein” is exactly what the doctor… Excuse me, what Dr. Frank-N-Steen ordered. I was given the opportunity to attend The Bridge Players Theatre at Broad Street Methodist Church, nestled in Historic Burlington Cit

by Lisa Palena “What streak of madness lies inside me? What is the truth my fears conceal? What evil force makes Edward Hyde of me? What darker side of me does he reveal?” These lyrics, sung by Dr. Henry Jekyll in the musical Jekyll & Hyde, offer a chilling look down an evil path from which he won’t return. It’s a well known story - man seeks knowledge, attempts the improbable, succeeds, and then immediately realizes the danger of playing God. Such tropes exist througho

by Alex Davis Having done exactly no Googling prior to walking into the show, I didn’t know what to expect walking into Bridge Player’s production of “Dinner with Friends” this past Friday. What we were presented with was a sad, sometimes funny, difficult look at love, happiness, and partnership through both marriage and friendship. “Dinner with Friends”, written by Donald Margulies, tells the story of 2 married couples, Gabe (played by Stephen Kreal) and Karen (played by

by Lisa Palena Once Upon a Mattress, a musical retelling of the famous princess and the pea fairytale by Hans Christian Anderson, has seen its share of productions- from the stage to the screen, it has sought to capture the heart of the audience-goer for over 65 years. The storyline is straightforward- Queen Aggravain (aptly named) will not allow anyone in the kingdom to marry until her son, Prince Dauntless finds an appropriate wife; a princess of true royal blood. To t

by Amber Kusching Though it’s the middle of February, the word “chill” at Bridge Players Theatre Company means more than a feeling of coldness in the air. As the Urban Dictionary describes, chill also means “being more cool” and a “go with the flow” person. Chill is a cool word. And BPTC’s production of Be More Chill is just that: cool. Jeremy is an average teenager- that is, until he finds out about “The Squip,” a tiny supercomputer that promises to bring him everything