Moorestown Theatre Company

by Deitra Oliver Something Rotten, directed by Mark Morgan, is the Moorestown Theater Company’s 250th stage production, and the high quality of the show proves why they have been around for that long. Something Rotten is a comedic reimagining of the birth of the Shakespearean tragedy Hamlet, told from the vantage point of two bumbling brothers, their theater troupe, and a whole cast of zany characters, including good old Will Shakespeare himself. The Bottom brothers are play

by Amber Kusching What happens when rock ‘n’ roll hits suburbia? The 1960 musical Bye Bye Birdie—with music by Charles Strouse, lyrics by Lee Adams, and book by Michael Stewart—explores the mayhem that results from the 1950’s rhythmic revolution seeping into the quaint and quiet town of Sweet Apple, Ohio. Chaos ensures when the studded leather-stud, Conrad Birdie (based on Elvis Presley), arrives in the small town to bestow a farewell kiss on one adoring fan (Kim MacAfee)