by Meg Bryan While many of us theater people love shows from all time periods, I find that there’s something about those “golden age” shows that feels a little extra magical. Maybe it’s the stories that feel fantastical while still being realistic enough, maybe it’s the music with that full orchestral sound, or maybe it’s something else entirely. Whatever it may be, PCS Theater’s production of Hello, Dolly! has captured that whimsical energy in every aspect with no stone lef

by Stephen Kreal On Sunday, December 7th, I attended an opening weekend matinee performance of the musical version of Little Women at Masquerade Theater in Riverside NJ. The musical is based on the story by Louisa May Alcott, originally published in 1868. The story is well-known, and remains popular, as evidenced by the well-loved 1994 movie version, and the critically-acclaimed 2019 movie version. There was also a 1978 made-for-TV miniseries with a star-studded cast. The m

by Ash Kotter Until its opening night at Haddonfield Plays & Players, I had somehow gone my whole life to date without ever seeing Fiddler on the Roof. By that point, I had somewhat absorbed Fiddler by a sort of cultural osmosis. So much so that I probably could have sketched the show from a memory that wasn’t even mine. I knew the general plot synopsis. “Matchmaker” and the playful ya ba dibba dibba dibba dibba dibba dibba dum of “If I Were a Rich Man” were common earworms