Neal Zoren chose his favorite productions, directors, and actors from the last year.
View More Neal Zoren’s BEST OF PHILADELPHIA THEATER, 2016Tag: new hope
IT’S A WONDERFUL LIFE: A LIVE RADIO PLAY (BCP): A wonderful holiday show
Bucks County Playhouse tackles this classic (adapted by Joe Landry) and finds a perfect way to ring in the holidays.
View More IT’S A WONDERFUL LIFE: A LIVE RADIO PLAY (BCP): A wonderful holiday showTHE 25TH ANNUAL PUTNAM COUNTY SPELLING BEE (Bucks County Playhouse): Spelling good times
Take a few awkward adolescents, put them in a competition moderated by awkward adults, toss some words (or some formulation of one) at them, and…
View More THE 25TH ANNUAL PUTNAM COUNTY SPELLING BEE (Bucks County Playhouse): Spelling good timesCOMPANY (BCP): Settle down with Sondheim
Now that’s how you start off the summer! The beautiful Bucks County Playhouse opened to a full house with COMPANY. Based on the book by…
View More COMPANY (BCP): Settle down with SondheimNATIONAL PASTIME (Bucks County Playhouse): 60-second review
It’s 1933 in the struggling radio station WZBQ in Baker City, Iowa. Owner Barry hatches an ingenious plan to resurrect a defunct baseball team, boost ratings, and save the station.
View More NATIONAL PASTIME (Bucks County Playhouse): 60-second reviewMENOPAUSE (Bucks County Playhouse): 60-second review
A must-see musical about “the change”.
View More MENOPAUSE (Bucks County Playhouse): 60-second reviewPLAID TIDINGS (Bucks County Playhouse): 60-second review
A budding 50s guy group that met an untimely end in an accident find themselves out of their heavenly digs and back on Earth – in front of a live audience.
View More PLAID TIDINGS (Bucks County Playhouse): 60-second reviewTHE ROCKY HORROR PICTURE SHOW (Bucks County Playhouse): 60-second review
In true B-movie fashion, the show provides it all – song, dance, drama, comedy, and of course, utterly enjoyable debauchery.
View More THE ROCKY HORROR PICTURE SHOW (Bucks County Playhouse): 60-second reviewDEATHTRAP (Bucks County Playhouse): A 60-Second Review
One of the most successful plays in Broadway history makes its way to the iconic Bucks County Playhouse. DEATHTRAP is a mystery/thriller (brimming with bleak humor) by Ira Levin (“Rosemary’s Baby). DEATHTRAP is the story of a once-famous playwright Sidney Bruhl (Saxon Palmer) with an enormous case of writer’s block living with his beautiful wife Myra (Angela Pierce) in Connecticut.
View More DEATHTRAP (Bucks County Playhouse): A 60-Second ReviewCHAPTER TWO (Bucks County Playhouse): 60-second review
Directed by Marsha Mason, the actress in the original film adaptation, Neil Simon’s CHAPTER TWO is a romantic comedy/drama in the spirit of the Hotel Suite.
View More CHAPTER TWO (Bucks County Playhouse): 60-second reviewIN THE MOOD (Bucks County Playhouse): 60-Second Review
IN THE MOOD is more than a music revue—it’s a concert, a musical, a history lesson, a show of patriotism, and a celebration of one of the most important times in American history. The 1940’s was a time of significant change. In music, the whole nation was listening to the same big bands. Swing music, romantic ballads, and dancing shaped an entire cultural movement and most importantly became a prevailing icon of hope as we faced the reality of World War II. Proudly, the show takes a segment to recognize and honor the veterans in attendance. In its 20th year of touring, IN THE MOOD is an international success.
View More IN THE MOOD (Bucks County Playhouse): 60-Second ReviewMEET ME IN SAINT LOUIS: A LIVE RADIO PLAY (Bucks County Playhouse): 60-second review
MEET ME IN SAINT LOUIS: A LIVE RADIO PLAY is based on The Kensington Stories by Sally Benson and the MGM motion picture Meet Me in Saint Louis; the musical book written by Hugh Wheeler was expertly adapted to the unique radio play style by Joe Landry. Simply, this show is fun.
View More MEET ME IN SAINT LOUIS: A LIVE RADIO PLAY (Bucks County Playhouse): 60-second review