Long Island Theater Reviews: Best Shows & Critic Recommendations Page 7

BWW Review: LEGALLY BLONDE at Argyle Theatre
by Anthony Hazzard & Scott Stolzenberg - July 24, 2019

Oh my God you guys! Elle Woods is holding court at the Argyle Theatre in Babylon and the jury finds her absolutely adorable! Star Kirby Lunn leads an excellent acting troop with stellar voices in the stage adaptation of the hit movie 'Legally Blonde' now playing through August 25....

BWW Review: SATURDAY NIGHT FEVER THE MUSICAL at John W. Engeman Theater
by Anthony Hazzard & Scott Stolzenberg - July 18, 2019

Put on your bell-bottoms and hustle your way down to the Engeman Theater where 'Saturday Night Fever The Musical' is electrifying groupies and keeping disco alive! The stage musical based on the 1977 movie starring John Travolta is an entrancing blast from the past and a blissful trip in a radical t...

BWW Review: TREASURE ISLAND Sets Sail at Eastline Theatre
by Jaime Zahl - July 19, 2019

Eastline Theatre in Wantagh transforms into the moody world of Robert Louis Stevenson's classic Treasure Island with a stylized stage adaptation....

BWW Review: NICE WORK IF YOU CAN GET IT at The Noel S. Ruiz Theatre At CM Performing Arts Center
by Melissa Giordano - July 17, 2019

The Noel S. Ruiz Theatre at CM Performing Arts Center, Nice Work If You Can Get It, George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin, Joe DePietro, Patrick Grossman, Matthew W. Surico, Alison Weinberger, Ashley Nicastro, Amanda Wenchel, Nicolette Carosi, Ronald Green III, Steven Cottonaro, Bailey Whitney, Andrew J Bec...

BWW Review: The Long Island Premiere of THE BODYGUARD at The Gateway
by Melissa Giordano - July 12, 2019

The dazzling 70th season at The Gateway continues with the Long Island premiere of The Bodyguard. Excellently directed by Keith Andrews, the production runs at the charming Bellport venue through July 20th. Indeed, this show is one not to miss....

BWW Review: The World Premiere Of SAFE SPACE at the Bay Street Theater
by Melissa Giordano - July 08, 2019

Sag Harbor's Bay Street Theater does it again with the second offering of their 2019 season, Safe Space. Continuing their tradition of fostering new works, the world premiere of Alan Fox's new play runs at the charming East End venue through July 21st. Tony Award winner Jack O'Brien directs the grip...

BWW Review: The World Premiere of THE PROMPTER at Bay Street Theater
by Melissa Giordano - June 05, 2019

Kicking off their 28th season of surefire hits, the Bay Street Theater offers the world premiere of Wade Dooley's The Prompter. Initially, the Sag Harbor, Long Island, venue presented a reading of the one-act play last year during their annual New Works Festival to much praise. Running through June ...

BWW Review: AIDA at the John W. Engeman Theatre
by Melissa Giordano - May 22, 2019

Closing out The John W. Engeman Theatre's dazzling season is a thrilling a showing of Elton John & Tim Rice's Aida. The beautiful Northport venue outdoes itself with the lush production of the heart-tugging musical. Excellently directed by Paul Stancato, the cast is remarkable drawing the audience i...

BWW Review: NEWSIES at CM Performing Arts Center
by Jaime Zahl - May 28, 2019

Over the years, CM Performing Arts Center has continued to impress Long Island audiences with top-notch production value, talented casts, and crowd pleasing seasons of musicals. Their latest show on the marquee, Disney's "Newsies," is no exception. ...

BWW Review: The Regional Premiere Of ON YOUR FEET! at The Gateway
by Melissa Giordano - May 17, 2019

It is a milestone year for The Gateway, and they are celebrating big time. The Bellport venue begins their incredible 70th season with the regional premiere of the Broadway hit On Your Feet!, The Story Of Emilio and Gloria Estefan. If opening weekend is any indication, the rhythm is indeed going to ...

BWW Review: THE MIRACLE WORKER at Theatre Three
by Melissa Giordano - April 18, 2019

When Theatre Three announced that William Gibson's The Miracle Worker was on the docket for this season, I knew it was going to be outstanding. The well-known tale is about Helen Keller, a deaf, blind, and mute child and her teacher Annie Sullivan. If you haven't read it, you may be familiar with th...

BWW Review: The Noel S. Ruiz Theatre at CM Performing Arts Center presents JOSEPH AND THE AMAZING TECHNICOLOR DREAMCOAT
by Melissa Giordano - April 12, 2019

If there ever was a time to see Joseph And The Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, it is now. The strangely uplifting and silly show encourages the viewer to dream. Even if you are sad or down; continue to dream. Don't get me wrong; there are emotional and dramatic moments. However, the overall message t...

Summer Stages: Long Island Spring/Summer 2019 Preview
by Melissa Giordano - April 01, 2019

It is indeed the best time of year; Spring is in the air, Summer is around the corner. That means a bustling theatre scene is in full force....

BWW Review: THE PRODUCERS at The Argyle Theatre
by Anthony Hazzard & Scott Stolzenberg - March 28, 2019

In the smash hit musical 'The Producers,' veteran producer Max Bialystock explains to his accountant/new producing partner Leo Bloom the step by step instructions of producing a Broadway show. He advised to find the worst play ever written, hire the worst actors in town, find the worst director in t...

BWW Review: Hampton Theatre Company's First-Ever Musical MAN OF LA MANCHA
by Melissa Giordano - March 27, 2019

You can feel the energy at the Hampton Theatre Company (HTC) as they mount their first musical. In their inspired thirty-four-year history, they have presented plays strictly. However, recent technical upgrades have provided them with the opportunity to present musicals. In a brave decision, they ha...

BWW Review: A GENTLEMAN'S GUIDE TO LOVE & MURDER at The Engeman
by Melissa Giordano - March 22, 2019

It is a real treat that The John W. Engeman Theatre is currently mounting A Gentleman's Guide To Love & Murder. The top-notch cast is remarkable leaving the audience in stitches. The hit show plays the beautiful Northport venue through April 28th, and it is sure to be a must-see this season....

BWW Review: AVENUE Q at Syosset Cultural Arts Playhouse
by Anthony Hazzard & Scott Stolzenberg - March 10, 2019

It's always a joy to take a stroll down 'Avenue Q,' Broadway's Tony Award winning musical soon to be ending a fifteen year run in New York City and currently being presented at the Cultural Arts Playhouse in Syosset. Audiences are still flocking to the numerous productions of this crowd-pleasing sen...

BWW Review: AIN'T MISBEHAVIN' at Merrick Theatre & Center For The Arts
by Anthony Hazzard & Scott Stolzenberg - March 06, 2019

...

BWW Review: NINE at Theatre Three
by Melissa Giordano - March 07, 2019

The tale, set in the 1960s, takes place in the city of Venice. It centers on Guido Contini who is dreading his upcoming 40th birthday. We follow him as he is facing a midlife crisis that seems to be blocking artistic whims cornering him in a web of romantic complications; Both in real life and his m...

BWW Review: CM Performing Art Center presents MAMMA MIA! at the Noel S. Ruiz Theatre
by Melissa Giordano - February 21, 2019

You will not be disappointed when you see a production of the worldwide hit Mamma Mia!. As the current offering from the Noel S. Ruiz Theater at CM Performing Arts Center, this show boasts a remarkable cast. Running through March 9th at the Oakdale venue, Patrick Grossman directs the superb producti...

BWW Review: BroadHollow's DAMN YANKEES
by Melissa Giordano - February 14, 2019

Kicking off what is sure to be an excellent season, The BroadHollow Theatre Company offers a delightful incarnation of Damn Yankees. Running through February 24th, the Tony award-winning musical is excellently directed by BroadHollow's Jason P. Allyn and boasts an outstanding cast....

BWW Review: HAND TO GOD at Eastline Theatre
by Anthony Hazzard & Scott Stolzenberg - February 04, 2019

Had we known sooner about the Eastline Theatre in Wantagh, we would have made multiple trips to see their hilarious production of 'Hand To God' by Robert Askins. The intimate and quaint space recently housed Broadway's Tony Award nominated comedy and the venue appears to be Long Island's best kept s...

BWW Review: Merrick Theatre & Center for the Arts's production of Rabbit Hole is brilliant.
by Nicholas Pontolillo - February 02, 2019

Rabbit Hole centers on the accidental death of a young child and how his death affects five individuals. This play is not your typical Lifetime movie of the week and it's not supposed to be; thank God! Playwright David Lindsay-Abaire, who won a Pulitzer prize for this play, captures the honesty of t...

BWW Review: ART at Theatre Three
by Melissa Giordano - January 31, 2019

Continuing a stellar 49th season, Port Jefferson's Theatre Three offers a wonderful incarnation of Yasmina Reza's play Art. A Tony winner for Best Play in 1998, this production is strongly directed by Long Island theatre vet Linda May and boasts a wonderful cast of Theatre Three regulars....

BWW Review: CM Performing Arts Center Production of PIPPIN Is "On the Right Track"!
by Nicholas Pontolillo - January 25, 2019

The Noel S. Ruiz Theater at CMPAC does it again with their production of Pippin. Pippin was a wise choice to wrap-up CMPAC's 43rd season. Inspired by the real-life individuals of the early Middle Ages, Charlemagne and his hunchbacked son Pippin, the show tells the fictionalized story of the young pr...