Cider Mill’s ‘Hitch’ uneven but supplies some laughs
Reviewed by George Basler Comedian Lewis Black has made a career out of being an angry curmudgeon, spraying insults and invective about the absurdities of modern life. So who would have thought that,...
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Unsaintly behavior permeates Cider Mill’s ‘Angel Street’
Reviewed by Nancy Oliveri If you love Victorian melodrama, pay a visit to the inhabitants of Angel Street. The 1938 play by Patrick Hamilton is running weekends through March at the Cider Mill...
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Life imitates art, sort of, in Cider Mill’s ‘Stage Kiss’
Reviewed by Nancy Oliveri I got the feeling while trying to follow the action in the Cider Mill Playhouse’s production of Stage Kiss, that playwright Sarah Ruhl has more than a few gripes about theater...
View ArticleCider Mill’s ‘The 39 Steps’ is lightweight but laugh-filled
Reviewed by George Basler Silliness takes center stage in the Cider Mill Playhouse’s production of The 39 Steps, which opened this past weekend at the Endicott theater. An energetic cast of four...
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‘Fantasticks’ offer nostalgia and romance at Cider Mill
Reviewed by Nancy Oliveri I came across a blurb in a 1925 edition of The New Yorker — one of the short paragraphs in the “Talk of the Town” section — that said In a Garden, a new play by Philip Barry,...
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‘Urinetown:’ Forget the name; enjoy the show
Reviewed by Nancy Oliveri Can you predict the success of a musical production based on the comments heard in the crowded ladies’ room at intermission? If the show is Urinetown, and is produced by the...
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