Play Reviews

Debi Boucher Stetson says, "It's dark, it's saucy, it's gritty and it's fun. The Academy of Performing Arts' production of 'Cabaret' is everything the play should be and then some, with a tremendous cast dishing up an evening of great singing and dancing infused with raw emotion." See this production through August 16th.

Ellen Petry Whalen asks, "What do you get when you cross the sixties television show 'Laugh-in' with a comic strip? 'Snoopy! the Musical' at the Chatham Drama Guild. Quick scene changes and colored backdrops reflect the short, classic, comic strip style of Charles Schultz' "Peanuts," about the optimistically-challenged Charlie Brown and his independent beagle, Snoopy. This all-kid cast gives a quick pace performance and is true to Schultz' comic strips. The re viewer's children liked the play. It is in Chatham until August 17.

Michelle Koch says of 'Dirty Rotten Scoundrels', " Overwhelmingly, the audience was amused by the off-color banter and coarse references. 'Dirty Rotten Scoundrels' played Broadway for over 600 performances beginning in 2005, and since then has toured cities worldwide. It's all here, catch music, inventive lyrics, stylish sets and wardrobe, wonderful instrumentalists, lovely voices, dancing fun and cheeky asides." Plying through august 2nd. (Nor for children.)

Sue Harrison reviewed 'Wild Party' playing at The Provincetown Theater this summer, also not recommended for children. She says it is "A tightly choreographed, uber-spirited son-and-dance extravaganza that floats over the dark underbelly of passion gone wrong. Broadway musical fans will find what they are looking for in 'The Wild Party'.