Outdoor dining, banner at New Hope riverfront complex raise eyebrows
New Hope restaurant and bar owners can’t wait until next Friday, when Bucks County is expected to move into the yellow phase of the state’s reopening plan, and they will be allowed to offer limited outdoor More...
Bucks County Playhouse in New Hope cancels 2020 summer season
Bucks County Playhouse in New Hope on Thursday announced it will cancel its 2020 Summer Season. Playhouse management said its decision to cancel the summer productions comes after weeks of deliberation and extensive More...
REVIEW: ‘Ebenezer Scrooge’s Big Playhouse Christmas Show’ at Bucks County Playhouse
(L to R) James David Larson, Sarah Manton, William Youmans, James Ludwig, Tina Stafford (Photo: Margaryta Kenis) By John Millman-Dwyer Every year at the same time, I have an apparition: It is the ghost of a friend More...
REVIEW: ‘Once’ at Bucks County Playhouse is a spellbinding musical love story
Tina Stafford as BaruŠka, Matt DeAngelisas Guy and Mackenzie Lesser-Roy as Girl (Photo: Joan Marcus) By John Millman-Dwyer Regardless of its pedigree, “Once” is a story that is not familiar to quite a few theatergoers. More...
REVIEW: ‘Always…Patsy Cline’ at Bucks County Playhouse in New Hope
Carter Calvert (L) and Sally Struthers (R) (Photo: Joan Marcus) By John Dwyer Bucks County Playhouse is on a roll. Back to back, they have given us a “Mamma Mia!,” which was better than what I saw on Broadway, More...
‘Mamma Mia!’ at Bucks County Theater in New Hope is a refreshing romp with ABBA
(Photo: Joan Marcus) By John Dwyer Like a paradox wrapped inside of a conundrum, “Mamma Mia!” shouldn’t work. How can the singular sound of ABBA be adapted to a story? No, impossible. But magically, “Mamma More...
‘Dial M for Murder’ is a smash at Bucks County Playhouse in New Hope
Graeme Malcom as Inspector Hubbard and Olivia Gilliatt as Margot Wendice (Photo: Joan Marcus) By John Dwyer There are mysteries and there are mysteries. One of the most famous is “Mousetrap,” a play that was More...
REVIEW: ‘In the Mood’ with Hal Linden at Bucks County Playhouse in New Hope
By John Dwyer “In the Mood” — is that a question or a statement? Regardless, if you are “in the mood” for inspiration and a really fun time, march over to the Bucks County Playhouse box office and More...
REVIEW: Star-studded ‘Middletown’ explores the beauty of friendship at Bucks County Playhouse
(L to R) Adrian Zmed, Didi Conn, Cindy Williams, and Don Most (Photo: Ira Kuzma) By John Dwyer When I saw the ad for “Middletown,” with the faces of so many TV and movie personalities from the late ’70s More...
Mamma Mia! Bucks County Playhouse in New Hope announces 2019 season
Bucks County Playhouse in New Hope on Wednesday announced titles and creative teams for the theater’s 80th anniversary season, which will launch May 17. The 2019 season kicks off with the nail-biting thriller “Dial More...
