REVIEW: ‘Will Rogers Follies’ at Music Mountain Theatre in Lambertville
By John Dwyer “Will Rogers Follies” is an autobiographical musical that is unusual because Rogers was so folksy and yet so often surrounded by the showbiz hokum of vaudeville and urban shimmer of Flo More...
‘South Pacific’: An enchanted evening at Music Mountain Theatre in Lambertville
By John Dwyer In the middle of summer, there could not be a better choice for theater fare than the tropical setting of Bali Hai and the South Pacific. It is the middle of World War II. It is hot. But as men are More...
Amazing ‘Full Monty’ will pack the house at Music Mountain Theater in Lambertville
By John Dwyer This show should sell out, so I would stop reading right now, pick up your cell or get yourself to a computer, and order tickets. This seamless ensemble is that good. Music Mountain consistently seems More...
‘Little Women’ at Music Mountain Theatre hits big with great ensemble work
By John Dwyer I once heard an Italian chef say that a good cook can create a meal with whatever is on hand in the kitchen. In fact, that is what happens in so many European kitchens, both in homes and restaurants, More...
REVIEW: Outrageously funny ‘Spamalot’ at Music Mountain Theater in Lambertville
(Photo: Kasey Ivan) By John Dwyer “Spamalot” begins with a fine finish — a fine Finnish ”Fisch Schlapping Song,” and you wonder if it can maintain such a high low-brow standard. But, there is nothing More...
REVIEW: ‘Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat’ at Music Mountain
(Photo: Kasey Ivan) By John Dwyer It was one of those things. I never had a desire to see “Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat.” It was a David Cassidy/Donny Osmond vehicle, which prejudiced me toward More...
‘Guys and Dolls” is musical comedy perfection at Music Mountain Theatre in Lambertville
Adelaide and Nathan (Photo: Kasey Ivan) By John Dwyer “For the people all said ‘Sit down!'” is one of the lyrics of this musical. But the audience wasn’t paying attention as it rose to its feet More...
Guaranteed laughter and tears with ‘Steel Magnolias’ at Music Mountain Theatre in Lambertville
Photo: Kasey Ivan By John Dwyer “Steel Magnolias” is a play and a movie that one can come back to time and again, and it works its magic. You laugh and laugh at these iconic Southern ladies as they get More...
Stellar Performances in ‘Aida’ at Music Mountain Theatre in Lambertville
By John Dwyer Ben Brantley is a jerk! Oh, I am sorry. That was a moment of Tourette’s for me. If you are not familiar with the name, he is unarguably the most important theater critic in America and writes More...
Review: ‘Hits of Broadway’ at Music Mountain Theatre in Lambertville
By John Dwyer “Hits of Broadway,” a revue based on a wide variety of Broadway songs, offers a deep bench of wonderful melodies. Though not in a consistent chronological order, the show culminates in the latest More...
