Theater

22|6: The Remix of a Global Experiment

Photo: Erin X. Smithers ​Wilbury Theatre Group proudly presents the first show of its 2023/24 season, the world premiere of 22|6: THE REM|X OF A GLOBAL EXPER|MENT, written and directed by JaMario Stills. 22|6 is being billed as an immersive and thought-provoking theatrical experience that weaves together personal narratives, historical truths, and futuristic possibilities while […]

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Hello, Gawjus!: Funny Girl brings the audience to its toe-tapping feet

Katerina McCrimmon as Fanny Brice. Photo by Evan Zimmerman This. Is. Sheer. Perfection. Seldom do you hear a critic say these words, but it was hard to find fault with the great production value of this show. This bittersweet comedy is the story of the indomitable Fanny Brice, a girl from the Lower East Side […]

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The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee: Six awkward spelling champions learn that winning—and losing—isn’t everything

When an eclectic group of six mid-pubescents vie for the spelling championship of a lifetime, they candidly disclose hilarious and touching stories from their home lives. The tweens spell their way through a series of (potentially made-up) words, hoping never to hear the soul-crushing, pout-inducing, life un-affirming “ding” of the bell that signals a spelling […]

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Romeo & Juliet: Experience the play as it was meant to be experienced

Few stories have been told and retold as many different times and in as many different forms as William Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet: from the West Side of New York City to your high school English class to… gnomes. For centuries, the star-crossed young lovers from feuding families have captured imaginations. Because the story is […]

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JERSEY BOYS: The story of Frankie Valli and The Four Seasons

Zane Zapata (Frankie Valli) with Kyle Braun and Drake Leach. Photo: Mark Turek. Theatre By The Sea is elated to finally offer the Tony® Award-winning hit Jersey Boys, which runs through September 10. Jersey Boys is presented in a documentary-style format, taking us through the formation, success, and eventual breakup of the 1960s rock & […]

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Who Will We Speak For?: A review of Incident at Vichy, produced by Head Trick Theater at the Mathewson Street Church, June, 2023

A rail thin man, crippled in the war, is serving out his last few years commanding a small garrison in Vichy, France. He takes breakfast at the local café, makes small talk with the waiter, and dutifully awaits his retirement. And then the Nazi’s who rule the puppet regime begin rounding up townsfolk, dragging them […]

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