Reviews by Carol Moore

**** Highly Recommended The Copley Theatre’s production of "Peter and the Starcatcher", a tongue-in-cheek prequel to Peter Pan, is totally demented!  Well, maybe I meant insane, or twisted, or hysterical.  I might even call it a melo-dramedy!  The entire cast totally embraced the essential zaniness of the play, and thanks to some very clever staging with ladders and planks, the campiness factor has gone off the charts.  Peter and the Star Catcher is awesome! 4 BIG Spotlights

**** Recommended Dunes Summer Theater’s production of "The Bridges of Madison County", is a beautiful show, a love story that will move you to tears.  Don’t that worry you though, it’s not at all a cloyingly schmaltzy chick-flick kind of musical.  I can’t quite figure out why it wasn’t more successful on Broadway (only 137 performances). The score is magnificent, with elements of the blues, folk, twangy bluegrass, country, pop and opera.  The talented cast, particularly the leads, Kristianna Dilworth and Max DeTogne, does full justice to the amazing score. 4 Spotlights

**** Highly Recommended  The Towle Theater’s production of "Pippin" was a joy to watch.  The choreography is very Fosse (of course, Bob Fosse choreographed the original), the music is amazing and I loved the funky costumes.  By the way, the cast is incredible!  I watched carefully as they were dancing and every hand/head/hip was in exactly the same place at exactly the same time.  I did hear a tiny bit of feedback about the sad story, but otherwise, it’s a hit! Kudos to Co-Directors Jeff Casey and Jim LaPietra and Choreographer Nikki Dizon.  Even more Kudos to Kevin Bellamy for the set and really unusual costumes – or in some cases, semi-costumes!  4 BIG Spotlight

**** Recommended  If country music is your jam – like my friend Nancy - you’ll definitely want to see "Country Is: The Music of Main Street in Concert", the last musical of the Canterbury Summer Theatre’s season.  Even though country music is not my jam, I really did enjoy the show. The three cast members are talented, enthusiastic and energetic, although they were a teensy bit pitchy on a couple of songs.  3 ½ Spotlights