All posts by Ben Harcourt

Review: Babes in Toyland Really at Tantallon Community Players

Reviews December 6, 2016 Ben Harcourt

Tantallon Community Players production of Babes in Toyland Really— Directed by Valerie Holt, with Music Direction by Charla Rowe— isn’t specifically a Christmas show, but the way it evokes the magic and wonder of childhood is certain to put you in the holiday spirit. Tantallon stalwart Charla Rowe’s adaptation of Victor Herbert’s classic 1903 operetta, now set in today’s electronic age, had the audience in stitches on opening night. A little boy (Jack Horner;

Review: Always…Patsy Cline at Dundalk Community Theatre

Reviews October 31, 2016 Ben Harcourt

Come on in and sit right down, and take a trip down memory lane, as Dundalk Community Theatre presents a spirited version of Always…Patsy Cline. Originally created and directed by Ted Swindley, Always…Patsy Cline features over 25 songs performed by Cline from 1957 to her untimely death at the age of 30 in 1963. Directed by Eric J. Potter, with Music Direction by Charlotte Evans, and Stage Management by Margie Lake,

Review: Evil Dead: The Musical at Red Branch Theatre Company

Reviews October 12, 2016 Ben Harcourt

Blood (plenty of it), Sweat (hardworking actors), and Tears (of laughter), fuel Red Branch Theatre Company’s current offering: Evil Dead: The Musical. Adapted for stage from Sam Raimi’s cult classic film series, Evil Dead: The Musical is chock full of campy, gory, outrageous horror that makes for a bloody hilarious night of fun. With book and lyrics by George Reinblatt, and music by Frank Cipolla, Melissa Morris, and George Reinblatt,

Review: Love, Sex, and The I.R.S. at Wolfpack Theatre Company

Reviews April 9, 2016 Ben Harcourt

Tax man got you down? Then make your way to St. John Evangelical Lutheran Church in Riverdale, MD, where Wolf Pack Theatre Company’s current production of Love, Sex, and the I.R.S., is sure to put a smile on your face, and is guaranteed to tickle your funny bone. Written by William Van Zandt and Jane Millmoore, and Directed by William Leary, this hilarious farce set in the disco-era of the late 1970’s is loaded with lies,