By Thom deMartino It’s a rude awakening when you realize the grass is only so-so greener on the other side. In Westminster Community Playhouse’s production of “The Long Weekend,” Max and Wynn […]
Witty “The Long Weekend” gone too soon
“Guys and Dolls” is fun and flash
By Thom deMartino The things that matter most to us are often right in front of us: and while we might think it’s about the role of the dice and the game, […]
Conscience and “Inspector Calls”
By Thom deMartino Each and every one of us hides behind a mask of civility in our culture: to hide our flaws, our transgressions, our shames … those regrettable traits within ourselves […]
“Bright Star” from GG’s own bright star
By Thom deMartino At the 2016 Tony Awards, comedy legend Steve Martin said “I’ve learned a lot: that if you wanna be on Broadway, you have to work hard: you have to […]
Hung up on WCP’s “Jury Room”
By Thom deMartino “Too many words!” “Too many words!” stammers the flustered and flighty redheaded juror (Noelle LeBlanc), struggling to explain her confusion at the prosecution and defense’s arguments. In the Westminster […]
A “Holiday” tradition winds up in style
By Thom deMartino To everything, as they say, there is a season: and though seasons change, endings help us remember and celebrate the experiences we’ve had, the memories we’ve shared. Such is […]
WCP’s fatal charm at “Dial M for Murder”
By Thom deMartino Even the best laid plans may go awry … How much more so, when planned by the shallow and the scheming? Westminster Community Playhouse had a mind for murder […]
It’s a new “Dracula” for a new era
By Thom deMartino But who wants to live forever, really? The immortality glorified in fiction — in reality, wouldn’t it be more of a curse, to watch the world you know fall […]
A worthwhile “dirty” on stage at GWC
By Thom deMartino “Men aren’t ALL bad,” muses Miss Mona, proprietor of a local women’s boarding-house — and house of ill-repute — to one of her newest tenants. “They’re just 92 percent […]
A beautiful “Beast” for the whole family
By Thom deMartino It is said that beauty is only skin deep: that true beauty emanates from within. But in some cases, it takes a little work, cultivation and change within the […]
