New Conservatory Theatre Center

Avenue QRobert Lopez Y Jeff Marx (Music & Lyrics); Jeff Whitty (Book)New Conservatory Theatre Center The 2017 "Purple" Cast of Avenue QEd Decker, Artistic Director of New Conservatory Theatre Center, begins his program introduction with “It’s the final, final, final ‘Furwell’ tour of Avenue Q, now in its fourth year of the company’s holiday productions.  However, one … [Read more...] about “Avenue Q”

Casa ValentinaHarvey FiersteinNew Conservatory Theatre CenterThe Cast of "Ladies" of "Casa Valentina"The tall, curly-headed twenty-something with boyish face is greeted at the door of the bungalow inn by hostess Rita, “Grab a dish towel, and make your dreams come true.”  Later her husband George adds, “Welcome to the best weekend of your life.”  With tentative … [Read more...] about “Casa Valentina”

On a Clear Day You Can See ForeverBurton Lane (Music); Alan Jay Lerner (Lyrics); Peter Parnell (Book)Based on the Original Book by Alan Jay LernerNew Conservatory Theatre CenterChris Morrell, Melissa O'Keefe & William GiammonaDespite its title, On a Clear Day You Can See Forever is one musical that has had a stormy past.  The much-touted 1965 opening with music by … [Read more...] about “On a Clear Day You Can See Forever”

Buyer and CellarJonathan TolinsNew Conservatory Theatre Center J. Conrad FrankIt all begins with a whole slew of animated disclaimers.  What we are about to hear is “all fiction,” that “I am just an actor.”  (But the part about the fake shopping mall under her house, all true as outlined in her one published book, My Passion for Design.)  With flashing hands, he … [Read more...] about “Buyer and Cellar”

Mothers and SonsTerrence McNallyNew Conservatory Theatre CenterVelina Brown & Andrew NanceShe stands in rigid posture with her luxurious mink coat wrapped so tightly as to allow only a glimpse of her designer two-piece suit that is crowned by a single strand of pearls.  Clutching with clinched fists her purse as if the startled man before her might grab it at any … [Read more...] about “Mothers and Sons”

Sagittarius PonderosaMJ KaufmanNew Conservatory Theatre CenterMatthew Hannon & SK KerastasTransitions are many and messy in most of our lives.  The changes that start a transition from what was to what will be often happen to us, not by us; but even those we initiate, we rarely control the pace or the intensity.  In MJ Kaufman’s new play, Sagittarius Ponderosa, … [Read more...] about “Sagittarius Ponderosa”

Avenue QRobert Lopez & Jeff Marx (Music, Lyrics & Original Concept)Jeff Whitty (Book)New Conservatory Theatre CenterThe Cast of "Avenue Q"What does it mean when the same theatre company brings back the same musical three years in a row – one that is still selling out each night -- and is extending the run yet again?  What it means is that New Conservatory Theatre … [Read more...] about “Avenue Q”

The Kid ThingSarah GubbinsNew Conservatory Theatre CenterDesiree Rogers, Sarah Coykendall, Jaq Nguyen Victor & Kimberley RidgewaySometimes it is the unsaid more than the said that speaks the loudest.  We arrive in the midst of an increasingly heated, even vicious argument between two African American women  -- one chugging alternatively Scotch and wine and the … [Read more...] about “The Kid Thing”

The NanceDouglas Carter BeaneNew Conservatory Theatre CenterP.A. Cooley as the "Nance"Strippers in sparkling pasties wearing little more than fans or balloons, corny jokes and skits that draw laughs and moans even on the umpteenth hearing, short ditties sung bawdily and badly (on purpose), and a flaming and always funny queenie guy called the “Nance” are the basic ‘musts’ for … [Read more...] about “The Nance”

For the Love of ComradesMichael Kerrigan (With Script Development by Patricia Byrne & Mary Connors)New Conservatory Theatre CenterShane Fahey, Paul Rodrigues, Miles Duffield & Stephen McFarlandToo often, important stories intertwined within the blaring headlines of the day are overlooked and soon forgotten as the next big event erases any hope of those stories being a … [Read more...] about “For the Love of Comrades”