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Photo Flash: First Look at Country Playhouse's EVIL DEAD: THE MUSICAL


As part of a Halloween double feature, The Country Playhouse presents Evil Dead: The Musical (book by George Reinblatt, music by Christopher Bond, Frank Cipolla, and Melissa Morris), for three weekends only, October 12 - 27, in the Black Box. Performances are on Fridays and Saturdays at 10:30 pm, with a Sunday matinee on October 21 at 7:30 pm, plus a weeknight show on Thursday, October 18, at 7:30 pm. On double feature nights, Evil Dead: The Musical will run right after Frankenstein, playing on our Cerwinske main stage. BroadwayWorld has a first look at the show below.

Photo Flash: First Look at Country Playhouse's FRANKENSTEIN


As part of a Halloween double feature, The Country Playhouse presents Frankenstein by Victor Gialanella, for three weekends only, now through October 27, on its Cerwinske main stage. Performances on Fridays and Saturdays at 7:30 pm, with a Sunday matinee on October 21 at 2:00 pm, plus a weeknight show on Thursday, October 25, at 7:30 pm. On double feature nights, Frankenstein is followed by Evil Dead: The Musical in our Black Box venue. Get a first look at the show in the photos below!

BWW Reviews: Country Playhouse's FRANKENSTEIN is a Dark, Thought-Provoking and Chilling Good Time


Halloween time is upon us, and Country Playhouse is offering audiences a spine-chilling dramatic version of Mary Shelley's classic horror tale FRANKENSTEIN. The play, penned by Victor Gialanella, met a tragic end in New York City when it flopped in 1981 after 29 previews and 1 performance. Under the direction of Philip L. Nichols, Jr. the script is brought to fascinating life, engaging the audience and entertaining them with one of the closest adaptations of the novel that I have ever seen.

FRANKENSTEIN and EVIL DEAD Halloween Double Feature Plays Country Playhouse, 10/12 & 27


"IT'S ALIVE!!" in the month of October at least, as Country Playhouse unfurls its first ever "Creature Double Feature" - concurrent productions of Frankenstein and Evil Dead: The Musical for three weekends only, October 12 and 27. The Country Playhouse is uniquely suited to stage such a coup de theatre event, with its two distinctive performance spaces and a team of innovative directors.

FRANKENSTEIN and EVIL DEAD Halloween Double Feature Plays Country Playhouse, 10/12 & 27


"IT'S ALIVE!!" in the month of October at least, as Country Playhouse unfurls its first ever "Creature Double Feature" - concurrent productions of Frankenstein and Evil Dead: The Musical for three weekends only, October 12 and 27. The Country Playhouse is uniquely suited to stage such a coup de theatre event, with its two distinctive performance spaces and a team of innovative directors.

BWW Reviews: MURDER FOR DUMMIES - Fun Despite Flaws


On a dark and stormy night, Philip L. Nichols, Jr.'s MURDER FOR DUMMIES had its world premiere at the Country Playhouse as part of their murder mystery desert theatre that is catered and sponsored by Brio Tuscan Grille. The play is a comedic murder mystery and revels in its genre cliches. The plot of the show follows the gathering of a wealthy family to hear the reading of a will. Each member of the family and assorted acquaintances has a lot to gain from the murders, giving rise to plenty of suspicion and possible motives. So where do a ventriloquist and his dummy fit into this assembled group? Patriarch of the family, William Vanderby, has invited him to provide entertainment over the course of the weekend. Once the group is assembled at the Vanderby mansion, a hurricane barrels through and messes with the unstable power grid, and a classic 1930s murder mystery set unfolds.

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