Paper Mill Playhouse

After two years of pandemic experimentation, live theater is back with a passion.

Essex County events include a Disney Broadway show, a holiday art show and more.

"Unmasked," a revue at Paper Mill Playhouse featuring the music of Andrew Lloyd Webber, is not quite ready for Broadway, despite its terrific tunes.

Montclair's Donna English, who plays Marie/Fairy Godmother in "Rodgers + Hammerstein's Cinderella," started her career with some magic.

We're in on the rise of Frances Gumm to Judy Garland in "Chasing Rainbows: the Road to Oz" at Paper Mill Playhouse, starring Ruby Rakos.

Gavin Lee's charming Lumiere is the best thing about "Beauty and the Beast" at Paper Mill Playhouse, running through June 30.

"Benny & Joon" at Paper Mill Playhouse is sweet if predictable. The musical, based on the 1993 movie, is making its East Coast premiere.

"My Very Own British Invasion" at Paper Mill Playhouse ihas cracked the '60s jukebox musical. It's silly but hella fun-- and you get to sing, too.

"Irving Berlin's Holiday Inn" at Paper Mill Playhouse is sure to lift the spirits, like seeing a sparkling snowflake hanging from a town lampost.

Halloween isn't a Jewish holiday, but I loved it best of all. Despite its scary overtones, the holiday itself is warm and gooey and cuddly.