Audience Reacts to Showstoppers

Recently I contacted people who attended the opening night of "Showstoppers" at Playhouse on Park and here is what they said:

The best stop/time show yet. Don't miss it. A must for all dancers and wanna be dancers.

Jane Emerson  - Farmington

Showstoppers was a GREAT show...I loved the contrast in performances that lead up to an amazing finale. I was there with five of my girlfriends and we were on our feet at the end!

Kelley O'Shea - Vernon

At times I felt as if I were viewing snippets of a Broadway show. Having been a theater minor, I really got a kick out of the brief references to many Broadway shows.The costumes were so wonderfully bold and truly highlighted by the gorgeous, trim bodies of the dancers. I was impressed with the amount of acts there were this year. Truly a wonderful show that showcased all of the hard work and dedication of these talented dancers. Keep up the good work!

Audrey Saharek - Wethersfield

Great show. We really enjoyed it.

Denese Sullivan - Meriden

Very enthusiastic, my wife and I enjoyed it very much. It was very stimulating and artistic. We recommended  it to our daughter.

Richard Brigham - Windsor

Showstoppers was the perfect balance of dance, song, costume and theater. We were so impressed with the choreography and the blending of vocal numbers with dance. The vocalists and dancers were fabulous. In fact, we enjoyed ourselves so much that we are going to attend another performance this week.

Lynn and Lee Sherman - West Hartford

Fabulous. Very appropriate for older citizens. I thought they did an excellent job, and I didn't even fall asleep.

Bob Cave - West Hartford

I absolutely loved Showstoppers. It was much more than I had been expecting. The level of professionalism was fantastic, the stamina of the cast, absolutely incredible. I would recommend this show to anyone who needs a lift or anyone who wants to feel good, and it's affordable! Thank you, thank you, thank you.

Pam Leibow - South Windsor

I can honestly say I was smiling so much during Showstoppers that my lips were quivering. What great choreography, song selections, acting and dancing. This troupe is a jewel and more people should know about them.

Mary deManbey - Manchester

I attended the show with my nine year old granddaughter Sarah and in her words, the show was amazing! I smiled from from the opening number to the finale. The show was upbeat, the costumes were wonderful, and the dancing was non stop. Actually we are calling for more tickets to attend the show again. Kudos to Darlene and her dancers. We did not want the show to end. Thanks for a wonderful evening.

Marge Patefield - Enfield

We loved it. The staging, costumes and dances. The dancers were very talented and dynamic.

Elodie Plan - West Hartford

The performers were in great form and the fifteen costume changes added more pizazz  to their dancing. My foot never stopped tapping and I sang along mentally to all the great selections. Definitely an exhilarating and fun night fun night at Playhouse on Park. Having just moved here from Florida, I ran to the box office and purchased tickets to the next three shows.

Robert Italia - St. Petersberg

Thanks for your comments, keep them coming. Don't miss our next three shows: Golda's Balcony, Metamorphoses and Swinging on a Star. Maybe you'll be sitting next to Robert, you know he's going to be there.

Don't Stop This Show

That's what you'll be saying mere minutes into "Showstoppers" the latest production from Playhouse on Park's resident dance company, the stop/time Dance Theater, under the direction of Darlene Zoller.

Ms. Zoller conceived, directed and choreographed this rollicking great time.  She has filled this extravaganza with  popular tunes from some of Broadway's most recognizable shows, such as 42nd Street, Guys & Dolls, How To Succeed in Business, Chicago and You're A Good Man Charlie Brown and more.

Playhouse on Park veterans Hillary Ekwall and Rick Fountain reprise their roles from You're A Good Man Charlie Brown and Chicago respectively. Both appeared in Playhouse on Park's production of those shows last summer.

The entire company sings and dances with the unbridled passion they all have for their craft and having the opportunity to share it with others excites them. That excitement will thunder through the theater and pulsate through your veins, causing you to snap your fingers and tap your toes, perhaps even dance in your seat.

The uncontrollable urge to seat dance will be accentuated with an amazing light show, stellar sound, sexy costumes and sizzling hot dance routines, all to tunes you know and love and if you don't, you will after watching Showstoppers.

Come watch the entire company shake their derrieres and everything else God gave them. You are sure to be shaking your body on the way out, I know I did, but luckily no one saw, or they probably would have called an ambulance.

Showstoppers is at Playhouse on Park April 21 -29th. Call or visit the box office to reserve your seats today! Michael Barker, Lisa B. Caffyn, Lynsey Chartier, Becky Correale, Carolyn Cumming, Hillary Ekwall, Ali Forman, Rick Fountain, Constance Gobeille, Erica Misenti, Laurie Misenti, Spencer Pond, Sheri Righi, Melissa B. Shannon, Courtney Woods and Darlene Zoller can't wait to see you!