Arts & Entertainment
'Souvenir' at TheatreWorks New Milford - My Review
Greg Chrzczon and Priscilla Squiers reprise their roles in this jewel of a play with music.
Pictured: Greg Chrzczon as Cosme McMoon and Priscilla Squiers as Florence Foster Jenkins in ’Souvenir’ Photo by Ghostlight Photography
When Souvenir opened last night at TheatreWorks New Milford (with their usual opening night fanfare,) it felt to this reviewer like, well, a souvenir, French for “a remembrance” or “memory.” You see, I had experienced this two character play last April at the Westport Community Theatre with this same cast. Sonnie Osborne took over the directing duties from Westport’s Ruth Ann Baumgartner for this production in New Milford.
In the beginning of the play, Mrs. Foster Jenkins notes that those “dreadful newspaper people” will not be invited to her recitals, and Mr. McMoon is grateful to hear that the performances were “not to be reviewed.” I laughed alone because I had once again been invited to review the show despite the fact that I had already done so and I am most grateful that I did.
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SOUVENIR continues May 2 8,9,10 15,16,17 22,23. Curtain time is 8:00 p.m. Fridays & Saturdays, with 2:00 p.m. Sunday matinees on May 10 and 17. Tickets for all shows are $23 for reserved seating. Students and Military personnel with ID will be admitted for $18. Reservations can be made online at THEATREWORKS.US or by calling the box office at (860) 350-6863. TheatreWorks is located on 5 Brookside Avenue, just off Route 202 (next to the CVS), in New Milford , CT.
