The Candlelight Theatre — Attraction in Ardentown

First visit to the Candlight Theater in Delaware. In the interest of full disclosure, I'll mention that I am generally not a fan of musicals, but that wasn't an issue here as the production was truly exceptional.

After hearing the first couple musical numbers, I thought the audio might be a recorded track. Wrong. The performers' vocals were simply on point, strong and clear. Actress Audra Casebier, who played the Reverend Mother, has an amazing voice and her several numbers throughout the show truly shined.

What do you do with a problem like Maria? No idea, as the actress playing the lead role during our visit on August 24th had no problem stealing the show. Her musical numbers were beautifully delivered along with lending such a bubbly and occasionally irreverent tone to the character that you couldn't help but smile whenever she was on stage.

Actress Rebecca Schall turned in a notable performance as Elsa. Her nuanced crafting of the unlikable Ms. Schraeder was nicely done-- and proved a great match for Jared Calhoun's weasly Max

The actors playing the seven Von Trapp children were each remarkable. Paul Mcelwer, who plays their father, Captain Von Trapp nailed it.

Shoutout to our server, Laura Duffy who brought us our food with a smile-- then took to the stage to play dual roles as both a nun and a party guest.

All proved to be a talented bunch and worked well together. Set changes were executed quickly and flawlessly. The lighting and sound were excellent.

As for dinner, Candlight's motto is "No one goes hungry". With shrimp cocktail, full dinner plates and an array of desserts with complimentary coffee, tea and iced tea-- they certainly meet that goal.

Already looking forward to a possible future visit for 'It's a Wonderful Life'...

I am a huge Monty Python fan so when I saw that Spamalot was being done nearby at the Candlelight Theatre I decided to go see it. I had no expectations before my arrival because I had never visited it before. What I did find was a scrumptious buffet that included wonderful varied items and the wait staff were the actors and actresses of the play. While bringing the drinks and offering to help in any way, they were friendly and told stories and interacted with the tables of people. Anthony, Sir Robin, was at my table and was a delight. He pours the hot liquids expertly due to his training when he was 4. (Ask him to tell you the story 😆) When the play started I thought it would be fun, but not well polished. What I got was a perfectly done play that was so enjoyable I was looking forward to coming back even before it was finished. Upon leaving, the actors and actresses lined up at the exit to shake hands and thanked me for coming. Perfect end to a perfect day. If you are reading this review, try to get there before the end of February and...

This is a very good dinner theater and it is becoming more of a novelty as these types of places seem to be disappearing. They had a good selection of food here. The quality of the food itself was decent, but it was a bit lackluster. The desserts were very good though. What makes this Dinner Theatre stand out is the perfect balance between courtesy and efficiency. The staff here obviously knows what they're doing and they move quickly and purposefully before the show starts and during the intermissions. You can tell they've done this a thousand times, but they are careful to treat you like customers and not numbers. The acting and the quality of the show was very good and definitely accomplished its purpose. The writing and retelling of the show, Brigadoon, was well done, although it did speed up the pacing of the stage play to uncomfortable speeds from...