By Richard Pacheco “The Best of Everything” at the 2nd Story Theatre is a play based on the Rona Jaffe controversial best selling novel about sexual politics in 1960’s Manhattan. Set in the pre-women’s liberation era, “The Best of Everything”, tells the story of five young and impressionable secretaries who are new to Manhattan and…
Author: Mike Hoban
“VICTOR VICTORIA” Ocean State Theatre Company
Reviewed by Tony Annicone The current musical at Ocean State Theatre Company is “Victor Victoria”, the 1995 musical which is based on the 1982 movie starring Robert Preston and Julie Andrews. The 1982 movie was a remake of movie from 1933 called “Viktor Viktoria”, a German film comedy. A penniless soprano, named Victoria Grant, colludes with a…
Lunch With Mrs Baskin (The Newport Playhouse)
by Sue Nedar The latest offering from Rhode Island Monthly’s 2016 Best Live Theater venue – The Newport Playhouse – is Lunch With Mrs. Baskin by Sam Bobrick, and directed by Tony Annicone.
Avenue Stage’s ‘Fish Schticks’ a Delight
By Beverly Creasey Michael O’Halloran’s cheeky comedy, FISH FOOD (playing in Avenue Stage’s DOT 2 DOT space through this weekend only) is a delightful send-up of the hotel business. From management to bellhops, they’re all a little nutty, as one might full well expect after listening to the country’s first Hotelier-President carry on. O’Halloran writes…
