Reviewed by Tony Annicone 2nd Story Theatre’s latest show is the 1998 Tony Award winning play, “Art.” It is Yasmina Reza’s serio-comedy and is a sophisticated study of the nature of friendship. One of Marc’s best friends, Serge, has bought a very expensive painting: all white with white diagonal lines. As Marc and Serge…
Author: Mike Hoban
“SEUSSICAL” (Rhode Island College Theatre)
Reviewed by Tony Annicone Rhode Island College Theatre’s closing show of their season is “Seussical, the Musical”, which creates the witty, wild and whimsical world of Dr. Seuss. It reveals a world where anything is possible from an elephant in a tree, to a person too tiny to see, to a heroic child and dreams…
“THE GREAT GATSBY” (University of Rhode Island Theatre)
Reviewed by Tony Annicone URI’s closing show of their season is “The Great Gatsby” by F. Scott Fitzgerald. This classic novel has been adapted for the stage by Simon Levy, it remains the evocative story of the pursuit of wealth and romance in The Jazz Age of the roaring 1920’s. Enigmatic self-made millionaire Jay…
EXIT LAUGHING (Newport Playhouse)
Reviewed by Tony Annicone The opening show of the Newport Playhouse and recently renovated cabaret restaurant’s 35th season is the 2013 heartwarming comedy “Exit Laughing” by Paul Elliott. It is a sassy ode to female friendships. When the biggest highlight of your life is your weekly bridge game with the “girls,” what do you do when…
