Reviewed by Tony Annicone Walpole Footlighters last show of their 94th season is “Lucky Stiff” by Lynn Ahrens and Stephen Flaherty which is based on “The Man Who Broke the Bank at Monte Carlo” by Michael Butterworth. This musical is a zany, offbeat and funny, murder mystery farce about an unassuming English shoe salesman…
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SpeakEasy Stage’s ‘ALLEGIANCE’ A Musical Look at WWII Japanese Internment
By Sheila Barth During World War II, inhumanities and atrocities weren’t limited to Nazi Germany. After Japan bombed Pearl Harbor in December 1941, the US created its own black mark in history by rounding up more than 120,000 loyal Japanese-American citizens and placing them in internment camps.
Merrimack Rep Brings a Literal Supermom to Life
Review by James Wilkinson The Villains’ Supper Club – Written by Lila Rose Kaplan. Directed by Sean Daniels. Scenic Design: Apollo Mark Weaver. Costume Design: Arthur Oliver. Lighting Design: Brian J. Lilienthal. Sound Design: David Remedios. Projection Design: Elizabeth Dombek. Illustrator: Chad Cunningham. Fight Director: Angie Jepson. Presented by Merrimack Repertory Theatre, 50…
Apollinaire’s “First Love” A Fun, Furry Take on Young Love
by Mike Hoban First Love is the Revolution – Written by Rita Kalnejais; Directed by Danielle Fauteux Jacques; Scenic Design: Nathan Lee/Elizabeth Rocha; Sound: Jennifer Timms; Costumes: Elizabeth Cole Sheehan. Presented by the Apollinaire Theatre Company at the Chelsea Theatre Works, 189 Winnisimmet St., Chelsea, MA through May 5 First Love is…
