Reviewed by Tony Annicone Welcome to the turn of the century with “Ragtime”, the closing musical of Trinity Rep’s season. This 1998 hit musical is based on E.L. Doctorow’s novel. Trinity begins the show in a contemporary room setting and from there we go back in time to 1905 with the epic sweep of this…
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A LITTLE NIGHT MUSIC (URI)
Reviewed by Tony Annicone The closing musical at the University of Rhode Island is Stephen Sondheim’s “A Little Night Music.” The music and lyrics are by Sondheim while the book is by Hugh Wheeler. The musical was inspired by Ingmar Bergman’s “Smiles of a Summer Night” and is set in Sweden at the turn of…
Boston Children’s Theatre’s “1984” Captures Current Zeitgeist
1984 – Written by George Orwell; Adapted for the stage by Robert Owens, Wilton E. Hall Jr., and William A. Miles; Directed by Burgess Clark; Boston Children’s Theatre’s New England Theatreworks’ production of 1984 runs through April 29 at the Calderwood Pavilion at the Boston Center of the Arts, 527 Tremont St, Boston through April…
“Merrily We Roll Along”, “Curious” Big Winners at 22nd Annual IRNE Awards
Boston, MA, April 24th – The Huntington Theatre Company’s production of “Merrily We Roll Along” took home seven awards, including Best Musical in the Large Stage category, and SpeakEasy Stage’s “Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night” earned five Small Stage (including Best Play) honors at the 22nd Annual IRNE Awards held last…
