Reviewed by Tony Annicone Providence College Blackfriars Theatre’s second show of their season is “Hamlet” by William Shakespeare. The play is set in the kingdom of Denmark and recounts how Prince Hamlet exacts revenge on his uncle Claudius, firstly for murdering the old King Hamlet, Claudius’ brother and the Prince’s father, secondly for…
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Trinity Rep’s “Mountaintop” Humanizes MLK with Laughter, Grace
by Mike Hoban ‘The Mountaintop’ – Written by Katori Hall; Directed by Kent Gash; Set Design by Jason Sherwood; Costume Design by Kara Harmon; Lighting design by Dawn Chiang, Sound Design by Justin Ellington, Projection Design by Shawn Duan. Presented by Trinity Repertory, 201 Washington St, Providence, RI through February 12th. When…
VANYA AND SONIA AND MASHA AND SPIKE (The Players, Barker Playhouse)
Reviewed by Tony Annicone The third show of The Players’ 109th season is the comedy “Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike” by Christopher Durang. Vanya and his adopted sister Sonia live a quiet life in the Pennsylvania farmhouse where they grew up. However their peace is disturbed when their movie star sister…
URINETOWN (Footlights Repertory Theatre Jr Division, Morton Middle School)
URINETOWN Reviewed by Tony Annicone Footlights Repertory Theatre Company’s first junior show of this year is “Urinetown” which won three Tony Awards in 2002. “Urinetown” is set in the future where a drought of epic proportions has forced corrupt officials to come up with a unique way to conserve water: people may only use public…
