Reviewing Theater From Broadway to Beyond the Fringe since 1994
by Michele Markarian “Moby Dick” by Plexus Polaire. Inspired by Herman Melville’s novel. Directed by Yngvild Aspeli. Presented by ArtsEmerson, Emerson Paramount Center, 559 Washington Street, Boston, through January 28. “There are three types of men – the living, the dead, and those who go to sea,” Ishmael (a charismatic Julian Spooner) tells us at…
‘The Lunch Bunch’ – Written by Sarah Einspanier; Directed by Danielle Fauteux Jacques; Scenic & Sound Design: Joseph Lark-Riley; Lighting Design: Danielle Fauteux Jacques; Presented by Apollinaire Theatre Company Chelsea Theatre Works, located at 189 Winnisimmet St., Chelsea, MA through January 21 by Mike Hoban What do you do when the stress of your thankless job drives you…
Reviewed by Tony Annicone The 39th season of GAMM Theatre continues with their opening show of 2024, “Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf,” a 1963 Tony Award-winning Best Play by Edward Albee. The Broadway show opened on October 13, 1962, ran for 664 performances, and became a movie three years later, starring Richard Burton, Elizabeth Taylor, George…
Reviewed by Tony Annicone The first show at Trinity Rep in 2024, which is the continuation of its 60th season, is the world premiere of “La Broa’” by Orlando Hernandez, inspired by “Latino History of Rhode Island: Nuestras Raices,” oral histories collected by Marta V. Martinez. “La Broa”’ (Broad Street) draws from real-life stories of…
