by Michele Markarian “Alligator Road” – Written by Camille Kimball. Directed by Weylin Symes. Presented by Greater Boston Stage Company, 395 Main Street, Stoneham, through October 29. Recently widowed Kathy (Brianne Beatrice) is stuck with a hardware store she doesn’t want to run. Her feminist daughter, the angry Candace (Sarah Bendell) has just learned that…
Author: Michele Markarian
“Hair” Still Rocks at Fifty
By Michele Markarian “Hair” – Book and Lyrics by James Rado and Gerome Ragni. Music by Galt MacDermont. Directed by Joey C. Pelletier. Presented by Heart and Dagger Productions at Club Café, 209 Columbus Avenue, Boston, through October 20. I was a little kid when my parents bought the album of the original Broadway cast…
Speakeasy’s ‘Men on Boats’ A Turbulent Ride
By Michele Markarian Men on Boats. Written by Jaclyn Backhaus. Directed by Dawn M. Simmons. Presented by SpeakEasy Stage Company, Calderwood Pavilion at the Boston Center for the Arts, through October 7 My husband always accuses me of not liking history, but he’s wrong. It’s not the retelling of the past I find uninteresting, it’s…
“Dames at Sea” a Rollicking Ride
by Michele Markarian “Dames at Sea”. Book and Lyrics by George Haimsohn and Robin Miller, Music by Jim Wise. Directed and Choreographed by Ilyse Robbins; Music Director, Steven Jones. Presented by Greater Boston Stage Company, 395 Main Street, Stoneham, through September 24. As two pianists, flanking the stage, play the opening song of “Dames…
