Reviewing theater from Broadway to the Fringe since 1994
Jeff Kelley, who plays Rooster Hannigan in the national touring production of Annie that lands next week at the Boch Center Wang Theatre, was not your typical theater kid. Unlike much of the theater community in his age group (almost 33), the Barnstable native did not grow up with ‘Rent’ posters on his wall and…
Trouble In Mind by Playwright Alice Childress. Directed by Dawn M. Simmons. Scenic Design by Shelley Barish. Costume Design by Rachel Padula-Shufelt. Lighting Design by Deb Sullivan. Sound Design by Aubrey Dube. At the Lyric Stage Company of Boston, Clarendon Steet, through February 4. By Linda Chin In his 1951 poem “Harlem” Langston Hughes poses…
‘Northside Hollow’ – by Jonathan Fielding and Brenda Withers. Presented by Harbor Stage Company. Lighting Design by Andrew Garvis. Original Scenic Design by Sara C. Walsh. Original Sound Design by David Lanza. At BCA Plaza Black Box Theatre, 539 Tremont Street, Boston, through January 20, 2024. By Linda Chin Following an acclaimed world premiere in…
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,…
