Burbage Theatre Company, Wendy Overly Studio Theatre, 59 Blackstone Avenue, Pawtucket, RI Reviewed by Tony Annicone Burbage Theatre Company’s opening live show of 2022 is the Rhode Island premiere of “Five Women Wearing the Same Dress” written by Alan Ball in 1993. Ball as a screenwriter wrote American Beauty, True Blood and Six Feet Under….
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Trinity Rep’s ‘Tiny Beautiful Things’ Demonstrates the Power of Theater to Connect, Heal
by Linda Chin Based on the book by Cheryl Strayed, adapted for stage by Nia Vardalos, co-conceived by Marshall Heyman, Thomas Kail, and Nia Vardalos. Directed by Curt Columbus; Set Design by Baron E. Pugh; Costume Design by Amanda Downing Carney; Lighting Design by Dawn Chiang; Sound Design by Peter Sasha Hurowitz; Music Direction by…
‘By the Queen’ at Trinity Rep
by Tony Annicone The first show at Trinity Rep in 2023 is the world premiere of “By the Queen” by Whitney White, the Obie winning playwright who is a 2015 alumna of Trinity/Brown. This new show is based on William Shakespeare’s “Henry VI” plays and “Richard III.” White takes the character of Queen Margaret and…
Moonbox Offers End-of-Year Delights with ‘Passing Strange’
by James Wilkinson ‘Passing Strange’ – Book and Lyrics by Stew. Music By Stew and Heidi Rodewald. Created in collaboration with Annie Dorsen. Directed by Arthur Gomez. Associate Director: Regine Vital. Music Director: Julius LaFlamme. Associate Music Director: David Freeman Coleman. Set Designer: Lindsay Fuori. Lighting Designer: Aja M. Jackson. Choreographer: Elmer Martinez. Costume Design:…
