Reviewed by Tony Annicone Providence College’s Theatre Department’s closing musical at Angell’s Blackfriar’s Theatre is “Into the Woods” with music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim and a book by James Lapine. It opened on Broadway on November 5, 1987 and ran for 764 performances, starring Bernadette Peters as the Witch and Joanna Gleason as the…
Category: Musicals
LES MISERABLES at Uncommon Theatre
Reviewed by Tony Annicone Uncommon Theatre’s spring musical is “Les Miserables”, the 8-time Tony Award winning musical. This musical version was composed in 1980 by French composer Claude Michel Schonberg with a libretto by Alain Boublil. Through-sung, it is probably the most famous of all French musicals and is one of the most performed musicals…
THE DROWSY CHAPERONE at Bristol Theatre Company
Reviewed by Tony Annicone Bristol Theatre Company’s current show is “The Drowsy Chaperone”, a five-time Tony Award winning musical. The show first opened on Broadway on May 1, 2006 and starred Georgia Engel as Mrs. Tottendale. It won Tony Awards for Best Book and Best Score. The hilarious show-within-a-show begins when a die-hard musical fan…
“TOMFOOLERY” (Pawtucket Community Players)
Reviewed by Tony Annicone Community Players’ third show of their 96th season is “Tomfoolery”. “Tomfoolery” is a musical comedy revue of the witty, wicked and thoroughly twisted world of famed satirical songwriter, Tom Lehrer. In concerts, TV appearances and a series of now-classic recordings, the Harvard-educated math professor delighted millions of fans during the 50’s and 60’s…
