Reviewed by Tony Annicone “SPRING AWAKENING” – Written by Frank Wedekind; Music by Duncan Sheik; Book and Lyrics by Steven Sater; Directed by Paula McGlasson; Music Direction by Lila Kane; Choreography by Dante Sciarra at the URI Theatre, Will Theatre, 105 Upper College Road, Kingston, RI through December 11th. URI Theatre’s winter show is “Spring Awakening”,…
Category: Musicals
NSMT Delivers Electric, Unflinching ‘West Side Story’
By Mike Hoban ‘West Side Story’ – Music by Leonard Bernstein. Lyrics by Stephen Sondheim. Book by Arthur Laurents. Original Concept, Original Broadway Direction & Choreography by Jerome Robbins; Directed by Bob Richard; Choreography by Diane Laurenson; Music Direction by Milton Granger; Scenic Design by Kyle Dixon; Lighting Design by Jack Mehler; Sound Design by…
“Company” Dazzles and Stirs at Lyric Stage
by Michele Markarian ‘Company’ – Music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim; Book by George Furth. Directed by Spiro Veloudos. Presented by Lyric Stage Company of Boston, 140 Clarendon Street, Boston, MA, through October 9. “What song is the biggest clunker in ‘Company’”? I asked my husband on the drive over to see the Lyric Stage’s…
MARY POPPINS (University of Rhode Island )
Reviewed by Tony Annicone University of Rhode Island Theatre Department’s closing show of their season is “Mary Poppins.” The show is based on the P.L. Travers books and the 1964 movie starring Julie Andrews and Dick Van Dyke. It shows anything can and will happen at # 17 Cherry Hill Lane. The Broadway version opened…
