By Michele Markarian Shipwrecked! An Entertainment – Written by Donald Marguiles. Directed by Allison Olivia Choat. Presented by Moonbox Productions, Boston Center for the Arts, 539 Tremont Street, Boston, MA through December 29. “Welcome to this temple of imagination…” begins Mssr. Louis de Rougemont (Kevin Cirone), as he prepares to tell us…
Category: Musicals
Company Theatre’s “Oliver”
Reviewed by Tony Annicone The Company Theatre’s epic musical for their Christmas season is “Oliver.” The show is a British musical with music and lyrics by Lionel Bart and is based on the novel by Charles Dickens. It takes place in Victorian England and was the first musical adaptation of a famous Dickens work to…
New Rep’s ‘1776’ Loses the Battle
By Sheila Barth BOX INFO: Almost three-hour, two-act musical, by Sherman Edwards, book by Peter Stone, appearing at New Repertory Theatre through Dec.23, at Mosesian Center for the Arts, MainStage Theatre, 321Arsenal St., Watertown. Showtimes vary. $25-$72. student,senior,group discounts, 617-923-8487, newrep.org. Sometimes, innovation in a theatrical production works great. Think award-winning productions like Lin Manuel…
A.R.T. Does The Greatest Hits with “ExtraOrdinary”
by Mike Hoban ‘ExtraOrdinary’ – Written by Dick Scanlan; Directed by Diane Paulus; Music Direction by Lance Horne; Choreography by Abbey O’Brien. Presented by American Repertory Theater at the Loeb Drama Center, 64 Brattle St. in Cambridge through Nov. 30. You don’t have to be an American Repertory Theater subscriber (or a reviewer) to appreciate…
