Reviewed by Tony Annicone Bristol Theatre Company’s latest show is the Who’s rock opera “Tommy” with music and lyrics by Pete Townshend and book by Townshend and Des McAnuff. Originally written as a concept album in 1969 and the movie in 1975, it was adapted into a stage play in the 1993 and ran on Broadway for…
Category: Musicals
PETER AND THE STARCATCHER (Beacon Theatre Workshop)
Reviewed by Tony Annicone Beacon Theatre Workshop is bringing Neverland to RI. “Peter and the Starcatcher”, a play by Rick Elice, is a prequel story based on the novel by David Barry and Ridley Pearson. The show won the Tony Award for Best Play in 2012. This production will bring you right back to your…
“ASSASSINS” MMAS, (Mansfield, MA)
Reviewed by Tony Annicone The second show of MMAS’s season is “Assassins” by Stephen Sondheim which won five Tony Awards in 2004 including Best Revival. “Assassins” lays bare the lives of the nine individuals who assassinated or attempted to assassinate the President of the United States in an historical “revuiscal” that explores the dark side of the American…
Muppets Gone Wild – Hijinx Theatre’s ‘Meet Fred’ is a Darkly Comic Gem
‘Meet Fred’ – Performance by Hijinx Theatre; Presented by Puppet Showplace Theater at the Boston Center for the Arts (BCA), Plaza Theatre, 539 Tremont St., Boston. It really makes no difference whether you’re a fan of puppetry or not. Hijinx Theatre’s wonderfully absurd Meet Fred is bound to be one of the funniest and most…
