Reviewed by Tony Annicone The closing musical at the University of Rhode Island is Stephen Sondheim’s “A Little Night Music.” The music and lyrics are by Sondheim while the book is by Hugh Wheeler. The musical was inspired by Ingmar Bergman’s “Smiles of a Summer Night” and is set in Sweden at the turn of…
Category: Musicals
THERE’S NO DULL MOMENT IN MRT’S ‘THE VILLAINS SUPPER CLUB’
By Sheila Barth BOX INFO: Kristen Mendelkoch and an ensemble of Boston stars appear in Lila Rose Kaplan’s comic book, one-act comedy about motherhood and villainy, through May 20:Wednesday, Thursday,7:30 p.m.; Friday, 8 p.m.; Saturday, Saturday, 4,8 p.m.; May 20, 2 p.m. Merrimack Repertory Theatre, 52 E. Merrimack St., Lowell. $26-$73.Mrt.org, 978-654-4678, box_office@mrt.org. Shazaam! Kapow!…
GBSC’s “THE LEGEND OF GEORGIA McBRIDE”
By Sheila Barth BOX INFO: Greater Boston Stage Company presents the Boston premiere of multi-award winning playwright Matthew Lopez’s 100-minute, one-act, musical comedy through May 20: Thursday, 7:30 p.m. Friday, Saturday, 8 p.m., Sunday, 2 p.m. 395 Main St., Stoneham. Includes adult language and content. $45-$55; seniors,$40-$50; students with valid ID, $20. 395 Main St.,…
Making America German Again – Moonbox “Cabaret” Will Take Your Breath Away
By Beverly Creasey You can’t experience Moonbox’s stunning version of Kander & Ebb’s CABARET (@ BCA through April 29th) without thinking of the Neo-Nazis who marched in Charlottesville. The current president and his nationalist (that’s nazionalist auf Deutsch) followers are fanning the flames of white supremacy with every other tweet. CABARET was shocking…
