Reviewed by Tony Annicone North Shore Music Theatre’s fourth musical of their 62nd season is “Evita” by Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice. This rock opera is about Eva Peron, bit actress, mistress and wife to Argentine dictator, Juan Peron. This show is a collage of Eva’s rise to power and her early death. It is…
Category: Musicals
THE 25TH ANNUAL PUTNAM COUNTY SPELLING BEE
Reviewed by Tony Annicone Providence College’s Blackfriars Theatre’s first show of their season is “The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee” which is a one act musical with music and lyrics by Massachusetts native William Finn and a book by Rachel Sheinkin. The show centers around a fictional spelling bee in a fictional middle…
Huntington’s “Merrily We Roll Along” A Winner
Reviewed by Tony Annicone Huntington Theatre’s opening show of their season is “Merrily We Roll Along” Stephen Sondheim’s, musical of friendship and ambition. It is based on the 1934 play with the same name by George S. Kaufman and Moss Hart. “Merrily We Roll Along” has a book by George Furth that opens in 1976…
“Dames at Sea” a Rollicking Ride
by Michele Markarian “Dames at Sea”. Book and Lyrics by George Haimsohn and Robin Miller, Music by Jim Wise. Directed and Choreographed by Ilyse Robbins; Music Director, Steven Jones. Presented by Greater Boston Stage Company, 395 Main Street, Stoneham, through September 24. As two pianists, flanking the stage, play the opening song of “Dames…
