by Michele Markarian ‘Fiddler on the Roof’ – Book by Joseph Stein. Music by Jerry Bock. Lyrics by Sheldon Harnick Original Direction by Bartlett Sher; Direction Recreated by Sari Ketter and Shirley Butler. Presented by NETworks Presentations, Emerson Colonial Theatre, 106 Boylston Street, Boston through December 26. I love “Fiddler on the Roof”. I have…
Category: Short Takes (3min read)
“Wild: A Musical Becoming” Soars at A.R.T.
by Michele Markarian “Wild: A Musical Becoming”. Book by V (formerly Eve Ensler). Music by Justin Tranter and Caroline Pennell, with contributions by Eren Cannata. Lyrics by Justin Tranter, Caroline Pennell and V, with contributions by Idina Menzel. Directed by Diane Paulus. Presented by American Repertory Theater, Loeb Drama Center, 64 Brattle Street, Cambridge, through…
Music, Comedy and Epic Fables Create Unique Experience in “The Old Man and The Old Moon” at Umbrella Stage
by Tom Boudrot ‘The Old Man and The Old Moon’ – By PigPen Theater; Director: Julia Deter; Music Director: Matthew Stern; Lighting Design: Ben Rush; Sound Design: James Cannon; Scenic Design: Baron E. Pugh; Costume Design: Brian Simons; Puppet Master: Veronica Barron. Presented by The Umbrella Stage Company, 40 Stow Street, Concord through Dec.5th. As…
Rush Delivers Tour de Force Performance in “Queens Girl in the World” at Central Square
by Michele Markarian “Queens Girl in the World” – Written by Caleen Sinnette Jennings. Directed by Dawn M. Simmons. Co-produced by The Nora@Central Square Theater, The Front Porch Arts Collective, and The Hangar Theater, 450 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, through October 31. Jacqueline Marie Butler (Jasmine M. Rush) is a black girl living in Queens, the…
