Reviewed by Tony Annicone Chivalry comes to life with a comic, swashbuckling and intriguing version of The Three Musketeers at Greater Boston Stage in collaboration with the Front Porch Arts Collective, who seek to advance racial equity in Boston. D’Artagnan, a country boy, is determined to join the prestigious Musketeers in defending one and all…
Category: Short Takes (3min read)
SpeakEasy’s ‘School Girls’ Throw Shade
by Linda Chin ‘School Girls; Or the African Mean Girls Play’ – Written by Jocelyn Bioh. Directed by Summer L. Williams. Scene design by Baron E. Pugh. Costume Design by Miranda Kau Giurleo. Lighting Design by Devorah Kengmana. Sound Design by Allyssa Jones. Presented by Speakeasy Stage Company at 527 Tremont St. Boston through May…
All-Asian Cast Conquers Sondheim’s Ambitious ‘Pacific Overtures’ at Lyric Stage
by Linda Chin ‘Pacific Overtures’ – Music and Lyrics by Stephen Sondheim; Book by John Weidman; Directed by Spiro Veloudos; Music Direction by Jonathan Goldberg; Scenic Design by Janie E. Howland; Costume Design by Gail Astrid Buckley; Sound Design by Andrew Duncan Will; Lighting Design by Karen Perlow; Choreography by Micheline Wu. Presented by Lyric…
The Indomitable Life Force of “Becoming Dr. Ruth”
By Michele Markarian “Becoming Dr. Ruth”, by Mark St. Germain. Directed by Stephen Nachamie. Jeffrey Petersen, Scenic Designer; Aja Jackson, Lighting Designer. Presented by New Rep Theatre, 321 Arsenal Street, Watertown through May 19. “All my life I have loved to go to the theater. Tonight, the theater comes to me!” beams Dr. Ruth K….
