By Michele Markarian “Caroline or Change”. Book and lyrics by Tony Kushner; Score by Jeanine Tesori; Directed by Allison Olivia Choat; Presented by Moonbox Productions at Calderwood Pavilion at the BCA, 527 Tremont Street, Boston through May 11. “39 and still a maid,” sings Caroline (Yewande Odetoyinbo), who, in 1963’s Lake Charles, Louisiana, is a…
Category: Short Takes (3min read)
Trinity Rep’s Little Shop of Horrors Makes Being Green Look Easy
By Linda Chin Little Shop of Horrors – Book and Lyrics by Howard Ashman; Music by Alan Menken; Directed by Tyler Dobrowsky. At Trinity Repertory Theater, 201 Washington Street, Providence, RI through May 12 Like the beloved Elphaba, Shrek and Kermit the Frog can attest, it’s not easy being green. This lament also holds true…
TRUE WEST (GAMM Theatre)
Reviewed by Tony Annicone GAMM Theatre’s closing show of their 34th season in their new theatre in Warwick is “True West” by Sam Shepard. It was a 1983 Finalist for Pulitzer Prize. “True West” is about a young ambitious writer and his brother who is a drifter and petty thief who has been living in the desert…
BIRDY’s Winged Victory
By Beverly Creasey ‘Birdy’ – Adapted by Naomi Wallace from the novel by William Wharton; Directed by Steven Maler; Scenic & Costume Design by Clint Ramos; Lighting Design by Jeff Adelberg; Sound Design by J Hagenbuckle. Presented by the Commonwealth Shakespeare Company at the Sorenson Center for the Arts, Babson College through March 17 Commonwealth…
