By Evan McKenna “Nurse Play” – Created and Written by James Wilkinson; Directed by Joe Juknievich; Stage Management by Tori Skoniecki; Movement Director Kayleigh Kane. Presented by Exiled Theatre at Boston Playwright’s Theatre, 949 Commonwealth Avenue, Boston through December 17 “Black Pawn to E four,” says Nurse, engaging in a verbal game of chess with…
Category: Short Takes (3min read)
Onward to Glory with “Man of La Mancha”
By Michele Markarian Man of La Mancha, by Dale Wasserman. Music by Mitch Leigh, Lyrics by Joe Darion. Directed by Antonio Ocampo-Guzman. Presented by New Repertory Theatre, 321 Arsenal Street, Watertown through December 31. “Man of La Mancha” is based on the story of Miguel de Cervantes, one of Spain’s – and the world’s –…
THE BUTTERFINGERS ANGEL – The Players, Providence, RI
Reviewed by Tony Annicone The second show of The Players season is William Gibson’s “The Butterfingers Angel, Mary & Joseph, Herod the Nut and the Slaughter of 12 Hit Carols in a Pear Tree” originally written for a church pageant. Hard to believe that he also was the author of the dramatic “The Miracle Worker.” An imaginative…
Women Stand Strong in Boch Center’s Magnificent ‘The Color Purple’
by Mike Hoban The Color Purple – Based on the novel by Alice Walker; Book by Marsha Norman; Directed by John Doyle. Music and Lyrics by Brenda Russell, Allee Willis, and Stephen Bray; Set Design by John Doyle, Costumes by Ann Hould-Ward; Lighting by Jane Cox; Sound by Dan Moses Schreier. Presented by the Boch…
