Reviewed by Tony Annicone Walpole Footlighters second show of their 94th season is “Radium Girls” by D.W. Gregory. In 1926, radium was a miracle cure, discovered b Madame Curie, an international celebrity while luminous watches were the latest rage until the girls who painted them began to fall ill with a mysterious disease. Inspired by a…
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Wheelock’s ‘Billy Elliott’ – the Next Best Thing to Broadway
By Michele Markarian Billy Elliott the Musical, Music by Elton John, Book and Lyrics by Lee Hall. Directed by Susan Kosoff. Presented by Wheelock Family Theatre, 200 The Riverway, Boston, MA, through February 26. This winter, you can take Amtrak or the GoBus to New York City to see one of the many fabulous musicals…
“AROUND THE WORLD IN 80 DAYS” (Rhode Island Stage Ensemble)
Reviewed by Tony Annicone Rhode Island Stage Ensemble’s current show is “Around the World in 80 Days” which is based on Jules Verne’s 1873 novel and this version is written by Mark Brown. In 1872, on a gentleman’s wager, Phileas Fogg and his French manservant, Passepartout attempt to traverse the globe in just eighty days….
“ROMANTIC COMEDY” (Newport Playhouse)
Reviewed by Tony Annicone Newport Playhouse’s first show of their 34th season is “Romantic Comedy” by Bernard Slade. The show is centered on Jason Carmichael, an arrogant, self centered and sharp tongued successful co-author of romantic comedies. He is faced with two momentous events: he supposed to marry a society belle and his collaborator is…
