Reviewed by Tony Annicone The Players fourth show of their 108th season is “Romeo and Juliet” by William Shakespeare. It is considered to be one of the greatest works of romantic literature. Written in 1591, it is a story of deep passions which come out as lover or violence, the tragic tale soars with the…
Category: Short Takes (3min read)
“Shirley Valentine” at 2nd Story Theatre
By Richard Pacheco “Shirley Valentine” is a one-character play by Willy Russell. Taking the form of a monologue by a middle-aged, working class Liverpool housewife, it focuses on her life before and after a transforming holiday abroad. Russell turned the acclaimed play into a film staring the actress who did the show on stage…
RADIUM GIRLS (Walpole Footlighters)
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…
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…
