Reviewed by Tony Annicone The current Broadway National Tour to play the historic Hanover Theatre in Worcester is “A Bronx Tale, the Musical” which is based on the play by the same name. The book is by Chazz Palminteri while the music is by Alan Menkin, and lyrics by Glenn Slater. The original one man…
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THE COUNTRY HOUSE (The Players, Barker Playhouse)
Reviewed by Tony Annicone The Players third show of their 111th season is “The Country House” by Donald Margulies. There is a family gathering at the Patterson home in the Berkshires during the Williamstown summer theatre season. Matriarch Anna, who is a star of stage and screen, invites her protege, Michael, a younger man who…
‘Suddenly Last Summer’ at Epic Theatre Company, Cranston
Reviewed by Tony Annicone Epic Theatre Company’s first show of 2020 is Tennessee William’s “Suddenly Last Summer.” This one act show is set in 1936 in the New Orleans garden of the home of wealthy Violet Venable. It begins after the death of a young man away on a holiday. She speaks nostalgically about her…
Trinity Rep’s ‘Tale of Two Cities’ Re-Imagines Classic
Reviewed by Tony Annicone Trinity Repertory Company’s latest blockbuster epic show deals with the French Revolution and is one of the best shows about the best of times and the worst of times. Events of that time are examined in a unique way with Trinity Repertory Company’s “A Tale Of Two Cities” by Charles Dickens….
