Reviewed by Tony Annicone Come on down to Texas, you all and the current comedy dinner show at the Newport Playhouse. “The Lone Star Love Potion” by Michael Parker kicks off the 36th season for this theatre with a bang. Mr. Stancliffe, the owner of a vast fortune and a two hundred thousand acre ranch…
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Sleeping Weazel Provides an Intimate Winter Escape
Review by James Wilkinson A Winter Gathering – Production Designer: Mirta Tocci. Lighting Designer: Colin McNamee. Sound Designer: Oliver Seagle. Presented by Sleeping Weazel at the BCA Black Box, 527 Tremont St. Boston, through February 24th. When I walked into Sleeping Weazel’s production of A Winter Gathering, I had been awake for…
Trinity’s Modern Day ‘OTHELLO’ Brings Energy and Vitality to Classic
Reviewed by Tony Annicone Trinity Repertory Company’s newest production of their 54th season is “Othello” by William Shakespeare. This show is about friendship and betrayal, love and jealousy. Once Othello’s most trusted confidante, Iago’s envy-fueled passions unleash a betrayal with catastrophic results for Othello and his beloved bride, Desdemona. Shakespeare’s profound tragedy is an…
Praxis Breathes New Life into a Timeless Gem with ‘for colored girls’
(Left to Right):Tonasia Jones, Kerline Desir, Dayenne C. Byron Walters, Ciera-Sadé Wade, Thomika Birdwell, Karimah Williams, Verna Hampton. Photo Credit: Roberto Mighty by Mike Hoban ‘for colored girls who have considered suicide/when the rainbow is enuf’ – Written by Ntozake Shange; Directed by Dayenne CB Walters; Music Composition by Patrick Casky; Choreography by W. Lola Remy; Costume Design by…
