By Michele Markarian Little Orphan Danny. Books, music and lyrics by Dan Finnerty. Additional music by Dan Lipton. Created by Dan Finnerty and Sean Daniels. Directed by Sean Daniels. Presented by Merrimack Repertory Theatre, 132 Warren Street, Lowell through April 15. Last year I saw a one-man autobiographical show in London, written and performed by…
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BLO Stages a Broadly Comic ‘Threepenny Opera’
By Mike Hoban Music by Kurt Weill; Libretto by Bertolt Brecht; English translation by Michael Feingold; Original German text based on Elisabeth Hauptmann’s German translation of John Gay’s “The Beggar’s Opera”. Directed by James Darrah; Music Direction by David Angus; Set Design by Julia Noulin-Mérat; Lighting Design by Pablo Santiago; and Costumes by…
Flat Earth Theatre Looks to the Classics to Explain the Present
by James Wilkinson ‘Antigone’ – Written by Jean Anouilh, and adapted by Lewis Galantiere. Presented by Flat Earth Theatre. Directed by Lindsay Eagle. Set Design: Darren Cornell. Assistant Set Design: Marina Sartori and Emily Penta. Costume Design: E. Rosser. Props Design: Emily Penta. Lighting Design: PJ Strachman. Sound Design: Chris Larson. Graphic Designer:…
‘THE HUMANS’ – A Candid Peek at Contemporary Family Life
By Sheila Barth BOX INFO: Joe Montello directs the Roundabout Theatre Company, in association with the Seattle Repertory Theatre, national touring company production of Stephen Karam’s dramatic one-act, 100-minute play, appearing through March 25: Tuesday,Thursday, 7:30 p.m.; Wednesday, 2,7:30 p.m; Friday, 8 p.m. Saturday, 2,8 p.m.; Sunday, 1 p.m., at the Boch…