by James Wilkinson ‘The Aliens’ – Written by Annie Baker; Directed by Darren Evans; Costumes by Maureen Festa. Presented by Theatre on Fire at the Charlestown Working Theater, 442 Bunker Hill Street, Charlestown through October 7. For the longest time, I avoided reading any of Annie Baker’s plays, though not because of any skepticism about…
Category: Theater Reviews
I HATE MUSICALS, THE MUSICAL (Ivoryton Playhouse)
Reviewed by Tony Annicone Ivoryton Playhouse’s latest musical is the world premiere of “I Hate Musicals.” “I Hate Musicals” features a script by Mike Reiss and new music by Walter Murphy who wrote the classic 1970’s song “A Fifth of Beethoven” which was used in “Saturday Night Fever” soundtrack. Mike Reiss, who hails from Bristol, Connecticut and won…
“LOST IN YONKERS” (The Arctic Playhouse, West Warwick, RI)
Reviewed by Tony Annicone The Arctic Playhouse’s current show is Neil Simon’s 1991 Pulitzer Prize winning play, “Lost in Yonkers.” The show is set in 1942 and it examines the relationships in the emotionally crippled Kurnitz family. The show is a coming of age tale that focuses on brothers, Artie and Jay, left in…
A High-Energy ‘ANNIE’ Comes to Little Theatre of Fall River
Reviewed by Tony Annicone The current show at Little Theatre of Fall River is “Annie”, the 1977 hit musical. Based on Harold Gray’s comic strip “Little Orphan Annie”, it won seven Tony Awards and ran for 2,377 performances. This high energy show is a hit again with this audience. This heart warming musical is the…
