by Michele Markarian The Scottsboro Boys – Book by David Thompson, Music and Lyrics by John Kander and Fred Ebb. Directed by Paul Daigneault. Presented by SpeakEasy Stage Company, Boston Center for the Arts, 527 Tremont Street, Boston through January 26th. Despite the fact that you just know things are not going to go well…
Theater Reviews
Our Town (Mansfield Arts and Music Society)
Reviewed by Tony Annicone Mansfield Arts and Music Society’s first show in 2017 is “Our Town”, Thorton Wilder’s 1938 Pulitzer Prize winning play. The show tells the life of Grover’s Corners, New Hampshire from 1901 to 1913. This version is intimate, engaging and timely. It features a female stage manager who not only explains…
“THE ADDAMS FAMILY” (Beacon Charter High School for the Arts)
Reviewed by Tony Annicone Beacon Charter High School’s current show is “The Addams Family”, a musical which ran on Broadway for 722 performances and is a sentimental tribute to Charles Addams’ beloved characters. This macabre tale explores the deliciously dark world of Gomez, Morticia, Wednesday, Pugsley, Grandma, Uncle Fester, Lurch, and Thing. This weird and wonderful family…
“CAT ON A HOT TIN ROOF” Epic Theatre Company
Reviewed by Tony Annicone The current show at Epic Theatre Company is “Cat on a Hot Tin Roof”, written by Tennessee Williams. The show first opened on Broadway on March 24, 1955 starring Ben Gazzara, Barbara Bel Geddes and Burl Ives. In 1958, it was turned into a movie starring Paul Newman, Elizabeth Taylor and…
