Reviewed by Tony Annicone Footlights Repertory Theatre Company’s first junior show of this year is “Urinetown” which won three Tony Awards in 2002. “Urinetown” is set in the future where a drought of epic proportions has forced corrupt officials to come up with a unique way to conserve water: people may only use public restrooms and…
Category: Theater Reviews
A STREETCAR NAMED DESIRE (Little Theatre of Fall River)
Reviewed by Hen Zannini Little Theatre of Fall River’s current production is A Streetcar Named Desire. Written in 1947 by American playwright Tennessee Williams, it received the Pulitzer Prize for Drama in 1948. The play opened on Broadway on December 3, 1947, and closed on December 17, 1949, in the Ethel Barrymore Theatre. The Broadway…
Huntington Gives Ibsen Classic ‘A Doll’s House’ a Contemporary Look
by Mike Hoban ‘A Doll’s House’ – Written by Henrik Ibsen, Adaptation by Bryony Lavery; Directed by Melia Bensussen; Scenic Design by James Noone; Costume Design by Michael Krass; Lighting Design by Dan Kotlowitz; Sound Design & Original Music, Rob Milburn and Michael Bodeen. Presented by the Huntington Theatre at 264 Huntington Ave., Boston through…
Speakeasy’s ‘Hand to God’ Is Devilishly Funny
by Sheila Barth SpeakEasy Stage Company presents Robert Askins‘ Broadway, multi-nominated, two-act, two-hour comedy, through Feb. 4, Boston Center for the Arts, Virginia Wimberly Theatre, 527 Tremont St., Boston, Wednesday, Thursday, 7:30 p.m.: Friday, 8 p.m.; Saturday, 4,8 p.m.; Sunday,3 p.m.; Feb.2, 2 p.m. also. For mature audiences only. Tickets start at $25; student, senior,…
