by Michele Markarian ‘Company’ – Music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim; Book by George Furth. Directed by Spiro Veloudos. Presented by Lyric Stage Company of Boston, 140 Clarendon Street, Boston, MA, through October 9. “What song is the biggest clunker in ‘Company’”? I asked my husband on the drive over to see the Lyric Stage’s…
Category: Theater Reviews
‘Blasted’ Offers Uncompromising Look at Darkest Sides of Humanity
by Mike Hoban ‘Blasted’ – Written by Sarah Kane; Directed by John Kuntz; Set Design by Ryan Bates; Lighting Design by Jeff Adelberg; Sound Design by David Reiffel; Costume Design by Lara de Bruijn. Presented by the Off the Grid Theatre Company at the Calderwood Pavilion, Boston Center for the Arts, 527 Tremont St. Boston,…
MARY POPPINS (University of Rhode Island )
Reviewed by Tony Annicone University of Rhode Island Theatre Department’s closing show of their season is “Mary Poppins.” The show is based on the P.L. Travers books and the 1964 movie starring Julie Andrews and Dick Van Dyke. It shows anything can and will happen at # 17 Cherry Hill Lane. The Broadway version opened…
FOREVER PLAID (The Community Players)
Reviewed by Tony Annicone The final show of Community Players’ 97th season is “Forever Plaid” directed and choreographed by Andrew Bobola and musically directed by Ron Procopio. Once upon a time, there were four guys, Frankie, Jinx, Sparky and Smudge, who love to sing. They met in 1956 in high school when they all joined…
