‘Private Lives’ – by Noël Coward; Directed by Diego Arciniegas; Scenic Design by Izmir Ickbal; Sound Design by Eric Hamel; Costume Design by Nia Safarr Banks; Lighting Design by Anshuman Bhatia; Fight & Intimacy Direction by Angie Jepson. Presented by Gloucester Stage at 267 E. Main St., Gloucester, through June 25 by Mike Hoban Early…
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Short Take: Small Town, Big Dreams in Lyric’s ‘Rooted’
Written by Deborah Zoe Laufer. Directed by Courtney O’Connor. Scenic Design by Janie E. Howland, Costume Design by Chelsea Kerl, Lighting Design by Karen Perlow, Original Music and Sound Co-Design by Dewey Dellay, and Sound Co-Design by Andrew Duncan Will. Properties by Lauren Corcuera. by Linda Chin In crafting Rooted, the story of two small-town,…
Trinity Rep Closes Season with ‘Sweeny Todd’
by Tony Annicone Trinity Rep’s closing musical of their 59th season is Stephen Sondheim’s “Sweeney Todd,” which opened on Broadway on March 1, 1979, and won 8 Tony Awards, including Best Musical. This musical is a macabre tragicomedy based on the legend of a half-mad 19th Century English barber driven to crime when an evil…
‘Beautiful’ Continues its Reign as King of Jukebox Musicals at Ogunquit Playhouse
‘Beautiful’ – Book by Douglas McGrath. Words and Music by Gerry Goffin, Carole King, Barry Mann, and Cynthia Weil. David Ruttura, Director. Joyce Chittick, Choreographer/Associate Director. Nick Williams, Music Director. Derek McLane, Scenic Design. Alejo Vieti, Costume Design. Richard Latta, Lighting Design. Kevin Heard, Sound Design. Roxanne De Luna, Wig Design. At Ogunquit Playhouse through…
