Reviewed by Tony Annicone Stadium Theatre’s current musical is “West Side Story”, the classic 1957 musical hit. Based on Shakespeare’s “Romeo and Juliet”, the story is as fresh and meaningful to contemporary audiences as it was in 1591 for the original play as it was for the musical in the 1950’s. Hatred and…
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THE SKIN OF OUR TEETH (Wilbury Theatre Group, Providence, RI)
by Tony Annicone Wilbury Theatre Group’s current production is the 1943 Pulitzer Prize winning play “The Skin of Our Teeth” by Thornton Wilder. It opened on Broadway on November 18, 1942 and ran for 355 performances. The show also written in 1942 is an allegory on the history of mankind, told through the story of one family….
Take Your Pick’s “Lost Girls” – Local Laughs and Family Fanfare Plows the Stage
by Susan George Lost Girls – Written by John Pollono; Direction and Stage Design by Melanie Garber; Lighting Designer: Michael Clark Wonson; Sound Designer: Audrey Seraphin; Costume Coordinator: Mikey DiLoreto. Presented by Take Your Pick Productions, at Deane Hall in the Calderwood Pavilion, Boston Center for the Arts, 527 Tremont St., Boston through…
CABARET @ The Hanover Theatre
Reviewed by Tony Annicone The National Tour of “Cabaret” is the latest musical to grace the stage at the historic Hanover Theatre in Worcester, MA. This Kander and Ebb Tony Award winning musical is set in the tumultuous city of Berlin right before Hitler’s rise to power. “Cabaret” won it’s first Tony for best show…