‘How High The Moon: The Music Of Ella Fitzgerald’ – Conceived/Directed by Rob Ruggiero; Music Direction/Pianist George Caldwell; Stage Manager Brian Robillard. Starring Tina Fabrique; Ron Haynes, Trumpet; Rodney Harper, Drums; Nolan Nwachukwu, Bass. Presented by Merrimack Repertory Theatre, 50 E. Merrimack Street, Lowell, MA through May 21 By Nancy Grossman How High The Moon:…
Short Take: A Triumphant “Angels in America” Graces Central Square
“Angels in America,” Written by Tony Kushner. Directed by Eric Tucker. Presented by Central Square Theater and Bedlam, 450 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, extended through May 28. by Michele Markarian It is the year 1985. “Angels in America” opens with a funeral, a rabbi (Debra Wise) presiding over the body of an elderly woman who undertook…
Deborah Henson-Conant’s ‘The Golden Cage’ Soars
The Golden Cage – Book, Music, and Lyrics by Deborah Henson-Conant; Directed by R. Lee Kratzer; Music Direction by Nevada Lozano; Scenic Design by Tyler R. Herald; Costume Design by Evan Pritzant; Lighting Design by Michael Cole. Presented by Streaming Musicals online and filmed in front of live audiences at the CreateTheater New Works Festival at NYC’s Theatre Row….
The Parallel Universe of “Joy and Pandemic”
“Joy and Pandemic” by Taylor Mac. Directed by Loretta Greco. Scenic Design: Arnulfo Maldonado; Sound Designer and Composer: Fan Zhang; Costume Design: Sarita Fellows; Lighting Design: Jen Schriever. Presented by The Huntington, Calderwood Pavilion at the BCA, 527 Tremont Street, Boston, through May 21. by Michele Markarian Joy (Stacy Fischer) and her unenthusiastic second husband,…
