‘August Wilson’s Joe Turner’s Come and Gone’ by August Wilson. Directed by Lili-Anne Brown; Arnel Sancianco, Scenic Design; Samantha C. Jones, Costume Design; Jason Lynch, Lighting Design; Aubrey Dube, Sound Design. Presented by The Huntington Theatre, 264 Huntington Ave through November 13 by Mike Hoban The road to recovery, a friend once told me, does…
Stephen Sondheim’s ‘Sweeney Todd’ – Meaty Material Performed to Perfection at Company Theatre
Sweeney Todd – Music and Lyrics by Stephen Sondheim. Book by Hugh Wheeler. Directed by Sally Ashton Forrest. Musical Direction by Steve Bass. Lighting Design by Dean Palmer Jr. Costume Design by Bri Plummer. Set Design by Ryan Barrow. Presented by Company Theatre, Norwell, through October 23. by Linda Chin Legendary lyricist-composer Stephen Sondheim, who…
Goodspeed’s Re-imagined Revival of 42nd Street is a Thoroughly Modern Musical
42nd Street – Music by Harry Warren | Lyrics by Al Dubin | Book by Michael Stewart & Mark Bramble | Directed & Choreographed by Randy Skinner | Music Supervision & Arrangements by Rob Berman | Music Direction by Adam Souza| Scenic Design by Michael Carnahan | Costume Design by Kara Harmon | Lighting Design…
Short Take: “Drumfolk” a Powerful Testimony to the Triumph of Spirit and Community
by Michele Markarian “Drumfolk”, by Step Afrika! Directed by Jakari Sherman. Stephen M. Allen, Composer. Presented by Arts Emerson, Emerson Cutler Majestic Theatre, 219 Tremont Street, Boston through October 16. I wasn’t sure what to expect from “Drumfolk”, having never been to a Step Afrika! Production, other than it must have something to do with…
