By Julie-Anne Whitney Hansel & Gretel (Winter 2020 Panto) – Written and directed by Matthew Woods; costume design by Cotton Talbot-Minkin; set design by Lillian P.H. Kology; lighting design by Michaela Carmela Bocchino; puppet design by Elizabeth Owens and Jill Rogati; stage and production management by Sophia Giordano. Produced by Imaginary Beasts at the Charlestown…
New Rep’s ‘Hair’ Takes Us on an Electric Musical Trip
By Mike Hoban Hair: The American Tribal Love-Rock Musical – Book & Lyrics by Gerome Ragni and James Rado; Music by Galt MacDermot. Rachel Bertone, Director/Choreographer; Dan Rodriguez, Music Director; Janie E. Howland, Scenic Designer; Marian Bertone Costume Designer; Franklin Meissner, Jr., Lighting Designer; Kevin Alexander, Sound Designer. Presented by New Repertory Theatre, Mosesian Center…
Short Take: Epic Theatre’s ‘Agnes of God’
Reviewed by Tony Annicone Epic Theatre tackles the 1979 drama Agnes of God by John Pielmeier and comes up victorious. The title is a pun from the Latin word Agnes Dei which means Lamb of God. Pilmeier received the inspiration for writing this show after reading an article about a nun having a baby in…
Wheelock’s ‘Little Women’ Puts Family at the Center
by Linda Chin ‘Little Women, the Musical’ – Book by Allan Knee; Music by Jason Howland, Lyrics by Mindi Dickstein; Based on the classic novel by Massachusetts author Louisa May Alcott. Directed by Nick Vargas; Music Directed by Jon Goldberg; Choreographed by Laurel Conrad. Presented by Wheelock Family Theatre through Feb. 24 In our disposable,…