by Michele Markarian “The Purists” – Written by Dan McCabe. Directed by Billy Porter. Presented by Huntington Theatre Company at the Calderwood Pavilion at the BCA, 527 Tremont Street, Boston through October 6. There are some casts so talented that they manage to salvage a mediocre script. There are some scripts so compelling that they…
Carroll and Plum Click in “Last Night at Bowl-Mor Lanes”
by Michele Markarian “Last Night at Bowl-Mor Lanes” – Written by Weylin Symes. Directed by Bryn Boice. Presented by Greater Boston Stage Co., 395 Main Street, Stoneham, through September 29. Full disclosure – this reviewer will get tickets to see Nancy E. Carroll, whose excellent acting never disappoints, in anything. Throw in the buoyant Paula…
Fact, Fiction or Something in Between? ‘The Lifespan of a Fact’ Asks But Doesn’t Provide Easy Answers
By Shelley A. Sackett ‘The Lifespan of a Fact –Written by Jeremy Karaken, David Murrell and Gordon Farrell based on the book by John D’Agata and Jim Fingal; Directed by Sam Weisman; Lighting Design by Marcella Barbeau; Costume Design by Gail Astrid Buckley; Props Design by Lauren Corcuera; Composer/Sound Design by Dewey Dellay, Scenic Design…
Darkly Comic ‘Little Shop of Horrors’ Rocks the Lyric Stage
‘Little Shop of Horrors’ – Book and Lyrics by Howard Ashman; Music by Alan Menken; Directed and Choreographed by Rachel Bertone; Music Direction by Dan Rodriguez. Scenic Design by Janie E. Howland; Costume Design by Marian Bertone; Sound Design by AndrewDuncan Will; Lighting Design by Frank Meissner, Jr.; Puppet Design by Cameron McEachern. Presented by…
