Reviewed by Tony Annicone The second show of GAMM Theatre’s 35th season is the New England premiere of “JQA” by Aaron Posner. “JQA” tells the story about the sixth president of the United States, John Quincy Adams. It unfolds in nine separate scenes and although it is the history of the man, Posner makes it…
VISITING MR. GREEN at Arctic Playhouse
Arctic Playhouse’s current show is “Visiting Mr. Green” by Jeff Baron. Eighty-six year old widower Mr. Green is almost hit by a car driven by young corporate executive Ross Gardiner. When Ross is found guilty of reckless driving, he is ordered to spend the next six months making weekly visits to Mr. Green. The show…
The Unique Perspective of David Byrne’s “American Utopia”
By Michele Markarian “American Utopia”, by David Byrne. Choreography and Musical Staging by Annie-B Parsons. Karl Mansfield and Mauro Rerosco, Music Director. Presented by Ambassador Theatre Group, Emerson Colonial Theatre, 106 Boylston Street, Boston through September 28. As the lights go up on the stage, a barefoot David Byrne is seated at a table, wearing…
Ripley, Stellar Cast Deliver Blockbuster Treatment of ‘Sunset Boulevard’
Review by Tony Annicone North Shore Music Theatre’s blockbuster musical of the fall season “Sunset Boulevard” is based on the Academy Award winning 1950 Billy Wilder, black and white movie which starred Gloria Swanson and William Holden. The musical version has music by Andrew Lloyd Webber with a book and lyrics by Don Black and…
