by Linda Chin ‘School Girls; Or the African Mean Girls Play’ – Written by Jocelyn Bioh. Directed by Summer L. Williams. Scene design by Baron E. Pugh. Costume Design by Miranda Kau Giurleo. Lighting Design by Devorah Kengmana. Sound Design by Allyssa Jones. Presented by Speakeasy Stage Company at 527 Tremont St. Boston through May…
Short Take: All-Asian Cast Conquers Sondheim’s Ambitious ‘Pacific Overtures’ at Lyric Stage
by Linda Chin ‘Pacific Overtures’ – Music and Lyrics by Stephen Sondheim; Book by John Weidman; Directed by Spiro Veloudos; Music Direction by Jonathan Goldberg; Scenic Design by Janie E. Howland; Costume Design by Gail Astrid Buckley; Sound Design by Andrew Duncan Will; Lighting Design by Karen Perlow; Choreography by Micheline Wu. Presented by Lyric…
THE CURIOUS SAVAGE – Renaissance City Theatre Inc.
Reviewed by Tony Annicone Renaissance City Theatre Inc., the producing entity of Granite Theatre’s third show of their 19th season is “The Curious Savage” by John Patrick. We are transported back in time to 1950 where evil stepchildren send their philanthropic stepmother into a sanitarium because she wants to give their father’s 10 million dollars…
THE BOYS IN THE BAND (MMAS Black Box Theater, Mansfield)
Reviewed by Tony Annicone MMAS’s latest production is “The Boys in the Band” by Mart Crowley. The play revolves around a group of gay men who get together to celebrate their friend Harold’s birthday in an apartment in Greenwich Village in New York City. Written in 1968, the show was groundbreaking in its description and portrayal…
