by Michele Markarian “Cloud Nine”, by Caryl Churchill. Directed by Lee Mikeska Gardner. Presented by The Nora Theatre Company, 450 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, through June 30. Given our current climate of the contraction/expansion of sexuality and all of its permutations, the decision of The Nora Theatre Company to produce Caryl Churchill’s “Cloud Nine” is an…
Speakeasy’s ‘Fun Home’ a Creepily Entertaining Coming of Age Story
by Mike Hoban ‘Fun Home’ Music by Jeanine Tesori; Book & Lyrics by Lisa Kron; Based on the Graphic Novel by Alison Bechdel; Directed By Paul Daigneault; Music Direction by Matthew Stern; Choreography by Sarah Crane; Scenic Design by Cristina Todesco; Costume Design by Charles Schoonmaker; Lighting Design by Karen Perlow; Sound Design by Andrew…
Boston Theater Icon Leigh Barrett is Young Ben Choi-Harris’ “Best Girl” in Reagle Music Theatre’s “Mame”
by Linda Chin Tony Award winning musical Mame will soon enjoy another revival in Greater Boston at Reagle Music Theatre (June 14 – July 23), and though life “is a banquet” but comes with few guarantees, we theatergoers can be confident that a cast led by professional actors Leigh Barrett* (Mame Dennis), Maureen Keiller* (her…
Once Upon a Time at Wellesley Rep Theatre
Review by James Wilkinson ‘This Girl Laughs, This Girl Cries, This Girl Does Nothing’ – Written by Finegan Kruckemeyer. Directed by Marta Rainer. Set Design: Janie E. Howland. Sound Design: George Cooke. Costume Design: Chelsea Kerl. Lighting Design: Bridget Doyle. Fight Director: Sarah Flanagan. Presented by Wellesley Repertory Theatre at the Ruth Nagel Jones Theater…
