Review by James Wilkinson ‘Two Mile Hollow’ – Written by Leah Nanako Winkler. Directed by Danielle Fauteux Jacques. Stage Manager/Choreographer Robin Mackey. Scenic Design: Nathan K. Lee. Costume Design: Susan Paino. Sound Design: David Reiffel. Presented by Apollinaire Theatre Company at Chelsea Theatre Works December 21, 2018-January 20, 2019. The family patriarch is dead. In…
Not Your Grandmother’s ‘Cinderella’
By Sheila Barth So who knew… That Prince Charming (a.k.a. Topher) isn’t really charming, but a dragonslayer with a paucity of social skills, self-confidence, and awareness of the kingdom’s usurping of farmers’ lands, inciting his subjects’ increasing growling against the empty throne? That lovely Ella (Kaitlyn Mayse), who sits “in her own little corner,” among…
Ambassador Group Gives ‘Cinderella’ A Joyful Makeover
By Mike Hoban ‘Rodgers & Hammerstein’s Cinderella’ – Music by Richard Rodgers; Lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II; New Book by Douglas Carter Beane; Original book by Oscar Hammerstein II; Directed by Gina Rattan; Choreography by Lee Wilkins; Scenic Design by Anna Louizos; Costume Design by William Ivey Long; Lighting Design by Kenneth Posner; Sound Design…
Christmas Revels Celebrates the “Other” Great White North
by Mike Hoban ‘The Christmas Revels:A Nordic Celebration of the Winter Solstice’ – Directed by Patrick Swanson; Musical Direction by Megan Henderson; Set Design by Jeremy Barnett; Sound Design by Bill Winn; Lighting Design by Jeff Adelberg; Costume Design by Heidi A. Hermiller; Presented by Revels, Inc. at The Sanders Theater at Harvard University, 45…