By Sheila Barth BOX INFO: Almost three-hour, two-act musical, by Sherman Edwards, book by Peter Stone, appearing at New Repertory Theatre through Dec.23, at Mosesian Center for the Arts, MainStage Theatre, 321Arsenal St., Watertown. Showtimes vary. $25-$72. student,senior,group discounts, 617-923-8487, newrep.org. Sometimes, innovation in a theatrical production works great. Think award-winning productions like Lin Manuel…
GAMM’s ‘GLORIA’ a Darkly Comic Look at the News
by Tony Annicone GAMM’s second show of their 34th season is Branden Jacobs-Jenkins’ “Gloria”, an alarming and bitingly funny drama by one of the most celebrated young playwrights in American theater. Jacobs-Jenkins’ scathing satire of the media and the public’s hunger for sensational news stories was a finalist for the 2016 Pulitzer Prize. He “has…
AKA Theatre Dives Into the Woods
Review by James Wilkinson In the Forest She Grew Fangs – Written by Stephen Spotswood. Directed by Kelly Smith. Scenic/Properties Designer: Maggie Kearnan. Lighting Designer: Samuel J. Biondolillo. Assistant Lighting Designer: Brian Ward. Sound Designer: Julianne Mason. Costume Designer: Rachael Linker. Movement Designer: Jessica Scout Malone. Produced by AKA Theatre at The Calderwood…
A.R.T. Does The Greatest Hits with “ExtraOrdinary”
by Mike Hoban ‘ExtraOrdinary’ – Written by Dick Scanlan; Directed by Diane Paulus; Music Direction by Lance Horne; Choreography by Abbey O’Brien. Presented by American Repertory Theater at the Loeb Drama Center, 64 Brattle St. in Cambridge through Nov. 30. You don’t have to be an American Repertory Theater subscriber (or a…
