by Mike Hoban Ada/Ava– Created by Manual Theater; Directed by Drew Dir; Sound Design and Original Score by Kyle Vegter and Ben Kauffman; Designed by Drew Dir, Sarah Fornace, and Julia Miller. Presented by Manual Cinema and ArtsEmerson at the Paramount Theatre, 559 Washington Street, Boston through January14th. One of the great…
THE BOYS NEXT DOOR (MMAS, Black Box Theatre, Mansfield)
Reviewed by Tony Annicone Mass Music and Arts Society’s opening show of their summer season is “The Boys Next Door” by Rhode Island native, Tom Griffin who recently passed away. It is a funny and touching play about four mentally handicapped men living in a communal residence under the guidance and watchful eye of a caring but…
“West Side Story” The Stadium Theatre
Reviewed by Tony Annicone Stadium Theatre’s current musical is “West Side Story”, the classic 1957 musical hit. Based on Shakespeare’s “Romeo and Juliet”, the story is as fresh and meaningful to contemporary audiences as it was in 1591 for the original play as it was for the musical in the 1950’s. Hatred and…
THE SKIN OF OUR TEETH (Wilbury Theatre Group, Providence, RI)
by Tony Annicone Wilbury Theatre Group’s current production is the 1943 Pulitzer Prize winning play “The Skin of Our Teeth” by Thornton Wilder. It opened on Broadway on November 18, 1942 and ran for 355 performances. The show also written in 1942 is an allegory on the history of mankind, told through the story of one family….
