Reviewed by Tony Annicone The Players last show of their 108th season is “Godspell” with music and new lyrics by Stephen Schwartz and book by John-Michael Tebelak, originally opened Off-Broadway on May 17, 1971. It is the loose account of the life and death of Christ and is constructed as a continuous stream of stories,…
PROOF (Renaissance City Theatre)
Reviewed by Tony Annicone The second show of the 18th season for Renaissance City Theatre Inc., the producing entity for the Granite Theatre is the Tony Award and Pulitzer Prize winning “Proof” by David Auburn. The show opened on Broadway on October 24, 2000 and ran for 917 performances. The movie version starring Anthony Hopkins and Gwenyth Paltrow…
“YOUNG FRANKENSTEIN” at Shining Lights Productions
Reviewed by Tony Annicone Shining Lights Productions current show at the Stadium Theatre is “Young Frankenstein” by Mel Brooks. This musical is the inspired reimaging of the Frankenstein legend based on Mel Brooks classic comic movie masterpiece. The story follows bright young Dr. Frederick Frankenstein (that’s Fronkenstein) as he attempts to complete his grandfather’s unfinished masterwork…
“BREAKING LEGS” (Footlights Repertory Company)
Reviewed by Tony Annicone Footlights Rep’s current show is the very funny “Breaking Legs.” The setting is an Italian restaurant in a small New England university town where the worlds of the Mafia and theatre clash hilariously with each other. A professor who is a playwright seeks funding for his new play from a former…
