Reviewing Theater From Broadway to Beyond the Fringe since 1994
Gordon Clapp, best known for his Emmy-winning role of Detective Greg Medavoy in the long-running TV series NYPD Blue, returns to the Boston stage for the second time this year, following up his acclaimed portrayal of poet Robert Frost (Robert Frost: This Verse Business) last spring. This time around, Clapp appears in Pru Payne, an…
Reviewed by Tony Annicone GAMM Theatre’s second show of their 40th season is “Amadeus” written by Peter Shaffer in 1979. It is loosely based on the lives of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart and Antonio Salieri, later adapted into a movie in 1984. “Amadeus” was inspired by “Mozart and Salieri,” a short play by Aleksandr Pushkin, which…
“Nassim” — Written by Nassim Soleimanpour. Directed by Omar Elerian. A new guest performer for every show. Presented by The Huntington through October 27. By Shelley A. Sackett “White Rabbit, Red Rabbit,” Iranian Nassim Soleimanpour’s absurdist adventure, which sits on the boundary of comedy and drama and burst into London’s West End in 20212, changed…
“Urinetown” – Music and Lyrics by Mark Hollmann. Book and Lyrics by Greg Kotis. Directed by Courtney O’Connor. Presented by The Lyric Stage Company of Boston, 140 Clarendon Street, Boston, through October 20. By Michele Markarian If I were to be perfectly honest – and somewhat lazy – this review would consist of only three…
