Reviewed by Tony Annicone Welcome to the bigger and better 48th Annual “A Christmas Carol” by Trinity Rep Company, which, due to renovations, has moved on down two streets in Providence, RI, to a larger theater, Providence Performing Arts Center. This venue allows everything on a much grander scale, including sets, special effects, and audience…
SpeakEasy’s “Pru Payne” Is A Must See for Fans of Fabulous Theater
“Pru Payne”— Written by Steven Drukman. Directed by Paul Daugneault. Presented by SpeakEasy Stage at Boston Center for the Arts, Calderwood Pavillion, 539 Tremont St., Boston, through Nov. 16. By Shelley A. Sackett Karen MacDonald, recently introduced as “the empress of Boston,” adds another gem to her tiara with her portrayal of Prudence Payne, a…
Emmy Award-winning Actor Gordon Clapp on returning to Boston for Speakeasy Stage’s ‘Pru Payne’
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…
‘AMADEUS’ at the GAMM Theatre
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…
