Road Less Traveled Productions started its new season paying homage to some of the greats. The first offering - The Book of Will by Lauren Gunderson - is a co-production with Shakespeare in Delaware Park to honor its 50th anniversary, and by tacit design, the work and the collaboration honor the life and legacy of … Continue reading The Book of Will is Full of the Bard and Laughs, too
Author: Cherie Messore
The Cottage: What’s Old is New Again and it’s Hysterical
Sandy Rustin's The Cottage takes the best of a classic British farce, folds in some more contemporary ideology, and comes up with something so incredibly funny, Noel Coward would not have imagined it. It's onstage now to September 27 at Alleyway Theatre and it's a superb way to launch its 46th season, with a good … Continue reading The Cottage: What’s Old is New Again and it’s Hysterical
Dreamgirls is Vibrant!
It all starts with a dream...and for a trio of talented girls in the 1960s, their dream was to sing and be heard and blaze a new trail for Black women in the music industry. That's the story behind Dreamgirls, an extravagant, exuberant musical that's kicking off the theatre season at Shea's 710. The 1981 … Continue reading Dreamgirls is Vibrant!
Wait Until Dark Lights Up With Tension
Wait Until Dark, on stage now at the Shaw Festival (Festival Theatre), is a griping psychological thriller and is exactly the type of show you expect to see on this venerable summer schedule. The Frederick Knott classic is a deliciously deceitful and twisted plot, where Susan, just a year into her marriage to Sam, is … Continue reading Wait Until Dark Lights Up With Tension
Killer Laughs at Shaw Festival
The world premiere of Murder-on-the-Lake, among this season's Shaw Festival offerings in Niagara-on-the-Lake, is part improv show, part send-up to the traditional drama we love, and out-of-the-box murder mystery party game that were all the rage of the '90s. In brief, it's an absolute hoot and quite the surprise on the traditional NOL stage. I … Continue reading Killer Laughs at Shaw Festival
Family Turmoil at ICTC
Spoiler alert: Props Designer Diane Almeter Jones needs some star billing for the prolific amount of stage blood she created for Irish Classical Theatre Company's production of Crocodile Fever. It's everywhere in the second act, in every shape, viscosity, and application. Yes, I'm the squeamish sort, so Theatre Companion had a firm grip on my … Continue reading Family Turmoil at ICTC
The Hatmaker’s Wife, a Great Topper at JRT
The Hatmaker's Wife by Lauren Yee is part folktale, part allegory about who to love and how to love, and a reminder of the high price of loss. It's a beautiful story with more depth and nuance than the show publicity (sorry, Jewish Repertory Theatre) portrayed when it mentioned talking walls and hats. That "you … Continue reading The Hatmaker’s Wife, a Great Topper at JRT
Hedwig Slays for SGT
Second Generation Theatre, once again, takes musical theatre next level with this production of Hedwig and the Angry Inch. John Cameron Mitchell's book with Stephen Trask's music and lyrics set the story of Hansel, a music-loving teen in East Germany who meets an American soldier who wants to marry him. In 1998, the only option … Continue reading Hedwig Slays for SGT
Burn This is on Fire at RLTP
Road Less Traveled Production of Burn This (on stage until May 18) is a scorching and fierce examination of grief and the ways we manage it. Playwright Lanford Wilson set this in 1987 New York City when Robbie dies in a boating accident with his partner. His roommates Anna, a fellow dancer, played by Leah … Continue reading Burn This is on Fire at RLTP
A Beautiful Noise is So Good, So Good, So Good at Shea’s
I don’t always love the juke box musicals that became so popular on and off Broadway the past several years. The Neil Diamond Musical A Beautiful Noise on stage at Shea’s Performing Arts Center is a different story…literally. Yes, many of Diamond’s hits are woven through the story and they are the ones you expect … Continue reading A Beautiful Noise is So Good, So Good, So Good at Shea’s
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