BWW Review: Sex and Drugs on the Upper West Side
by Nancy Grossman
- Aug 17, 2013
Director Lewis D. Wheeler and the Gloucester Stage Company mount playwright Kenneth Lonergan's THIS IS OUR YOUTH with a trio of talented actors displaying high energy and raw emotion. Jimi Stanton, Alex Pollock, and Amanda Collins are three privileged kids on Manhattan's Upper West Side trying to find themselves in a messed-up world on the brink of the Reagan era.
BWW Review: Intimate SPRING AWAKENING at Gloucester Stage Company
by Nancy Grossman
- Jun 28, 2013
A new season of plays on the theme of "Writes of Passage" blooms at Gloucester Stage Company with the 2007 Tony Award-winning Best Musical SPRING AWAKENING. The groundbreaking rock musical about adolescent love in an era of repression resonates, thanks to sensitive direction by Eric C. Engel and a fresh-faced cast who virtually vibrate with energy and intensity.
BWW Review: Lyric Stage Company: It's a Helluva ON THE TOWN
by Nancy Grossman
- May 14, 2013
From stem to stern, the crew of Lyric Stage Company's ON THE TOWN serves up a boatload of thrills. Leonard Bernstein's glorious score, book and lyrics by Betty Comden and Adolph Green, and Jerome Robbins' idea fuse into a terrific voyage to end the season. Director Spiro Veloudos, Choreographer Ilyse Robbins, Music Director Jonathan Goldberg, a creative design team, and a shipshape ensemble put on one helluva show.
Lyric Stage Presents ON THE TOWN, Now thru 6/8
by BWW News Desk
- May 10, 2013
The Lyric Stage Company of Boston presents ON THE TOWN, tonight, May 10 - June 8, 2013, featuring Book & lyrics by Betty Comden & Adolph Green, Music by Leonard Bernstein, Based on an idea of Jerome Robbins. Directed by Spiro Veloudos, the production will feature music direction by Jonathan Goldberg and choreography & musical staging by Ilyse Robbins.
Lyric Stage to Present ON THE TOWN, 5/10-6/8
by BWW News Desk
- Apr 25, 2013
The Lyric Stage Company of Boston presents ON THE TOWN, May 10 - June 8, 2013, featuring Book & lyrics by Betty Comden & Adolph Green, Music by Leonard Bernstein, Based on an idea of Jerome Robbins. Directed by Spiro Veloudos, the production will feature music direction by Jonathan Goldberg and choreography & musical staging by Ilyse Robbins.
BWW Review: THE COMPANY WE KEEP Snaps, Crackles, and Pops
by Nancy Grossman
- Oct 11, 2012
Boston Playwrights' Theatre's THE COMPANY WE KEEP is a cross between WHO'S AFRAID OF VIRGINIA WOOLF and BOB AND CAROL AND TED AND ALICE and, like the blurb says, Jaclyn Villano's well-crafted new play is surprising and shocking.
'9 Circles' Concludes Run at Publick Theatre
by Nancy Grossman
- Apr 10, 2011
Award-winning play by Bill Cain, the founder of the Boston Shakespeare Company, featured tour de force performance by Jimi Stanton with strong support from Will McGarrahan and Amanda Collins, under the direction of Eric Engel.
Recession Hits Home in 'Tender'
by Nancy Grossman
- Jul 16, 2010
The Gloucester Stage Company presents world premiere as second offering of 31st season focusing on themes of love, laughter, and redemption
'Red Hot Lovers' a Blast from the Past
by Jan Nargi
- Jul 16, 2009
Gloucester Stage production of Neil Simon's '60s sex farce holds up surprisingly well due to sincere performances and smart direction
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