Review: THE PROM at The Community Players
by Christopher Verleger - April 17, 2024
The Community Players concludes its 102nd season on the highest of notes with its energetic, spirited, emotionally charged production of the musical comedy, ‘The Prom.’...
Review: WOLF PLAY at Wilbury Theatre Group
by Christopher Verleger - March 27, 2024
At the beginning of ‘Wolf Play,’ Hansol Jung’s gripping, intense drama, now playing at Wilbury Theatre Group, an individual casually walks on stage, faces the audience, and poses the question, “What if I said I am not what you think you see?” ...
Review: DELIGHTFUL 'TWELFTH NIGHT' AT GAMM THEATRE
by John McDaid - March 25, 2024
Twelfth Night is possibly Shakespeare's most brilliant comedy, packed with ribald wordplay, mistaken identities, and revenge, tied up in a tangled web of unrequited love. The slick, energetic production at the Gamm Theatre gets every bit of it. This is a dazzling show, stuffed with talent in every r...
Review: FROZEN at Providence Performing Arts Center
by Christopher Verleger - March 13, 2024
Providence Performing Arts Center presents ‘Frozen,’ the 2018 Broadway musical based on Disney’s top-grossing 2013 animated film, featuring the beloved Grammy and Academy-Award winning anthem, “Let It Go.”...
Review: PLAYHOUSE CREATURES at Burbage Theatre Company
by Christopher Verleger - February 09, 2024
After last season’s splendid ‘The Oldest Profession,’ Burbage Theatre Company and WomensWork Theatre Collaborative join forces again for ‘Playhouse Creatures,’ April De Angelis’s fascinating portrait of five females from late 17th-century England who were able to pursue careers on stage after King C...
Review: WHO'S AFRAID OF VIRGINIA WOOLF? at The Gamm Theatre
by Christopher Verleger - February 01, 2024
Early on in Edward Albee’s ‘Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?’, husband George nonchalantly responds to his wife who has just insulted him with the declarative statement, “That’s not a very nice thing to say, Martha.” That sarcastic albeit loaded moment of seemingly civil interplay between the pair ma...