Merrimack Repertory Theatre Lowell, MA April 19 – May 13, 2012 by Michael Hollinger Directed by Charles Towers Ghost Writer has a slow start, but has its rewards. The first ten minutes (or was it an hour?) are spent with Myra Baggage (Rebecca Harris who looks uncannily like Kate Winslet in the Titanic) sitting perfectly [...]
THE FULL MONTY Stoneham Theater, Stoneham, MA Book by Terrence McNally Musi and Lyrics David Yazbek Directed by Caitlin Lowans The show opens in a warehouse, so perfectly constructed, I wasn’t sure if it was simply the real backstage, but when the airbrush pink and blue daylight streamed from the factory windows with the overture [...]
Mrs. Whitney, by John Kolvenbach Merrimack Repertory Theatre, Lowell, MA March 15 – April 8, 2012 Mrs. Whitney is the truly sad tale of people afraid to be alone and have a desperate neediness to be with another person, no matter how inappropriate the match. The show is advertised as a comedy, but there were only a [...]
Daddy Long Legs Merrimack Repertory Theater, Lowell, MA February 9 – March 4, 2012 Directed by John Caird Music & Lyrics by Paul Gordon Book by John Caird, based on a novel by Jean Webster It’s not very often when you see an audience rise to their feet in unison for an ovation. There was [...]
Merrimack Repertory Theatre merrimackrep.org Directed by Carl Forsman Through January 29, 2012 Without a doubt, Voice of the Turtle tops my list of favorites at the MRT. John Van Druten’s script, originally opened in 1943 is as true and heartwarming today as it was then when it was a Broadway hit. The play is a [...]
Every once in a while a restaurant shed’s its skin and is reborn. Last night we discovered such a transformation. We had a Groupon for Fortunato’s at 44 Palmer St. in Lowell, but after friends giving it dismal reviews, it was filed for who knows when, until last night, when home cooking looked as if [...]
The Reduced Shakespeare Company in The Ultimate Christmas Show (abridged), at Merrimack Rep Nov 25 – Dec 18, 2011 Lowell, MA Matt Rippy, Reed Martin & Austin Tichenor & (L-R) Photo by Meghan Moore Reed Martin, Austin Tichenor and Matt Rippy are nothing less than hysterical in the non-descrimitory holiday show that pokes fun at [...]
Buddy Cop 2 Stoneham Theatre Stoneham, Ma By Hannah Bos & Paul Thureen Directed by Weylin Symes Oct. 20 – Nov 6, 2011 BuddyCop2_A_byCarlaDonaghey — L-R: Melissa Baroni (as Officer Darlene Novak), Jerry Bisantz (as Officer Don McMurchie) BuddyCop2_H_byCarlaDonaghey — L-R: Melissa Baroni (as Officer Darlene Novak), Paul Richard Yarborough (as Officer Terry Olsen) Kudos [...]
This Verse Business By A.M. Dolan Directed by Gus Kikkonen With Gordon Clapp as Robert Frost Merrimack Repertory Theatre Lowell, MA Though October 23, 2011 Have you ever wondered which famous person you might like to spend a little time with? Robert Frost, could be worthy candidate for me. The New England’s poetry icon comes [...]
Okay, a new restaurant might take a while to get its act together and there’s a lot of pieces that have to work: the food, the staff, ambiance, and of course, customer service. Thinking it might be fun to try a new restaurant in Lowell, we settled in one of the outdoor tables on a [...]
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