by Chris Rohmann | Jun 24, 2011 | Stage
WFCR Public Radio interrupted its programming on May 29 to relate, in stunned cadences, the incomprehensible news that Bob Paquette had died. After surviving lymphatic cancer, followed by an unrelated persistent infection, he was taken suddenly and paradoxically by an...
by Chris Rohmann | Jun 30, 2011 | Stage
Two landmarks of the golden age of Broadway musicals are currently on stage in the region. One is probably the most perfectly constructed and unerringly tuneful musical comedy ever. The other is a cheeky homage to probably the most beloved, heart-warming (insert your...
by Chris Rohmann | Jul 7, 2011 | Stage
“I walked in, and it was like Cirque de Soleil meets Parris Island boot camp.” It was filmmaker Julie Akeret’s first glimpse of Double Edge Theatre’s grueling actor-training process. “They’re climbing up ropes and running around,...
by Chris Rohmann | Jul 14, 2011 | Stage
“I think this is the first time all four of a season’s directors have been together under one roof.” The speaker is Byam Stevens, artistic director of the Chester Theatre Company, and the roof sheltering this unprecedented gathering is that of the...
by Chris Rohmann | Jul 14, 2011 | Stage
In late 2009, Tony Simotes took over Shakespeare & Company’s artistic directorship from its founder and guiding spirit, Tina Packer, who wanted to spend less time behind the scenes and more on stage. But no sooner had Simotes taken the reins and set about...
