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2019/20 Season Announced: Lyric Premieres, International Stars, and a Big RING

2019/20 Season Announced: Lyric Premieres, International Stars, and a Big RING

Feb 07, 2019 Breaking News, Music News, Musical Theatre, This Just In 0

On Thursday, January 24, hundreds of subscribers braved the chilly weather to attend Lyric’s 2019/20 Season Preview event. General Director Anthony Freud, Music Director Sir Andrew Davis, and WFMT...
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‘Four Women’ a Fine Showcase of a Musical Genius

‘Four Women’ a Fine Showcase of a Musical Genius

Feb 07, 2019 Features, Music News, Musical Theatre, Reviews 0

by Peter Thomas Ricci Nina Simone was one of the most brave, incisive, and daring musicians of the 20th century, and her genius has received a fine tribute in Northlight […]
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Wicked “Gentleman’s Guide” a Delightful Theatrical Experience

Wicked “Gentleman’s Guide” a Delightful Theatrical Experience

Feb 04, 2019 Features, Music News, Musical Theatre, Reviews 0

By Peter Thomas Ricci “A Gentleman’s Guide to Murder,” the latest offering from renowned theater company Porchlight Music Theatre, features one of the most wickedly delightful premises I have...
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First-Rate Performances of Second-Rate Material in Kokandy’s ‘Bonnie & Clyde’

First-Rate Performances of Second-Rate Material in Kokandy’s ‘Bonnie & Clyde’

Sep 11, 2017 Features, Musical Theatre, Reviews 0

By Peter Thomas Ricci The 1967 film “Bonnie & Clyde” is among the greatest of all films, a work of art that cemented Warren Beatty’s auteur status and redefined the […]
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‘How to Be a Rock Critic’ Explores Tangled Mess that was Lester Bangs

‘How to Be a Rock Critic’ Explores Tangled Mess that was Lester Bangs

Aug 02, 2017 Features, Music News, Musical Theatre, Reviews 0

By Peter Thomas Ricci Lester Bangs is probably the most (in)famous writers of rock criticism, and for good reason – a pill popping, beer boozing, cough-syrup downing polemicist who wildly
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Lookingglass’ “Moby Dick” Offers Spectacular Theatrical Experience

Lookingglass’ “Moby Dick” Offers Spectacular Theatrical Experience

Jun 29, 2017 Features, Music News, Musical Theatre, Reviews 0

By Peter Thomas Ricci Let’s be direct about it: Lookingglass Theatre’s production of “Moby Dick,” a remount of its world-premiere staging from 2016, is a truly spectacular piece of theater,...
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