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Writers’ “Ma Rainey” A Sharp Display Of Wilson’s Weaknesses

Feb 20, 2019 James Currie Music News, Features, Musical Theatre, Reviews 0

By Peter Thomas Ricci Writers Theatre’s production of the August Wilson play “Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom” is directed by the inimitable Ron OJ Parsons, and like all of Parsons’ treatments...

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

Feb 07, 2019 James Currie Music News, Breaking 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...

‘Four Women’ a Fine Showcase of a Musical Genius

Feb 07, 2019 James Currie Music News, Features, 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 […]

Wicked “Gentleman’s Guide” a Delightful Theatrical Experience

Feb 04, 2019 James Currie Music News, Features, 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...

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

Sep 11, 2017 James Currie 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 […]

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

Aug 02, 2017 James Currie Music News, Features, 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