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October 19, 2017

London’s MERRILY came to Boston

REVIEW BY DIANE NOTTLE

In keeping with the reverse-chronology concept of Merrily We Roll Along, let’s start with the ending. It was gorgeous in Maria Friedman’s production at the Huntington Theatre Company in Boston (Sept. 8-Oct. 15, 2017). A sky just this side of black was studded with stars, but even brighter were the ones in the eyes of […]

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Filed Under: Review, Sample Contents Tagged With: Boston, Damian Humbley, Huntington Theatre Company, Maria Friedman, Mark Umbers, Merrily We Roll Along, Stephen Sondheim

October 6, 2017

Maria & Lenny & Steve

REVIEW BY DIANE NOTTLE

Does Maria Friedman remind you a little of Barbara Cook? Though her blond hair is a short bob rather than a flowing mane, Friedman seems to be reinventing herself in mid-career just as Cook did in her 50s, and Stephen Sondheim’s music is playing a big part. From Sept. 19 to 23, 2017, she brought […]

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Filed Under: Review, Sample Contents Tagged With: 54 Below, Leonard Bernstein, Maria Friedman, Stephen Sondheim

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