Musical Revue (1981)
Music and Lyrics
by Stephen Sondheim
Conceived and Developed
by Craig Lucas and Norman Rene
New Repertory Theatre
Arsenal Center for the Arts
Watertown, MA
January 6 – 27, 2013
A delightful, compact repackaging of a collection of Sondheim songs that almost made it into various of his shows.
Musicals
Pippin
Musical (1972)
Music and Lyrics
by Stephen Schwartz
Book by Roger O. Hirson
Directed by Diane Paulus
American Repertory Theatre
Cambridge, MA
December 5, 2012 –
January 20, 2013
A revival of the 70s musical, putatively about Charlemagne’s son, but mostly about growing up, enhanced by the wonderful circus arts of Les 7 Doigts de la Main from Montreal.
The Mikado
Operetta
The Lyric Stage Company of Boston
September 7 – October 13, 2012
The Gilbert and Sullivan hit based on Japanese themes, colorfully done in an intimate setting, with lots of topical lyrics inserted into the original.
A Class Act
Music and Lyrics by
Edward Kleban
Book by
Linda Kline and Lonny Price
Berkshire Theatre Group
Unicorn Theatre
Stockbridge, MA
July 14 – August 4, 2012
The story of Edward Kleban, lyricist for A Chorus Line, told through his own clever words and distinctive music.
Car Talk: The Musical
Central Square Theater
An impressionistic musical romp inspired by the long-running National Public Radio classic Car Talk.