Tag Archives: Frank Francisco

Wick’s Cautionary Evita Reminds How Relevant It Remains Today

Later we’ll get to the surprisingly strong performance of an America’s Got Talent semi-finalist in the title role; more importantly, the Wick Theatre’s production of Evita is a painful reminder of just how current the 1976 work remains as a cautionary tale of faux populism harnessed by unscrupulous power seekers.

Posted on January 19, 2020 by Bill Hirschman

Posted in Performances, Reviews | Tagged Daniella Mass, Darren R. Cohen, Evita, Frank Francisco, Michael Focas, Sean McDermott, The Wick Theatre | Leave a comment

Tragedy Tomorrow, Comedy Tonight At MNM’s A Funny Thing

MNM Theatre Company’s delightfully silly production of A Funny Thing Happened On The Way To The Forum is a musical that prides itself on broad low and often ribald humor, pratfalls, double takes and half the encyclopedia of vaudevillian comedy.

Posted on November 28, 2019 by Bill Hirschman

Posted in Performances, Reviews | Tagged A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum, Aaron Bower, Alexandra Dow, Alexandra Van Hasselt, Ashley Rubin, Elijah Pearson-Martinez, Frank Francisco, J Savage, Johnbarry Green, Jonathan Van Dyke, Laura Plyer, Lauren Cluett, Meg Frost, Meredith Pughe, Michael Scott Ross, Paul Reekie, Paul Thompson, Sean William Davis, Terry Hardcastle, Troy Stanley | Leave a comment