Tag Archives: Shannon Nicole Booth

Classic Todd Tale Gets Fresh Approach From Zoetic Stage

One definition of classic theater is a piece that not only remains popular or relevant through time, but which can be endlessly reinterpreted or restaged without losing any of its brilliance, Shakespeare’s work being the most obvious example. Zoetic Stage’s latest entry working its way through the Stephen Sondheim canon underscores how Sweeney Todd qualifies.

Posted on March 16, 2019 by Bill Hirschman

Posted in Performances, Reviews | Tagged Aloysius Gigl, Becky Montero, Henry Gainza, Jeni Hacker, Jodi Dellaventura, Kevin Veloz, Kimberly Doreen Burns, Marina Pareja, Natalie Taveras, Nate Promkul, Paul Tine, Shannon Nicole Booth, Stuart Meltzer, Sweeney Todd, Terry Hardcastle, Zoetic Stage | Leave a comment

Empire’s Aunt Jack Challenges Pigeonholeing Sexualities

Aunt Jack, S.P. Monahan’s world premiere play at Empire Stage, rejects pigeonholing sexuality with a single label or category. Sexual identity is what you choose it to be and Monahan champions paradigms that cannot be categorized by initials.

Posted on July 21, 2018 by Bill Hirschman

Posted in Performances, Reviews | Tagged Aunt Jack, Charles Baran, Daniel Barrett, Empire Stage, Harry Redlich, LGBTQIA, Merry Jo Cortada, Michael Bush, S.P. Monahan, Shannon Nicole Booth | Leave a comment