Month: September 2015

Despite Outstanding Performances, “Bitches” Is Disappointing

Take a little of “Orange is the New Black,” sprinkle in a bit of “Desperate Housewives,” and you get Epic Theatre Company’s new production, These Ruthless Bitches. The show is loosely based on Claire Booth Luce’s The Women, a comedy of manners in New York high society. These Ruthless Bitches transplants the milieu to a […]

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Older and in the Way: In its 18th year, Ninigret’s Rhythm & Roots Music and Dance Festival Fades to Gray

Over nearly two decades, the Rhythm & Roots Music and Dance festival down at Ninigret Park in Charlestown has steadily built a brand and a growing fan base. In that time, the event itself has expanded exponentially, from a scruffy, honky-tonk affair scored by unfamiliar but talented Louisiana musicians to a more, well, blockbuster experience […]

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