Terry Shea

The theatrical trilogy has a long pedigree, reaching back as far as Aeschylus’ Oresteia. We, as a collective audience, have now come to expect stories to come in threes. Whether it is Wagner, Lucas, Tolkien, Coppola, Simon or McDonagh, it seems that three is the magic number, even if that final installment gasps across the […]

Being a Broadway musical fan as well as a movie buff has paid handsome dividends in recent years as movies, particularly comedies, have been adapted for the stage on a now predictable basis. We’re at the point where it’s becoming increasingly difficult, especially for younger audiences, to trace the origins of Dirty Rotten Scoundrels or […]

Potential alien invasion is Hollywood’s forte, but EPIC Theatre’s Kevin Broccoli has adapted the notion for the stage in his sixth mammoth monologue marathon, We Might Be Heroes, running through July 26 at their 50 Rolfe Square location. At this point, there are very few actors in the region who haven’t tackled one of Broccoli’s […]

When Josh Short decided to join the Fringe fray and include the Creative Capital in the ever-growing list of cities producing annual festivals, he was a reluctant curator. Not wanting to stray too far from his role as Wilbury Group’s Artistic Director, Short was certainly willing to lend his name, his theater and his experience […]

With an ever-increasing number of new theater companies cropping up, fewer and fewer spaces remain in which they can perform. Salve Regina’s Reggie Phoenix has sidestepped that limitation by facilitating the opening of Newport’s Casino Theatre to accommodate a college-professional hybrid production of The Fantasticks that succeeds fairly well and ushers in a glorious new […]

Jukebox musicals are the theatrical equivalent of the mix tape. Sometimes, it’s just a collection of songs tossed in randomly for pure enjoyment and sometimes the songs are intended to flow together and attempt a narrative, an expression of intent using the songwriter’s words to convey something other than the original tune’s meaning. Mama Mia […]