Theatre Works

By Tony Annicone - Little Rhody Entertainment Writer
© Little Rhody Theater 2008 - Original Article Here

The opening show of Theatre Works’ 26th season is “The Female Odd Couple”. Madison, the slob, and Unger, the cleaning fanatic, are at it again. Olive Madison and Florence Unger, that is, in Neil Simon’s 1985 update of his play. Instead of poker, the girls meet every Friday night to play trivial pursuit and the… Read more

by Robert Barossi

Theatre Works begins their season with a newer version of an old classic.   

Neil Simon’s 1965 play, “The Odd Couple,” spawned a television series, spin-offs, sequels, revivals and even an animated series. Twenty years later, in 1985, Simon himself wrote a female version of the play.   

In this twist, Felix and Oscar are turned into Florence Ungar and Olive Madison, the poker game becomes a game of Trivial Pursuit, and… Read more

Crazy comedy, serious drama and a heartwarming family story are on the schedule as TheatreWorks announces the lineup for its 26th season. ”We’re very excited to be offering four plays that we’ve never done before,” said Connie Anderson, president of the community theater group. ”We’re hoping to entertain the folks who have been our subscribers for years, while welcoming new theatergoers to our very special space,” she said.

The season will open next… Read more

WOONSOCKET - This community’s theater groups scored big in Motif Magazine’s Theater and Music Awards presented earlier this month, with the city’s Theatre Works company receiving three top honors and with several more nominations going to local actors and directors. Read more

‘The Boys Next Door’

By FRANK O’DONNELL Valley Breeze Entertainment Writer

WOONSOCKET - Tom Griffin’s “The Boys Next Door,” now on stage at The atreWorks, tells the story of four mentally challenged men living together in one apartment. It’s sort of a cross between “The Odd Couple” and “One Flew Over The Cuckoo’s Nest,” flipping often from comedy to drama and back.

Arnold (Kevin Broccoli) is in charge -just ask him. He’s nerdy Read more

Reviewed by Tony Annicone

Theatre Works first show of their 24th season is Dan Goggin’s “Nunsense”. The show is about five zany nuns, the little Sisters of Hoboken who are putting on a fundraiser to raise money to bury sisters accidentally poisoned by the convent cook, Sister Julia Child of God. The nuns sing and dance their way into the hearts of the audience with their clever and witty lines and Read more

Theatre Works second show of their 24th season is Tom Griffin’s “The Boys Next Door”, a funny and touching play about four mentally handicapped men leaving in a communal residence under the watchful eye of a caring but burnt out social worker. The story is told through a series of vignettes and scenes, with some of the characters speaking directly to the audience. Director Connie Anderson chose topnotch performers to fill Read more

WOONSOCKET - Theatre Works presents “The Boys Next Door,” a funny and touching play written by Tom Griffin and directed by Connie Anderson, Nov. 10-19 in the Masonic Temple, 142 Clinton

The story focuses on the lives of four mentally challenged men who live in a communal residence under the watchful eye of a sincere, but increasingly despairing, social worker. Cast members include Greg Bonin and Mark Anderson of Woonsocket, Desiree Hewey of Cumberland, and Ron Read more

Reviewed by Tony Annicone

Theatre Works final show of their 22nd season is a new musical called “Monky Business”. The fun loving monks of Saint Bernard’s monastery are in a jam. Abbot Costello and his four beleaguered brethren have just learned that a real estate developer is about to turn their monastery into a gambling hall called Bernie’s Casino Royale. Unless the merry men in Brown can raise $250,000 by midnight Read more

Reviewed by Tony Annicone

Theatre Works second show of their 22nd season is the operetta, “Amahl and the Night Visitors”. The 3 Kings on their way to Bethlehem stop to rest at the home of Amahl, a crippled boy, and his mother. Though they are very poor, they offer the kings, hospitality, shelter and entertainment from their shepherd friends. Late that night, Amahl’s mother is caught trying to steal some gold Read more