Mr Swindle’s Traveling Peculiarium

Oct 19 2023

THEATER: THE ADDAMS FAMILY/MR SWINDLE’S TRAVELING PECULIARIUM

By |2023-10-19T16:08:40-04:00October 19th, 2023|Theater|0 Comments

I must say, I'm not crazy about THE ADDAMS FAMILY musical, despite adoring the TV show based on the characters created by cartoonist Charles Addams. I was mad about Carolyn Jones as the slender, pale-faced, black-haired Morticia (I once dressed as Morticia for Hallowe'en) and John Astin as Gomez, her googly-eyed, Romeo of a husband. [...]

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Oct 18 2022

THEATER: Dracula/Ada And The Engine/The Thin Place/Mr. Swindle’s Peculiarium

By |2022-10-18T13:21:03-04:00October 18th, 2022|Theater|0 Comments

Here's what I've seen onstage lately-- let this be a guide and a warning. DRACULA mounted by The Umbrella Stage Company in Concord, is seasonally appropriate with a twist. This version is playwright Kate Hamill's take on Bram Stoker's original which she dubs "A feminist revenge fantasy, really."  I love a little Dracula and some [...]

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