(Glenn Cook photo)

 

By CJ Williams

‘Charlotte’s Web’ by E.B. White in adaptation by Joseph Robinette;  Scene Design by Jim Byrne; Directed byEmily Ranii; Stage Management by Katie Graves;  Choreographed by  T. Lawrence-Simon;  Costume Design by Zoe Sundra; Lighting Design by Frank Meissner Jr; J Sound Design by Josh Northcutt, playing at Wheelock Family Theater, 80 Riverway, Boston, MA 02215 through May 14th

‘Charlotte’s Web’, now playing at Wheelock Family Theater, is a delight up and down. But just because it’s delightful, doesn’t mean it doesn’t run deep. In fact, anyone who knows E.B. White’s charming classic knows the themes dance from levity to despair, new life to the ever-threatening shadow of death, humor to poignancy. All the same, if you’ve seen a story, you’ve seen it, right?

 

Maybe not.

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