Christopher Verleger
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Review: THE CRUCIBLE at The Granite Theatre
Legendary playwright Arthur Miller said, “I think the job of the artist is to remind people of what they have chosen to forget.
Review: LITTLE WOMEN at The Arctic Playhouse
The Arctic Playhouse welcomes autumn with a stylish, amusing, deeply moving production of “Little Women,” Louisa May Alcott’s timeless classic about four sisters coming of age during the Civil War.
Review: SAME DIFFERENCE at The Wilbury Theatre Group
Wilbury Theatre Group kicks off the new season with the world premiere of “Same Difference,” a gritty, unsettling, profound, entertaining drama about the troubled lives of a group of twentysomethings trying to get along, make ends meet, and most importantly, survive.
Review: THE GETAWAY DRIVER at Trinity Repertory Company
Trinity Repertory Company kicks off the new theater season with the world premiere of “The Getaway Driver,” a compelling, poignant true crime drama told by two women who share a tragic connection, written by playwright-in-residence Deborah Salem Smith and company member Charlie Thurston, and dir
Review: THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING EARNEST at Contemporary Theater Company
Oscar Wilde’s “The Importance of Being Earnest” premiered on a London stage in 1895 and has since then become the wickedly witty master playwright’s most often produced play (I already know of two forthcoming productions in Massachusetts alone).
Review: GREASE at Theatre By The Sea
If the summer heat has you at wit’s end, there is no better way to stay cool than Theatre By The Sea’s stylish, energetic, remarkably entertaining production of “Grease,” the Jim Jacobs and Warren Casey musical that premiered on Broadway in 1972 and spawned the now classic 1978 movie starrin
Review: HIEROGLYPHICS CURRENCY at Daydream Theatre Company
Nowadays when you tune in to watch the news or read the latest headline in your social media feed, it’s difficult to differentiate between fact and fiction.
Review: EDGES at Reverie Theatre Group
Reverie Theatre Group presents ‘Edges,’ a funny, thoughtful, highly entertaining four-person song cycle, with no spoken dialogue or discernible plot, that explores the challenges of young adults, including family dynamics, career opportunities, and most significantly, the trials and tribulations
Review: PRIVATE LIVES at The Arctic Playhouse
Arctic Playhouse’s remarkably stylish, extraordinarily well-acted production of Noël Coward’s 1930 farce, ‘Private Lives,’ pokes fun at the idea of marriage as little more than a social construct while speculating whether a toxic relationship is conceivably better than one without any passi
Review: WHO IS EARTHA MAE? at The Brickbox Theater
What’s the first thing that comes to mind when you say the name Eartha Kitt? Those of us who are even remotely familiar with the late singer-dancer-actress will most likely say Catwoman, the iconic feline femme fatale she portrayed in the 1967 season of the ‘Batman’ television series, or her o
Review: THE COMEUPPANCE at Wilbury Theatre Group
In the 1983 film, 'The Big Chill,' starring Glenn Close and Kevin Kline, a group of middle-aged, lifelong friends are reunited at a funeral after a member of their college clique commits suicide.
Review: WHISKEY at Roundabout Productions
Terrence McNally’s one-act comedy, ‘Whiskey,’ now at Roundabout Productions, is not so much a play but rather an extended skit that features five television personalities performing in the shadow of an unseen horse who is the titular star of a wildly popular series (á la ‘Mister Ed’).
Review: THE 25TH ANNUAL PUTNAM COUNTY SPELLING BEE at The Players
The word is “special.
Review: THE BEST LITTLE WHOREHOUSE IN TEXAS at Granite Theatre
There ain’t nothin’ dirty goin’ on at the Granite Theatre’s lively, enjoyable production of ‘The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas,’ the 1978 Broadway musical written by Larry L.
Review: ANTHROPOLOGY at The Players At Barker Playhouse
Lauren Gunderson’s fascinating play, ‘anthropology,’ presented by The Players at Barker Playhouse, is foremost a drama with plenty of humor and social commentary that examines the arguable benefits of AI and whether ultimately it does more harm than good.
Review: THE MEMORY OF WATER at Burbage Theatre Company
That loaded question—which speaks volumes—is posed by Mary, the middle sister who has returned home for her mother’s funeral in Shelagh Stephenson’s powerful albeit flawed drama, ‘The Memory of Water,’ now at Burbage Theatre Company.
Review: CLUE LIVE ON STAGE! at Providence Performing Arts Center
What did our critic think of CLUE LIVE ON STAGE! by the Providence Performing Arts Center, based on the beloved board game which inspired the 1985 movie, Clue, starring Tim Curry and Madeline Kahn.
Review: EUREKA DAY at The Gamm Theatre
The Gamm Theatre welcomes the new year with its compelling, timely production of Jonathan Spector’s insightful, thought-provoking dramatic comedy, “Eureka Day,” that carefully and amusingly examines such hot button issues as inclusion, wokeness, progressive politics, and public health safety.
Review: WATER FOR ELEPHANTS at Providence Performing Arts Center
Providence Performing Arts Center presents “Water for Elephants,” a moving, spectacular musical based on Sara Gruen’s bestselling historical romance novel and the 2011 movie adaptation starring Reese Witherspoon.
Review: DESIGN FOR LIVING at Head Trick Theatre
Head Trick Theatre presents “Design for Living,” Noel Coward’s brazen 1933 comedy about a bizarre love triangle between a woman and two men that illustrates the complexity and calamity of relationships while examining the role money and success play when deciding to make a commitment, whether
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