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The publication did prove award-worthy itself, though, as the inspiration for the scary and silly “Bat Boy: The Musical” – at Umbrella Arts in Concord through November 8 – which took home the 2001 Lucille Lortel and Outer Critics Circle Awards for Best Musical.
“Quietly poignant.
What did our critic think of MONTY PYTHON'S SPAMALOT at Boch Center Wang Theatre?
The play provides a lot of food for thought.
With Halloween just weeks away, Greater Boston theater companies are presenting familiar titles for audiences looking for seasonal thrills – “Dr.
What did our critic think of PURPOSE at The Huntington?
What did our critic think of A RIVETING ALL MY SONS at The Lyric Stage Company Of Boston?
What did our critic think of COME FROM AWAY at Bill Hanney's North Shore Music Theatre?
What did our critic think of MOON MAN WALK at Natti-Willsky Theatre?
Murder-for-hire seems dark, and yes, some of the language can be a bit colorful (a few F-bombs are dropped), but really, this is a delightful little production with the emphasis on comedy that one might almost label as cute, possibly endearing.
What did our critic think of RHINOCEROS at American Repertory Theater?
What did our critic think of DALLOWAY: FIRST LOVE at Gloucester Stage Company?
What did our critic think of ROCK OF AGES at Bill Hanney's North Shore Music Theatre?
Shakespeare’s most searching play – a gripping story of grief, conscience, and the cost of inaction.
Making his debut with the Boston Pops at Tanglewood on August 11, Hugh Jackman dazzled his sold-out audience – under the Koussevitzky Music Shed and stretching as far as the eye could see on the lawn that surrounds it – from the moment he took the stage.
Typical of BSC efforts, everything about this production is of first-rate quality.
What did our critic think of DEAR EVAN HANSEN at Harbour Lights Theatre?
So, if you like good lip-synching, a driving 4/4 beat, hair and makeup that’s “too – Fabu” or perhaps know of someone who needs to be reminded that I’m OK, you’re OK, and being different doesn’t make you less than… get down to The Colonial Theatre.
The two-hour play (presented with one 15-minute intermission) has earned widespread praise for its raw emotional depth, humor, and tender romance.
In a program note for his latest play, “M: Refractions from an Evil Act” – being given its world premiere production by Exiled Theatre through August 9 at Boston Playwrights' Theatre, as part of the company’s New Play Incubator program – playwright James Wilkinson, an IRNE nominee for his
Thomas Kee's new play, iBOSS, deftly weaves themes of consciousness, sentience, technology, loss, suffering, love and need into a single, tautly constructed situation we all can relate to - an HR performance evaluation
For the final production of its 27th season, Company One Theatre (C1), in partnership with the City of Boston Mayor's Office of Arts and Culture.
Intimate, reflective and emotionally layered, LOVESONG offers a 90-minute (presented in one act without intermission) poignant exploration of partnership, memory and the enduring tenderness that carries love across a lifetime.
What did our critic think of BUYER & CELLAR at Hub Theatre Company Of Boston?
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Bat Boy: The Musical Umbrella Arts (9/25-11/08) |
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Covenant SpeakEasy Stage Company (9/25-10/17) |
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The Sound of Music Boch Center Wang Theatre (11/17-11/22) |
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An evening with LaChanze Berklee Performance Center (11/01-11/01) |
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BOUNCERS by John Godber Modern Theatre At Suffolk University (10/01-10/24) |
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Cheyenne Jackson Shalin Liu Performance Center (10/18-10/18) |
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Rocky Horror Show The Company Theatre (10/02-10/18) |
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Cirque Alice The Hanover Theatre and Conservatory for the Performing Arts (1/29-1/31) |
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Beetlejuice, Jr. The Company Theatre (11/06-11/08) |
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Blade Runner Live Emerson Colonial Theater (10/31-10/31) |
