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BWW Review: Israeli Stage Bows Out With N.E. Premiere of THE RETURN

BWW Review: Israeli Stage Bows Out With N.E. Premiere of THE RETURN

by Nancy Grossman — May 13, 2019

Even as Artistic Director and Founder Guy Ben-Aharon rings down the curtain on Israeli Stage after nine seasons, his final offering draws back the curtain to give us a peek at the human collateral damage of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.

BWW Review: OPENING NIGHT AT BOSTON POPS WITH BERNADETTE PETERS

BWW Review: OPENING NIGHT AT BOSTON POPS WITH BERNADETTE PETERS

by Nancy Grossman — May 9, 2019

Keith Lockhart and the Boston Pops Orchestra opened the 134th Spring Pops season with a 50th anniversary tribute to the watershed events of the summer of 1969, two stunning short films, a homegrown astronaut, and a celestial Broadway legend.

BWW Review: CRY IT OUT Concludes Merrimack Rep's 40th Season

BWW Review: CRY IT OUT Concludes Merrimack Rep's 40th Season

by Nancy Grossman — April 30, 2019

Merrimack Repertory Theatre concludes its 40th season with Molly Smith Metzler's CRY IT OUT, a delightful human comedy that surfs along on the waves of a burgeoning friendship between a pair of mothers of newborn babies, while also acknowledging the myriad challenges that lurk beneath the surface.

BWW Review: CAROLINE, OR CHANGE at Moonbox Productions

BWW Review: CAROLINE, OR CHANGE at Moonbox Productions

by Nancy Grossman — April 24, 2019

CAROLINE, OR CHANGE is Tony Kushner's (book and lyrics) semi-autobiographical, sung-through musical, with music by Jeanine Tesori (FUN HOME), that had its origins Off-Broadway in 2003, before transferring to Broadway in 2004 for 136 performances and receiving six Tony nominations.

BWW Review: SYLVIA: The Lady Is A Tramp

BWW Review: SYLVIA: The Lady Is A Tramp

by Nancy Grossman — April 20, 2019

Theater UnCorked drains the bottle of its inaugural season this weekend with a fully-staged production of SYLVIA, prolific playwright A.

BWW Review: A BRONX TALE: Standin' On The Corner

BWW Review: A BRONX TALE: Standin' On The Corner

by Nancy Grossman — April 5, 2019

The North American tour of A BRONX TALE doo-wops its way into the Citizens Bank Opera House through April 14th as part of the 2018-2019 Lexus Broadway In Boston Season.

BWW Review: EXTREMITIES - Also Known As Theatre

BWW Review: EXTREMITIES - Also Known As Theatre

by David Tompkins — March 30, 2019

In 1982, Extremities, by playwright William Mastrosimone, premiered at Westside Arts in New York starring Susan Sarandon, and later the play was adapted into a movie starring Farrah Fawcett, the final actress to play the role of Marjorie in the Broadway production.

BWW Review: NOT MEDEA: Motherhood Gone Awry

BWW Review: NOT MEDEA: Motherhood Gone Awry

by Nancy Grossman — March 20, 2019

Playwright Allison Gregory combines myth and magic to craft a non-linear narrative about betrayal, death, motherhood, and the darkest tragedy.

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