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Musical comedy creators Joe Kinosian and Kellen Blair are self-described fans of 1930s screwball comedies, so when the pair decided to collaborate on a musical that only needed two actors and a piano, they asked themselves, “What if the Marx Brothers did an Agatha Christie story?”
1999 is well written and multi-layered.
What did our critic think of THE CHER SHOW at Bill Hanney's North Shore Music Theatre?
Whether indie films like “Waitress,” coming-of-age dramas like “The Outsiders,” or comedies like “Beetlejuice,” film-to-stage adaptations most often take the form of Broadway musicals, including Hollywood classics such as “Sweet Smell of Success,” “Days of Wine and Roses,” and mo
Emotional breakdowns can forever change a person, often not for the better.
What did our critic think of TICK, TICK.
What did our critic think of SARDINES (A COMEDY ABOUT DEATH) at The Huntington Theatre? Sardines (a comedy about death) runs now at the Maso Studio at the Huntington Theatre through November 16,
What did our critic think of THE COUNTER at The Umbrella Arts Center?
Katori Hall’s thought-provoking drama, “The Mountaintop,” being presented by Front Porch Arts Collective in collaboration with Suffolk University’s Modern Theatre, where it is being staged through October 12.
What did our critic think of OUR TOWN at Lyric Stage Company Of Boston? What makes all worthwhile productions of “Our Town,” like this one, work is what makes the play itself endure.
Directed by Isadora Wolfe this production is rather unusual and quite unique.
Despite a few slower moments, the 90-minute production (presented without intermission) is quite delightful.
When it comes to grieving and loss, closure can be elusive.
Paul Melendy doesn’t just walk out on stage at the start of “Featherbaby” – the riotous David Templeton play about a potty-mouthed parrot now being given its co-world premiere in conjunction with the Don Fulton New Works Project at Greater Boston Stage Company in Stoneham through September 2
Train travel has inspired music and movies, from songs like “I Thought about You,” “Chattanooga Choo Choo,” “My Baby Takes the Morning Train,” and the beloved Boston classic “Charlie on the M.
I found MOTHER PLAY devastatingly powerful.
What did our critic think of THE WIZ at Citizens Opera House?
While on the surface, a play with basketball and one of its prominent players may seem a bit odd, KING JAMES proves to be a deep exploration of male friendship, its complexities, and how sports can bring people together and create a bond that goes beyond just grabbing a beer and watching the game.
When “Grease” premiered in 1971, the Jim Jacobs and Warren Casey musical about working-class teenagers at a Midwestern high school in the late 1950s was a gritty satire, first performed at a Chicago nightclub.
While there ae certainly plenty of laughs to be had, there is also much pain and tragedy as major milestones in her life unfold.
Over the eight years I have been covering regional productions for BroadwayWorld.
In the vernacular of the production, everything about it is quite satisfactory.
A Broadway star is not likely to be found running lines with the understudy.
Tony Award winners Sutton Foster (“Anything Goes,” “Thoroughly Modern Millie”) and Kelli O’Hara (“The King and I”) – each acclaimed as a Broadway performer and song-and-dance artist of the first order – are also known for solo concert appearances.
Due to scheduling conflicts, I was able to avail myself of only a small sampling of the W71 events during the first weekend of programming.
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Golden Girls The Laughs Continue Academy of Music Theatre (11/18-11/18) |
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Forever, Kid. Chelsea Theater Works (7/16-7/26) VIDEOS |
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Manasse/Nakamatsu Duo: Celebrate! Cape Cod Chamber Music Festival (8/17-8/17) |
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Puppet Showplace Theater Presents: Party Animals by Sarah Nolen of Puppet Motion Uncomon Corner (7/18-7/18) |
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Covenant SpeakEasy Stage Company (9/25-10/17) |
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Patty Larkin and Lucy Kaplansky Payomet Performing Arts Center (8/09-8/09) |
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Frankie and Johnny in the Clair de Lune Elayne P. Bernstein Theatre (7/30-8/23) |
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Worcester Youth Orchestras Auditions: Travel to Europe Mechanics Hall (8/25-8/25) |
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Meet the Cartozians Boston Center for the Arts (2/18-3/21) |
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Puppet Showplace Theater Presents: A Pirate's Great Adventure by Peanut's Playhouse Uncommon Corner (7/25-7/25) |
