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'Speech and Debate:' Brave New World - Discuss
Lyric Stage presents Boston premiere of Stephen Karam's dark comedy about adolescent self-discovery in the cyber-Zeitgeist
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'Bronx Tale' Finds the Good in a Good Fella
Chazz Palminteri's acclaimed one-man show about his life on the mean streets of Mafiadom pays homage to the two men who influenced him most: his father and the Capo who 'adopted' him...
Main Event: 'The Wrestling Patient'
SpeakEasy Stage Company, Boston Playwrights' Theatre, and FortyMagnolias Productions collaborate on World Premiere inspired by the life and writings of Etty Hillesum. In the face of Nazi persecution, a young Dutch Jewish woman shows the world that a 'virus of compassion' is a powerful antidote to re...
'Fool for Love:' Love Me Knot
Downstage @ New Rep tightens the noose on Sam Shepard's dark exploration into the volatile tug of war between abandonment and intimacy...
Shakespeare & Company's 'Bad Dates' at Merrimack Rep
Theresa Rebeck's play posits that finding the right shoe is almost as hard as finding Mr. Right
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'Movin' Out' Tells the Story of Movin' On
Twyla Tharp's pulsating rock ballet set to the music of Billy Joel tells a stirring tale of love, loss, war and coming home through a cleverly staged blend of dance and song...
Review: 'Chitty Chitty Bang Bang' at PPAC
The touring production of the Broadway musical, based on the 1968 film, is part of Kid's Night on Broadway and plays through Sunday, March 22. ...
Review: 'Grace' at The Gamm
Written by Mick Gordon and A.C. Grayling and directed by Tony Estrella, 'Grace' is a well written and poignant exploration of intangibles: Faith, Love and Memories....
The Pain and The Itch: Virginia Woolf-lite
Company One presents the Boston premiere of Bruce Norris' controversial satirical play, featuring Nancy E. Carroll as the matriarch of a dysfunctional family, the Thanksgiving dinner from Hell, and an avocado-munching intruder
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Review: Dark at the Top of the Stairs at 2nd Story Theatre
Directed by Ed Shea, this family drama by William Inge is a slice of life, with subtext a la mode...
'Two Men of Florence' at Odds in the Universe
The Earth moves but the drama doesn't in this weighty philosophical and political conflict between 17th century scientist Galileo Galilei and his religious nemesis Pope Urban VIII of Rome...
'Frog and Toad:' Big Show in a Little Pond
Stoneham Theatre's production of this Tony Award-nominated musical adaptation of Arnold Lobel's beloved children's books demonstrates the power of heart over histrionics, showing that sometimes less is more...
Hartford's 'Mockingbird' Skims the Surface
The children are the role models in this uneven adaptation of Harper Lee's beloved American classic about bigotry, injustice, and the power of human kindness...
Review: The Secret Rapture at Trinity Repertory Company
Directed by Curt Columbus, this riveting family drama, written by David Hare, is among the best local productions I have seen this season....
Brush Up Your Shakespeare For 'Exits and Entrances'
An aging actor and a young playwright debate the personal and the political in this backstage drama by renowned South African Athol Fugard at New Repertory Theatre
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'Blackbird ' Takes Off With Flying Colors
The SpeakEasy Stage Company hits the mark with the Boston area premiere of David Harrower's 'Blackbird,' a harrowing account of a reunion between two lovers fifteen years after they parted....
A Smoldering 'Cat' Prowls the Lyric Stage
You can feel the heat in this crackling production of Tennessee Williams' classic exploration of tenacity, power, liars and lies - and the pain that fuels a family's desperation and denial...
'Tranced ' is Spellbinding
Bob Clyman's script will hold you in its grip, and the actors won't let go until the final blackout...
'Dirty Dancing' - Dance: 10, Act: 3
The Boston Opera House is steamy and rockin' with a supercharged cast of 39, more visual effects than a George Lucas film, and an audience releasing 22 years of pent up lust
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'Jersey Boys:' A Flash of Nostalgia
National tour of Tony Award-winning Broadway musical is an entertaining, if shallow, tribute to the enduring music of Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons...
The Rainmaker: Change We Can Believe In
The groundhog said six more weeks of winter, but there's a warming trend at the Foothills Theatre Company in Worcester
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Review: Fiddler on the Roof at PPAC
Chaim Topol and his divine supporting cast make this touring production of Fiddler, which plays Providence Performing Arts Center through February 15th, a religious experience for fans of musical theater.
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'Frost/Nixon:' The Rise and Fall of Celebrity
Broadway Across America tour of acclaimed Donmar Warehouse production is gripping theater that gives a Brit's eye view of a great American tragedy...
Review: A Time of Fire at Black Rep
Directed by Donald W. King, The Providence Black Repertory Company in partnership with Brown University's Rites and Reason Theater presents A Time of Fire, by Ugandan playwright Charles Mulekwa...
Review: A Raisin in the Sun at Trinity Rep
Directed by Brian McEleney, this poignant and timely production overcomes its uneven performances...
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