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Review: Trinity Rep's Our Town

by Randy Rice — February 2, 2007
Director Brian McEleney obviously has great affection for this play. He has created a layered, multi-dimensional production of Our Town. ...

'The Cherry Orchard' Feeds the Senses, Nourishes the Soul

by Nancy Grossman — January 21, 2007
Chekhov, Burton, Martin, Nelson and company provide a theatre experience that reminds us why we go to see live theatre...

"Rose" Portrays a Life of Heartbreak, Humor and Survival

by Jan Nargi — January 19, 2007
Olympia Dukakis gives an achingly passionate yet tender performance in her one-woman concert reading of an 80-year-old Jewish woman who journeys from the poverty of the Ukraine to the riches of Miami Beach - and everywhere in between...

Neither Musical Theater nor Opera, It's not What I Wanna See

by Jan Nargi — January 16, 2007
Lyric Stage gets A for effort, but hard-working cast simply can't lift Michael John LaChiusa's weighty art musical...

Hellfire and Brimstone, 'A' Woman Scorned, But Little Fury

by Nancy Grossman — January 15, 2007
There is guilt and sin aplenty, but little redeeming about 'The Scarlet Letter'...

Three's Company at Publick's 'Design For Living'

by Katie Schick — January 10, 2007
'You're making a mistake. You are making a mistake in daring to disapprove of something that has nothing to do with you whatever.' -Otto This is the mistake we are all guilty of, and the one which Noel Coward's 'Design For Living' is attempting to ameliorate. The Publick Theatre, known for their ...

"Santaland Diaries" Is Elfin Good Time

by Jan Nargi — December 24, 2006
John Kuntz spices up the holiday season with something naughty and nice in Boston's New Rep staging of David Sedaris' fisheye look at Christmas through the Macy's Department Store window...

ART Scores A Hit With 'The Onion Cellar'

by Olena Ripnick — December 19, 2006
Is it a play? A rock musical? A cabaret? A series of overlapping vignettes set to a Dresden Dolls score? A performance piece? I'm not quite sure what to call The Onion Cellar, but I do know that I absolutely loved every minute of it......

Review: Liza Minnelli at Mohegan Sun Arena

by Randy Rice — December 12, 2006
Liza Minnelli showed the audience why, even now, there is 'Liza' and then there is 'everyone else'....

Review: Trinity Rep's Dublin Carol

by Randy Rice — December 12, 2006
CSI's William Petersen returns to the stage in Trinity's Production of Conor McPherson's Dublin Carol...

Have Yourself a Merry Little 'Christmas Story'

by Jan Nargi — December 8, 2006
Stoneham Theatre offers up a welcome alternative to standard holiday fare...
As Expected, 'STOMP' Doesn't Disappoint

As Expected, 'STOMP' Doesn't Disappoint

by Olena Ripnick — December 8, 2006
I first saw STOMP over four years ago at another, smaller, Boston theatre. I remember being absolutely amazed at how the performers took what seemed like the ordinary and morphed it into an extraordinary fusion of rhythm, dance, and an innovative style of music......

"It's A Wonderful Life" Full of Wonder As Live Radio Play

by Nancy Grossman — December 8, 2006
Familiar story brought to life in a surprisingly refreshing way in the voices of a talented ensemble ...

SpeakEasy Serves Up "Bubbly" Brew

by Jan Nargi — December 5, 2006
Deft staging of Kirsten Childs' semi-autobiographical Off-Broadway hit lightly mixes music, humor, insight and heart to deliver a poignant and at times striking message of self-discovery...

Review: Trinity Rep's A Christmas Carol

by Randy Rice — December 4, 2006
All of the elements are here, but they are bigger, flashier and more exciting, which is a good thing for this perennial holiday favorite....

Avner The Eccentric's Exceptions To Gravity Is Serious Fun!

by Nancy Grossman — November 28, 2006
According to Lyric Stage, the opposite of gravity is levity...

Patti LuPone Sizzles in Waltham Concert

by Jan Nargi — November 19, 2006
'The Lady with the Torch' heats up the Reagle Players Celebrity Series...

Depth Is Missing in "Rabbit Hole"

by Jan Nargi — November 15, 2006
Maudlin mix of shallow humor and even shallower grief sheds no new light on family loss...

Stoneham Goes "Around the World in 80 Days"

by Jan Nargi — November 14, 2006
Breakneck pace gives this earthbound stage adventure its wings...

Stuff Happens Searing Chronicle of Build Up to Iraq War

by Nancy Grossman — November 11, 2006
British playwright David Hare serves up powerful (recent) history lesson...
Jury Still Out on 'Twelve Angry Men'

Jury Still Out on 'Twelve Angry Men'

by Olena Ripnick — November 10, 2006
A solid cast, an award-winning director, and an arguably intense story based on an internationally acclaimed film-how could it go wrong? Well, it didn't really go wrong, per se, but it didn't really go right, either. ...
'Altar Boyz' Is A Slice of Theatrical Heaven

'Altar Boyz' Is A Slice of Theatrical Heaven

by Olena Ripnick — November 2, 2006
It's funny, it's witty, it's energetic, and it's smart, but one only needs a single word to describe Altar Boyz-heavenly....

George M. Cohan Tonight! Taps Up a Storm

by Nancy Grossman — November 1, 2006
Jon Peterson is George M. Cohan in New England premiere at Foothills Theatre...
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