The Rose Art Museum Announces 2019-2020 Ruth Ann And Nathan Perlmutter Artist-in-Residence Caroline Woolard
by BWW News Desk - November 05, 2019
The Rose Art Museum has selected Caroline Woolard (American, b. 1984) as this year's 2019-2020 Ruth Ann and Nathan Perlmutter Artist-in-Residence. The Perlmutter Award recognizes extraordinary young talent and is part of the Rose's longstanding tradition of promoting the work of emerging artists. The year-long residency at the museum is also an opportunity to provide Brandeis University students and faculty with direct access to powerful contemporary art and ideas. In addition, Woolard is the Rose Art Museum's inaugural INDEX artist. In her work at the Rose, Woolard takes the meeting as a site for artistic and social intervention by combining the formal language of her sculptural practice with tools and techniques used for group facilitation.
by BWW News Desk - November 05, 2019
The Rose Art Museum has selected Caroline Woolard (American, b. 1984) as this year's 2019-2020 Ruth Ann and Nathan Perlmutter Artist-in-Residence. The Perlmutter Award recognizes extraordinary young talent and is part of the Rose's longstanding tradition of promoting the work of emerging artists. The year-long residency at the museum is also an opportunity to provide Brandeis University students and faculty with direct access to powerful contemporary art and ideas. In addition, Woolard is the Rose Art Museum's inaugural INDEX artist. In her work at the Rose, Woolard takes the meeting as a site for artistic and social intervention by combining the formal language of her sculptural practice with tools and techniques used for group facilitation.
IT'S A WONDERFUL LIFE Will Come to Provincetown
by BWW News Desk - November 05, 2019
Just in time for the holidays, the Provincetown Theater opens its final main stage production of the 2019 season with Joe Landry's unique adaptation of the beloved Frank Capra classic It's a Wonderful Life: A Live Radio Play. Running Nov 21 thru Dec 8, as the title states, this iconic movie steps onto the stage as a live 1940s radio broadcast a?" complete with a real live Foley Artist. Performed by an acting ensemble of ten, bringing the many dozens of residents of Bedford Falls to life (not to mention Heaven!), the story of idealistic George Bailey unfolds as he considers the relevance and meaning of his life one fateful Christmas Eve a?" thanks to the help of an angel-in-waiting named Clarence Oddbody.
by BWW News Desk - November 05, 2019
Just in time for the holidays, the Provincetown Theater opens its final main stage production of the 2019 season with Joe Landry's unique adaptation of the beloved Frank Capra classic It's a Wonderful Life: A Live Radio Play. Running Nov 21 thru Dec 8, as the title states, this iconic movie steps onto the stage as a live 1940s radio broadcast a?" complete with a real live Foley Artist. Performed by an acting ensemble of ten, bringing the many dozens of residents of Bedford Falls to life (not to mention Heaven!), the story of idealistic George Bailey unfolds as he considers the relevance and meaning of his life one fateful Christmas Eve a?" thanks to the help of an angel-in-waiting named Clarence Oddbody.
Shakespeare & Company Announces 2019 Fall Festival Of Shakespeare
by BWW News Desk - November 04, 2019
The annual Fall Festival of Shakespeare is back! Bringing hundreds of teenagers from ten area high schools to the Tina Packer Playhouse at Shakespeare & Company.
by BWW News Desk - November 04, 2019
The annual Fall Festival of Shakespeare is back! Bringing hundreds of teenagers from ten area high schools to the Tina Packer Playhouse at Shakespeare & Company.
Pilgrim Festival Chorus Performs WINTERSONG In Plymouth This December
by BWW News Desk - November 04, 2019
Pilgrim Festival Chorus (PFC), the region's principal community chorus, presents its holiday season concert, Wintersong, on Saturday, December 7 at 7:30 pm, and Sunday, December 8 at 4:00 pm, at St. Bonaventure Parish, 803 State Road, Plymouth. The chorus is conducted by Co-Artistic Director William B. Richter and accompanied by Co-Artistic Director Elizabeth Chapman Reilly on organ and piano, along with special guest instrumentalists and talented soloists drawn from the chorus.
by BWW News Desk - November 04, 2019
Pilgrim Festival Chorus (PFC), the region's principal community chorus, presents its holiday season concert, Wintersong, on Saturday, December 7 at 7:30 pm, and Sunday, December 8 at 4:00 pm, at St. Bonaventure Parish, 803 State Road, Plymouth. The chorus is conducted by Co-Artistic Director William B. Richter and accompanied by Co-Artistic Director Elizabeth Chapman Reilly on organ and piano, along with special guest instrumentalists and talented soloists drawn from the chorus.
Straight No Chaser Is Heading to The Hanover Theatre and Conservatory for the Performing Arts
by BWW News Desk - November 04, 2019
Straight No Chaser brings their tightly arranged songs and impeccable vocal harmonies to The Hanover Theatre and Conservatory for the Performing Arts on Saturday, April 11 at 8pm. Tickets go on sale to theatre members on Thursday, November 7 at 10 am and to the public on Friday, November 8 at 10 am.
by BWW News Desk - November 04, 2019
Straight No Chaser brings their tightly arranged songs and impeccable vocal harmonies to The Hanover Theatre and Conservatory for the Performing Arts on Saturday, April 11 at 8pm. Tickets go on sale to theatre members on Thursday, November 7 at 10 am and to the public on Friday, November 8 at 10 am.
Cirque Du Soleil Will Present CRYSTAL in Amherst
by BWW News Desk - November 04, 2019
Cirque du Soleil is gliding into Massachusetts with its coolest arena show yet a?' CRYSTAL! This one of a kind spectacular blends circus arts and the world of ice skating for the first time in Cirque du Soleil's history. Journey into a whimsical frozen playground where figure skating, freestyle skating and extreme skating are combined with inventive acrobatics and aerial feats in this unique production! CRYSTAL will perform at the Mullins Center in Amherst, MA from May 15th a?' 17th 2020 for 5 performances only.
by BWW News Desk - November 04, 2019
Cirque du Soleil is gliding into Massachusetts with its coolest arena show yet a?' CRYSTAL! This one of a kind spectacular blends circus arts and the world of ice skating for the first time in Cirque du Soleil's history. Journey into a whimsical frozen playground where figure skating, freestyle skating and extreme skating are combined with inventive acrobatics and aerial feats in this unique production! CRYSTAL will perform at the Mullins Center in Amherst, MA from May 15th a?' 17th 2020 for 5 performances only.
Regis College And Lasell University Present CHILDREN OF EDEN
by BWW News Desk - November 04, 2019
Lasell University and Regis College present Children of Eden, book by John Caird, music and lyrics by Stephen Schwartz, and directed by Jamie Nicole Imperato. Performances are November 20-22 at 7:30pm and November 23 at 2:00pm, Regis College Fine Arts Center Casey Theatre, 235 Wellesley Street, Weston, MA 02493.
by BWW News Desk - November 04, 2019
Lasell University and Regis College present Children of Eden, book by John Caird, music and lyrics by Stephen Schwartz, and directed by Jamie Nicole Imperato. Performances are November 20-22 at 7:30pm and November 23 at 2:00pm, Regis College Fine Arts Center Casey Theatre, 235 Wellesley Street, Weston, MA 02493.
Handel and Haydn Society Will Celebrate A Baroque Christmas
by BWW News Desk - November 04, 2019
The Handel and Haydn Society will bring holiday traditions to light with the jubilant sounds of Vivaldi, Torelli, Biber, Charpentier, Albinoni and Telemann in A Baroque Christmas, directed by concertmaster Aisslinn Nosky. These joyous performances will take place Thursday, December 19, 2019 at 7:30 p.m. and Sunday, December 22, 2019, at 3 p.m. at NEC's Jordan Hall in Boston.
by BWW News Desk - November 04, 2019
The Handel and Haydn Society will bring holiday traditions to light with the jubilant sounds of Vivaldi, Torelli, Biber, Charpentier, Albinoni and Telemann in A Baroque Christmas, directed by concertmaster Aisslinn Nosky. These joyous performances will take place Thursday, December 19, 2019 at 7:30 p.m. and Sunday, December 22, 2019, at 3 p.m. at NEC's Jordan Hall in Boston.
North Shore Civic Ballet's Holiday Auction Launches November 15
by BWW News Desk - November 04, 2019
Finish your holiday shopping early this year. The North Shore Civic Ballet (NSCB), a nonprofit dance company based in Marblehead, Massachusetts, kicks off its annual holiday online auction on Friday, November 15. The NSCB's auction website page, www.biddingforgood.com/ballet, opens for bids on Friday, November 15 at 6:00 p.m. and continues through Friday, December 6 closing at 6:00 p.m. The auction's proceeds provide dancers with the resources and training they need to study ballet in the North Shore region.
by BWW News Desk - November 04, 2019
Finish your holiday shopping early this year. The North Shore Civic Ballet (NSCB), a nonprofit dance company based in Marblehead, Massachusetts, kicks off its annual holiday online auction on Friday, November 15. The NSCB's auction website page, www.biddingforgood.com/ballet, opens for bids on Friday, November 15 at 6:00 p.m. and continues through Friday, December 6 closing at 6:00 p.m. The auction's proceeds provide dancers with the resources and training they need to study ballet in the North Shore region.
BWW Review: CORIOLANUS at Praxis Stage
by Andrew Child - November 03, 2019
Praxis Stage's Coriolanus is punk. It is metal. It is what too many theaters in Boston try to be and it succeeds in ways that should have the rest of the theatre community taking notes (or at least scrambling for tickets to their next production). Coriolanus is a late Shakespearean tragedy that follows the downfall of a Roman warrior whose aggressive nature and volatile temperament make him an unfit political leader. The show is a success because of the evidently uninhibited passions of the artists involved and the ability of the co-directors, Audrey Seraphin and Daniel Boudreau, to effectively act in accordance with their purported philosophies and priorities.
by Andrew Child - November 03, 2019
Praxis Stage's Coriolanus is punk. It is metal. It is what too many theaters in Boston try to be and it succeeds in ways that should have the rest of the theatre community taking notes (or at least scrambling for tickets to their next production). Coriolanus is a late Shakespearean tragedy that follows the downfall of a Roman warrior whose aggressive nature and volatile temperament make him an unfit political leader. The show is a success because of the evidently uninhibited passions of the artists involved and the ability of the co-directors, Audrey Seraphin and Daniel Boudreau, to effectively act in accordance with their purported philosophies and priorities.
BWW Review: THE PLAY THAT GOES WRONG at Hanover Theatre In Worcester, MA
by Jan Nargi - November 02, 2019
It turns out that Halloween weekend is a great time to see THE PLAY THAT GOES WRONG, the hilarious Tony Award-winning Broadway comedy that is a virtual bag full of tricks and treats. A madcap play-within-a-play that gives off a distinct a?oehaunted manora?? vibe, this murder mystery farce (ending its very limited run at the Hanover Theatre in Worcester with two shows on Sunday, November 3) is every small theater company's nightmare of wobbly sets, missing props and malapropisms, miscues and missed cues, and reticent understudies who eventually can't get enough of the limelight.
by Jan Nargi - November 02, 2019
It turns out that Halloween weekend is a great time to see THE PLAY THAT GOES WRONG, the hilarious Tony Award-winning Broadway comedy that is a virtual bag full of tricks and treats. A madcap play-within-a-play that gives off a distinct a?oehaunted manora?? vibe, this murder mystery farce (ending its very limited run at the Hanover Theatre in Worcester with two shows on Sunday, November 3) is every small theater company's nightmare of wobbly sets, missing props and malapropisms, miscues and missed cues, and reticent understudies who eventually can't get enough of the limelight.
BWW Review: ROALD DAHL'S WILLY WONKA at Wheelock Family Theatre
by Andrew Child - November 02, 2019
Roald Dahl wrote books for the children of his time and it is a wonder that many of his creations have remained as popular and well-loved as they have decades after his death. Although James and the Giant Peach, Matilda, The Witches, and The Twits can all trace thematic influence back to Dahl's involvement in World War II, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory seems to be the most heavily-informed by an unquestioning devotion to western industrialization and hope for the germinating seeds of our present-day capitalism. The 1971 movie, Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory is indicative of its time not only in its psychedelic colors and film effects but in its Vietnam-Conflict-era praise of Americanized consumerism. While Tim Burton's 2005 film adaptation reclaimed the title of the 1964 book and attempted to be a more faithful translation, its darkness and sterile settings have not garnered the cultural embrace of its predecessor, mainly because (I believe) of the public's common, shifting relationship with and disdain for industrialization and capitalism.
by Andrew Child - November 02, 2019
Roald Dahl wrote books for the children of his time and it is a wonder that many of his creations have remained as popular and well-loved as they have decades after his death. Although James and the Giant Peach, Matilda, The Witches, and The Twits can all trace thematic influence back to Dahl's involvement in World War II, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory seems to be the most heavily-informed by an unquestioning devotion to western industrialization and hope for the germinating seeds of our present-day capitalism. The 1971 movie, Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory is indicative of its time not only in its psychedelic colors and film effects but in its Vietnam-Conflict-era praise of Americanized consumerism. While Tim Burton's 2005 film adaptation reclaimed the title of the 1964 book and attempted to be a more faithful translation, its darkness and sterile settings have not garnered the cultural embrace of its predecessor, mainly because (I believe) of the public's common, shifting relationship with and disdain for industrialization and capitalism.
ArtsEmerson Will Welcome Back Denis O'Hare and Lisa Peterson With AN ILIAD
by BWW News Desk - November 01, 2019
Six years after its original Boston run, ArtsEmerson will welcome back Tony Award-winning actor Denis O'Hare and Lisa Peterson with their Obie Award-winning adaptation of Homer's classic, An Iliad.
by BWW News Desk - November 01, 2019
Six years after its original Boston run, ArtsEmerson will welcome back Tony Award-winning actor Denis O'Hare and Lisa Peterson with their Obie Award-winning adaptation of Homer's classic, An Iliad.
BWW Review: ADMISSIONS: Biting Comedy Asks You to Check Your Privilege
by Nancy Grossman - November 01, 2019
It's probably just a coincidence, but two fine plays currently running at two award-winning regional theaters share an unusual commonality. Both focus on the issue of white privilege and the prevailing attitude that acknowledging its existence will end it. In THE THANKSGIVING PLAY at Lyric Stage Company of Boston, the idea is to honor Native Americans in an elementary school play without benefit of any of them participating. In ADMISSIONS, receiving its Boston premiere at SpeakEasy Stage Company, a couple of white liberal educators work hard to expand racial diversity at their small New England prep school, but their progressive values are tested when their exceptional son's Ivy League dreams are derailed. Remarkably, there are no indigenous people or people of color on stage in either production, an intentional, pointed omission by the playwrights.
by Nancy Grossman - November 01, 2019
It's probably just a coincidence, but two fine plays currently running at two award-winning regional theaters share an unusual commonality. Both focus on the issue of white privilege and the prevailing attitude that acknowledging its existence will end it. In THE THANKSGIVING PLAY at Lyric Stage Company of Boston, the idea is to honor Native Americans in an elementary school play without benefit of any of them participating. In ADMISSIONS, receiving its Boston premiere at SpeakEasy Stage Company, a couple of white liberal educators work hard to expand racial diversity at their small New England prep school, but their progressive values are tested when their exceptional son's Ivy League dreams are derailed. Remarkably, there are no indigenous people or people of color on stage in either production, an intentional, pointed omission by the playwrights.
VIDEO: THE BODYGUARD THE MUSICAL at the North Shore Music Theatre
by BWW News Desk - November 01, 2019
The Bodyguard is a new musical based on the smash hit 1992 film! Former Secret Service agent turned bodyguard, Frank Farmer hired to protect superstar Rachel from an unknown stalker. Each expects to be in charge; what they don't expect is to fall in love. A breathtakingly romantic thriller, The Bodyguard features a host of irresistible Whitney Houston classics including Queen of the Night, So Emotional, One Moment in Time, Saving All My Love, Run to You, I Have Nothing, I Wanna Dance with Somebody and one of the biggest selling songs of all time - I Will Always Love You.
by BWW News Desk - November 01, 2019
The Bodyguard is a new musical based on the smash hit 1992 film! Former Secret Service agent turned bodyguard, Frank Farmer hired to protect superstar Rachel from an unknown stalker. Each expects to be in charge; what they don't expect is to fall in love. A breathtakingly romantic thriller, The Bodyguard features a host of irresistible Whitney Houston classics including Queen of the Night, So Emotional, One Moment in Time, Saving All My Love, Run to You, I Have Nothing, I Wanna Dance with Somebody and one of the biggest selling songs of all time - I Will Always Love You.
The Mighty Mighty Bosstones Announce Hometown ThrowDown 2019 Support Acts
by BWW News Desk - November 01, 2019
The Mighty Mighty BossToneS announce the 22nd HomeTown ThrowDown's support acts will be Walker Roaders, Art Thieves, The Suicide Machines, Rebuilder, and Big D & The Kids Table. The ThrowDown will take place December 27, 28, and 29 at House of Blues located at 15 Landsdowne Street, in Boston, MA. Tickets are $25 and are available here: https://www.ticketmaster.com/event/01005733E854785B. All shows are all ages with general admission seating. Doors open at 7pm and shows begin at 8pm.
by BWW News Desk - November 01, 2019
The Mighty Mighty BossToneS announce the 22nd HomeTown ThrowDown's support acts will be Walker Roaders, Art Thieves, The Suicide Machines, Rebuilder, and Big D & The Kids Table. The ThrowDown will take place December 27, 28, and 29 at House of Blues located at 15 Landsdowne Street, in Boston, MA. Tickets are $25 and are available here: https://www.ticketmaster.com/event/01005733E854785B. All shows are all ages with general admission seating. Doors open at 7pm and shows begin at 8pm.
This Is My Brave Brings College Edition To Tufts University
by BWW News Desk - November 01, 2019
This Is My Brave, Inc. (TIMB), the national nonprofit organization dedicated to ending the stigma surrounding mental illness and substance abuse issues through storytelling, bring its final College Edition performance to Tufts University, Tuesday, November 5. This pilot program features Boston-area students and recent graduates sharing their struggles and triumphs with mental illness, live on stage. This free performance is open to the university community as well as the public; previous shows have taken place at at Lesley University, Harvard University, and Northeastern University.
by BWW News Desk - November 01, 2019
This Is My Brave, Inc. (TIMB), the national nonprofit organization dedicated to ending the stigma surrounding mental illness and substance abuse issues through storytelling, bring its final College Edition performance to Tufts University, Tuesday, November 5. This pilot program features Boston-area students and recent graduates sharing their struggles and triumphs with mental illness, live on stage. This free performance is open to the university community as well as the public; previous shows have taken place at at Lesley University, Harvard University, and Northeastern University.
The Black Box Will Feature Promising Young Singers In Black Box Cabaret
by BWW News Desk - November 01, 2019
THE BLACK BOX Cabaret will present a special cabaret revue spotlighting the talents of promising young singers on Saturday, November 16 at 7:30 pm. Rising Stars Cabaret is presented in an intimate, nightclub atmosphere with professional accompaniment. Former rising stars have gone on to top musical theatre college programs and sung at New York City cabaret venues such as Broadway Sessions at the Laurie Beechman Theater.
by BWW News Desk - November 01, 2019
THE BLACK BOX Cabaret will present a special cabaret revue spotlighting the talents of promising young singers on Saturday, November 16 at 7:30 pm. Rising Stars Cabaret is presented in an intimate, nightclub atmosphere with professional accompaniment. Former rising stars have gone on to top musical theatre college programs and sung at New York City cabaret venues such as Broadway Sessions at the Laurie Beechman Theater.
BWW Review: THE BODYGUARD at North Shore Music Theatre
by David Tompkins - October 31, 2019
Last Night the BODYGUARD opened to a very warm audience reception at North Shore Music Theatre. The final offering of the 2019 regular musical season THE BODYGUARD is a new musical based on the smash hit 1992 film.
by David Tompkins - October 31, 2019
Last Night the BODYGUARD opened to a very warm audience reception at North Shore Music Theatre. The final offering of the 2019 regular musical season THE BODYGUARD is a new musical based on the smash hit 1992 film.
Boston Baroque Continues Holiday Traditions With MESSIAH And New Year's Concerts
by BWW News Desk - October 31, 2019
Boston Baroque rings in the holiday season with two December programs that have become beloved holiday traditions for so many: Handel's Messiah and our New Year's Celebration concerts. This year's Messiah will take place on December 6th and 7th at 7:30pm at New England Conservatory's Jordan Hall. The New Year's Celebration concerts will be on Tuesday, December 31st at 8pm and Wednesday, January 1st at 3pm at Sanders Theatre at Harvard University.
by BWW News Desk - October 31, 2019
Boston Baroque rings in the holiday season with two December programs that have become beloved holiday traditions for so many: Handel's Messiah and our New Year's Celebration concerts. This year's Messiah will take place on December 6th and 7th at 7:30pm at New England Conservatory's Jordan Hall. The New Year's Celebration concerts will be on Tuesday, December 31st at 8pm and Wednesday, January 1st at 3pm at Sanders Theatre at Harvard University.
Tickets For Un-Common Theatre's MATILDA THE MUSICAL On Sale Now
by BWW News Desk - October 30, 2019
The Un-Common Theatre Company is excited to bring its Fall production of Roald Dahl's Matilda The Musical to the Marilyn Rodman Performing Arts Center/Orpheum Theatre in Foxboro, November 22-24, 2019. With a talented cast of 39 kids in grades 2-12, the actors come from 18 towns from Mansfield, to Berkley to Cambridge and towns in between.
by BWW News Desk - October 30, 2019
The Un-Common Theatre Company is excited to bring its Fall production of Roald Dahl's Matilda The Musical to the Marilyn Rodman Performing Arts Center/Orpheum Theatre in Foxboro, November 22-24, 2019. With a talented cast of 39 kids in grades 2-12, the actors come from 18 towns from Mansfield, to Berkley to Cambridge and towns in between.
Samuel Slater's Restaurant In Webster Announces Tour Of Spain Wine Dinner And Comedy Show
by BWW News Desk - October 30, 2019
Samuel Slater's Restaurant will host two special events in its function hall in November, the Tour of Spain Wine Dinner set for Thursday, November 14th and its first Comedy Night featuring Kevin Flynn and Jackie Flynn November 15th. Tickets can be purchased at www.samuelslaters.com.
by BWW News Desk - October 30, 2019
Samuel Slater's Restaurant will host two special events in its function hall in November, the Tour of Spain Wine Dinner set for Thursday, November 14th and its first Comedy Night featuring Kevin Flynn and Jackie Flynn November 15th. Tickets can be purchased at www.samuelslaters.com.
Newton's New Philharmonia Orchestra Anniversary Season Continues With 'From Gustav With Love'
by BWW News Desk - October 30, 2019
Newton's New Philharmonia Orchestra, Francisco Noya, Music Director, kicks off its Classics Series as part of its Silver Anniversary Season, performing immortal works by Wolfgang Mozart and Gustav Mahler. Featuring Mozart's Flute Concerto No. 1 in G Major with special guest flutist Bruce Falby and Mahler's Symphony No. 5, the concert will be held at the First Baptist Church in Newton on Saturday, November 23rd at 7:30 and Sunday, November 24th at 3:00.
by BWW News Desk - October 30, 2019
Newton's New Philharmonia Orchestra, Francisco Noya, Music Director, kicks off its Classics Series as part of its Silver Anniversary Season, performing immortal works by Wolfgang Mozart and Gustav Mahler. Featuring Mozart's Flute Concerto No. 1 in G Major with special guest flutist Bruce Falby and Mahler's Symphony No. 5, the concert will be held at the First Baptist Church in Newton on Saturday, November 23rd at 7:30 and Sunday, November 24th at 3:00.
BWW Review: HAMLET at Gloucester Stage
by David Tompkins - October 30, 2019
A King, now a ghost, walks the night, to bring tidings to his son Hamlet, of his own murder 'most foul', at the hands of his brother Claudius who then becomes King. The Queen mother, Gertrude, then becomes the new King's wife. Next a counselor to the king, Polonius, is murdered by Hamlet when Hamlet confronts his Mother over her role in his father's death and the Polonius tries to call the guards to stop Hamlet from revealing this secret, Then Polonius' daughter Ophelia, who is in love with Hamlet and who is rejected by him in his grief, commits suicide. Her brother Laertes comes to avenge his father's death, and duels with the Hamlet, to the death of both, but not before the queen drinks poison meant for Hamlet, and then just before he dies Hamlet kills Claudius. 'The Play's the thing' says Hamlet, and quite the play it is.
by David Tompkins - October 30, 2019
A King, now a ghost, walks the night, to bring tidings to his son Hamlet, of his own murder 'most foul', at the hands of his brother Claudius who then becomes King. The Queen mother, Gertrude, then becomes the new King's wife. Next a counselor to the king, Polonius, is murdered by Hamlet when Hamlet confronts his Mother over her role in his father's death and the Polonius tries to call the guards to stop Hamlet from revealing this secret, Then Polonius' daughter Ophelia, who is in love with Hamlet and who is rejected by him in his grief, commits suicide. Her brother Laertes comes to avenge his father's death, and duels with the Hamlet, to the death of both, but not before the queen drinks poison meant for Hamlet, and then just before he dies Hamlet kills Claudius. 'The Play's the thing' says Hamlet, and quite the play it is.
BWW Review: THE THANKSGIVING PLAY: Pardon Our Political Correctness
by Nancy Grossman - October 29, 2019
Get in the mood for the rapidly approaching holiday season by going to the Lyric Stage Company of Boston's production of THE THANKSGIVING PLAY, a sharp and funny satire by Native American playwright Larissa FastHorse that holds a mirror up to reflect the craziness of political correctness on steroids. How does a quartet of white theater artists tell the Thanksgiving story and honor Native American Heritage Month in a 45-minute elementary school play without offending anyone while being historically accurate? Very carefully, and not without numerous false starts, each one more ridiculous than the last, until not to decide is to decide.
by Nancy Grossman - October 29, 2019
Get in the mood for the rapidly approaching holiday season by going to the Lyric Stage Company of Boston's production of THE THANKSGIVING PLAY, a sharp and funny satire by Native American playwright Larissa FastHorse that holds a mirror up to reflect the craziness of political correctness on steroids. How does a quartet of white theater artists tell the Thanksgiving story and honor Native American Heritage Month in a 45-minute elementary school play without offending anyone while being historically accurate? Very carefully, and not without numerous false starts, each one more ridiculous than the last, until not to decide is to decide.
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