An unauthorized adaptation of Bram Stoker's Dracula, Nosferatu is the quintessential silent vampire film, crafted by legendary German director F. W. Murnau (Sunrise, Faust, The Last Laugh). Rather than depicting Dracula as a shape-shifting monster or debonair gentleman, Murnau's Graf Orlok (as portrayed by Max Schreck) is a nightmarish, spidery creature of bulbous head and taloned claws -- perhaps the most genuinely disturbing incarnation of vampirism yet envisioned. Nosferatu was an atypical expressionist film in that much of it was shot on location. While directors such as Lang and Lubitsch built vast forests and entire towns within the studio, Nosferatu's landscapes, villages and castle were actual locations in the Carpathian Mountains. Murnau was thus able to infuse the story with the subtle tones of nature: both pure and fresh as well as twisted and sinister.
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Jonathan Larson's RENT
The Historic Highfield Theater (12/12 - 12/21)
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A Seraphim Christmas, Newton Centre, 21 December 2025
Trinity Parish of Newton Centre (12/21 - 12/21) | |
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Dog Man: The Musical
Emerson Colonial Theatre (4/11 - 4/12) | |
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Samay Raina
Emerson Colonial Theatre (2/7 - 2/7) | |
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The Hellenic Music Ensemble
Emerson Colonial Theatre (2/9 - 2/9) | |
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An Evening with Sutton Foster
Emerson Colonial Theatre (1/24 - 1/24) | |
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Cambridge Community Chorus Winter Concert: War and Peace
Kresge Auditorium (12/14 - 12/14) | |
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DON'T DRESS FOR DINNER
Barnstable Comedy Club (1/8 - 1/25) | |
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