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Review: THE NORWEGIANS at Shakespeare & Company

Review: THE NORWEGIANS at Shakespeare & Company

by Marc Savitt · September 8, 2026

Murder-for-hire seems dark, and yes, some of the language can be a bit colorful (a few F-bombs are dropped), but really, this is a delightful little production with the emphasis on comedy that one might almost label as cute, possibly endearing.…

Review: NOISES OFF at Barrington Stage Company

Review: NOISES OFF at Barrington Stage Company

by Marc Savitt · August 31, 2026

. During a roughly 20-minute near silent stretch the cast execute a near flawless, complex, scene employing “Controlled Chaos”. Even the most `curmudgeonly of audience members find themselves rolling along with the rest of the crowd.…

Review: HAMLET at Shakespeare & Company

Review: HAMLET at Shakespeare & Company

by Marc Savitt · August 18, 2026

Shakespeare’s most searching play – a gripping story of grief, conscience, and the cost of inaction. Haunted by his father’s ghost, a young prince must navigate a world of secrets, power, and betrayal, where nothing is as it appears.…

Review: Hugh Jackman Dazzles in Debut with Boston Pops at Tanglewood

Review: Hugh Jackman Dazzles in Debut with Boston Pops at Tanglewood

by R. Scott Reedy · August 14, 2026

Making his debut with the Boston Pops at Tanglewood on August 11, Hugh Jackman dazzled his sold-out audience – under the Koussevitzky Music Shed and stretching as far as the eye could see on the lawn that surrounds it – from the moment he took the stage.…

Review: DEAD GIRL’S QUINCEAÑERA at Barrington Stage Company

Review: DEAD GIRL’S QUINCEAÑERA at Barrington Stage Company

by Marc Savitt · August 13, 2026

Typical of BSC efforts, everything about this production is of first-rate quality. Pharel’s script is well blended with elements that “the kids say” as well as those which are more universally applicable.…

Review: THE LEGEND OF GEORGIA MCBRIDE at Berkshire Theatre Group

Review: THE LEGEND OF GEORGIA MCBRIDE at Berkshire Theatre Group

by Marc Savitt · August 5, 2026

So, if you like good lip-synching, a driving 4/4 beat, hair and makeup that’s “too – Fabu” or perhaps know of someone who needs to be reminded that I’m OK, you’re OK, and being different doesn’t make you less than… get down to The Colonial Theatre.…

Past Shows

An Iliad

An Iliad

Nov 20 – Nov 24, 2019

An Iliad unfurls the final weeks of a legendary, decade-long siege where Greek legends mercilessly battled over the fall of Troy. This Obie Awardwinning adaptation of Homers epic poem places one man on a bare stage with a simple question to ask: Has anything really changed since...

ArtsEmerson: The White Card

ArtsEmerson: The White Card

Feb 24 – Apr 1, 2018

ArtsEmerson presents the American Repertory Theater production of THE WHITE CARD Playwright: Claudia Rankine Director: Diane Paulus Dramaturg: P. Carl Venue: Emerson Paramount Center, Robert J. Orchard Stage In this stunning world premiere, The White Card unfolds a meticulously...

ArtsEmerson: In the Eruptive Mode

ArtsEmerson: In the Eruptive Mode

Jan 24 – Jan 28, 2018

In 2011, democratic uprisings erupted all over the Arab world. Citizens challenged their leadership and questioned regimes. From internationally acclaimed Anglo-Kuwaiti writer and director Sulayman Al-Bassam, In the Eruptive Mode presents six monologues of ordinary citizens —...

ArtsEmerson: Ada/Ava

ArtsEmerson: Ada/Ava

Jan 10 – Jan 14, 2018

Delightfully gothic, beautiful and emotionally complex, Ada/Ava utilizes special effect techniques from the early age of cinema — shadow puppetry, live-action silhouettes and overhead projection — to conjure a magic spell of multimedia storytelling, complete with a live musical...

ArtsEmerson: Bangsokol: A Requiem for Cambodia

ArtsEmerson: Bangsokol: A Requiem for Cambodia

Dec 19 – Dec 20, 2017

Bangsokol: A Requiem for Cambodia is an extraordinary new composition fusing music, film, voice and movement. It is the first major symphonic work that addresses the traumas that occurred in Cambodia in the late seventies, and is the first collaboration between the...

ArtsEmerson: Gardens Speak

ArtsEmerson: Gardens Speak

Nov 8 – Nov 19, 2017

Across Syria, many gardens conceal the dead bodies of activists and protesters who took to the streets during the early periods of the uprising against the Ba’athist government in 2011. These domestic burials play out a continuing collaboration between the living and the dead —...

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