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I often look or ask for the take away message in a performance. I feel this is not that kind of a play. ESTATE SALE is an unusual, interesting presentation that makes the viewer think - which (IMHO) is typically, the best kind of theatrical experience. Playwright Keelay Gipson says 'grief…
THE AMERICAN FIVE Intersects Black, Queer, and Jewish histories to showcase the collective work required to bring about societal change. It reminds of those who came before us and what they did in the name of Freedom and rights. Jakobs says that 'ultra right-wing America has tried to take over the …
What did our critic think of THE MYSTERY OF IRMA VEP: A PENNY DREADFUL at Central Square Theater?…
FIREFLIES is a delightful little feel-good piece that gives humorous, heartwarming, and character-driven romance. It avoids high-concept sci-fi or intense melodrama in favor of a comfortable, down-to-earth, good ole story. One that is told by some of the area’s well known, admired, extremely com…
Theatergoers who have come to love and respect Abasiama Bassey a central character in the emotionally resonant nine-part Ufot Family Cycle by first-generation Nigerian American playwright Mfoniso Udofia, will not want to miss the deeply moving “In Old Age,” the eighth and penultimate play in the…
THE ZIONISTS; A Family Storm represents a tremendous new piece of theater. One that, like a gemstone, sparkles on many facets. You don’t have to possess any particular element, characteristic, or trait, this play will make you think. It continues at Barrington Stage Company’s Boyd-Quinson The…
What did our critic think of ANNIE at Greater Boston Stage Company?…
What did our critic think of MERRILY WE ROLL ALONG at Sullivan Rep?…
What did our critic think of BLACK SWAN at American Repertory Theater?…
Whether autobiographical like “Jersey Boys,” “Beautiful: The Carole King Musical,” and “Tina: The Tina Turner Musical,” or fictionalized like “Mamma Mia!,” jukebox musicals often rely on the drama of their source material as much as their familiar scores for success.…
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Confessions of a Mulatto Love Child Riverside Theatre Works (7/11-7/11) |
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Golden Girls The Laughs Continue Emerson Colonial Theatre (11/28-11/28) |
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JOHN DOE Payomet Performing Arts Center (9/01-9/01) |
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Chris Stapleton Fenway Park (8/15-8/15) |
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The Book of Mormon (Non-Equity) Boston Opera House (6/22-6/27) |
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JUMAANE SMITH Payomet Performing Arts Center (7/16-7/16) |
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Laura Benanti: Nobody Cares Boston Center for the Arts (10/22-10/25) |
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Meet the Cartozians Boston Center for the Arts (2/18-3/21) |
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I Draw Slow Payomet Performing Arts Center (7/13-7/13) |
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Paula Poundstone Payomet Performing Arts Center (7/11-7/11) |