Amanda Collins
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Review: At the Lyric Stage Company, OUR TOWN is Our Story (Sep 30, 2025)
Lyric Stage Boston Opens Season With Thornton Wilder's OUR TOWN (Aug 21, 2025)
Sheffield Theatres and Royal Exchange Announce Cast and Creatives for DANCING AT LUGHNASA (Aug 11, 2025)
Review: At the Lyric Stage Company, OUR TOWN is Our Story (Sep 30, 2025)
Lyric Stage Boston Opens Season With Thornton Wilder's OUR TOWN (Aug 21, 2025)
Sheffield Theatres and Royal Exchange Announce Cast and Creatives for DANCING AT LUGHNASA (Aug 11, 2025)
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Review: At the Lyric Stage Company, OUR TOWN is Our Story
by R. Scott Reedy - Sep 30, 2025
What did our critic think of OUR TOWN at Lyric Stage Company Of Boston? What makes all worthwhile productions of “Our Town,” like this one, work is what makes the play itself endure. We can relate to Wilder’s characters and connect with their experiences, making the play truly our story in “Our Town.”
by R. Scott Reedy - Sep 30, 2025
What did our critic think of OUR TOWN at Lyric Stage Company Of Boston? What makes all worthwhile productions of “Our Town,” like this one, work is what makes the play itself endure. We can relate to Wilder’s characters and connect with their experiences, making the play truly our story in “Our Town.”
Lyric Stage Boston Opens Season With Thornton Wilder's OUR TOWN
by A.A. Cristi - Aug 21, 2025
Lyric Stage Boston will open its 2025–2026 season with Thornton Wilder’s classic drama OUR TOWN, directed by Producing Artistic Director Courtney O’Connor. Performances run September 19–October 19, 2025 at the Lyric Stage Theater in Boston.
by A.A. Cristi - Aug 21, 2025
Lyric Stage Boston will open its 2025–2026 season with Thornton Wilder’s classic drama OUR TOWN, directed by Producing Artistic Director Courtney O’Connor. Performances run September 19–October 19, 2025 at the Lyric Stage Theater in Boston.
Sheffield Theatres and Royal Exchange Announce Cast and Creatives for DANCING AT LUGHNASA
by A.A. Cristi - Aug 11, 2025
Sheffield Theatres and the Royal Exchange Theatre will present Brian Friel’s Dancing at Lughnasa, directed by Elizabeth Newman, at the Crucible Theatre September 13–October 4, 2025, before transferring to Manchester’s Royal Exchange Theatre October 10–November 8. The production stars Martha Dunlea, Kwaku Fortune, Frank Laverty, and Laura Pyper.
by A.A. Cristi - Aug 11, 2025
Sheffield Theatres and the Royal Exchange Theatre will present Brian Friel’s Dancing at Lughnasa, directed by Elizabeth Newman, at the Crucible Theatre September 13–October 4, 2025, before transferring to Manchester’s Royal Exchange Theatre October 10–November 8. The production stars Martha Dunlea, Kwaku Fortune, Frank Laverty, and Laura Pyper.
10TH NIGHT OF LIFE Benefiting The Trevor Project Set for Sony Hall This Month
by Blair Ingenthron - Aug 11, 2024
Leg Up On Life's 10th NIGHT OF LIFE Benefiting The Trevor Project is taking it back to the Sony Hall stage located in the landmark Paramount Hotel on Monday, August 19th.
by Blair Ingenthron - Aug 11, 2024
Leg Up On Life's 10th NIGHT OF LIFE Benefiting The Trevor Project is taking it back to the Sony Hall stage located in the landmark Paramount Hotel on Monday, August 19th.
National Parks Service and Plays In Place Will Collaborate on Historic Three Play Cycle
by Stephi Wild - Jul 17, 2024
Plays in Place, in collaboration with the National Parks of Boston, has announced “Suffrage in Black and White” a three-play series exploring the intersection of race and citizenship throughout the abolitionist and suffrage movements in Boston.
by Stephi Wild - Jul 17, 2024
Plays in Place, in collaboration with the National Parks of Boston, has announced “Suffrage in Black and White” a three-play series exploring the intersection of race and citizenship throughout the abolitionist and suffrage movements in Boston.
Cape Rep Theatre Opens 2024 Season With OUR TOWN
by Stephi Wild - Apr 17, 2024
Cape Rep Theatre will open its 2024 with a fresh take on the American classic Our Town by Thornton Wilder, directed by Maura Hanlon.
by Stephi Wild - Apr 17, 2024
Cape Rep Theatre will open its 2024 with a fresh take on the American classic Our Town by Thornton Wilder, directed by Maura Hanlon.
A CHRISTMAS CAROL: A LIVE RADIO PLAY is Coming to Arts Bonita Actors Theatre This Holiday Season
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Nov 16, 2023
Step into the timeless tale of 'A Christmas Carol: A Live Radio Play' at Arts Bonita Actors Theatre. Experience Charles Dickens' classic in a captivating 1940s Christmas Eve radio broadcast. Don't miss this heartwarming production with live music and immersive sound effects.
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Nov 16, 2023
Step into the timeless tale of 'A Christmas Carol: A Live Radio Play' at Arts Bonita Actors Theatre. Experience Charles Dickens' classic in a captivating 1940s Christmas Eve radio broadcast. Don't miss this heartwarming production with live music and immersive sound effects.
MIDSUMMER STRUT Takes To The 3 Dollar Bill Stage
by Blair Ingenthron - Jul 24, 2023
On Monday, July 31st, Leg Up On Life and Drag Out The Vote will be working in collaboration to bring MIDSUMMER STRUT benefiting Drag Out The Vote to life at 3 Dollar Bill.
by Blair Ingenthron - Jul 24, 2023
On Monday, July 31st, Leg Up On Life and Drag Out The Vote will be working in collaboration to bring MIDSUMMER STRUT benefiting Drag Out The Vote to life at 3 Dollar Bill.
Huntington Presents COMMON GROUND REVISITED Beginning Next Week
by Stephi Wild - May 20, 2022
The Huntington announces the world premiere of Common Ground Revisited, a new play co-conceived by Obie Award-winning director Melia Bensussen and Obie Award-winning playwright and Huntington Playwriting Fellow Kirsten Greenidge (Our Daughters, Like Pillars; Luck of the Irish; and Milk Like Sugar at The Huntington).
by Stephi Wild - May 20, 2022
The Huntington announces the world premiere of Common Ground Revisited, a new play co-conceived by Obie Award-winning director Melia Bensussen and Obie Award-winning playwright and Huntington Playwriting Fellow Kirsten Greenidge (Our Daughters, Like Pillars; Luck of the Irish; and Milk Like Sugar at The Huntington).
BWW Review: AVENUE Q at The Laboratory Theater Of Florida
by Elizabeth James - Mar 7, 2022
The Laboratory Theater of Florida's production of the musical AVENUE Q tells the story of recent college graduate Princeton and his search for his purpose in life. He winds up on Avenue Q and meets a girl named Kate Monster.
by Elizabeth James - Mar 7, 2022
The Laboratory Theater of Florida's production of the musical AVENUE Q tells the story of recent college graduate Princeton and his search for his purpose in life. He winds up on Avenue Q and meets a girl named Kate Monster.
Cape Rep Theatre Returns To Indoor Theater With Ken Ludwig's DEAR JACK, DEAR LOUISE
by A.A. Cristi - Sep 24, 2021
Cape Rep Theatre presents the enchanting love story, Ken Ludwig's Dear Jack, Dear Louise, directed by Art Devine.
by A.A. Cristi - Sep 24, 2021
Cape Rep Theatre presents the enchanting love story, Ken Ludwig's Dear Jack, Dear Louise, directed by Art Devine.
MRT Presents the Premiere of THE LOWELL OFFERING
by Stephi Wild - Feb 11, 2020
Merrimack Repertory Theatre (MRT) will present the world premiere of The Lowell Offering by Andy Bayiates and Genevra Gallo-Bayiates, the galvanizing true story of Lowell's a?oeMill Girls,a?? from March 18 to April 12 at the Nancy L. Donahue Theatre at Liberty Hall, according to Executive Director Bonnie J. Butkas and Interim Artistic Director Terry Berliner. Jess Hutchinson directs.
by Stephi Wild - Feb 11, 2020
Merrimack Repertory Theatre (MRT) will present the world premiere of The Lowell Offering by Andy Bayiates and Genevra Gallo-Bayiates, the galvanizing true story of Lowell's a?oeMill Girls,a?? from March 18 to April 12 at the Nancy L. Donahue Theatre at Liberty Hall, according to Executive Director Bonnie J. Butkas and Interim Artistic Director Terry Berliner. Jess Hutchinson directs.
BWW Review: THE THANKSGIVING PLAY: Pardon Our Political Correctness
by Nancy Grossman - Oct 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 - Oct 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.
BWW Review: THE AMERICA PLAYS: World Premiere at Mount Auburn Cemetery
by Nancy Grossman - Sep 15, 2019
Playwright Patrick Gabridge, the 2018-2019 Mount Auburn Cemetery Artist-In-Residence, is presenting THE AMERICA PLAYS, the second series of site-specific plays, following THE NATURE PLAYS produced in June. Whereas the earlier work explored the richness of the natural environment at the Cemetery, this series of five short plays brings to life the founder, sculptors, strong women of the era, and a compelling immigrant story about some of Mount Auburn's Armenian denizens. Guiding the audience from site to site through the lush grounds enhances their connection to the elements of the stories being told and grounds the drama in the flora and fauna of the landscaped jewel.
by Nancy Grossman - Sep 15, 2019
Playwright Patrick Gabridge, the 2018-2019 Mount Auburn Cemetery Artist-In-Residence, is presenting THE AMERICA PLAYS, the second series of site-specific plays, following THE NATURE PLAYS produced in June. Whereas the earlier work explored the richness of the natural environment at the Cemetery, this series of five short plays brings to life the founder, sculptors, strong women of the era, and a compelling immigrant story about some of Mount Auburn's Armenian denizens. Guiding the audience from site to site through the lush grounds enhances their connection to the elements of the stories being told and grounds the drama in the flora and fauna of the landscaped jewel.
THE AMERICA PLAYS Set to Premiere at Mount Auburn Cemetery
by Julie Musbach - Aug 5, 2019
Announcing the world premiere of the The America Plays, the second series of site-specific short plays by Mount Auburn Cemetery's Artist-in-Residence, playwright Patrick Gabridge. The America Plays will run from September 12-22, 2019, for 11 performances at Mount Auburn Cemetery, 580 Mt. Auburn Street, Cambridge, MA.
by Julie Musbach - Aug 5, 2019
Announcing the world premiere of the The America Plays, the second series of site-specific short plays by Mount Auburn Cemetery's Artist-in-Residence, playwright Patrick Gabridge. The America Plays will run from September 12-22, 2019, for 11 performances at Mount Auburn Cemetery, 580 Mt. Auburn Street, Cambridge, MA.
BWW Review: THE 39 STEPS: Playing Hitchcock For Laughs
by Nancy Grossman - Jul 15, 2019
If there's one thing that summer theater should be, it's fun, and Gloucester Stage Company's production of THE 39 STEPS happily fulfills the requirement. Actually, it is more than fun - it is laugh out loud funny, thanks to the witty script, the crisp direction by Artistic Director Robert Walsh, and the antics and split-second comic timing of a quartet of actors who play over 150 characters without going off the rails. Joining them on stage is Malachi Rosen, a Foley Artist who produces a litany of sound effects, allowing the audience to see and hear how every door slam, train whistle, and gun shot happens. The 1935 film was a classic Alfred Hitchcock thriller, but the stage adaptation by Patrick Barlow heaps large helpings of farce and satire atop the story, while maintaining a high level of suspense.
by Nancy Grossman - Jul 15, 2019
If there's one thing that summer theater should be, it's fun, and Gloucester Stage Company's production of THE 39 STEPS happily fulfills the requirement. Actually, it is more than fun - it is laugh out loud funny, thanks to the witty script, the crisp direction by Artistic Director Robert Walsh, and the antics and split-second comic timing of a quartet of actors who play over 150 characters without going off the rails. Joining them on stage is Malachi Rosen, a Foley Artist who produces a litany of sound effects, allowing the audience to see and hear how every door slam, train whistle, and gun shot happens. The 1935 film was a classic Alfred Hitchcock thriller, but the stage adaptation by Patrick Barlow heaps large helpings of farce and satire atop the story, while maintaining a high level of suspense.
THE 39 STEPS Comes to Gloucester Stage
by Stephi Wild - Jul 7, 2019
Gloucester Stage Company continues its 40th Anniversary Season of professional theater with Patrick Barlow's witty mystery play The 39 Steps from July 5 through July 28 at Gloucester Stage Company, 267 East Main Street, Gloucester, MA. This award winning comic thriller adapted for the stage by Patrick Barlow, from the 1915 novel by John Buchan and from the 1935 movie by Alfred Hitchcock, premiered on Broadway in 2008. The 39 Steps has played in over forty countries world-wide, winning Olivier (United Kingdom); Helpmann (Austraila); Moliere (France) and Tony Awards. The play garnered the 2007 Laurence Olivier Award for Best New Comedy; the 2008 Tony Awards for Best Lighting Design and Best Sound Design; the 2008 Drama Desk Award for Unique Theatrical Experience; the 2009 Helpmann Award for Best Regional Touring Production; and the 2009 Moliere Award for Best Comedy.
by Stephi Wild - Jul 7, 2019
Gloucester Stage Company continues its 40th Anniversary Season of professional theater with Patrick Barlow's witty mystery play The 39 Steps from July 5 through July 28 at Gloucester Stage Company, 267 East Main Street, Gloucester, MA. This award winning comic thriller adapted for the stage by Patrick Barlow, from the 1915 novel by John Buchan and from the 1935 movie by Alfred Hitchcock, premiered on Broadway in 2008. The 39 Steps has played in over forty countries world-wide, winning Olivier (United Kingdom); Helpmann (Austraila); Moliere (France) and Tony Awards. The play garnered the 2007 Laurence Olivier Award for Best New Comedy; the 2008 Tony Awards for Best Lighting Design and Best Sound Design; the 2008 Drama Desk Award for Unique Theatrical Experience; the 2009 Helpmann Award for Best Regional Touring Production; and the 2009 Moliere Award for Best Comedy.
HAMILTON Tour, JAGGED LITTLE PILL, And More Win 2019 Elliot Norton Awards
by A.A. Cristi - May 21, 2019
Awards were presented to more than two dozen outstanding actors, directors, designers, and ensembles tonight by The Boston Theater Critics Association (BTCA) at The 37th Annual Elliot Norton Awards ceremony, held at the Huntington Avenue Theatre.
by A.A. Cristi - May 21, 2019
Awards were presented to more than two dozen outstanding actors, directors, designers, and ensembles tonight by The Boston Theater Critics Association (BTCA) at The 37th Annual Elliot Norton Awards ceremony, held at the Huntington Avenue Theatre.
Boston Theater Critics Association Announces The 37th Annual Elliot Norton Awards Nominations; Broadway-Bound JAGGED LITTLE PILL Leads With Six Noms
by A.A. Cristi - Apr 12, 2019
Two dozen nominations of outstanding actors, directors, designers and ensembles were announced today by The Boston Theater Critics Association (BTCA), with winners to be revealed at the 37th Annual Elliot Norton Awards on Monday, May 20, 2019 at 7 PM, at the Huntington Avenue Theatre.
by A.A. Cristi - Apr 12, 2019
Two dozen nominations of outstanding actors, directors, designers and ensembles were announced today by The Boston Theater Critics Association (BTCA), with winners to be revealed at the 37th Annual Elliot Norton Awards on Monday, May 20, 2019 at 7 PM, at the Huntington Avenue Theatre.
MOULIN ROUGE, JAGGED LITTLE PILL & More Earn Nominations for 23rd Annual IRNE Awards
by Stephi Wild - Feb 25, 2019
The Independent Reviewers of New England (IRNE) today announced the nominees for the 23rd Annual IRNE Awards, which honor the best of the previous year's actors, directors, choreographers, designers and companies across the full spectrum of large, mid-size and fringe theater companies. Moulin Rouge!, a new musical produced by Global Creatures, and An American in Paris, produced by the Ogunquit Playhouse, led with 12 and 11 nominations, respectively, in the Large Stage Musical Category. The Huntington Theatre led all companies with 31 nominations across seven productions, including 11 for Man in the Ring, the story of six-time world champion prizefighter Emile Griffith.
by Stephi Wild - Feb 25, 2019
The Independent Reviewers of New England (IRNE) today announced the nominees for the 23rd Annual IRNE Awards, which honor the best of the previous year's actors, directors, choreographers, designers and companies across the full spectrum of large, mid-size and fringe theater companies. Moulin Rouge!, a new musical produced by Global Creatures, and An American in Paris, produced by the Ogunquit Playhouse, led with 12 and 11 nominations, respectively, in the Large Stage Musical Category. The Huntington Theatre led all companies with 31 nominations across seven productions, including 11 for Man in the Ring, the story of six-time world champion prizefighter Emile Griffith.
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