Lowell Bartholomee News

BWW Review: SOME HUMANS WERE HARMED IN THE MAKING OF THIS SHOW a Sharp Satire With a Deep Message

by Frank Benge — September 25, 2018

SOME HUMANS WERE HARMED IN THE MAKING OF THIS SHOW is a difficult show to describe as it is all over the map.

BWW Review: THE ANTIPODES Whip Smart Superbly Performed Examination of Story Telling

by Frank Benge — July 12, 2018

'The rest of the world might be going to hell, but stories are better than ever,' says Sandy (Tom Green), the boss and leader of the think tank in THE ANTIPODES, the newest play from Pulitzer Prize winner Annie Baker currently on stage at Hyde Park Theatre in what is the second production of this fa

BWW Review: LUCKY STIFF Stylishly Executed Musical Souffle

by Frank Benge — June 10, 2018

LUCKY STIFF is a musical farce with lyrics and libretto by Lynn Ahrens and music by Stephen Flaherty, that is notable historically for several things.

BWW Review: SMALL MOUTH SOUNDS Packed With Superb Performances

by Frank Benge — May 21, 2018

SMALL MOUTH SOUNDS is a new play from Drama Desk Award-winner Bess Wohl that looks at how we address life's biggest questions when you can't use words.

BWW Review: Danko Delivers Dynamic Debilitating Dark Descent in GROUNDED

by Frank Benge — April 15, 2018

GROUNDED is a 2012 drama from George Brant that won the National New Play Network's 2012 Smith Prize and the Fringe First award at the 2013 Edinburgh Fringe Festival.

Austin Shakespeare Opens THE MERRY WIVES OF WINDSOR At Zilker Park

by Julie Musbach — April 3, 2018

Austin Shakespeare will transform the Beverly S.

Playwrights Announced For Theatre East's 5X5 Drama Series

by Julie Musbach — March 19, 2018

Theatre East is pleased to announce the five playwrights selected for the 2017-2018 5x5 Drama Series.

BWW Review: Ken Webster Gives Tour de Force Performance in WAKEY WAKEY

by Frank Benge — March 3, 2018

'Is it now? I thought I had more time.

Yale Repertory Theatre Presents the World Premiere Of FIELD GUIDE Created By Rude Mechs

by Stephi Wild — January 9, 2018

Yale Repertory Theatre presents the world premiere of FIELD GUIDE created by Rude Mechs, inspired by the novel The Brothers Karamazov by Fyodor Dostoevsky, January 26 February 17, at Yale Repertory Theatre (1120 Chapel Street).

BWW Review: HENRY IV - Hidden Room Rocks Shakespearean History

by Lynn Beaver — September 18, 2017

Shakespeare's HENRY IV (Part 1) is easily the most entertaining of his history plays and Hidden Room pulls out all the stops to wring every moment of excitement from the story.

BWW Review: THE EFFECT Delivers A Powerful Message Powerfully Performed

by Frank Benge — June 5, 2017

Set in a drug study lab at Rauschen Pharmaceuticals, where volunteers are taking the experimental antidepressant RLU37; THE EFFECT, a new play by Lucy Prebble, examines two couples and the effects this new drug has on them.

24th Annual FronteraFest Kicks Off This Week at Hyde Park Theatre

by BWW News Desk — January 17, 2017

One of the most popular and longest running performance events in the country, FronteraFest, returns for its 24th year.

Hyde Park Theatre Collaborates with ScriptWorks to Present 24th Annual FRONTERAFEST

by Julie Musbach — January 8, 2017

One of the most popular and longest running performance events in the country, FronteraFest, returns for its 24th year.

BWW Review: FAHRENHEIT 451 by Different Stages At The Vortex

by Frank Benge — November 21, 2016

FAHRENHEIT 451 is a play based on the 1953 dystopian novel of the same name by Ray Bradbury.

BWW Review: SONG ABOUT HIMSELF is a Moving Examination of Communication

by Frank Benge — October 31, 2016

SONG ABOUT HIMSELF is Mickle Maher's latest play which is set in a dystopian future where viruses and malware have effectively destroyed the Internet.

Photo Flash: Austin Shakespeare's Wolf Hall

by Ashlee Latimer — September 25, 2016

Austin Shakespeare is kicking off the 2016-2017 season with a staged reading of Hilary Mantel's Wolf Hall (Part I only), running September 22 - 25, 2016 at the Rollins Studio Theatre at the Long Center for the Performing Arts.

Regional Roundup: Top 10 Stories This Week Around the Broadway World - 8/26; THE TEMPEST in South Bend, HAND TO GOD in Austin, HUNCHBACK at Music Circus and More!

by BWW Special Coverage — August 26, 2016

This week, we go around our Broadway World to feature stories in South Bend, Austin, Sacramento and more.