The musical varies from the film in a number of ways. Fortunately, the source material has such a surfeit of merriment that even capturing a portion of it is a joy.... Read more»
In “The Cocktail Hour,” set in a comfortable, upper class living room circa 1970s, son John spars with his fussy curmudgeon father. “Sins of the Mother ” offers a modern spin on Greek tragedy in a son’s retribution for his wronged mother. One is is acerbic and amusing, the other dark and engaging.... Read more»
The Rogue Theatre has mounted a quality budget production that Shakespeare himself might smile at for its achievements in entertainment value. “The Winter’s Tale” is not great as far as Shakespeare goes, but it is Shakespeare nonetheless, still among our best literature in the last 500 years.... Read more»
The musical “In The Heights,” winner of the 2008 Tony Award for Best Musical, is about a neighborhood in Manhattan, but it also a universal story about community. ... Read more»
Winner of the 2009 Yale Drama Series Prize, the play “Lidless” follows military interrogator Alice home after her tour of duty at Guantanamo Bay. It is a confrontational play that is not easy to enjoy. That’s because it does not particularly want to be liked – it wants to viewed critically.... Read more»
The musical “Bat Boy” is a comedy mash-up/homage encompassing sci-fi horror films, Broadway musicals, rural rednecks and Greek mythology that is both awkward and exuberant. In the end, boffo performances tip the balance from totally weird to, well, at least strangely interesting.... Read more»
“The Blonde, the Brunette and the Vengeful Redhead,” a one-woman, seven-character show, unfolds as each character layers on information from her or his perspective.... Read more»
“Red” is really about art, its rigors and sacrifices and the art world in New York City during the 1950s, before the ‘60s changed everything.... Read more»
Eve Ensler’s iconic and controversial post-feminist work, based on interviews she conducted, was designed to empower women and raise awareness about the female body. There will be a free staged reading of the play Thursday at PCC’s West Campus.... Read more»
“Death and the Maiden” by Ariel Dorfman is not a play given to easy or prepackaged answers - by design, it forces us to examine our own ideas of truth and justice.... Read more»
Set in the 1920s and based on factual events, “Radium Girls” is a cautionary tale about ignorance and corporate responsibility. Simply because the science doesn’t exist yet to prove that something is harmful, does not necessarily make it is safe.... Read more»
The musical features songs by Journey, Styx, Starship, Poison and Foreigner, stitched together by themes of love lost, following one’s dreams and youthful rebellion.... Read more»
ART’s production of “Julius Caesar” gets the job done well enough, telling Shakespeare’s version of the historical power struggle in ancient Rome, but it won’t blow your mind.... Read more»1
Contemplation of Death in the abstract is one thing; the physical reality of death is something much more difficult and personal. Live Theatre Workshop’s ‘Wit’ has a smart, compelling structure matched by an emotionally draining narrative.... Read more»
ATC’s latest production, “Daddy Long Legs” is a carefully honed, crisply presented mini-musical. Despite a hyper-romantic, predictable narrative, its two hours sail by engagingly, carried by flawless performances. In fact, the real problem with“Daddy Long Legs” may be that it’s almost too perfect. Is “slick” a bad thing?... Read more»
“Reckless” is an odd-shaped dark chocolate confection – not particularly sweet, more than a little bitter and very dark, indeed. This Live Theatre Workshop production doesn’t defy logic as much as embrace the surreal.... Read more»
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