Theater Review: "The Hills of California" " The Power of Family Matters
The play eventually packs a wallop, but it drags its feet at the start.
The play eventually packs a wallop, but it drags its feet at the start.
The Front Porch Arts Collective's engaging revival of Katori Hall's drama comes at a propitious time.
Given all the chaos and violence around us, isn't it a mite too late for a subtle play like "Our Town" to be considered a "primal scream?"
"If my work does have a recurrent theme, it is the pressure of the political/historical moment on individual choice."
When Beau Jest Moving Theatre heard this was to be the last fully-produced year of the Provincetown Tennessee Williams Theater Festival, and that this year's theme was Last Call --Â a loo…
Once again, the innovative CST/Catalyst Collaborative@MIT project proves that there are inspiring stories of women's contributions to science that need to be told.
What has made for a successful life in the theater? Living by the values Vincent Murphy imbibed as a member of Boston Children's Theatre in the '60s: "cooperation, creativity, listening, and…
Playwright Eboni Booth won last year's Pulitzer Prize for Drama for this script, and it is a heartwarming, well-constructed, one-act.
It's likely, the playwright suggests, that Americans are incapable of getting out of their own way long enough to cooperate in ways that do anything about the challenges that we face as a so…
Interview with David Kaplan, theater director
Theater like this is especially crucial at a time of destructive national division: it is explicitly aimed at intergenerational audiences, it takes on issues that confront family and communi…
"Two Strangers (Carry a Cake Across New York)" succeeds as a fun variation on the "buddy" story. The show sometimes ladles on the sugary frosting, but it's a pretty tasty dessert.
Overall, this is a satisfying production of a turn-of-the-century play that still underlines enduring economic inequity.
Once again, Tony voters proved that quality and integrity still matter.
A trio of companies " Barrington Stage Company, Great Barrington Public Theater, and, to a lesser extent, Berkshire Theater Festival " draw on the stage's power to address our current politi…
The strongest element in this Arlekin production is the indelible stage images of loss and love, death and despair, memory and resilience, dreamed up by director Igor Golyak and his talented…
It is entertaining, but Lindsay Joelle's script supplies only a tiny, sometimes contrived glimpse at a profession that deserves to be treated with more nuance and understanding.
The Off Broadway revival demonstrates how 10 years of dedicated work can make a mediocre musical even worse.
"The Heron's Flight" is, in many ways, a hopeful antidote for the fear generated by these difficult times.
The high spirits and tolerance in this enjoyable production reinforce the director's claim that this comedy is about expats striving for "a more balanced, egalitarian society."
The emphasis of the B&P troupe has become increasingly apocalyptic: the struggle we are engaged in is for nothing less than the preservation of our planet, and for the preservation of ou…
Prices for Broadway tickets are out of control. But that's not stopping people from buying them " provided they get to see the right Hollywood stars.
Despite all the Boston Lyric Opera pageantry and talent, "Carousel"'s trip to the 21st century turns out to be bumpy.
This is the most slickly engaging of Mfoniso Udofia's scripts so far, its domestic melodrama enlivened by welcome humor, detailed characterizations, and moments of pathos.
The Huntington Theatre Company's production of "Don't Eat the Mangos"Â commands attention with its blend of entertainment and enlightenment.