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In terms of the joy that theater can provide, this Speakeasy Stage production sets the bar high.
Set in New York in the mid-'50s, "Trouble in Mind" is a backstage dramedy that draws on the genre's interest in the ambiguities of role-playing to condemn racial bias.
Our theater critics salute the year's outstanding productions.
Providence-area professional theaters have fared better than most in terms of surviving and rebounding from the pandemic.
My advice: see this show in Boston before it settles into New York for what should be a long run.
As satisfying as this incomplete work is -- much like Schubert's "Unfinished Symphony," which the composer inexplicably abandoned six years before his death -- we can still regret not being …
Dramatist Lloyd Suh takes us on an inner journey by weaving silences into his script that encourage his characters (and us) to reflect and pause.
Murder mystery and farce can coexist in the same play… for a time, at least. Eventually, the two will pull apart, however, as they do in this production.
A Stephen Sondheim flop returns in triumph, while his final show tantalizes with what could have been.
This well-directed and performed production of a musical about the universal longing for connection delivers a stirringly heart felt experience.
By David Greenham This Rocky Horror Show for the Gen Z set contains (at least potentially) enough flash and zap to successfully put across a new take on a campy cult classic. The Rocky Horro…
The "new" version of the Blue Man Group is all mayhem, all the time.
The late Robert Brustein's shadow is long. But his legacy is problematic.
The journalistic value of blathering out weekend tips to the ears of the comfortable in a social media world awash with likes is dubious.
Even before the lights come up on the remarkable new production by Moonbox Productions, it is clear that this is a "Sweeney Todd" of a different order.
By Martin B. Copenhaver Assassins Music and Lyrics by Stephen Sondheim. Book by John Weidman. Directed by Courtney O'Connor. Staged by the Lyric Stage Company of Boston at 140 Clarendon Stre…
In "Fat Ham," Black pain and repressed desire are transformed into a celebration of liberation and empowerment -- once the villain de jure, the violent, tyrannical patriarchy, has been dispa…
Dramatist Donald Margulies seems to be putting his hand on the heart of the heartland -- as well as taking the pulse of a pair of aging boomers.
"POTUS" supplies plenty of political amusement as it pits savvy, competent women against the blithering males running the American government.
Canada is far enough from New York and Broadway to ignore their siren drum beats.
"The Half-God of Rainfall" is a challenging journey relayed in a memorable production that will resonate with you for a long time.
"Prayer for the French Republic" is of interest because it raises significant questions about faith during a hate-filled time.
All in all,Tall Tales from Blackburn Tavern is an entertaining look at the things that went bump in the night in Gloucester.
There are powerful moments in "The Jump Shot," particularly those that explore the psychological impact of COVID on our minds and lives.
For a semi-Shavian like myself, the Shaw Festival once again proved that it was the place to be.
