The smoke drifting over the set is a metaphor for the mind-fogging rhetoric of Willy Loman’s phony boosterism. He has been adrift in an American dream that was a lie all along.
SpeakEasy Stage’s musically rich production grips with its performances, even as the drama struggles to fully deepen its tale of a crisis at sea.
By Christopher Caggiano Two productions set out to reinvent Lloyd Webber’s back catalog. Only one of them succeeds. A confession: I’ve never been a big fan of Andrew Lloyd Webber. I will…
In this high-energy comedy of creative frustration, history"and hubris"repeat themselves to hilarious effect.
With its production of "Charlotte's Web," WFT has created a lovely, balanced experience -- by turns obvious and full of nuance -- that offers life lessons in the value of multigenerational s…
A renovated and flexible performance space with unlimited free parking is what every theater company from Boston to Portland dreams of.
The proceedings are continually involving, each of the performers supplying sufficient dramatic weight and interacting as a credible ensemble of characters rather than caricatures.
The play is preachy. But John Lithgow is magnificent.
I'm thinking that a one-person performance of "Hamlet" by a Brit transwoman might get under Trump's necrotic skin.
"Suffs" bounces through a timeline of conferences, direct actions, interpersonal snits, and self-questioning over whether the entire endeavor is really worth it.
Daniel Okrent's "Art Isn't Easy" is an engaging if familiar introduction to one of theater's most complex figures " though seasoned Stephen Sondheim devotees may find themselves wanting more.
"Rhinoceros" is a powerful wake-up call that, whether we like it nor not, we are writhing on the horns of a dilemma.
In his speculative play "The Antiquities," dramatist Jordan Harrison has no trouble envisioning earthlings in the post-human age.
Come for the frolic and high energy professional stagecraft; stay to experience this creative ensemble's answer to: Who the hell are we, facing the end?
Is anyone surprised that playwrights like Kearnan are creating works that show us women who are resourceful -- and ready to fight back against their oppressors?
Keiko Green's play about the end of the world is a robust vaudevillian entertainment.
"Achieving some sort of balance is key; to capture the heart and soul of who we are, and to present that on our stages, so that we continually challenge audiences and surprise ourselves."
Director Tony Estrella's version of Ibsen's tragedy smooths out an energetic path -- the action moves along with compelling alacrity.
Meeting today's challenge"harnessing the performing arts to prepare the next generation to sustain democracy"requires broader collaboration not only with schools and community partners but a…
Joshua Harmon's play offers numerous instances of familial turbulence, moments of rhapsodic relief and -- to avoid spoilers -- revelations of how guilt and hostility fuse to create irreparab…
The true star of the Lyric Stage production is Aimee Doherty, who is marvelous in the role of Penelope.
A consistently engaging and engaged, insightful, humorous, scarily moving, polished contemporary drama with a premise to die for.
A new year is beginning, so it is as good a time as any to check in with a few actors with Boston roots or performance experience, to explore what it means to pursue the dream of being an ac…
Protecting live theater, along with the other arts that the NEA has supported, is urgent, and it begins, as it did with me, by loving theater, either as a regular member of the audience or a…
Is it possible to separate the art from the artist or, in the case of Rhode Island's Contemporary Theater Company, the artist's husband?