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THEATER REVIEW: DADDY LONG LEGS
I just had one of the loveliest theatrical experiences of my life up at Merrimack Rep in Lowell! You must see their utterly charming, sweetly engaging, beautifully staged and sung new musical DADDY LONG
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THEATER REVIEW: THE ADDAMS FAMILY
As the curtain came down on opening night of THE ADDAMS FAMILY musical comedy, I was suddenly reminded of Kurtz’s famous last words at the end of “Heart of Darkness”– “The Horror!The Horror!” As
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SUPERBOWL ALTERNATIVE: “GOD OF CARNAGE”–NOT SCRIMMAGE
We’re all gearing up for a little rumble this weekend– and if you’re in that kinda’ mood head on over to the Huntington Theatre Company for a little bloodletting. There you’ll find the Tony
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THEATER REVIEW: SUGAR
You have till Sunday (1/29) to see this world premiere –and you must. It’s called SUGAR, and Robbie McCauley has spun an extraordinarily sweet and stirring memoir out of her grueling, life-long battle with
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THEATER REVIEW: AMERICAN IDIOT
The two-time Tony Award-winning Broadway smash AMERICAN IDIOT is not a groundbreaking musical– unless you’re 16. So bring your teenagers and leave grandma home– she’ll either be bored or blow out her hearing aids.
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THEATER REVIEWS: Hip and Hot: “UNCLE VANYA” / “GREEN EYES”
You don’t have to go to NYC to have a hip, hot, on the edge experience at the theater! It’s all happening right here in Boston with two productions that take you there in
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SEE “RED” for FREE!! at The SpeakEasy Stage
Hurry!! The first JoycesChoices follower to respond with his or her full name (via “contact Joyce” on the home page) gets A PAIR OF FREE THEATER TICKETS to see “RED” at SpeakEasy Stage Company
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THEATER REVIEW: “RED”
The best show onstage in Boston right now stars the dizzyingly talented Thomas Derrah as abstract expressionist painter Mark Rothko in RED at the SpeakEasy Stage Company. Don’t worry if you know nothing about
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THEATER REVIEW: “SUPERIOR DONUTS”
The Lyric Stage Company has a hit on its hands: SUPERIOR DONUTS! Director Spiro Veloudos said to me at intermission, “If you choose the right cast, your work is done– just step aside and
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THEATER REVIEW: PETER PAN
By now you’ve probably heard that PETER PAN has been flying around City Hall Plaza since October. No–this isn’t some kind of wisecrack. It’s simply true–and it’s a unique theatrical production of J.M. Barrie’s
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