Shakespeare's tragic Prince of indecision, HAMLET, is having a grand staging at Church of the Covenant at the hands of Actors' Shakespeare Project! I've seen the play set everywhere, but this is an inspired venue. Doug Lockwood's direction rises to the challenge and opportunity of the space; though pivoting in my seat to follow the [...]
I'm exhausted. A few nights ago I watched 5 French Canadians called MACHINE DE CIRQUE high on guts and testosterone, hurtle through 90 minutes of breathtaking (mine and theirs) acrobatics, juggling, and jocularity using bicycles, trapezes, seesaws, unicycles, ropes and poles, scaffolding and towels--yes towels--which may have been most breathtaking of all. The towels were all that kept them from being in the "all together" and me [...]
Still catching my breath and catching up with three more on the boards to check out: REGULAR SINGING at NEW REP THEATRE takes the final bite out of the four-part “The Apple Family: Scenes from Life in the Country ” cycle of plays by Tony Award-winning playwright Richard Nelson. We now know this family intimately as [...]
Here's a tough assignment, but a worthy one- and you have only two more chances to experience it: See BLASTED, presented by Off the Grid Theatre Company. John Kuntz directs a fearless three person cast who in 90 minutes rip our guts out. BLASTED by Sarah Kane forces us to confront the cruelties human beings inflict on one another, in intimate [...]
The new theater season is upon us! So much theater, so little time. I've seen 9 plays in the last 9 days! (Already reviewed CHEERS LIVE ON STAGE). Here are two more: Greg Maraio, Kris Sidberry, Sarah Elizabeth Bedard, Jordan Clark. Photo by Justin Saglio SIGNIFICANT OTHER--Rush down to SpeakEasy Stage Company and SEE THIS before it goes to BROADWAY. I [...]
Set of "Cheers Live On Stage" photo by John Halbach I came prepared to hate it and left CHEERing. And dumbfounded. How did they do it? CHEERS LIVE ON STAGE a theatrical adaptation of one the most revered shows in TV history, just launched its national tour at Boston's SHUBERT THEATRE. This world premiere [...]
Anna Deavere Smith and Marcus Shelby in "Notes from the Field: Doing Time in Education." Photo: Evgenia Eliseeva Marshalling her considerable creative forces and once again singlehandedly conjuring a wildly diverse array of characters, Anna Deavere Smith schools us from the front lines of education vs.race in these not yet United States. NOTES FROM THE FIELD: DOING [...]
ENTER TO WIN: One of 10 PAIRS of tickets to the 7:30 pm performance on Friday, August 5th! Reagle Music Theatre of Greater Boston is giving away 10 PAIRS of tickets to the final show in its 48th Summer Season - Crazy for You! This exclusive Joyce's Choices giveaway is for the 7:30 pm show on Friday, August 5th. Crazy for You runs From August 4-14 [...]
From the best nanny to the last Schwartz, Shakespearean lovers to LGBTQ rendez-vous's--there's a lot worth your while as you while away these midsummer nights. FIRST, pack a picnic and head down to the heart of Boston to see Commonwealth Shakespeare Company's latest FREE Shakespeare on the common. This is one of their best productions ever! Now until August 7 don't [...]
It's a feast for body and soul on a summer night: a troupe of young, sexy, international performers begin whirling about the stage, turning somersaults, tossing eggs, telling stories and cooking up their latest recipe for love, laughter, and courage in what Poet Jack Gilbert called "the furnace of this world." The show is called CUISINE & CONFESSIONS performed [...]
