TARTUFFE is a riot as Moliere intended and as HUB THEATRE COMPANY of BOSTON presents it. Onstage at the BCA PLAZA only through this weekend, this show explodes the confines of this tiny space with inventive performances, clever staging, and a plot as relevant in 2024 as it was the first time it was performed [...]
An exceptional beginning at THE HUNTINGTON: SOJOURNERS is the first of a cycle of 9 plays-- THE UFOT Family Cycle written by Massachusetts-born playwright Mfoniso Udofia, a Nigerian-American whose family saga follows 3 generations over 100 years. Epic and intimate, SOJOURNERS swells with poetry, emotion, and characters whose lives and fortunes compel us to follow! [...]
You are cordially invited to a FREE ADVANCE SCREENING of A24 release Y2K! Featuring an introduction from filmmakers Kyle Mooney and Evan Winter! Guests also invited to join us for a FREE pre-screening pizza party [...]
Whether you are currently in a state of shock or jubilation, you can't go wrong with the following offerings which will lift you up no matter your state of mind. Greater Boston Stage Company has opened its 25th Anniversary season with a show well known and performed all over Europe -- but this is its [...]
We know how this ends. Somewhere out there is an iceberg with Titanic's name on it. But no matter how many times I reconnect with this historical event through movies, documentaries, exhibitions, articles--I remain compelled by this tragic tale. I had never seen the Tony Award-winning Best Musical (1997 ) TITANIC The Musical-- until now [...]
Prudence Payne is a critic on the cusp of dementia. I trembled at the premise and buckled up for PRU PAYNE a Boston Theater Critics CRITICS' PICK now having its East Coast premiere at SPEAKEASY STAGE directed by Paul Daigneault. As soon as Karen MacDonald hits the stage I know I'm in good hands—her Pru [...]
It's a glorious FALL onstage everywhere in Boston right now with BOSTON BALLET and the BSO with fantastic programs for everyone! The Seasons' Canon Head over to The OPERA HOUSE where BOSTON BALLET has just kicked off its season with FALL EXPERIENCE which left me speechless. You don't have to know anything about [...]
WHAT TO SEE NOW! NASSIM presented by The Huntington at the BCA CALDERWOOD through 10/27! The show is never the same twice, literally. Each night a different performer takes the stage and that performer has never before seen the script! It's a leap of faith for all involved, performer and audience. Nassim has been performed [...]
My take on more of what I have seen on screens large and small lately. (Titles are hyperlinked to their trailers.) PEAK SEASON offers a soft slice of reality as two wildly different people who are either unavailable or unlikely to commit to a romantic relationship-- connect. It happens unexpectedly but for the conventions of [...]
I LOVE movies. But the summer, post pandemic and capped off by the writers' strike, was a dud. This fall seemed on its way to falling flat-- until today when I saw the best film of the year so far: THE APPRENTICE --a title that ironically references the TV show hosted by ex-president Donald Trump. [...]
