May 14 2026

THEATER: SOMETHING ROTTEN!

By |2026-05-14T01:16:23-04:00May 14th, 2026|Theater|Comments Off on THEATER: SOMETHING ROTTEN!

DO NOT MISS the funniest show of the season now blowing up at LYRIC STAGE BOSTON: SOMETHING ROTTEN! I walked in casually and left hysterically laughing at the lunatic exuberance of this uproarious production-- a mad, musical theater send-up directed by Ilana Ransom Toeplitz in her Lyric Stage debut. May it be the beginning of [...]

May 08 2026

THEATER: SWEPT AWAY

By |2026-05-09T10:05:28-04:00May 8th, 2026|Theater|Comments Off on THEATER: SWEPT AWAY

I've been thinking about the musical SWEPT AWAY ever since I saw its New England premiere capping off SpeakEasy Stage's 35th Anniversary season, its first destination since an acclaimed Broadway sojourn. Director Jeremy Johnson runs a tight ship: 90 minutes from stem to stern! Though the set design is merely serviceable, what happens on that [...]

Apr 30 2026

THEATER: DIDO OF IDAHO

By |2026-05-01T10:52:33-04:00April 30th, 2026|Theater|Comments Off on THEATER: DIDO OF IDAHO

Love that frisky title: DIDO OF IDAHO! The play by Abby Rosebrock, now onstage at APOLLINAIRE THEATRE, is a mad mash-up of myth and modern romance about a latter day "Dido" named Nora, in love with her wayward "Aeneas" Michael. The classic myth culminates in his betrayal and her suicide. Rosebrock's dark comedy culminates in [...]

Apr 17 2026

THEATER: BREAKING THE CODE

By |2026-04-17T19:24:44-04:00April 17th, 2026|Theater|Comments Off on THEATER: BREAKING THE CODE

I was struck by how moving this production of BREAKING THE CODE-- Hugh Whitemore's 1986 play now onstage at Central Square Theater-- still is! In the hands of an excellent cast, elegantly directed by Scott Edmiston, beautifully lit and simply staged with an updated epilogue by Neil Bartlett, the play remains an acutely relevant real [...]

Apr 16 2026

2026 ELLIOT NORTON AWARDS : NOMINATIONS & PRIZE WINNER ANNOUNCED!

By |2026-04-16T14:13:58-04:00April 16th, 2026|Theater|Comments Off on 2026 ELLIOT NORTON AWARDS : NOMINATIONS & PRIZE WINNER ANNOUNCED!

More than 130 nominations in over two dozen categories of outstanding actors, directors, designers, choreographers, musicians, and productions and five awards for visiting productions were announced today by the Boston Theater Critics Association (BTCA of which I am proud to be president!) for the 43rd Annual Elliot Norton Awards.  The awards ceremony will be held [...]

Apr 14 2026

THEATER: WHEN PLAYWRIGHTS KILL

By |2026-04-15T17:53:12-04:00April 14th, 2026|Theater|Comments Off on THEATER: WHEN PLAYWRIGHTS KILL

WHEN PLAYWRIGHTS KILL is now having its world premiere onstage at The Huntington Theatre! The title, if not suggestive of a common occurrence, must surely be an everyday impulse. This semi-uproarious comedy by Matthew Lombardo was inspired by a real life backstage/onstage drama to which Bostonians had a front row seat in the summer of [...]

Mar 20 2026

THEATER: SUFFS

By |2026-03-23T14:35:35-04:00March 20th, 2026|Theater|Comments Off on THEATER: SUFFS

I had my socks knocked off last night by SUFFS a show which hits like a thunderbolt across history re-igniting our own fraught fight for social justice! SUFFS now onstage at THE EMERSON COLONIAL THEATRE is a stirring call to action, enacted by a glorious cast who deliver the history of women's suffrage with fire [...]

Mar 15 2026

OSCAR PREDICTIONS — Last minute thoughts

By |2026-03-15T15:12:57-04:00March 15th, 2026|Action & Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Epic & Historical, Family, Fantasy, Horror, Movies, Musicals, Romance|Comments Off on OSCAR PREDICTIONS — Last minute thoughts

I can't wait for tonight's OSCARS telecast-- earlier than usual-- 7PM on ABC or HULU with Boston's own CONAN O'BRIEN helming the show with pitch perfect acumen! But the fashion show starts on the Red carpet at 6!  This year's outcomes are still pretty much up in the air with only one category in the [...]

Mar 14 2026

THEATER: STEREOPHONIC/THE ANTIQUITIES

By |2026-03-14T18:03:59-04:00March 14th, 2026|Theater|Comments Off on THEATER: STEREOPHONIC/THE ANTIQUITIES

I have been at the theater every night this week and sometimes twice a day. Here are two of the best of what I've seen and how I see it: STEREOPHONIC: A masterpiece--from concept to execution. It's what happens when you lock a 70's rock band and two engineers in a recording studio until they [...]

Mar 06 2026

MOVIE: WUTHERING HEIGHTS

By |2026-03-06T21:09:49-05:00March 6th, 2026|Drama, Movies, Romance|Comments Off on MOVIE: WUTHERING HEIGHTS

Emerald Fennell's adaptation of Emily Brontë's WUTHERING HEIGHTS has sent folks into an absolute frenzy. Some Gen Z-ers have reportedly collapsed in fits of weeping at the "unexpected" (!!) death of its heroine! Hilarious. Others are affronted by all that heaving sex in the barn, on the moors, in the rain....a departure from the only [...]

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