I'm back! After weeks of vacation I am happy to review one of the best productions mounted by American Repertory Theater:RHINOCEROS by Eugene Ionesco starring two of our finest actors, John Turturro and Paul Giamatti. Together, they ride the rhythms of Ionesco's "absurdist" play adapted by the A.R.T. to underscore the obvious: absurdity is as [...]
A NEW ERA is a new play that uncovers old layers of Black history hiding in plain sight. This world premiere presented by COMPANY ONE THEATRE opens with its cast in modern dress at the Strand Theatre in Dorchester. The ensemble then pivots to the stage where we find them shedding their contemporary duds to [...]
THE ODYSSEY. What a trip. As envisioned by that cinematic master of epic tales Christopher Nolan, Homer's 2700 year old archetypal saga is pumped up with modern insight and stripped down to its visceral thrills. Shot the hard way on noisy 70mm IMAX cameras, the film delivers an immersive experience which has propelled audiences off [...]
I jumped a foot out of my seat in the first act of PARANORMAL ACTIVITY the terrifically entertaining theatrical production currently scaring the pants off Boston audiences-- bring an extra pair. Now in a strictly limited PRE-BROADWAY run at the EMERSON COLONIAL THEATRE, this brilliantly calibrated thrill fest is so much better than the hit [...]
I returned from Southeast Asia apparently dragging the heat and humidity with me but absolutely unable to get the last thing I saw onstage before I left out of my head: BLACK SWAN! Melanie Moore (Nina)/Credit: Hawver and Hall This world premiere production still onstage until July 12 at the American Rep Theater, [...]
COULDN'T RESIST! A few more pics at the FAB AFTER PARTY following the 2026 ELLIOT NORTON AWARDS held on Monday night June 1 presented by the BOSTON THEATER CRITICS ASSOCIATION at the HUNTINGTON THEATRE honoring the OUTSTANDING work of this past THEATER SEASON! We swanned around with Paul Melendy (now appearing in IRMA VEP at [...]
It's a revelation: EUREKA DAY now onstage at THE HUNTINGTON THEATRE is a A WILDLY FUNNY satire with a pitch-perfect cast attempting to unravel the Gordion knot of woke communication in the real world where consensus is a dream. The Tony Award-winning play by Jonathan Spector is a spot-on parody of the post biblical Tower [...]
THE 43rd ELLIOT NORTON AWARDS held MONDAY NIGHT JUNE 1 at the HUNTINGTON THEATRE was a spectacular, heartfelt evening in which the BOSTON THEATER CRITICS ASSOCIATION honored the OUTSTANDING work of the greater Boston Theater Community! 142 nominations in over 3 dozen categories were represented as Actors, Directors, Writers, Choreographers, Musicians, Designers took their bows, [...]
What to do on a cold & rainy week? I've got you covered: here's what to see at the movies! Watch Trailer HERE! Take the whole family to see THE SHEEP DETECTIVES. Oh my goodness. I may never eat another lamb chop again. THIS IS THE MOST ADORABLE movie of the summer with a [...]
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 [...]
