THE GROVE now onstage at the HUNTINGTON'S CALDERWOOD PAVILION is simply magnificent. Playwright Mfoniso Udofia has given us an extraordinary theatrical gift which exceeds all the demands of the medium. The second in her nine-play UFOT FAMILY CYCLE, informed by the playwright's own roots as a first first-generation Nigerian American who grew up in Massachusetts, [...]
An excellent performance and a moving piece of theater awaits you in Lowell at the MERRIMACK REPERTORY THEATRE! The legend who is Billie Holiday comes alive thanks to Jenece Upton who embodies the singer's tragic history and indelible vocals. Written by Lanie Robertson and directed by Candice Handy, LADY DAY AT EMERSON'S BAR AND GRILL [...]
There's nothing funny about the current touring company production of FUNNY GIRL presented by Broadway In Boston and now onstage at CITIZENS OPERA HOUSE. It embodies everything that can go wrong with touring company productions: skimpy sets, costumes, and routine performances. Let it be said I LOVE THIS MUSICAL (Jule Styne/Music, Bob Merrill/Lyrics) which hangs [...]
YOU ARE CORDIALLY INVITED TO WIN FREE TIX TO SCREEN ZEITGEIST FILMS: "LIZA: A TRULY TERRIFIC ABSOLUTELY TRUE STORY" FRIDAY 2/7 REGENT THEATRE, 7 MEDFORD STREET, ARLINGTON MA. 02474 Followed by Q & A with director Bruce David Klein! The first four people to respond by E-Mailing: marketing@regenttheatre.com will get a pair of [...]
YOU ARE CORDIALLY INVITED TO A FREE ADVANCE SCREENING OF SONY PICTURES RELEASE: PADDINGTON IN PERU Saturday, February 8th at 2:00 PM at AMC Boston Common 19 Watch the trailer here! RSVP for PASSES HERE! Synopsis Full of Paddington’s signature blend of wit, charm, and laugh-out-loud humor, Paddington in Peru finds the beloved, marmalade-loving bear lost in [...]
Buckle up buttercup and get ready for the most courageous and outrageous show I've seen so far this year. AIN'T NO MO' presented by SpeakEasy Stage and Front Porch Arts Collective, a winner of six Tony nominations including Best Play 2023, written by the youngest Black American Playwright nominated for a Tony Award, Jordan E. [...]
I'm just back from a winter break catching up with a couple of productions--and the best of what's now onstage is easily August Wilson's Pulitzer Prize-winning drama THE PIANO LESSON. It is yet another transfixing production mounted by Actors' Shakespeare Project in partnership with HIBERNIAN HALL with an exceptional ensemble bringing visceral life to August [...]
YOUR ARE CORDIALLY INVITED TO ATTEND A FREE ADVANCE SCREENING OF UNIVERSAL PICTURES "DOG MAN" Saturday, January 25th at 11:00 AM at AMC Boston Common 19 Click here for TRAILER CLICK ON THE FOLLOWING LINK FOR FIRST COME FIRST SERVED SEAT PASSES: https://gofobo.com/ekJKb77952 Genre: Animated Action Comedy Cast: Pete Davidson, Lil Rel Howery, Isla Fisher, Poppy Liu, [...]
This show is a revelation and gift! TAP into the holidays with a world premiere at the American Repertory Theater in Cambridge: DIARY OF A TAP DANCER! Ayodele (like "deli") Casel whom we last saw in 2022 at the ART chasing magic, wrote and choreographed this show, directed by longtime collaborator Torya Beard. The production [...]
Must see this IMMEDIATELY --without the kids-- and it closes this weekend: ROSEMARY'S BABY JESUS. It's the Gold Dust Orphans' annual Christmas musical spectacular! DESPITE the bawdy send up of Roman Polanski's horror classic "Rosemary's Baby" about a young married couple starring Mia Farrow and John Cassavetes as Rosemary and Guy Woodhouse whose neighbors turn [...]
