Back from vacation as I continue my reviews of the 7 plays I've seen in the last 10 days! In addition to yesterday's Must Sees, here's my take on what to see before they close: L .to R. Anthony Pires, Jr., Sheree Marcelle, Diego Cintron NEXT TO NORMAL: An outstanding, moving, smart production [...]
There are three shows currently onstage that are MUST SEES: A.R.T.s GATSBY, Arlekin's THE DYBBUK, Broadway in Boston's MJ. These are among the finest productions ever mounted in greater Boston, all companies operating at the top of their game. photo credit: Julieta Cervantes GATSBY is the much anticipated world premiere musical based F.Scott [...]
YOU ARE CORDIALLY INVITED TO A FREE ADVANCE SCREENING OF SONY CLASSICS' RELEASE DADDIO! Tuesday, June 25th at 7 PM at AMC Boston Common. RSVP for tickets: https://forms.gle/FjqKPzRRKCQWynHU6 Trailer Rating: R Runtime: 1 hr 41 min CAST Dakota Johnson, Sean Penn FILMMAKERS Directed by Christy Hall Written by Christy Hall Produced by Dakota Johnson, Ro Donnelly, Emma Tillinger Koskoff, [...]
You and a guest are cordially invited to a FREE advance screening of THELMA from Magnolia Pictures! Tuesday, June 18, 7:00PM AMC Assembly Row, 395 Artisan Way in Somerville Please RSVP to attend: https://tinyurl.com/THELMA ASSEMBLY ROW The feature directorial debut of Josh Margolin, THELMA is a poignant action-comedy that gives veteran Oscar® nominee June Squibb (NEBRASKA and star of [...]
You are cordially invited to a FREE ADVANCE SCREENING of the Amazon Prime Video release I AM CELINE DION. Monday, June 17, 8:00PM, AMC Assembly Row RSVP HERE TO DOWNLOAD TICKETS: https://amazonscreenings.com/IAMCELINEDIONASSEMBLY Synopsis: Directed by Academy Award nominee Irene Taylor, I AM: CELINE DION gives us a raw and honest behind-the-scenes look [...]
I'd never heard of Toni Stone, the first woman to play professional baseball on a man’s team in the Negro Leagues, but TONI STONE is now onstage presented by THE HUNTINGTON through June 16 and a CRITICS PICK! Admittedly, I know little about baseball and its history but I have heard of Babe Ruth and [...]
A modern, moving take on those quintessential tragic young lovers awaits at the Calderwood Pavilion. Actors' Shakespeare Project has mounted a cool, even funny, and undeniably heartbreaking version of Shakespeare's ROMEO AND JULIET, directed by talented actress/director Marianna Bassham who has her finger on the pulse of Shakespeare's lines and her cast's youthful energy and [...]
It’s official. The NORTIES are now the hottest ticket in town! This was the biggest turnout ever to applaud our brilliant, passionate, hardworking, and simply splendid theater community. This year, more individuals, organizations, and businesses from all over greater Boston and beyond stepped up to join the BOSTON THEATER CRITICS ASSOCIATION to support, sponsor, and [...]
I can't stop thinking about A STRANGE LOOP -- the Pulitzer Prize, Tony Award-winning musical written by Michael R. Jackson which has been mounted by SpeakEasy Stage and Front Porch Arts Collective in its New England premiere. That's a lot of accolades. I'm baffled. The show was monotonous, assaultively sung, and left me wanting. The [...]
You are cordially invited to a free advance VIRTUAL screening of THE BLUE ANGELS from Amazon MGM Studios! Follow the link to RSVP: https://amazonscreenings.com/BLUEANGELSjoyce Once you RSVP, your screening window opens at 6:00pm local time on Monday, May 20th and is open for 36 hours. One hour before your screening window opens, you’ll [...]
