I saw GOD'S EAR in Somerville this weekend-- and I'm hearing what she's hearing. Jenny Schwartz's play presented by Actors'Shakespeare Project is a fleet, funny, soul-searing tour de force by a nimble cast and a wise, witty director Thomas Derrah. Imagine the accidental death of a child--and the shattering explosion of [...]
There's a BIG FISH flopping around onstage over at SPEAKEASY. It's a tale by Daniel Wallace born as a novel, morphed into a film by Tim Burton, then blown up to a broadway musical, with a book by John August and music/lyrics by Andrew Lippa--who then scaled it back from 26 actors to 12, and gave it its "intimate" New England premiere. The relationship between a tall tale-telling traveling salesman Edward [...]
THE COLORED MUSEUM may make you uncomfortable, but you're going to have real good time first! The Huntington Theatre Company's revival of George C. Wolfe's 1986 musical is a whip-cracking, gospel-ringing, minstrel-mashing, high stepping, low-down, soul-searching trip through a museum of black stereotypes, at once a purge and a celebration. At the helm is two-time Tony winner actor, director, [...]
See THE MET OPERA live onscreen at the movies! JoycesChoices followers have been invited by FATHOM EVENTS to enter to win FREE passes to attend THE MET LIVE: LA DONNA DEL LAGO- live on March 14 and/or the encore performance on March 18. Bel canto superstars Joyce DiDonato and Juan Diego Flórez join forces for this Rossini showcase of [...]
What could be better than a tragic love story on a cold winter night? How about one that's also funny, hot, and funky--and will still tear your heart out!? That's KNEE HIGH'S TRISTAN & YSEULT now onstage at ArtsEmerson's Cutler Majestic, fresh from the UK, and I do mean fresh. Kneehigh lives between Monty Python and grand opera. Here, they take this classic [...]
DO NOT MISS one of the best actresses in this or ANY town in a bravura one woman show: GROUNDED about a female fighter pilot navigating charted and uncharted territory. It FLOORED me. Every pun intended. Presented by THE NORA THEATRE COMPANY at Cambridge's Central Square Theater, GROUNDED stars CELESTE OLIVA who steers us through a physical, emotional, psychological and ultimately spiritual journey without ever leaving her seat; I'm [...]
The 33rd Elliot Norton Awards: Monday May 11 at SHUBERT THEATRE will honor "Orange is the New Black" Actress and Comedian LEA DELARIA! Photo credit: Denis Largeron Acclaimed actress and comedian Lea DeLaria will be the Guest of Honor at the 33rd annual Elliot Norton Awards on Monday, May 11, 2015 at 7 PM, at Boston’s Citi [...]
THIS JUST IN: BEAUTIFUL, MATILDA THE MUSICAL, IF/THEN, PIPPIN and Rodgers + Hammerstein’s CINDERELLA headline the 2015-2016 Broadway In Boston Season! A new production of THE SOUND OF MUSIC, Disney’s BEAUTY AND THE BEAST returns and back by popular demand - THE BOOK OF MORMON!! Broadway In Boston revealed today its 2015-2016 Lexus Broadway Season which will feature [...]
And the shows go on!! If you can make your way through the piles of white stuff-- there's lot to warm your heart out there on stage. Here's what I've seen recently: INTIMATE APPAREL: This is a warm, wise tale about about an African-American seamstress's hopes and dreams unfolding against the huge historical changes afoot at [...]
What to see now ONSTAGE? There are a slew of good productions playing, and I am going to give you thumbnail reviews to catch up and let you know where I think your time is best spent beginning with the following DO NOT MISS SHOW: --The miraculous BEDLAM'S ST. JOAN presented by Underground Railway Theater and directed by Eric Tucker [...]
