Liza Voll Photography THE FLICK is set in a movie theater and when the movie’s over, that’s when the real show begins. It’s not just ingenious—it’s brilliant. THE FLICK -- which won an OBIE for its talented playwright and cinephile Annie Baker--is here mounted by Company One and has to be one of [...]
The A.R.T does it again with WITNESS UGANDA a vibrant, moving world premiere production, that tells a modern true story of the power and the dark side of philanthropy(!) and stars the actual gay, black, Christian man who lived it. That man is the ultra-personable Griffin Matthews, a charismatic young performer who was kicked out [...]
Take a little hairspray, some rock N' roll, racism, and a hint of integration, mix it with a teenage romance in 1960's Baltimore and base it on the 1988 movie written and directed by b-movie schlock meister John Waters-- and you've got an infectious little musical called HAIRSPRAY!!! I've always loved this show and it's [...]
There are two intense productions onstage in Boston right now--the first is an eye-opening, "in your face" piece of theater by that frisky but serious COMPANY ONE, now doing its first show at Arts Emerson's Paramount Black Box. "WE ARE PROUD TO PRESENT...." tells the story of the first genocide of the 20th century, the [...]
The first productions of the new year have hit the boards--some harder than others. But the New England premiere of IMAGINING MADOFF at New Rep Theatre in Watertown is right on the money. I've never personally encountered Mr. Madoff, but Jeremiah Kissel gives us a mighty, provocative, visceral, and wholly credible performance. Written by Deborah [...]
What do THE HEART OF ROBIN HOOD and Shakespeare's HENRY VIII have in common? They're both onstage in the area right now, and both involve decapitation. I lost my head over one, but not the other. I'll begin with the one that also left me breathless, that timeless Sherwood Forest caper excitingly re-imagined over at [...]
Sick of all the saccharine celebrating of the holiday season? Then hightail it over to Machine (aka The Ramrod Center for the Performing Arts) to see IT'S A HORRIBLE LIFE! Ryan Landry and The Gold Dust Orphans have once again twisted a comely classic to their delightfully demented and off colorful ends! And it's all in the [...]
I HATE LUCY. Not the star of the groundbreaking 1950's TV sitcom starring one of the most gifted comediennes of all time, and whom I grew up watching, but "I LOVE LUCY" LIVE ON STAGE-- which is Dead On Arrival the Colonial Theatre. Why it's onstage is unfathomable. As Lucy's Cuban bandleader husband Ricky Ricardo [...]
Christmas, cocktails, and Camelot-- it's sort of a theme, isn't it...?! Here's where to take the family after that big turkey dinner--and I'll try to steer you clear of any more turkeys on stage. Bring the family to this one: the Tony-nominated A CHRISTMAS STORY, THE MUSICAL now playing at the Citi Wang Theatre through [...]
To see or not to see-- that is the question! Definitely see"MISS SAIGON" up at the North Shore Music Theatre! I just saw it and despite the fact that it took me 35 minutes to get out of the parking lot-- it was worth it. This Tony-Award winning musical based on Puccini's "Madama Butterfly," is [...]
