I must say, I'm not crazy about THE ADDAMS FAMILY musical, despite adoring the TV show based on the characters created by cartoonist Charles Addams. I was mad about Carolyn Jones as the slender, pale-faced, black-haired Morticia (I once dressed as Morticia for Hallowe'en) and John Astin as Gomez, her googly-eyed, Romeo of a husband. [...]
SWEENEY TODD: THE DEMON BARBER OF FLEET STREET kicks off the soft opening of a new performance space in Harvard Square. What used to be the A.R.T.'s second stage Club Oberon is now ARROW STREET ARTS home to Moonbox Productions which delivers a well-sung but awkwardly-mounted production of Stephen Sondheim's Tony Award-winning musical. The cast [...]
The Huntington in association with Alliance Theatre and Front Porch Arts Collective has kicked off its seventh season at the BCA Calderwood Pavilion with a brilliant production of the wildly funny and wise FAT HAM! This show which has already been extended through October 29, marks yet another chapter in a remarkable and eye-opening collaboration [...]
Theater continues busting out all over Boston and beyond-- here's my take on what I've seen lately: ASSASSINS: Lyric Stage has kicked off its season with a first-rate production of this lesser-known Stephen Sondheim musical, book by John Weidman, about 9 real-life assassins or wanna be's who each tried to or succeeded in killing a [...]
The theater season continues to explode like fireworks on the horizon. The Huntington season opener is a fleet and ferocious production tackling all the tough questions about the relentless scourge of antisemitism in a civilized society, and demands to be seen now. That it does so with equal parts humor and heartbreak is miraculous. PRAYER [...]
The Fall Theater season is off and running and it's all about the ills our generation is heir to. Here's my take on two of the productions which have kicked off the season! Lorraine Victoria Kanyike, Joshua Mckenna, Juanita A. Rodrigues, Valyn Lyric Turner, Damon Singletary, & Jon Vellante/Photo: Ken Yotsukura Photography A [...]
Here are three to see onstage this summer weekend-- all are short, smart, inspiring, entertaining, and incredibly affordable or PAY-WHAT-YOU-CAN to see! LOVE, LOSS, & WHAT I WORE presented by HUB THEATRE COMPANY of BOSTON only runs through Saturday 8/5-- and it's too bad it's not having a longer run! Based on the book by [...]
Now onstage, in the middle of Boston Common, is that summer crowd pleaser MACBETH!! Commonwealth Shakespeare Company has turned to the dark side this year for its annual production of FREE Shakespeare on the Common. I'd had my doubts about wanting to see this bloody tale of murder, suicide, guilt, betrayal, unbridled ambition, political and [...]
There's still plenty of time to get out to TANGLEWOOD, the idyllic summer home of the BSO in the Berkshires. I hadn't been there since before the pandemic and it's even more glorious than ever, lush with greenery and music. Coming up soon a beloved annual tradition since 1946 with something for the whole family [...]
YOU ARE CORDIALLY INVITED TO A FREE ADVANCE SCREENING OF SEARCHLIGHT PICTURES RELEASE: THEATER CAMP Wednesday, July 19th at 7:30 PM at AMC Boston Common. RSVP for tickets here: https://searchlightscreenings.com/JoycesChoicesTHEATERCAMP In Boston theaters July 21st SYNOPSIS: Tony Award winner Ben Platt and Molly Gordon star in the original comedy THEATER CAMP as Amos and [...]
