May 16 2024

THEATER: A STRANGE LOOP

By |2024-05-16T19:02:09-04:00May 16th, 2024|Theater|Comments Off on THEATER: A STRANGE LOOP

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 [...]

May 10 2024

THEATER: TOUCHING THE VOID/THE FULL MONTY

By |2024-05-21T18:34:06-04:00May 10th, 2024|Theater|Comments Off on THEATER: TOUCHING THE VOID/THE FULL MONTY

Head to Chelsea and hang on as you watch Apollinaire Theatre's fantastic production of TOUCHING THE VOID. It's a real life tale of high-climbing adventure brought to surreal life by some kick ass theater making. In his book, Joe Simpson tells the story of his adventure with fellow climber Simon Yates in 1985 as they [...]

Apr 18 2024

THEATER NOW: THE DROWSY CHAPERONE/ THE BIRTHDAY PARTY

By |2024-04-19T09:54:39-04:00April 18th, 2024|Theater|Comments Off on THEATER NOW: THE DROWSY CHAPERONE/ THE BIRTHDAY PARTY

For a good time, head to THE DROWSY CHAPERONE onstage at Lyric Stage!  It's a bubbly brouhaha of hi-jinks and high-stepping hilarity! Yes, I just said that. And it's utterly in keeping with the silly frisson of this absurdly entertaining "show within a show" musical--but with a tinge of blue at its core. The show [...]

Mar 21 2024

THEATER: THE MINUTES/KING HEDLEY II

By |2024-03-22T10:31:59-04:00March 21st, 2024|Theater|Comments Off on THEATER: THE MINUTES/KING HEDLEY II

The following are both CRITICS PICKS which indicate shows that the Boston Theater Critics Association (of which I am proud to be president) have especially  recommended while they are still onstage and able to be seen in and around Boston! Photo: Jim Sabitus The first is the greater Boston premiere of a Pulitzer Prize-nominated [...]

Mar 20 2024

THEATER: GIRL FROM THE NORTH COUNTRY

By |2024-03-20T17:24:25-04:00March 20th, 2024|Theater|Comments Off on THEATER: GIRL FROM THE NORTH COUNTRY

I can't stop thinking about GIRL FROM THE NORTH COUNTRY a strange and complex amalgam of music and storytelling. The Tony Award-winning musical now onstage at the Emerson Colonial Theatre features 22 songs by Bob Dylan, is set in Dylan's hometown Duluth, Minnesota but appears to have little to do with the Nobel Laureate's life [...]

Mar 18 2024

THEATER: COST OF LIVING

By |2024-03-18T21:41:49-04:00March 18th, 2024|Theater|Comments Off on THEATER: COST OF LIVING

ON STAGE NOW  in its Boston premiere is 2018 Pulitzer Prize-winner COST OF LIVING presented by SpeakEasy Stage Company at The BCA Calderwood. I had NO idea what to expect going forward-- which is how I like it. This show in turn rewarded me by taking me places I had never been before and made [...]

Mar 07 2024

THEATER: ANTELOPE PARTY, THIRST, TITANISH, EURYDICE

By |2024-03-08T13:35:30-05:00March 7th, 2024|Theater|Comments Off on THEATER: ANTELOPE PARTY, THIRST, TITANISH, EURYDICE

It's theater round up time--some hits, some misses. Here's the lay of the land as it looks to me:  Now onstage and presented by Apollinaire Theatre Company known for its excellent and offbeat slate of offerings in a modest space is THE ANTELOPE PARTY. This droll but disturbing and universally resonant play is especially timely [...]

Mar 01 2024

THEATER: JOHN PROCTOR IS THE VILLAIN, BECOMING A MAN

By |2024-03-08T12:58:34-05:00March 1st, 2024|Theater|Comments Off on THEATER: JOHN PROCTOR IS THE VILLAIN, BECOMING A MAN

I've just seen 4 plays in 10 days. Here are two of them-- more to come! MUST SEE: JOHN PROCTOR IS THE VILLAIN presented by THE HUNTINGTON at CALDERWOOD/BCA https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sgU5gm042Ok&t=4s Look out Arthur Miller. Playwright Kimberly Belflower has flipped the script on witches, bitches, and snitches in a crucible of a play about predation, [...]

Feb 28 2024

MOVIE: TO KILL A TIGER

By |2024-02-28T21:45:05-05:00February 28th, 2024|Documentary, Movies|0 Comments

I just watched one of the most well-made and inspiring documentaries to emerge in the last year: TO KILL A TIGER about a father's fight for justice when his 13 year-old daughter is gang raped in their small Indian Village. This Canadian film with Mindy Kaling, Dev Patel, Atul Gawande and Pryanka Chopra among its [...]

Feb 13 2024

MOVIES: THE TASTE OF THINGS/MENUS-PLAISIRS- LES TROISGROS

By |2024-02-13T22:56:59-05:00February 13th, 2024|Documentary, Drama, Movies, Romance|Comments Off on MOVIES: THE TASTE OF THINGS/MENUS-PLAISIRS- LES TROISGROS

What a delicious double feature! I saw these movies months ago and can still taste them! I love food. The science and the art. I don't cook. I do bake, mind you--and  just LOVE to eat, taste, try new things, analyze recipes and whatever I'm eating (ooh.. the crumb on that cake!... Is that star [...]

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