Am back up and running after my site crashed this week with PART IV of my take on shows now open this fall onstage in greater Boston-- again, arranged in order of how long they will run so you can plan your theater-going schedule! Dominic Carter as Martin Luther King, Jr. and Kiera Prusmack [...]
This is the closing-- or almost closing weekend for three shows now on stage in town so I thought I'd give you a quick last minute guide in case you are deciding to catch one of the below: IT'S A MOTHER F**KING PLEASURE to recommend this hip, hot satirical take down of identity politics and [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
Dancing broke out onstage at the after party. DJ WhySham didn't stop 'til midnight. Applause, cheers and passionate, heartfelt, exuberant speeches even picked up momentum as the three-hour-plus show continued. This was the vibe at the 40th ANNIVERSARY ELLIOT NORTON AWARDS held at the Huntington Theatre on Monday night May 8, 2023, also proclaimed-- in [...]
OK. I just saw the most exhilarating show of the season-- and YOU MUST SEE IT too! Presented by The Huntington in association with Front Porch Arts Collective: K-I-S-S-I-N-G is as sweet and lovely as that little jingle suggests- audience and actors "sittin' in a tree" in love with life and possibility! Supported by our [...]
JUNETEENTH. It's a date whose history, because of the sweep of recent historic events, has been thrust into sharper focus. JUNETEENTH commemorates June 19, 1865 the date on which slaves in Texas were finally informed not only of the end of the Civil War, but also of their freedom more than two years after Abraham [...]
Photo/Nile Scott Studios PASS OVER by Antoinette Nwandu co-presented by SpeakEasy Stage and the Front Porch Arts Collective is a potent 90 minutes that encapsulates then unleashes a penetrating take on the black experience in America. Stylistically and thematically, PASS OVER takes a cue from Samuel Beckett by way of the old testament. [...]
