Some fine productions have just opened in the last week all around town! Here's my first choice to kick off the fall theater season! Omari K. Chancellor in Purpose; photo by Marc J Franklin PURPOSE at the HUNTINGTON's Calderwood Pavilion, first made me laugh-- then made my head explode. The Huntington continues to [...]
I am just about to begin a glorious summer sojourn but wanted to FLAG YOU on some real gems on stage NOW-- see these before they close! TWO STRANGERS (CARRY A CAKE ACROSS NEW YORK) and yes-- the North American Premiere of this hit WEST END musical comedy is worth the trip. These two take [...]
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 [...]
