On Sunday, November 10, 2024, Boston Lyric Opera's one-performance-only of Giuseppe Verdi's triumphal masterpiece Aida precedes the return of its annual fundraiser that supports access throu…
MEMORY AS AN ACT OF LOVE The East Coast premiere of playwright Steven Drukman's snappy and cleverly written Pru Payne is movingly brought to the stage under SpeakEasy Stage founder Paul Daig…
A PLAY THAT'S OUT OF THE BOX Like an acrobat without a net who thrills us with her daring, Iranian-German playwright Nassim Soleimanpour offers a play with virtually no set, no costumes, and…
THE LAUGHS ARE IN SPANISH AND ENGLISH, TOO Playwright Alexis Scheer draws on her Colombian-Jewish upbringing in Miami to create this comic celebration of the city's Wynwood arts scene and th…
MIND YOUR PEES AND QUEUES Courtney O'Connor's masterful direction of the unpleasantly titled Urinetown: The Musical brings together numerous wonderful performances along with great music (Da…
A LIVELY AND TIMELY EXAMINATION OF VOTING BEHAVIOR Fight Night, brought to seven American states by the Belgian performance group Ontroerend Goed (a punning name, roughly translated as "Feel…
A TRIUMPHANT SAGA OF A VIENNESE FAMILY The Huntington and director Carey Perloff bring Tom Stoppard's beautifully written Leopoldstadt to Boston with engaging performances that make the comp…
ATMOSPHERIC, MOODY, DARK AND MODERN, ROMEO AND JULIET AT A.R.T. BELONGS TO THE AGES As summer turns to autumn, American Repertory Theater brings a dark and moody interpretation of Romeo and …
SUPPLIANT AND DEMAND Looking for a thoroughly pleasant evening on the banks of the Mystic River? Head for Chelsea's PORT Park and a transfixing performance of The Suppliant Women, by the Gre…
ALL HAIL THE QUEEN OF VERSAILLES! The pre-Broadway production of The Queen of Versailles, studded with Broadway royalty, understandably had Boston abuzz at the opening last night. Despite th…
AS USUAL, THE WOMEN DEAL WITH THE MESS Hub Theatre Company's pay-what-you-will production of 46 Plays for America's First Ladies offers a series of playlets as varied as the women portrayed.…
IT REALLY IS AN ENCHATED EVENING I had never seen South Pacific, Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein's famed and highly successful musical (winner 1950 Pulitzer and numerous Tony awards in…
GREAT F. SCOTT! F. Scott Fitzgerald's The Great Gatsby recently entered the public domain, and as we approach the centenary of this American classic published in 1925, there is a plethora of…
YOU'LL LEAVE THIS ASTONISHING PRODUCTION POSSESSED It's not often I would feel compelled to begin a review with mention of the creative team, but director Igor Golyak " co-adapting with …
MAKING FACES You've heard of a play-within-a-play? Award-winning playwright David Henry Hwang offers us a play-within-a-play-within-a-play in the semi-autobiographical Yellow Face. Lyric Sta…
PLAIN ENGLISH The New York production of English, written by Iranian-American Sanaz Toossi, won a Pulitzer Prize for Drama in 2023. Directed by Diyan Zara, English is making its European pre…
The Buddha of Suburbia, a lively and joyous coming-of-age story set in late 1970s suburban London is a delightful exploration of love in numerous forms, some painful, most unconventional, bu…
A THEATRICAL LOOP-DE-LOOP Playwright Michael R. Jackson's acclaimed A Strange Loop (winner 2020 Pulitzer Prize for Drama, 2022 Tony Award for Best Musical) is a shocking work of genius, beau…
THE HOUR HAS COME Playwright David Valdes offers a touching insight into the complexities of family life for a transitioning teen in Mermaid Hour. The New England premiere of this 2016 Final…
THE MOUNT EVEREST OF PLAYS It's hard to say what is the most breathtaking aspect of the Apollinaire Theatre Company's masterful production of Touching the Void: Is it David Greig's deeply sa…
THAT'S WHAT FRIENDS ARE FOR Up-and-coming storyteller Gabe Mollica has brought his "sweet not sappy" 90-minute Solo: A Show About Friendship to Boston after 80 Off-Broadway performances and …
FOUR WEDDINGS AND A MUSICAL Adore Broadway musicals? Hate Broadway musicals? Either way, you will love Lyric Stage's flip and frothy production of The Drowsy Chaperone. Director and choreogr…
A NIGHT OF HIGH NOTES The beloved and versatile award-winning musical theater star Patti LuPone delighted those who packed Boston's Symphony Hall last evening with a series of high notes, lo…
CUMMING OR GOING, YOU'LL WANT TO SEE THIS ONE Man of many parts, Alan Cumming discusses life's big issues: death, love, and, yes, the size of his scrotum in Alan Cumming Is Not Acting His Ag…
FINDING NEW ABILITIES Cost of Living is full of surprises, and I don't mean inflation or unexpected banking fees. Speakeasy Stage Company brings the Pulitzer-winning play from playwright Mar…