Matthew Zahnzinger and Johnnie McQuarley trade war stories in "Speaking of Tushy".It comes about halfway through "Six Hotels," the Hub Theatre Company's kicky compendium of six Israel Horovi…
James Youmans' striking set for Ether Dome. Photos: T. Charles EricksonI suppose playwright Elizabeth Egloff makes no big mistakes in Ether Dome, her sprawling account of the discovery of an…
Daphna attacks! Alison McCartan, Victor Shopov, and Gillian Mariner Gordon in Bad Jews. Photos: Craig BaileyI'm afraid anti-Semites will be disappointed with Bad Jews, Joshua Harmon's …
Todd Lawson and D'Arcy Dersham in Dusk Rings a Bell. Photos: Meghan Moore.Not all the critics have been kind to Dusk Rings a Bell, the new script by Stephen Belber - who is perhaps bes…
Lakeside with the swan maidens. Photos: Rosalie O'ConnorExpectations were high on opening night of Boston Ballet's new version of Tchaikovsky's Swan Lake. Artistic Director Mikko Nissin…
I can't decide who's cuter, can you?Audiences seem to like the Lyric Stage's Dear Elizabeth, the love letter from Sarah Ruhl to two great American poets, Elizabeth Bishop and Robert Lowell -…
The talented cast of Assassins at the New Rep. Photos: Andrew Brilliant.Before I knew it, the New Rep's Assassins had closed, and I had never given it full consideration while it was still o…
An impromptu memorial downtown.Tom Menino was often called the "Neighborhood Mayor" - and sometimes the "Re-development Mayor."But I also wanted to note, on the day before he is finally laid…
I admit to loving Pilobolus, even if my serious-dance friends tend to sniff at my affection for them. "Yes, they're fun, but . . . aren't they just frat boys in tights?" seems to be th…
Every October, people begin asking for a replay of a Hub Review tradition - our list of "scary movies for smart people." This is a bit last minute, of course, but there still…
The Juilliard String Quartet: Joseph Lin, Joel Krosnick, Roger Tapping, and Ronald Copes. Photo: J. ShermanIt has been years since we've seen the Juilliard String Quartet in these part…
Michael Underhill prepares a gaggle of IRNE critics for the journey into Language of Angels. Photo by the author.This weekend marks the last bow of the Factory Theatre, long a mainstay …
Teresa Wakim and Danielle Reutter-Harrah. Photos: Kathy Wittman.Sigh. What has taken me so long to rave about the Boston Early Music Festival's transporting concert, "Monteverdi Madrigals: S…
Pauline Malefane as the Queen of the Night. Photo by Keith PattisonMozart's Die Zauberflöte ("The Magic Flute") is not only immortal but universal; I think Boston last saw it set in a Mayan…
Joseph Marcell rages in King Lear.The touring production of King Lear that Shakespeare's Globe opened last week at ArtsEmerson (where it plays through this Thursday) proved a true rarity: an…
Titan's Venus of UrbinoToday's Globe features an essay from critic Sebastian Smee (sorry, it might be behind a pay wall) on the greatest art in New England - which is unfortunately burd…
Photo: James DoyleIn case you haven't heard, our own Handel and Haydn Society is now 200.As in years old. Which makes it the oldest continuously active performing arts organization in the co…
Michael Wade Lee woos Anya Matanovic at a pivotal moment of La Traviata.Somewhere, I suppose, the curtain is always rising on La Traviata - and no wonder, as it's blessed with one of Verdi's…
Michael Underhill (I think) and Joey Pelletier in Knock!. Photos: Roger MetcalfWith the passing of the late, lamented Whistler in the Dark, Imaginary Beasts became the leading (perhaps the o…
My postings about the now closed Opera Boston on the Hub Review, like all my postings, are purely an avocation, not a vocation. I am not compensated for what I write. I rather write in…
Photo: Robert TorresBoston has been waiting a long time to hear Maurizio Pollini; it has been nearly four years, I think, since his last concert date here (he canceled a few due to illness, …
On the town, but in the closet in Far from Heaven. Production photos: Craig Bailey.I've held my peace about SpeakEasy's current production of Far from Heaven, the musical based on Todd…
A video sampler of "Traces." Those in the theatrical know already know what to expect from Montreal's most "millennial" circus troupe, Les 7 Doigts de la Main ("The Seven Fingers of the…
The talented cast of Guess Who at the Huntington. Photos: Paul MarottaLike a lot of people, I was dismayed to hear that the Huntington would open its current season with an adaptation of Gue…
A Far Cry hangs out somewhere idyllic. Photo: Yoon S. Byun.My apologies - almost three weeks have gone by since I heard A Far Cry's season opener, "Back to the Idyll," and I am only now post…