The success of Hyde Park Theatre's Mi Casa Es Su Teatro (A dangerously domestic DIY fringe fest) " lies in its ability to showcase the symbiotic relationship between art and community. The w…
TOLKIEN'S CLASSIC QUEST BECOMES INVENTIVE ENSEMBLE STORYTELLING A clever, resourceful adaptation that turns theatrical minimalism into maximum adventure. Taking you "There and Back Again" in…
TRADITIONS IN CONVERSATION From Mendelssohn to Chickasaw works, a program unified by thoughtful playing The Dover Quartet " Joel Link, Bryan Lee, violins; Julianne Lee, viola; and Camden Sha…
WRITERS RUN AMOK WHEN IMAGINATION TAKES OVER THE ROOM A nimble, high-energy ensemble comedy that turns creative frustration into gleeful theatrical chaos As hilarious today as it was when it…
ESPERANZA SPALDING'S HOMEMADE FIELD OF LOVE A communal cleansing at Carnegie Hall Stepping out at night this winter requires real chutzpah because New York City is absolutely freezing, but y…
THE AGE OF AQUARIUS RETURNS TO PALM SPRINGS A vibrant production overcomes a frustrating book Palm Canyon Theatre's (PCT's) productions are always top-notch, with excellent singing, dancing,…
WITNESSING WILDE'S WONDERFUL WIT IS ALWAYS WELCOME Storm Theatre delivers elegance and precision, if not always sparkle Lurking under the characters' control, courtesies and curtseys, calcul…
MOZART MEETS THE FINAL FRONTIER Pacific Opera Project boldly goes where singspiel has gone before Begin with Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's 1789 complex and comic singspiel Die Entführung aus …
HOW TO SUCCEED IN PRODUCING A MUSICAL Offices tend not to be much fun, which is why they are ripe for exploring undertones of emotion and comedy in scripts like Office Space, Working Girl…
BOXING, BLOODLINES, AND BURIED TRAUMA A smart, muscular, triumphant and thrilling two-hander that lands every blow What's worse? The monsters we fight, the monsters we carry, or the monsters…
SHABBAT, SLAPSTICK, AND THREE SUITORS IN 1968 CHICAGO The comedy cracks open plenty of laughs, then lets the shell sit too long. A domineering Jewish mother, her sharp-tongued teenage son, t…
It's the little ways you try together; cry together; lie together"that make perfect relationships     " Stephen Sondheim, Company Once upon a time, in a land far, far away, i…
LITTLE PATIENCE FOR LITTLE WOMEN Girls interrupted, potential unrealized Actors' Shakespeare Project is an esteemed local theater company here in Greater Boston and frankly one of my favorit…
HOPE WITH CALLOUSED HANDS: A QUIET MASTERPIECE REVISITED John Steinbeck's play Of Mice and Men came quickly after the success of his novella by the same name. In fact, the play opened on Bro…
DIM SUM, DAD JOKES, AND DOWNTOWN DELIRIUM It's ridiculous, but Richard Chang's solo show serves up wordplay, warmth, and a wonderfully wild cultural mashup. ✦ ✦ ✦ ✦ ✅
TWO MONOLOGUES IN SEARCH OF A DIALOGUE Justin Tanner has spent decades making chaos look easy. Those early Cast Theatre productions like Pot Mom and Zombie Attack trafficked in a particular …
PALM SPRINGS DISPATCH FROM HEADAH HOPPER Your faithful correspondent in the desert My dear reader, If you are planning a visit to Palm Springs and think your evenings will be limited to …
This oral history of the Irish-American journey soars when it sings A history lesson masquerading as a jukebox musical, The Irish … and How They Got That Way is the creation of Pulitzer wi…
A HIGH VOICE, SOME HIGHLIGHTS, AND A HIGH-SPIRITED CROWD If you were shopping for the most versatile fantasy fabric for fashioning a fabulous outfit, imagine it by checking each of these box…
QUINTESSENTIAL QUINTIN Essential jazz, effortless swing, and a trio's genuine chemistry Jazz fans bid farewell to January with a smile at Birdland Jazz Club by settling into a sublimely sati…
HISTORY IN DIALOGUE WITH ITSELF Dominique Morisseau's time-splitting drama refuses easy parallels On paper, Dominique Morisseau's Confederates might read as high concept: two Black women in …
HISTORY, POWER, AND WHO GETS TO DECIDE Rajiv Joseph's epic drama offers no comfort"only urgent questions For those seeking entertainment as a refuge from the nightmare of our current politic…
COSÃŒ FANTASTIC This was my third time seeing Mozart's Così Fan Tutte. The second was Lyric's 2018 production. While I was concerned about the three-and-a-half-hour runtime on a Sunday …
RISING WATER CAN'T FIND ITS CURRENT A powerful premise sinks under miscasting and flat pacing John Biguenet's Rising Water, a Pulitzer-nominated drama set in the immediate aftermath of Hurri…
SHAKESPEARE AS LIFELINE Jacob Ming-Trent turns the Bard into a blazing solo tour de force at Berkeley Rep We are all on our personal journeys of living and being in the world. Everyone encou…