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A lushly decorated set combined with the emotionally complex music of Frederic Chopin create an atmosphere of high drama on the American Repertory Theatre stage. So it's a disappointment whe…
Take Tory Ross, a 23-year-old actress who plays no fewer than 10 characters.
When Hershey Felder was completing ``Romantique,'' his play that premieres this week at the American Repertory Theatre, he came up with the idea of a road trip.
At first blush, playwrights Israel Horovitz and Terrence McNally make an odd couple.
With Lily Rabe.
Getting theater companies to collaborate on a production, with all the artistic and financial decisions involved, is a complicated process. But for SpeakEasy Stage Company and the Sugan Thea…
Mr. Norton, known as the Dean of American Theater Critics for the respect readers and theater people had for his opinion - as well as for his longevity as a critic - won a special Tony Award…
What astonishes Hershey Felder is how popular George Gershwin remains. And that's to Felder's benefit, too.
It takes a sassy, strong-voiced woman to compete with the memory of Barbra Streisand's Fanny Brice, the title character in "Funny Girl." The Barrington Stage Company has such a spitfire in J…
For an 80-year-old musical, "The Threepenny Opera" has amazing staying power.
Giving birth to a musical is no easy task. Just ask Michael Wartofsky.
When it comes to the new generation of Broadway's leading ladies, no one has captivated the critics more than Melissa Errico.
With the world premiere of "Rapist James," presented by Next Stages, playwright Christopher Denham reveals a sharp eye for characters and a natural ear for the way couples speak, even when t…
Thanks to an anonymous friend, the North Shore Music Theatre in Beverly has $1.5 million to expand its educational, entertainment and musical development programs. The donation is the larges…
"Please, folks, you need to be looking at the exit lights," prods a smooth, unseen British voice, as a chorus line of old ladies with walkers tap-dances on the stage of the Colonial Theatre.…
In "The Producers," Mel Brooks' wacky, behind-the-scenes look at Broadway, a longtime loser hatches a scheme with an accountant to sell too many shares in a Broadway show. But in the real wo…
A not-so-funny thing happened on the way to the premiere of ``The Odd Couple'' at the Stoneham Theatre last week: Top-billed Pat Morita dropped out because of health concerns, leaving his co…
You may as well throw away your programs, advised soprano Audra McDonald at the onset of her concert last night at Sanders Theatre.
