Speakeasy’s ‘In The Heights’ raises the roof
BOSTON — If you were able to harness all the energy in the theater, it would light the city of Boston for a week. As it is, the roof in the Roberts… Continue reading
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There’s a spring in the step of ‘On The Town’
BOSTON — Artistic Director Spiro Veloudos has always found a way to fit large-scale musicals such as “1776,” “Sunday in the Park with George” and “Follies” into his intimate theater atop the YWCA… Continue reading
URT’s ‘Distracted’ entertains as it informs
CAMBRIDGE — It’s not funny, but the way it is presented is. The medical condition Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD) — or, as it is now more commonly known now, Attention Hyperactive Deficit… Continue reading
Longwood’s ‘Chess’ makes all the right moves
CAMBRIDGE — The Cold War seems almost a quaint time in history, given what we have been through as a country since the fall of the Berlin Wall in 1989 and the dissolution… Continue reading
Blood in the water in MRT’s ‘Glengarry’
LOWELL — There will be blood shed — maybe not literally but figuratively — when jobs and a Cadillac are the prizes in a cruel competition among 1984 Chicago real estate salesmen in… Continue reading
Fiddlehead takes up residence in Strand Theatre
BOSTON — Fiddlehead Theatre Company, with the support of Mayor Thomas M. Menino, City of Boston, proudly announce their new status as Resident Company of The Strand Theatre. The 2013-14 season features Andrew… Continue reading
CSC to perform ‘Two Gentlemen’ on Common
BOSTON — Commonwealth Shakespeare Company’s Free Shakespeare On The Common is one of Greater Boston’s most beloved traditions. For their 18th annual season, Commonwealth Shakespeare Company is excited to present the comedy “The… Continue reading
A.R.T. announces its 2013-14 season
CAMBRIDGE — The American Repertory Theater (A.R.T.) at Harvard University, under the Artistic Direction of Diane Paulus, is pleased to announce its 2013/14 Season, which includes the previously announced Robert Schenkkan’s play “All… Continue reading
Pinch-hitter hits home run in ‘Amadeus’
WATERTOWN — Theater is a lot like baseball. If you give a great actor a pitch in his wheelhouse, you expect him to hit it out of the park. Even if that… Continue reading
A.R.T.’s ‘Pippin’ gets 10 Tony nominations
CAMBRIDGE — The American Repertory Theater (A.R.T.) at Harvard University is pleased to announce that its run-away hit musical “Pippin” has received 10 Tony Award Nominations. This news comes alongside several other announcements… Continue reading