BOSTON — He must have done something right to land on the $20 bill.Andrew Jackson, the seventh president of the United States, still resides on the double sawbuck after first being installed there… Continue reading
BOSTON — It is interesting and ironic that a spoken-word play features as two of its main themes the joys — and the pain — of silence and the art of listening. But… Continue reading
BOSTON — Everyone tends to forget that in its original Broadway run, “Chicago,” despite featuring one of my all-time favorite actors, Jerry Orbach, as Billy Flynn, was not an all-out smash hit. The… Continue reading
STONEHAM — Some theaters do a certain kind of show very well. Obviously, if you’re the North Shore Music Theatre, for instance, you’re hoping it’s musicals. Aimee Doherty in a scene from the… Continue reading
BOSTON — It is Election Day, 2008, and an Ivy League college student named John (Grant McDermott) is in a hotel room in an unnamed Southern state, watching with a friend while the… Continue reading
WATERTOWN — Intensity, thy name is David Mamet. So what else would you expect when the famed playwright takes on the explosive issue of race relations in the New Repertory Theatre’s production of… Continue reading
BOSTON — In many ways, World War I was the cruelest war of all. The poison gas, the machine guns that mowed down soldiers accustomed to trench warfare, generated a level of misery… Continue reading
Coalhouse Walker (Damien Norfleet celebrates the purchase of a Model-T in a scene from the Fiddlehead Theatre’s production of “Ragtime.” DORCHESTER — Sometimes, a second look allows for a clearer, fuller picture. The… Continue reading
CAMBRIDGE — Playwrights usually approach scientific themes with extreme caution. Unless the writing is strong, the material can come across as dry and colorless, much like the stereotype about the scientist who never… Continue reading
Courtesy Huntington Theatre CompanyBOSTON – The Huntington Theatre Company invites theatre-lovers of all ages to its fun-filled, hands-on, behind-the-scenes Open House on Monday, October 8 at its main stage on the Avenue of… Continue reading