‘Lost Laughs’ has promise, but lags near the end
LOWELL – He is the answer to a trivia question. Who was the first movie star to make $1 million in a year? No, it wasn’t Buster Keaton or Charlie Chaplin. Before they… Continue reading
Category Archive: Reviews
‘Death and the Maiden’ will leave you breathless
WELLESLEY – There’s no escaping the tension that builds steadily during the 100 minutes of “Death and the Maiden.” It becomes even more pronounced since it’s performed in the intimate confines of the… Continue reading
Want to assure a good date? See ‘Bad Dates’
BOSTON – The Huntington Theatre Company’s current production of “Bad Dates” by Theresa Rebeck is an example of a different actress giving such a different take on a character that it feels… Continue reading
It’s no ‘Phantom,’ but ‘Love’ is a grand spectacle
BOSTON – The problem for Sir Andrew Lloyd Webber was always: How do you follow up a show that’s been playing for 30 years on Broadway? “The Phantom of the Opera” recently celebrated… Continue reading
In apartheid South Africa, baring bodies and souls
WATERTOWN — Athol Fugard’s voice was one of the loudest in the anti-apartheid movement in South Africa, and even as the country struggles in its post-apartheid democratic era, he is still writing and… Continue reading
Nora’s ‘Proof’: The mystery behind the numbers
CAMBRIDGE – I was starting to wonder why it took so long. It would seem that David Auburn’s 2001 Pulitzer Prize-winning play “Proof” would be a logical fit for the science-themed Catalyst Collaborative… Continue reading
It’s the truth: Wellesley’s ‘The Liar’ is great fun
WELLESLEY – Centuries before Jim Carrey starred in the 1997 film “Liar, Liar,” about a fast-talking attorney who finds he must speak the truth for the next 24 hours, a French playwright named… Continue reading
Sondheim’s reworked ‘Road Show’ still a bumpy ride
BOSTON – After many revisions, there are times when “Road Show” still appears to be an unfinished work. The musical now being performed by the Lyric Stage Company of Boston has been down… Continue reading
New Rep’s ‘Unveiled’: The women under the hijab
WATERTOWN – “Unveiled” is educational, uplifting and entertaining. The one-woman show written and performed by Rohina Malik at the Mosesian Center for the Arts is a co-production of the New Repertory Theatre… Continue reading
Speakeasy’s ‘Shakespeare in Love’ sets the bar high
BOSTON – Those local theater troupes hoping to find themselves on award platforms for work done in 2018 are forewarned: The bar has already been set high. The Speakeasy Stage Company’s “Shakespeare in… Continue reading