WATERTOWN – Caryl Churchill’s 2002 play “A Number” was inspired by the furor around the cloning of Dolly the sheep, sparking ethical questions about what might happen if and when the practice becomes… Continue reading
BOSTON – And now for something completely different. Meow Meow, the creator and star of the ArtsEmerson production of “An Audience with Meow Meow” at the Cutler Majestic Theatre owes something to the… Continue reading
CHARLESTOWN – Clowns are pretty interesting characters, but they’re not for everyone. In my 20 years working at the old Boston Garden, I probably saw 300 performances of the Ringling Brothers Barnum &… Continue reading
BEVERLY – “Billy Elliot” is a musical that wears its heart on its sleeve. That calls for an extra-large shirt, because “Billy Elliot” has a big heart. The story of a widowed coal… Continue reading
BOSTON – Jealousy and envy, when uncontrolled, may be the two most destructive vices. The playwright William Shakespeare knew that, and it plays out again and again in the tragedy that is the… Continue reading
BOSTON –The 1973 musical “A Little Night Music” is not only the sexiest, most sensual play acclaimed composer Stephen Sondheim has involved himself in, it also boasts probably his most lush and romantic… Continue reading
CHARLESTOWN – It was a miracle element, seemingly capable of curing cancer. Radium, it turned out, also had many other uses, some of them industrial, including being used as an ingredient in the… Continue reading
BOSTON – It is risky business when we start unearthing the past. There are interesting, sometimes valuable objects and artifacts to be discovered, to be sure, but when we start disturbing secrets that… Continue reading
WATERTOWN – It’s amazing how close the link is between our psyche and our health, and how events in a relationship – or events happening thousands of miles away – can play themselves… Continue reading
STONEHAM – Before Stephen Sondheim got wrapped up in fractured fairy tales, homicidal barbers and the like, he found himself knee-deep in a piece of supreme silliness. The 1962 musical comedy “A Funny… Continue reading