‘Scenes From an Adultery’ may leave you cold
WATERTOWN — The playwright Ronan Noone, a native of Ireland who lives in Weymouth now and is an American citizen, says that he while he considers himself an American writer, in some ways… Continue reading
Category Archive: Reviews
This ‘Tide’ sends MRT’s Towers out on a high note
LOWELL –– Sometimes a production is a perfect combination of writing, directing and acting and when it happens, it’s a beautiful thing. The Merrimack Repertory Theatre production of Bruce Graham’s “The Outgoing Tide” is… Continue reading
BCT crafts a professional, powerful ‘Anne Frank’
BOSTON — I once asked my high school drama teacher why he was spending so much money for professional make-up artists and authentic costumes that once were part of a Broadway production for… Continue reading
Reimagined ‘Superstar’ is bold, exciting, but uneven
DORCHESTER — When you take a fresh approach to a 2,000-year-old story, the results can be both bold and exciting. The Fiddlehead Theatre‘s production of the Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice’s groundbreaking… Continue reading
Is ‘Ulysses’ a political play? How could it not be?
BOSTON — A friend of mine who has been to Israel several times and is a strong supporter of the Jewish state recently saw the Israeli Stage production of “Ulysses on Bottles,” being… Continue reading
Moonbox’s ‘Kimberly’ will reward you in the end
BOSTON — All you need to know about the title character in David Lindsay-Abaire‘s “Kimberly Akimbo” is that she is a 65-year-old teenager. And she’s the normal one. Moonbox Productions takes on the… Continue reading
Civility wears thin quickly on ‘Neville’s Island’
STONEHAM — It‘s “Lord of the Flies” meets “The Office” with a splash of Monty Python and “Gilligan’s Island” thrown in for good measure. And a veddy British feel and touch. That’s the… Continue reading
Design sets stage for harrowing ‘Little Sheba’
BOSTON — A set is our doorway and entrance into a theatrical piece. It seems appropriate to mention right from the start the set designed by Stephen Dobay for the Huntington Theatre Company’s… Continue reading
‘God Box’ : A wandering Jew’s spiritual journey
WATERTOWN — We human beings are wired to find the humor in the most tragic, dark situations, as a way of keeping our sanity or as part of the healing or grieving process.… Continue reading
Lyric’s ‘City of Angels’ delights on several levels
BOSTON – It’s easy to skewer Hollywood, and no one is better at it than Hollywood – “Singin’ in the Rain” is a skilled example – with the possible exception of live theater.… Continue reading