Desperate men, desperate times in ‘Of Mice and Men’
BOSTON — John Steinbeck proved that he had a real feel for the plight of the working man in his masterworks “The Grapes of Wrath” and “Of Mice and Men.” He wrote of… Continue reading
Category Archive: Reviews
NSMT’s ‘Carol’ deserves to be a tradition
BEVERLY — If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it. Maybe just tweak it a little. There’s many good reasons that, since it debuted in 1989, the North Shore Music Theatre’s adaptation of Dickens’… Continue reading
Laughter translates well in Lyric’s ‘Chinglish’
BOSTON — When it comes to translating English into Chinese and Chinese into English, there are many moments of “you can’t get there from here.” Barlow Adamson, playing businessman Daniel Cavanaugh in the… Continue reading
ArtsEmerson’s ‘Pianist’ is elegant, enthralling
BOSTON — The notes come right from the heart, transferred from mother down to daughter over many year of instructions. The stories have also come down from mother to daughter, a constant source… Continue reading
Off-stage, on-stage, ‘Half ‘n Half ‘n Half’ is a hoot
LOWELL — Theater people can be funny. On occasion, very funny. The classic musical “Kiss Me, Kate,” is the obvious example. The farce “Noises Off” and Ken Ludwig‘s comedy “Moon Over Buffalo” are… Continue reading
Lyman goes to the dogs in New Rep’s ‘Chesapeake’
WATERTOWN — When you come right down to it, there’s really nothing unusual about a performance artist channeling a dog. Even a Chesapeake Bay retriever named Lucky. Through Dec. 16, the New Repertory… Continue reading
From ending to beginning in Huntington’s ‘Betrayal’
BOSTON — Don’t arrive late for the Huntington Theatre Company’s production of Harold Pinter’s “Betrayal.” You might miss the ending. The play begins with a man and a woman in a 1977 London… Continue reading
Linehan lifts Stoneham Theatre’s ‘Wonderful Life’
STONEHAM — It’s tricky business when you adopt an iconic movie for the stage. The source material of the Stoneham Theatre’s adaptation of Frank Capra’s classic holiday film “It’s A Wonderful Life” is… Continue reading
Bab Habit serves up a parade of presidents
BOSTON — It’s the presidential season, and I’ll wager by the time the campaign ended this week you knew more than you needed to know about President Obama and Mitt Romney. But how… Continue reading
Brinkley’s Roxie sinks in Citi Center’s ‘Chicago’
BOSTON — Christie Brinkley has been perhaps the most successful model in history. She came late to musical theater, and gets points for courage for even taking on the role of Roxie Hart,… Continue reading