A musical fantasy recalls a dark day for gays
BOSTON – As the celebration of Boston’s annual Pride Week continued on the streets of the city, a group of actors were observing the occasion in a very different way: By retelling the… Continue reading
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With ‘Fun Home,’ Speakeasy Stage makes a statement
BOSTON – Speakeasy Stage Company has emerged from its fringe beginnings to become one of the finest theatrical troupes in the city – period. Speakeasy has made a habit of bringing some of… Continue reading
Re-tooled ‘Allegiance’: Passion, power but flawed
BOSTON – The musical “Allegiance” is a passion project. One of its earliest supporters was the Japanese-American actor George Takei, of “Star Trek” fame who starred in the Broadway run and a recent… Continue reading
Speakeasy’s ‘team’ shines in ‘The Curious Incident’
BOSTON – In sports parlance, “The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time” is a total team effort. The Speakeasy Stage Company production of the Tony Award-winning play by Simon Stephens at… Continue reading
‘Men on Boats’ has fun with macho stereotypes
BOSTON – Even before it begins, SpeakEasy Stage Company’s “Men on Boats” has broken away from the testosterone-filled, macho mentality of the classic adventure story told on stage and scene. Playwright Jacklyn Backhaus… Continue reading
SpeakEasy delivers a sizzling ‘Scottsboro Boys’
BOSTON – The SpeakEasy Stage Company has no fear when it comes to remounting and repurposing Broadway musicals for its own devices, even the less successful ones. SpeakEasy mounted “Big Fish,” which had… Continue reading
‘Significant Other’: Maraio shines, and others follow
BOSTON – For actor Greg Maraio and playwright Joshua Harmon, the current SpeakEasy Stage Company production of “Significant Other” at the Calderwood Pavilion of the BCA could constitute a breakout performance and play,… Continue reading