‘We Live in Cairo’: A promising, imperfect debut
CAMBRIDGE – It was the first revolution that played itself out on social media, and brought one million people out to raise their voices and topple a regime. And it was one picture… Continue reading
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Sparkling ‘Overtures’ serves as a Sondheim coda
BOSTON – American foreign policy is often not as enlightened as we would like it to be. As with anything else, follow the money, and you’ll be able to decipher the motives… Continue reading
African teens face off in Speakeasy’s ‘School Girls’
BOSTON – You can say a lot with humor. When people are laughing, it’s a great opportunity to make your point – or a series of points. Playwright/actress Jocelyn Bioh was very aware… Continue reading
‘Kinky Boots’ is a musical with heart and sole
BOSTON – “Kinky Boots” may be a musical sending a message, but the message is wrapped so lovingly in a bouncy pop-rock score, high-energy choreography and a winning, funny book that the audience… Continue reading
‘The Inspector Calls’ makes a welcome return
BOSTON – Who doesn’t love a classic Edwardian thriller? The classics stand the test of time. Among them is “An Inspector Calls,” the J.B. Priestley play first produced in 1945 and now being… Continue reading
BCT authors a worthy ‘The Glass Menagerie’
BOSTON – The Boston Children’s Theatre produces works for a wide range of young adults. It challenges its older members by staging some of the most iconic pieces in the theatrical canon. That… Continue reading
‘The Illusionists’: Fast, funny blend of comedy, magic
BOSTON – The world of magic and illusion, once largely confined to the showrooms of Las Vegas hotels, has long since gone big-time, often appearing on Broadway or in televised specials. The latest… Continue reading
In ‘Endlings,’ playwright puts herself in spotlight
CAMBRIDGE –As a Korean-Canadian playwright – twice an immigrant – Celine Song felt a special urge to write a play abut her identity. She emigrated from Seoul to Toronto when she was 12… Continue reading
Speakeasy’s ‘Once’ is awash with small pleasures
BOSTON – Even Broadway, the home of such blockbusters as “Phantom of the Opera” and “Les Miserables,” occasional succumbs to the charms of a smaller, more intimate work, with the accent on characters,… Continue reading
At Babson, CSC’s triumphant ‘Birdy’ takes flight
WELLESLEY – When it is not performing on Boston Common, Babson College is the home of the Commonwealth Shakespeare Company, and it has quickly become an important part of the Boston theater scene,… Continue reading