‘The Legend of Georgia McBride’ is light-hearted fun
STONEHAM – Michael Lopez’s “The Legend of Georgia McBride” is a drag queen drama with family values, the kind of show you wouldn’t mind bringing even a first date or your mom to.… Continue reading
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‘Two Jews’: Laughter amidst a struggle to survive
WATERTOWN – What do you do when there’s just of two of you, and you can’t stand the sight of each other? You look heavenward for answers and guidance. And then, of course,… Continue reading
A dinner party for the ages in Churchill’s ‘Top Girls’
BOSTON – The British playwright Caryl Churchill doesn’t make it easy for audiences. But she doesn’t make it easy for us to ignore her work, either, even work from decades ago that still… Continue reading
At the Nora, five pioneering women lost in the stars
CAMBRIDGE – They looked heavenward and found inspiration. What they didn’t find was support for the work they loved to do. In “The Women Who Mapped The Stars,” Playwright Joyce Van Dyke’s cast… Continue reading
Hub’s wild, wild ‘West’: Comic chaos in the desert
BOSTON – Discord and discomfort run rampant. It’s comic chaos in the desert. It’s just what the late playwright Sam Shepard was aiming for in “True West,” as the fortunes of two mismatched… Continue reading
Estefans’ ‘On Your Feet’ puts a bounce in your step
BOSTON – Not every life can be made into a musical that can both entertain and tell a story. But then most musicals don’t have the storyline of Gloria and Emilio Estefan, two… Continue reading
Moonbox ups its game again with stirring ‘Cabaret’
BOSTON – The musical “Cabaret” is a work of great risk and great reward, terribly difficult to do well because its core elements are so demanding. It is a mark of the progress… Continue reading
Trinity Rep’s ‘Native Gardens’ gets down and dirty
PROVIDENCE – For many amateur gardeners, their plot of earth is a refuge from the problems of the day, a stress reduction technique performed in the great outdoors. But when things go awry,… Continue reading
Order up: ‘Waitress’ makes a grand return
Bryan Fenkart and Desi Oakley in the national tour of “Waitress.” Photo: Joan Marcus BOSTON – Another prodigal show has returned home, and the good news is that the charm and good humor… Continue reading
‘Lost Laughs’ has promise, but lags near the end
LOWELL – He is the answer to a trivia question. Who was the first movie star to make $1 million in a year? No, it wasn’t Buster Keaton or Charlie Chaplin. Before they… Continue reading