At Ogunquit, a promising, powerful ‘Eternity’
OGUNQUIT, Maine – In the restless days before the Japanese invasion of Pearl Harbor on Dec. 7, 1941, members of G Company, based in Schofield Barracks on Oahu in Hawaii are at war… Continue reading
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Director’s experience, skills lift up NSMT’s ‘Evita’
BEVERLY – There is something about a life that blazes brightly before being snuffed out at a young age that inspires and fascinates writers and composers. James Dean, JFK and Marilyn Monroe are… Continue reading
Andy, Truman would have loved ‘WARHOLCAPOTE’
CAMBRIDGE – Andy Warhol and Truman Capote would likely have approved of the creativity in what the American Repertory Theater is calling the new production based on their relationship. “WarholCapote,” subtitled “a non-fiction… Continue reading
‘Constellations’: Second chance at first impression
CAMBRIDGE – You don’t get a second chance at a first impression. Or do you? At a barbecue, a Cambridge University academic named Marianne is in an awkward conversation with a man she… Continue reading
The ‘New Phantom’ remains a great spectacle
BOSTON – When you’re telling a tale as large as “The Phantom of the Opera,” little things matter. OK, not so little things, too So while the famed chandelier of the Paris Opera… Continue reading
Huntington’s ‘Merrily’ delights a new audience
BOSTON – At certain points in our lives, we ask ourselves: How did we get here? It is a question noted composer and now successful film producer Franklin Shepard is asking himself as… 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
With ‘Reversible,’ the amazing is almost mundane
BOSTON – We are all products of our ancestors, and of their experiences , and that simple fact inspired Gypsy Snider when it came time to develop a new show. The co-founder… Continue reading
‘Groupthink,’ consultants are on trial in ‘Ideation’
WATERTOWN – Outside consultants often visited the newspaper where I worked for many years. The first thing they usually said was “everything you’re doing is wrong.” My colleagues and I took to calling… Continue reading
In the end, ART’s ‘Burn All Night’ doesn’t deliver
CAMBRIDGE – “Burn All Night” never catches fire. At a recent performance, I kept waiting and hoping THAT SONG or THAT MOMENT might come along and light up the new musical now being… Continue reading