BOSTON – You probably don’t want to see how either sausage or legislation are made. And, for that matter, you probably don’t want to see how political candidates are chosen, and how decisions… Continue reading
LOWELL – It was a no-brainer for Merrimack Repertory Theatre Artistic Director Sean Daniels to program Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa’s “Abigail/1702” for the weeks just preceding and following Halloween. Daniels had worked with the playwright… Continue reading
WATERTOWN – What can happen when we push our conscience into the background and out of the way as a matter of convenience? What compromises can we make with ourself to rationalize the… Continue reading
STONEHAM – The world of science fiction is quickly becoming one of science reality. Take the world of artificial intelligence, which was explored recently on TV’s “60 Minutes,” while the Nora Theatre… Continue reading
GLOUCESTER – Perhaps it takes a place where the air is rare and the cold is unforgiving for a man to begin to think clearly. For a sixty-something man named David Kipling, that… Continue reading
BEVERLY – And now for something completely different. Before 2004, Broadway had never really seen a show such as “Spamalot,” the famed British comedy troupe Monty Python’s take on the tale of King… Continue reading
BOSTON – They venture where no drag performer has dared go before – impeccably attired, and ready for adventure. The three performers at the heart of the musical “Priscilla, Queen of the Desert”… Continue reading
BOSTON – I first encountered Cirque du Soleil more than 30 years ago in one of the troupe’s first forays into Boston. The Cirque shows married acrobatics, juggling, and other circus arts with… Continue reading
BOSTON – I’d love to have been a fly on the wall when Stephen Sondheim first met the producers of what would turn out to be “Sunday in the Park with George.” ‘Yes,… Continue reading
STONEHAM – There’s no great message or meaning behind the musical comedy “Lucky Stiff,” now at the Stoneham Theatre through Sept. 25. What you can expect is a fine cast dancing, singing and… Continue reading