Stage Review: “Captors” at the Huntington
Grappling with the story of convincing a mass murder to tell his own
Stage Review: “Moby Dick” from Gare St Lazare Players Ireland, at ArtsEmerson
Like an old man in a bar, coaxed by the patrons to tell his survival story one more time for the newcomers
Stage Review: “Mabou Mines Dollhouse” at ArtsEmerson
I was shocked, moved, tickled and puzzled by this production. I was never bored.
Stage Review: “In the Red and Brown Water” at Company One
Yoruban demigods reincarnated in a Louisiana ghetto
Stage Review: The Civilians’ “You Better Sit Down: Tales From My Parents’ Divorce” at ArtsEmerson
Actors tell the stories of their parents' divorces, in their parents' own words--as their parents
Stage Review: “Women of Will” at the Nora Theatre Company
Part lecture, part loving mixtape of Shakespearean heroines
Stage Review: “Curtains” at Boston Conservatory
Talented future stars in a flimsy piece of musical theater.
Stage Review: “Next Fall” at SpeakEasy Stage Company
Adam can't stand that his lover cares more about God than him. Especially since he doesn't believe in God. In fact, it's worse than that...
Stage Review: “Candide” at the Huntington Theatre Company
Mary Zimmerman's epic, playful take on Voltaire's cynical classic
Stage Review: “The Infernal Comedy: Confessions of a Serial Killer” at ArtsEmerson
John Malkovich is a serial killer, on a book tour, inserted into an opera.
Stage Review: Laurie Anderson’s “Delusion” at ArtsEmerson
A multimedia performance piece full of foreboding, anxiety, awe and wonder.
Stage Review: “Big River: The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn” at the Lyric
The quintessential American adventure tale cruises in musical form
Stage Review: “How Much is Enough: Our Values In Question,” The Foundry Theatre at ArtsEmerson
What happens when you skip the whole "play" part of a play and jump right into the talk-back?
Stage Review: A “Love Song” from Orfeo Group
Plot twists and poetry make "Love Song" hit hard
Stage Review: PigPen Theatre’s “The Mountain Song” at Company One
An Appalachian folk tale with music and puppetry
Stage Review: Propeller’s “Richard III” at the Huntington
Witness the bloody rise, slow maddening and sudden descent of the dictator
Stage Review: Antony and Cleopatra staged by Actors’ Shakespeare Project
Sexual politics with an emphasis on the latter.
