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Written by CHRISTOPHER EHLERS Filed Under: A+E, Performing Arts
In Max Posner’s The Treasurer, a middle-aged man who doesn’t love his mother—and seems to hate himself for it—finds himself in the position of having to take charge ... read more
Written by CHRISTOPHER EHLERS Filed Under: A+E, Performing Arts
Written by CHRISTOPHER EHLERS Filed Under: A+E, Performing Arts
Inspired by the now infamous case of the Colorado baker who refused to bake a wedding cake for a gay couple, Bekah Brunstetter uses that basic conflict as a jumping off point for The Cake ... read more
Written by CHRISTOPHER EHLERS Filed Under: A+E, Performing Arts
Hi, my name is Chris, and I’m a Cats fan.
Ever since Cats premiered almost 40 years ago, it’s been the ... read more
Written by CHRISTOPHER EHLERS Filed Under: A+E, Performing Arts
Moonbox Productions continues its impressive run of presenting complicated, adult musicals with more polish, professionalism, and nuance than most other companies in the Boston area, even those with more cash and more clout.
Parade ... read more
Written by CHRISTOPHER EHLERS Filed Under: A+E, Performing Arts
Written by CHRISTOPHER EHLERS Filed Under: A+E, Performing Arts
Forget “whodunnit,” the bigger question is “who cares.”
An ensemble cast of beloved local actors doing their best is what Murder on the Orient Express ... read more
Written by CHRISTOPHER EHLERS Filed Under: A+E, Performing Arts
Only about once—maybe twice—a year does a production come along that makes me feel as if I’ve been ignited from the inside out. It takes a special kind of vision—along with all the different theatrical stars lining up just right—to turn a long ... read more
Written by CHRISTOPHER EHLERS Filed Under: A+E, Performing Arts
When it was announced in 2015 that Nickelodeon would be bringing a SpongeBob musical to Broadway, you can imagine how many people reacted with a giant eye roll, particularly those of us who had PTSD from the Broadway production of ... read more
Written by CHRISTOPHER EHLERS Filed Under: A+E, Performing Arts
If ever there was a musical that embodied the notion of “the little musical that could,” it would be Little Shop of Horrors, the kooky 1982 Off-Broadway musical that ... read more