★★☆☆☆ The impact of American propaganda on Afghani children is admittedly a difficult subject to understand and explain, let alone capture in a 105-minute play. This doesn’t stop Heartland, a Gabriel Jason Dean play directed by Bridget Kathleen O’Leary, from giving it a shot. But it seems that, just like the conflict […]
SMALL MOUTH SOUNDS
Director Bevin O’Gara Speaks About Play With No Talking For a play in which the characters aren’t allowed to speak, Small Mouth Sounds says a lot. The play, by Bess Wohl, follows its characters on a comedic and poignant journey in self-reflection and mutual understanding at a spiritual retreat. Director Bevin O’Gara, a […]
HOME ALONE WITH THE BOSTON POPS
Q&A w/ Kevin McDonald and two high school chorus members On December 29-30, the Boston Pops will perform the score to the Christmas classic movie Home Alone in sync with the film on screen at Symphony Hall. The Pops will be joined in the performance by members of the Wellesley High School chorus. […]
BRICKBOTTOM FOUNDERS SPEAK
Pioneering Somerville artist live/work co-op celebrates 30th anniversary
AMOC BRINGING FRESH NOTES TO OPERA AT AMERICAN REPERTORY THEATER
When most people think of opera, they imagine a red-faced, sweating man or woman on stage, belting out unintelligible lyrics. Think Bugs Bunny and Elmer Fudd in “What’s Opera, Doc?” or maybe even Florence Foster Jenkins (Meryl Streep in the eponymous biopic). While much of opera isn’t this, it does carry the burden […]
GRINCH STEALS CHRISTMAS AND SHOW IN WANG THEATRE MUSICAL
The Grinch formulates a plan to steal Christmas from the noisy and cheery Whos by dressing up as Santa Claus and stealing all of their presents and decorations and “the log for their fire” with help from his dog, Max.
ALL BARK, NO BITE IN AKA THEATRE’S IN THE FOREST, SHE GREW FANGS
★★☆☆☆ Once upon a time, there was a play. And in this play, presented by Also Known As Theatre, there was a girl. And a forest. And a grandmother. And a wolf. Stephen Spotswood’s In the Forest, She Grew Fangs, directed by Kelly Smith, tries to play off this classic scenario. A girl […]
THE RIGHT WAY TO DO SLAPSTICK COMEDY IN THE PLAY THAT GOES WRONG
★★★★☆ After drinking and spitting out scotch (read: paint thinner) for the fourth time, Thomas Colleymoore (Robert Grove) shouts—for the fourth time—“Good God! I needed that.” It seems that The Play That Goes Wrong is just what the audience needed. A chance to laugh, even guffaw, at a show that’s equal parts smart […]
THE SALONNIÈRES AIMS FOR BITING CRITIQUE, HITS DATED COMMENTARY
★★☆☆☆ It’s easy to see what the set of The Salonnières is trying to do. It’s an opulent room filled with ornate couches and chairs—Renaissance paintings hung on the walls. But the most striking aspect of this set, designed by Katy Monthei, is its boundaries. The room is set on a raised stage […]
KEITH LOCKHART ON HALLOWEEN AT SYMPHONY HALL
This Halloween, the Boston Pops will perform the original score of the classic Alfred Hitchcock film Psycho in sync with the film on screen at Symphony Hall. DigBoston caught up with Pops conductor and musical director Keith Lockhart ahead of this very special event. Why did you decide on Psycho for this year’s […]
