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PEAK ARTISTIC EXPERIENCE: BOSTON’S LARGER STAGES DON’T NEED TO BE MORE LIKE THE MOVIES. THEY NEED TO BE MORE LIKE THE SMALL STAGES.

Written by Filed Under: A+E, Performing Arts

Boston’s larger stages don’t need to be more like the movies. They need to be more like the small stages.

A BELATED BOSTON’S BEST PRODUCTIONS OF 2016 (AND ONE IS STILL RUNNING)

Written by Filed Under: A+E, Performing Arts

Though style occasionally prevailed over substance in this exhilarating revival of Sean O’Casey’s 1926 play, this Sean Holmes-directed revival is one of the most well-conceived productions of this decade.

OPEN NIGHTS: LAYING OUT THE PERFORMANCE AND VISUAL ART OPENINGS AHEAD FOR FALL

Written by Filed Under: A+E, Calendar, Performing Arts, Visual Arts

It's going to be a good season.

ROCKIN’ THE BLACK BOX: ARTS EMERSON BRIDGES THE GENRE GAP AND SPOTLIGHTS LOCAL MUSICIANS

Written by Filed Under: A+E, Performing Arts

In theory, and as it is in most major cities with a thriving cultural landscape, downtown should be the first place to go for local live music, and the very fact that it isn't highlights the already prominent issue of finding reasonably priced space.