★★★★☆ The demise of television, it appears, happened before the medium even began. The End of TV, a multimedia theater piece mounted by the Manual Cinema troupe, filters shadow puppets, cardboard cutouts, and good old-fashioned pantomime through live cameras to depict the alienating effects of a consumer culture gone terribly wrong. The […]
A BOY IN LIMBO, LOOKING FOR SHAKESPEARE: HAMNET AT ARTSEMERSON
★★★☆☆ Given the choice of to be or not to be, Hamnet Shakespeare can’t fathom why anyone would ever choose not to be. And being that he’s had over 400 years to think about it, I guess you could say the boy’s given the matter some thought. Hamnet, only son of William, has […]
IS BEBE WINANS BOUND FOR BROADWAY? BORN FOR THIS AT ARTS EMERSON
★★★☆☆ After runs in Atlanta, DC, and Los Angeles, Born For This arrives in Boston retooled anew with Broadway in its sights. Telling the story of Gospel superstar BeBe Winans, who has written a completely original score for the occasion, Born For This is a formulaic biomusical similar in structure and ambition to […]
BEST OF BOSTON THEATER: 2017 EDITION
A year to remember, from ‘Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf’ to ‘Merrily We Roll Along’ to ‘Hedwig and the Angry Inch’
BOSTON’S BEST PERFORMANCES OF 2016
Organic, frank, funny, and devastating, Lopez laid bare all of the reasons why she is a priceless asset to the Boston theater community.
DIG THIS: HAPPY GILMORE, EURO 2016, AND ZELLA DAY
Your to do list for the week
DINNER AND A SHOW: FIVE NEIGHBORHOODS. FIVE SHOWS. FIVE RESTAURANTS.
Fall in the Hub can be the best time to get a lineup of killer new theatrical productions and the new or fresh-off-a-summer-renovations spots to eat at before or after a show on one’s radar.
SUMMER PREVIEW 2015
Summer is here, so let’s get down to brass tacks about the beaches, pools, food, concerts, arts events, theater happenings and everything else that makes summer in Boston summer.
FARM TO STAGE: SURREAL CELEBRATION OF THE 20TH CENTURY BY WAY OF CHAGALL
But don’t let the deep musings scare you away. Klein promises that the performance is anything but boring, even for those who aren’t history buffs.
DIG THIS: CRYPTO PARTY, ULYSSES, AND POETRY GRUDGE MATCH!
Holy crap it’s nice out. Go do stuff!
