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Diane Paulus

JAGGED LITTLE PILL STILL SAYS TOO LITTLE ABOUT TOO MUCH

Written by CHRISTOPHER EHLERS Posted December 6, 2019 Filed Under: A+E, Performing Arts

 

★★☆☆☆

 

“I recommend biting off more than you can chew” is one Alanis Morissette lyric that the team behind Jagged Little Pill appears to have taken far too literally.

 

When the musical—clobbered together from Morissette’s catalogue of hits—premiered ...  read more

Filed Under: A+E, Performing Arts Tagged With: Alanis Morisette, american repertory theater, broadway, Celia Rose Gooding, Derek Klena, Diablo Cody, Diane Paulus, Elizabeth Stanley, Kathryn Gallagher, Lauren Patten, Ricardo Hernandez, Sean Allan Krill, Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui

A.R.T. CHEERS ‘EXTRAORDINARY’ DECADE

Written by JUAN A. RAMIREZ Posted November 22, 2018 Filed Under: A+E, Performing Arts

 

★★★★☆

 

It seems the folks over at the American Repertory Theater have racked up a lot to be thankful for in the decade since Diane Paulus became the company’s artistic director. ExtraOrdinary ...  read more

Filed Under: A+E, Performing Arts Tagged With: A.R.T., american repertory theater, Diane Paulus, ExtraOrdinary, review, theater

A VASTLY IMPROVED WAITRESS RETURNS TO BOSTON

Written by CHRISTOPHER EHLERS Posted March 1, 2018 Filed Under: A+E, Performing Arts

Charity Angel Dawson, Desi Oakley, & Lenne Klingaman in the National Tour of WAITRESS. Credit: Joan Marcus

 

★★★★☆

 

In my review of the 2015 world premiere of Waitress at the American Repertory Theater, I wrote that the show lacked depth and emotional texture and that there was nothing beyond the show’s light and airy meringue.

 

While I do promise to avoid bad pie ...  read more

Filed Under: A+E, Performing Arts Tagged With: Adrienne Shelly, american repertory theater, broadway, Bryan Fenkart, Charity Angel Dawson, Desi Oakley, Diane Paulus, Jessie Nelson, Lenne Klingaman, Nick Bailey, Sara Bareilles, Waitress

NICE FISH: A CONVERSATION WITH MARK RYLANCE

Written by CHRISTOPHER EHLERS Posted January 15, 2016 Filed Under: A+E, Performing Arts

The best stage actor of his generation comes to Cambridge for some ice fishing

Filed Under: A+E, Performing Arts Tagged With: american repertory theater, Art, Bridge of Spies, Diane Paulus, Jim Lichtscheidl, Louis Jenkins, Mark Rylance

COVER FEATURE: TALKING KANSAS CITY CHOIR BOY WITH STARS COURTNEY LOVE AND TODD ALMOND

Written by CHRISTOPHER EHLERS Posted September 16, 2015 Filed Under: A+E, FEATURES, Performing Arts

Is it true that you wrote “Doll Parts” here?

Courtney Love: Yes.

Filed Under: A+E, FEATURES, Performing Arts Tagged With: Art, Cambridge, courtney love, Diane Paulus, Dorchester, Empire, fall arts preview, harvard, hole, joyce linehan, kansas city choir boy, kurt cobain, Nirvana, Oberon, off broadway, sons of anarchy, The People vs. Larry Flynt, todd almond

MANHATTAN TRANSFER: PRODUCTIONS BORN IN BOSTON BECOMING REGULAR PART OF NYC THEATER

Written by CHRISTOPHER EHLERS Posted August 30, 2015 Filed Under: A+E, Performing Arts

it feels like a great time to celebrate Boston theater in all of its delicious fertility.

Filed Under: A+E, Performing Arts Tagged With: A Confederacy of Dunces, A.R.T., alicia keys, broadway, Diane Paulus, Finding Neverland, michael ridel, Nick Offerman, Pippin, Smart People, stick fly, The Glass Menagerie, Waitress, Witness Uganda

DIANE PAULUS: A.R.T.’S ARTISTIC DIRECTOR OPENS UP ABOUT “WAITRESS”

Written by CHRISTOPHER EHLERS Posted August 1, 2015 Filed Under: A+E, Performing Arts

Starting August 2, Boston audiences will once again be the first to enjoy a hotly anticipated new musical, Waitress, courtesy of the American Repertory Theater.

Filed Under: A+E, Performing Arts Tagged With: american repertory theater, Art, broadway, Diane Paulus, Finding Neverland, Hair, harvard, Invisible Thread, Jessie Mueller, Jessie Nelson, Pippin, Porgy and Bess, Sara Bareilles, Tony Awards, Waitress, Witness Uganda

WORLD PREMIERE: A CONVERSATION WITH “WAITRESS” BOOK WRITER JESSIE NELSON

Written by CHRISTOPHER EHLERS Posted July 17, 2015 Filed Under: A+E, Performing Arts

"What fascinates me about theatre is that ultimately many directors will interpret a work…many generations will see it and interpret it. That’s an amazing thing."

Filed Under: A+E, Performing Arts Tagged With: american repertory theater, bosarts, broadway, corrina corrina, Diane Paulus, Finding Neverland, harvard, i am sam, Jessie Nelson, production, Sara Bareilles, Waitress, world premiere

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