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Emerson Colonial Theatre

ON STAGE NOW: MURDER ON THE ORIENT EXPRESS, DOLLY PARTON’S SMOKY MOUNTAIN CHRISTMAS CAROL, CHRISTMAS ON URANUS, AND OLIVER!

Written by CHRISTOPHER EHLERS Posted December 10, 2019 Filed Under: A+E, Performing Arts

 

AGATHA CHRISTIE’S MURDER ON THE ORIENT EXPRESS AT THE LYRIC STAGE

 

 

★★☆☆☆

 

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

Filed Under: A+E, Performing Arts Tagged With: Dolly Parton, Emerson Colonial Theatre, Gold Dust Orphans, Lyric Stage Company, New Repertory Theater, Theater Review

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 CHRISTOPHER EHLERS Posted November 25, 2019 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.

Filed Under: A+E, Performing Arts Tagged With: american repertory theater, Anthem Theatre, Apollinaire Theatre, Arlekin Players, arts emerson, Boston Playwrights' Theatre, Boston Theater Critics Association, Ed Siegel, Emerson Colonial Theatre, Gold Dust Orphans, huntington theatre company, Lindsay Beamish, Lyric Stage Company, Merrimack Repertory Theatre, New Repertory Theatre, Praxis Stage, SpeakEasy Stage, theater, wbur

A JOURNEY OF ENGAGEMENT: DAVID BYRNE READIES AMERICAN UTOPIA FOR BOSTON, THEN BROADWAY

Written by CHRISTOPHER EHLERS Posted September 18, 2019 Filed Under: A+E, Performing Arts

 

How did it feel walking in the doors of the Colonial and seeing this incredible building for the first time?

It’s a very amazing looking place. As I was saying to some of the theater people, I bet there are people that come to see a show here just to be in this place.

 

When you think about ...  read more

Filed Under: A+E, Performing Arts Tagged With: broadway, David Byrne, Emerson Colonial Theatre, Talking Heads

THE RIGHT WAY TO DO SLAPSTICK COMEDY IN THE PLAY THAT GOES WRONG

Written by JACOB SCHICK Posted November 15, 2018 Filed Under: A+E, Performing Arts

 

★★★★☆

 

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 ...  read more

Filed Under: A+E, Performing Arts Tagged With: Emerson Colonial Theatre, review, theater

HOW WONDERFUL LIFE IS: THE WORLD PREMIERE OF MOULIN ROUGE! THE MUSICAL

Written by CHRISTOPHER EHLERS Posted August 8, 2018 Filed Under: A+E, Performing Arts

Karen Olivo and Aaron Tveit with company members of MOULIN ROUGE! THE MUSICAL. Photo by Matthew Murphy.

 

★★★★★

 

She’s back and better than ever and all is right with the world.

 

She shines bright like a rare diamond, glittering and gleaming anew. Promise you’ll never scare us like that again, okay?

 

Oh, hold on. I’m sorry. You probably thought I was ...  read more

Filed Under: A+E, Performing Arts Tagged With: Aaron Tveit, Adele, Alex Timbers, baz luhrmann, Beyonce, Britney Spears, Catherine Zuber, Danny Burstein, DeBarge, Derek McLane, Elton John, Emerson Colonial Theatre, Holly James, Jacqueline B Arnold, Jeigh Madjus, John Logan, Justin Townsend, Karen Olive, Katy Perry, Lady Gaga, Moulin Rouge, OutKast, Pink, Ricky Rojas, Robyn Hurder, Sahr Ngaujah, Sonya Tayeh, Sting

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