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Janie E Howland

ON STAGE NOW: THE FANGS THAT BIND, A CHURCH DIVIDED, AND ONE OF THE WORST PLAYS I HAVE EVER SEEN

Written by CHRISTOPHER EHLERS Posted February 27, 2019 Filed Under: A+E, Performing Arts

Bare Stage, The Christians, and The Little Foxes

 

BARE STAGE AT FESTIVAL THEATRE COMPANY

 

 

no stars

 

If I do nothing else this year but spare you from suffering through Michael Walker’s bare stage, then 2019 will have been a very successful year for me.

 

Undeniably the most miserable, misguided, and self-indulgent play I have ever seen, ...  read more

Filed Under: A+E, Performing Arts Tagged With: Alison Meirowitz McCarthy, Amelia Broome, Anne Gottlieb, Apollinaire Theatre Company, Bare Stage, Brooks Reeves, Cheryl D Singleton, Dewey Dellay, Janie E Howland, Karen Perlow, Lillian Hellman, Lucas Hnath, Lyric Stage Company, Michael John Ciszewski, Michael Poignand, Michael Walker, Rosa Procaccino, Scott Edmiston, The Christians

OH, WHAT A MANGLED WEB: KISS OF THE SPIDER WOMAN AT THE LYRIC STAGE

Written by CHRISTOPHER EHLERS Posted September 11, 2018 Filed Under: A+E, Performing Arts

Eddy Cavazos and Taavon Gamble.

 

★★☆☆☆

 

It’s no wonder that Kiss of the Spider Woman, Kander and Ebb’s ambitious but faulty 1992 musical, is so rarely revived. It isn’t only that the score is second rate ...  read more

Filed Under: A+E, Performing Arts Tagged With: Franklin Meissner Jr, Fred Ebb, Janie E Howland, John Kander, Jonathan Carr, Kiss of the Spider Woman, Lyric Stage, Manuel Puig, Marian Bertone, Rachel Bertone, Terrence McNally

AN ALL-MALE LIAISONS AND AN ALL-FEMALE DIVAS MISS THEIR MARK

Written by CHRISTOPHER EHLERS Posted June 28, 2018 Filed Under: A+E, Performing Arts

Stewart Evan Smith & Dan Whelton. Photo A.R. Sinclair Photography

Les Liaisons Dangereuses at Central Square Theater

 

 

★★☆☆☆

 

The idea of an all-male Les Liaisons Dangereuses is one that I find appealing. On paper, at least, such a concept could offer up some fascinating observations about ...  read more

Filed Under: A+E, Performing Arts Tagged With: Central Square Theater, Christopher Hampton, Dan Whelton, Eddie Shields, Elizabeth Rocha, Greg Maraio, James Wechsler, Janie E Howland, John R Malinowski, John Tracey, Laura Neill, Lee Mikeska Gardner, Maurice Emmanuel Parent, Nora Theatre Company, OperaHub, Stewart Evan Smith

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