Boston’s larger stages don’t need to be more like the movies. They need to be more like the small stages.
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.
New Repertory Theatre
A PROVOCATIVE BUT PATCHY STRAIGHT WHITE MEN AT NEW REP
★★★☆☆
New Repertory Theatre has kicked off its new season with a play that is a welcome but surprising choice for the sleepy Watertown theater company. Straight White Men, a provocative ...
A BEAUTIFULLY ACTED LONELY PLANET AT NEW REP
★★★★☆
New Repertory Theatre continues its compelling Statements of Survival series with a 25th anniversary production of Steven Dietz’s 1993 AIDS drama Lonely Planet, which will run through March 4 in New Rep’s intimate black box theater.
Co-produced ...
BACK TO ANATEVKA
Austin Pendleton made his Broadway debut in 1964 when he created the role of Motel in the original production of Fiddler on the Roof. His performance as the nervous, loveable, determined tailor is immortalized on the classic cast album and has served as the gold-standard blueprint to anyone who has played Motel since.
SIZING UP THE SEASON
Big plans ahead for local theaters
OPEN NIGHTS: LAYING OUT THE PERFORMANCE AND VISUAL ART OPENINGS AHEAD FOR FALL
It's going to be a good season.
