
A theatrical look at race in America
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Written by FLAVIANA SANDOVAL Filed Under: A+E, Performing Arts
A theatrical look at race in America
Written by CHRISTOPHER EHLERS Filed Under: A+E, Performing Arts
As we come to the close of another theatrical year, it’s time to not only name the best productions of the year, but to reflect on the year’s theatrical offerings as a whole. Some years there are trends; some years there aren’t. And sometimes when ... read more
Written by CHRISTOPHER EHLERS 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.
Written by CHRISTOPHER EHLERS Filed Under: A+E, Performing Arts
A 2019 Tony Award nominee for Best Play, Tarell Alvin McCraney’s Choir Boy is receiving a spirited, well-acted New England premiere at Boston’s SpeakEasy Stage Company, ... read more
Written by CHRISTOPHER EHLERS Filed Under: A+E, Performing Arts
Written by CHRISTOPHER EHLERS Filed Under: A+E, Performing Arts
Written by CHRISTOPHER EHLERS Filed Under: A+E, Performing Arts
This 2018 edition of the best of Boston theater is the fourth time I’ve sat down to compile such a list but the first time I haven’t struggled to fill it. Last year, I capped the list at seven because the thought of shoving things in just to get to 10 hurt my soul.
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Written by JILLIAN KRAVATZ Filed Under: A+E, Performing Arts
★★★★☆
Based on the 2006 best-selling graphic memoir of the same title by Alison Bechdel, Fun Home recreates Bechdel’s childhood and adolescent memories: how she ... read more
Written by CHRISTOPHER EHLERS Filed Under: A+E, Performing Arts
It’s hard not to at least try to root for Allegiance, the awfully bad but well-intentioned musical that is currently limping through its East Coast regional premiere at SpeakEasy Stage.
The musical, which opened on Broadway in 2015 after a 2012 world ... read more
Written by DAN PECCI Filed Under: A+E, Performing Arts
As an actor, director, author, and activist, George Takei has led more lives than the coolest of cool cats. While he is perhaps most well-known for playing USS Enterprise ... read more