Bill Marx
If only “Becoming a Man”‘s pathos were less streamlined, its theatricality more ambitious.
Read MoreMust the stage only discreetly charm the bourgeoisie?
Read MoreA few quotes for the New Year that will sting or sustain.
Read MoreThe journalistic value of blathering out weekend tips to the ears of the comfortable in a social media world awash with likes is dubious.
Read MoreIn “Fat Ham,” Black pain and repressed desire are transformed into a celebration of liberation and empowerment — once the villain du jour, the patriarchy, has been dispatched.
Read MoreDramatist Donald Margulies seems to be putting his hand on the heart of the heartland — as well as taking the pulse of a pair of aging boomers.
Read MoreCanada is far enough from New York and Broadway to ignore their siren drum beats.
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Theater Commentary: Facing Some Hard Truths
The time is overdue for a serious discussion of what is happening (or not happening) in Boston-area theaters. Just don’t expect to see anything in our sheepish mainstream media.
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