Robert Israel
Once Eugene O’Neill and Tennessee Williams achieved success, they wanted to take on themes in their plays that challenged audiences.
There’s a lot of love in the Lyric Stage Company’s production of Stephen Sondheim’s 1970 Tony Award winning show, Company.
“Circus artists aren’t the best actors,” Shana Carroll notes, “it’s not their thing.”
Audiences for Liz Callaway can expect to hear faithful interpretations of these now familiar hit songs, but also expect the unexpected.
Based on a graphic novel, the brilliant Historia de Amor is unrelenting in its darkness. It’s as if we’re swimming in a pool of India ink.
Bootycandy is sharp-witted and entertaining — but thoroughly sugary.
August Wilson’s dramatized autobiography, thanks to the magnificent actor Eugene Lee, is a stirring experience.
Mavis Staples’ voice and stage presence still exude power, still plumb emotional and spiritual depths.
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