Theater

Theater Review: “The Art of Burning” — Bonfire of the Vanities

The domestic demolition in Kate Snodgrass’s script is served au flambé.

George Takei’s musical, Allegiance, projects American democracy as it might have become.

Dave Malloy’s musical takes us through the personal creative hell of Russian composer Sergei Rachmaninoff.

Some Like It Hot is a terrifically entertaining – and thoroughly modern – reinvention of the classic Hollywood comedy.

Our theater critics pick some of the outstanding productions in a year haunted by COVID.

At its core, the Revels is about bringing together actors and audience, but there are several stagecraft successes to note this time around

The most mesmerizing characters in this stunningly visual production are brilliant life-size puppets.

This stunning, brand new production of UK’s Life of Pi is stopping in Cambridge for a month or so before sailing down to Broadway.

In Broadway revivals, Topdog/Underdog is absolutely riveting, while Death of a Salesman feels forced and unconvincing.

Do we feel the environment breakdown in our gut? Will people looking back see art that conveyed the existential threat of the emergency?