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

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

By: Robert Israel Filed Under: Featured, Review, Theater Tagged: Kate Snodgrass, The Art of Burning

Theater Commentary: George Takei’s “Allegiance” — Taking Yanks to Task

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

By: Thomas Underwood Filed Under: Commentary, Featured, Theater Tagged: Allegiance, George Takei, Lea Salonga, musical, Telly Leung, Thomas Underwood

Theater Review: “Preludes” — Lost in Inner Space

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

By: Aaron Keebaugh Filed Under: Featured, Review, Theater Tagged: Aimee Doherty, Anthony Pires, Dan Prior, Dan Rodriguez, Dave Malloy, Kayla Shimizu, Preludes, Sergei Rachmaninoff, Will McGarrahan

Theater Review: The Proudly Woke “Some Like It Hot” Musical Is a Genuine Blast

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

By: Christopher Caggiano Filed Under: Featured, Review, Theater Tagged: Amber Ruffin, Marc Shaiman, Scott Whitman, Some Like It Hot

Theater Feature: Favorite Stage Productions of 2022

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

By: Bill Marx Filed Under: Featured, Review, Theater Tagged: American Repertory Theater, Bill-Marx, Bob Israel, Carlos Uriona, David Greenham, Double Edge Theate, Double Edge Theatre Company, Joe-Turners-Come-and-Gone, Rites, Sea Sick, Stacy Klein, The Hidden Territories of the Bacchae, The Huntington Theatre Company, The Life of Pi, The New Galileos

Theater Review: “Midwinter Revels” — Unity, “Behold How Good”

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

By: David Greenham Filed Under: Featured, Music, Review, Theater Tagged: David Coffin, Midwinter Revels, Patrick Swanson, Revels

Visual Arts Feature: “Life of Pi” — Imagination by Design at The A.R.T.

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

By: Mark Favermann Filed Under: Featured, Theater, Visual Arts Tagged: American Repertory Theater, Life of Pi, Lolita Chakra, Max Webster, Puppets

Theater Review: “Life of Pi” — An Enchantingly Theatrical Ocean Voyage

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.

By: David Greenham Filed Under: Featured, Review, Theater Tagged: Ada Dixit, American Repertory Theater, Life of Pi, Lolita Chakra, Max Webster

Theater Reviews: On Broadway, “Topdog” Sizzles While “Salesman” Slogs

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

By: Christopher Caggiano Filed Under: Featured, Review, Theater Tagged: Arthur Miller, Christopher Caggiano, Corey Hawkins, Death of a Salesman, Kenny Leon, Khris Davis, McKinley Belcher III, Miranda Cromwell, Suzan-Lori-Parks, Topdog/Underdog, Wendell Pierce, Yahya Abdul-Mateen II

Arts Commentary/Interview: The Climate Crisis and Theater — A Playwright’s Perspective

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

By: Bill Marx Filed Under: Commentary, Featured, Interview, Theater Tagged: Bill McKibben, Climate Crisis, nature, politics, Theater, Tira Palmquist, Two Degrees

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