Theater
Congratulations to Gloucester Stage’s new artistic director Rebecca Bradshaw for mounting the regional premiere of this interesting script, a kitchen sink comedy/drama that is anything but routine.
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The Lehman Trilogy is epic in its proportion and ambitions, so it is ironic that it sacrifices opportunities to probe troubling topics.
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Anna Ziegler’s play is based on a true story that still resonates powerfully: how science (and society) hides uncomfortable truths.
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Even when it is well-performed, as it is here, it is unclear whether Noël Coward’s well-constructed comic concoction deserves another theatrical lease on life.
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In the Actors’ Shakespeare Project’s likable staging of As You Like It, love looks pretty durable.
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This American Repertory Theatre co-production gets so many of “Evita”‘s elements right — now all it needs is the musical’s combative soul.
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The Gaaga’s humor is driven by rage, anger, and disgust, emotions that are not often found in our domesticated (for easy consumption) theater scene.
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Set designer Sara Brown creates theater wizardry through the assistance of digital tools, not a magic wand.
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The Prom’s greatest strength is how the musical can be, almost simultaneously, satirical, hilarious, and nuanced.
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Theater Commentary: When Sorrows Come – Tragedy Befalls Regional Theater Companies
Theater companies all over the country are cutting back or shutting down. And the bad news just keeps coming.
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