Theater
This American Repertory Theatre co-production gets so many of “Evita”‘s elements right — now all it needs is the musical’s combative soul.
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.
Set designer Sara Brown creates theater wizardry through the assistance of digital tools, not a magic wand.
The Prom’s greatest strength is how the musical can be, almost simultaneously, satirical, hilarious, and nuanced.
A talented cast does its best to add buoyancy to a script weighted down in palaver.
This pared-down staging of Tony Kushner’s 30 year-old masterpiece invites some reflection, even a kind of nostalgia. But blazing through — with seraphic force — is the harsh reality of how insane we have become.
And So We Walked is about the performer finding her roots, and that quest is often meandering.
Over the years I have seen several productions of Coriolanus, and this one is by far the most perfunctory.
The Huntington Theatre Company’s co-production of Lynn Nottage’s Clyde’s is spirited and sassy.

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