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Theater Reviews: “Hangmen” and “American Buffalo” on Broadway — From the Gallows to the Gutter

Two dark comedies explore American and British subcultures far below the line of decency.

By: Christopher Caggiano Filed Under: Featured, Review, Theater Tagged: American Buffalo, Christopher Caggiano, David Mamet, Hangmen, Martin McDonagh

Theater Review: “Sea Sick” — How Damned Is the Ocean?

Personable but bracing, Sea Sick delivers an essential message: not only about the damage that is being done to the oceans, but the horrors that are coming down the pike.

By: Bill Marx Filed Under: Featured, Review, Theater Tagged: Alanna Mitchell, Climate Change, Climate Crisis, Sea Sick

Theater Review: “Sabina” — The Compelling Force of a Female Mind

The musical’s book, lyrics, and score are strong enough to warrant productions elsewhere.

By: David Greenham Filed Under: Featured, Review, Theater Tagged: Anita Stewart, Carl Jung, musical, Portland Stage Company, psychoanalysis, Sabina, Sabina Spielrein, Sigmund Freud, Stephanie Machado

Book Review: The Fascinating Story of “The Method”

Isaac Butler’s stories about The Method’s effect on American film acting are insightful, particularly when he recounts how actors could be either inspired or angered when they embraced it.

By: Tim Jackson Filed Under: Featured, Film, Review, Theater Tagged: Isaac Butler, Marlon Brando, The Method: How the Twentieth Century Learned to Act, Tim Jackson

Theater Review: “Ain’t Misbehavin’” — The Joint is Really Jumpin’

This sizzling production of Ain’t Misbehavin’ is one of those one-of-a kind of experiences that we all long for in the theater.

By: David Greenham Filed Under: Featured, Jazz, Music, Theater Tagged: Ain’t Misbehavin’, David Greenham, Fats Waller, Greater Boston Stage Company, Luther Henderson, Maurice Emmanuel Parent, The Front Porch Arts Collective, The Nora@Central Square Theater

Theater Review: “Miss Holmes Returns” — A Sherlockian Mystery with A Twist

In Miss Holmes Returns, dramatist Christopher M. Walsh has involved the gender-switched pair in an entertaining yarn of uncertainty, betrayal and social justice.

By: Mark Favermann Filed Under: Featured, Review, Theater Tagged: Christopher M. Walsh, Greater Boston Stage Company, Mark Favermann, Miss Holmes Returns, Weylin Symes

Theater Interview: “The New Galileos” — The Price of Freedom

“Plays about climate are notoriously difficult , not only because the science is complex and has become politicized, but also because audiences don’t flock to work that shows us the terrifying realities of our world.”

By: Bill Marx Filed Under: Featured, Preview, Theater Tagged: Amy Berryman, Berkshire Museum, Megan Sandberg-Zakian, The New Galileos, WAM Theatre

Theater Review: “The Minutes” on Broadway Beguiles and Befuddles

Pulitzer Prize-winner Tracy Letts’s new Broadway play features an intriguing premise and a shocking denouement.

By: Christopher Caggiano Filed Under: Featured, Review, Theater Tagged: Christopher Caggiano, The Minutes, Tracy Letts

Theater Review: “Our Daughters, Like Pillars” — Bearing the Weight

Kirsten Greenidge’s epic comic drama is a spot-on examination of the challenges changing times pose to evolving families.

By: David Greenham Filed Under: Featured, Review, Theater Tagged: Huntington-Theatre-Company, Kirsten Greenidge, Our Daughters Like Pillars

Theater Review: “Burgerz” — Food Court

Non-binary people have plenty to be angry about these days, but Burgerz is not an attempt to shock or strike back in anger.

By: Bill Marx Filed Under: Featured, Review, Theater Tagged: Burgerz, non-binary, trans, transgender theater, Travis Alabanza

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