Theater
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?
The artistic and design team at the Central Square Theater, in partnership with CHUANG Stage, have come up with an effective, thought-provoking 90-minute journey into a depressing aspect of the American story that was (and still is) rooted in xenophobia.
Theater Commentary: George Takei’s “Allegiance” — Taking Yanks to Task
George Takei’s musical, Allegiance, projects American democracy as it might have become.
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