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Theater Review: “The Inheritance” — Confronting the Unthinkable

June 3, 2022
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As National Pride Month begins, The Inheritance is a powerful way to honor and remember the impossible journey so many have taken to win the right to simply be themselves in public.

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Theater Commentary: Burnt Norton

May 24, 2022
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What will guarantee obsolescence? If members of the BTCA continue to embrace a “whatever is, is right” attitude to Boston’s stage scene.

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

May 23, 2022
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Two dark comedies explore American and British subcultures far below the line of decency.

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

May 14, 2022
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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.

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

May 9, 2022
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The musical’s book, lyrics, and score are strong enough to warrant productions elsewhere.

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Book Review: The Fascinating Story of “The Method”

May 8, 2022
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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.

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

May 4, 2022
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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.

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

May 2, 2022
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In Miss Holmes Returns, dramatist Christopher M. Walsh has involved the gender-switched pair in an entertaining yarn of uncertainty, betrayal and social justice.

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

April 30, 2022
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“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.”

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

April 29, 2022
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Pulitzer Prize-winner Tracy Letts’s new Broadway play features an intriguing premise and a shocking denouement.

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