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Theater Review: “1776” — Still an Egg in the Theatrical Incubator

June 5, 2022
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This revival of 1776 tries to strike a culture wars balance, celebrating the country’s commitment to independence while also here and there skewering the idealized images and blatant hypocrisies of America’s patriarchal founders.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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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