What will guarantee obsolescence? If members of the BTCA continue to embrace a “whatever is, is right” attitude to Boston’s stage scene.
Theater
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.
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.
Theater Review: “Sabina” — The Compelling Force of a Female Mind
The musical’s book, lyrics, and score are strong enough to warrant productions elsewhere.
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.
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.
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.
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.”
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.
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.