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Theater Review: “The Half-Life of Marie Curie” — The Science of Friendship

November 19, 2021
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A valentine card is touching because it is short and sweet. A valentine play — even at 90 minutes with no intermission — wears out its affectionate welcome.

Theater Review: “Caroline, or Change” Reflects How Far We’ve Come – and How Far We Haven’t – Regarding Race

November 15, 2021
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The first Broadway revival of this challenging 2004 musical makes a sincere but ultimately unpersuasive case.

Television Review: “Passing” — The Tragedy of Race and Space

November 10, 2021
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After nearly a century, the fierce psychological nuance of Passing remains as relevant as ever.

Theater Review: “Macbeth in Stride” — Lady Macbeth Sings the Blues? Not Really

November 6, 2021
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As sure as “the crow/Makes wing to the rooky wood,” Mrs. Macbeth is going to fall tragically short when it comes to being an inspirational role model for marginalized females everywhere.

Theater Review: “BLKS” — Fun, Heartbreaking, and Thought-Provoking

November 5, 2021
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BLKS is a bouncing, romping, profanity-laced, and sex-filled roller coaster — but it also has an important message for those who are not Black femme sisters

Theater Review: “The Chairs” — Not a Full House

October 22, 2021
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At the very least, Ionesco’s drama about the unreality of the world should produce shudders as well as chuckles.

Book Review: Sarah Ruhl’s “Smile: The Story of a Face”

October 16, 2021
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This is the voice of a wife, mother, sister, daughter, friend, patient, and author who wrote a memoir on her own terms. I can’t wait for Sarah Ruhl’s next play.

Theater Review: “The Sound Inside” — A Hollow Thud

October 5, 2021
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A hatred of self and others sits, relatively neglected, at the center of Adam Rapp’s script.

Theater Review: GSC’s “Think of Me Tuesday’ — Local Heroes

October 5, 2021
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Unfortunately, it’s becoming increasingly rare for Boston area theater companies to produce shows that are as deeply rooted in our local culture as this one.

Theater Review: “The Merchant of Venice” — Rebooted Marvelously

October 3, 2021
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Audiences who are open to a show that provides both riotous comedy and bracing truths will find plenty to think about in this deconstruction of one of the Bard’s most problematic problem plays.

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