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Theater Review: “Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead” — Absurdist Death Pangs

October 2, 2019
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Much ado about nihilism.

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Theater Review: Asian Delights from Yukio Mishima and Tennessee Williams

October 1, 2019
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Kudos for two short plays by Tennessee Williams and Yukio Mishma at this year’s Provincetown Tennessee Williams Theater Festival

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Theater Review: “Tiny Beautiful Things” — A Little Anonymity Can Bring Us Closer Together

September 30, 2019
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At its best, Tiny Beautiful Things delves deep into demanding emotional territory without becoming sappy or maudlin.

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Theater Review: ArtsEmerson Presents the Exhilarating “Passengers”

September 28, 2019
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The latest show from circus troupe The 7 Fingers is both intimate and gasp-inducing.

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Theater Review: David Byrne’s Wondrous “American Utopia”

September 27, 2019
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David Byrne and the band has clearly made a home out of the Emerson Colonial, working out tweaks in what has evolved into an extremely tight, invigorating show.

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Theater Review: “Time Stands Still” — After Trauma

September 25, 2019
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In this seemingly modest, but beautifully constructed and deeply moving play, Donald Margulies has tackled some of the thorniest questions of our time.

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Theater Review: Bedlam’s “Crucible” — Burn, Baby, Burn

September 23, 2019
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Bedlam’s provocative production of The Crucible has a purpose — to urge us all to stand up and shout down the devils in our midst.

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Theater Review: “Choir Boy” — Musical Grace

September 22, 2019
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Few of the numbers in Choir Boy fails to astonish.

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Theater Review: “The America Plays” — Aisle of the Dead

September 18, 2019
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Listening to the dead speak, amid the natural grandeur of Mount Auburn Cemetery, is a moving experience.

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Theater Review: “The Purists” — Rapping Out the Blues

September 14, 2019
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With The Purists, Dan McCabe has written a comic drama that not only has a lot to say, but does it with an enormous amount of playful vim and vigor.

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