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Theater Review: “Cherry Docs” — Healing Hate

August 28, 2019
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David Gow’s earnest, intelligent drama about the fragility of identity, though somewhat glibly reassuring, generates powerful moments in this bare-bones production from the Acropolis Stage Company.

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Theater Review: The Wives of Henry VIII Reclaim History in “Six” at the A.R.T.

August 27, 2019
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The new pop musical tells the oft-told tale of uxoricide from the women’s perspective.

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Theater Interview: Director Benny Sato Ambush’s Japanese Connection

August 24, 2019
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The highlights of this year’s gathering will be productions of newly discovered or rediscovered works by both Tennessee Williams and Yukio Mishima.

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Theater Review: “Fall Springs” — Singing Our Way to Extinction

August 18, 2019
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But this is an American musical, so political content (and blame for the way things are) must be kept fuzzy, a strategically-calculated myopia.

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Theater Review: “Hello, Dolly!” in Boston a Welcome Confection

August 17, 2019
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The national tour of the smash-hit revival retains much of the charm of the original.

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Theater Review: “Ghosts” — Specters on the March

August 15, 2019
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In this always compelling production, director Carey Perloff decided to bring the uncanny on stage, almost as a sixth character, in the form of composer/musician David Coulter.

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Theater Review: “Dumas’ Camille ” — A Thickly Layered, But Intimate, Evening

August 15, 2019
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Dumas’ Camille is nothing if not ambitious. Such complexity is seldom found on a summer stage.

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Theater Review: “Curve of Departure” — A Wonderfully Provocative Comedy

August 12, 2019
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Playwright Rachel Bonds has written an often-hilarious script which nonetheless deals with such serious and widespread issues as spousal and child abandonment, drug addiction, the right to death with dignity, and same-sex adoption of children.

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Theater Review: Company One’s ‘Greater Good’ Takes Us on a Tour of Privilege. Literally.

August 6, 2019
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Greater Good is a fiercely compelling piece, confronting its audience with a complex exploration of some of the most pressing issues of our day.

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Arts Fuse Podcast #18: The End of an Era

August 4, 2019
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Have no fear! The Arts Fuse podcast will be returning soon in a new format.

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