Theater
Hype Man is a complex and challenging treatment of race relations in the U.S.– indispensable viewing in these days of Trump.
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The moral of Jen Silverman’s yarn is straightforward enough: we are in a country where self-transformation has become an end in itself, re-invention a default response to omnipresent banality.
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Hub Theatre Company’s production bursts with energy, staged with a clear-minded sense of movement and a hand-made quality that generates ample charm and whimsy.
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Mother Butterfly’s script shows genuine promise, but the Storm Warnings Repertory Theatre’s premiere production falls short.
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New Rep’s production of We Will Not Be Silent is an intelligent and profoundly moving work of theater.
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Broadway hasn’t seen a play this harrowing yet eminently enjoyable since August: Osage County.
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The SpeakEasy Stage production is intimate and emotionally satisfying, highlighting the musical’s strengths — its sharply witty book, memorable songs, and heartbreaking characters.
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The Peculiar Patriot may say it is about making us feel the human price of mass incarceration in America, but there is more than a little True Romance in the mix.
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Frankenstein is a gripping amalgamation of the elemental and the technological.
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Theater Commentary: Jukebox Musicals — The Trend Continues, Alas
Producers are tapping into a specific demographic: predominantly white audiences that are flush and who crave the thrill of hearing – and seeing – their favorite tunes performed live.
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