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Theater Review – Audra McDonald Dazzles as Mama Rose in a Star-Powered “Gypsy” Revival

January 17, 2025
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In a production filled with emotional intensity, Audra McDonald delivers a powerhouse portrayal that elevates a somewhat uneven staging.

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Theater Review: “Ain’t No Mo’” — Racism as a Surreal Farce

January 16, 2025
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Few could doubt this satire’s relevance, given the alarming results of November’s election: a convicted felon, whose minions lean into racist and sexist tropes, is back in the White House.

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Theater Review: “Crumbs from the Table of Joy” — Lost in the Past

January 13, 2025
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At its best, this script offers an opportunity for audiences to cast a backward glance at the first stirrings of dramatist Lynn Nottage’s prolific canon.

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Theater Feature: Favorite Boston-Area Stage Productions of 2024

December 25, 2024
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Our critics salute the year’s outstanding productions.

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Theater Review: This Year’s “Midwinter Revels” — A Mirror of the Times

December 23, 2024
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Once again, Revels has pulled together a varied and diverse cast of amateurs and professionals to amplify a valuable lesson: it’s important to stop and take stock of our lives during the longest night of the year and to have faith that a new year will bring renewal and growth.

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NYC Theater Reviews: “Stereophonic” and “Babe” — The Music Business Onstage

December 12, 2024
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Both Stereophonic and Babemake compelling drama out of the volatile world of pop music-making.

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Theater Review: “The Thanksgiving Play” — Looking Back in Anger

December 5, 2024
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A staging of “The Thanksgiving Play” needs to be rooted in the dramatist’s demand that the script shock: it should traumatize the ancestors of the perpetrators.

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Theater Review: “Galileo’s Daughter” — Ill-Matched Stories

November 26, 2024
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A story of divorce and self-discovery may be worth telling, but it suffers when it is interwoven with a life narrative that is clearly weighter.

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Theater Reviews – A Musical Mixed Bag on Broadway

November 25, 2024
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Capsule reviews of five new musicals that opened this month on Broadway.

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Theater Review: “Mindplay” Is Child’s Play

November 19, 2024
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Because this “play” relies on audience participation, Vinny DePonto selects inevitably befuddled men and women from the audience on which to demonstrate his mental prowess.

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