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Theater Review: Huntington Theatre Company’s “Bedroom Farce” — Sleepytime

November 19, 2016
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There’s nothing here to challenge the status quo, just an amiable ‘sex’ comedy about characters who aren’t getting any.

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Theater Review: “Happy Ending” — A Dark Comedy About Terminal Cancer

November 16, 2016
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Seeing Happy Ending a few days after the shock of the 2016 presidential election felt bracing to me.

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Theater Review: “How Soft the Lining” — A Powerful History Lesson

November 15, 2016
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How Soft the Lining brings considerable emotional power to bear on its exploration of the complexities of American history.

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Fuse Preview: Aurea — Breaking the Boundaries Between Words and Music

November 9, 2016
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Adventurous, exciting, and thought provoking, Aurea is dedicated to an interdisciplinary vision of the arts.

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Theater Review: “When January Feels Like Summer” — Love and Transformation

November 1, 2016
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The more we learn about Thomas’ characters and their lives, the more we like them and root for them.

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Theater Review: “Relativity” — Albert Einstein, A Monster of a Genius

November 1, 2016
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Mark St. Germain’s drama is not about Cold War politics, but the question of whether a great man is (or need be) a good man.

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Theater Review: “The Scottsboro Boys” — A Musical That Matters

November 1, 2016
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The musical is a relentless, one hour and fifty minute excursion into the history of racial bias in America, from the cotton fields to the Civil Rights movement.

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Theater Review: “Warrior Class” — Political Tragedy or Farce?

October 30, 2016
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Though Kenneth Lin wrote Warrior Class in 2012, it is easy to see its resonances with the 2016 election cycle.

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Theater Review: “Tiger Style!” — Theatrical Silly Putty

October 29, 2016
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Tiger Style! blows by like a whirlwind — wordy, frivolous, and ultimately unsatisfying.

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Theater Review: Missing the Irony in “Revolt. She Said. Revolt Again.”

October 27, 2016
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Alice Birch’s play/polemic about radical feminism resists Company One’s earnest-to-the-max interpretation.

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