Theater

International Event Preview: “Where Do You Live?” — Her Story Is Looks at Iraq Today

February 27, 2023
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By focusing on dialogue and artistic collaboration, Her Story Is explores what life is like for Iraqis now, especially the country’s women.

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Theater Review: “Fairview” — A Room With a View?

February 24, 2023
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It is refreshing to encounter a script that is so determined to keep audiences off-kilter as it goes about undercutting domestic business as usual.

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Theater Remembrance: Trinity Repertory Company Director Adrian Hall

February 7, 2023
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During his career as the founder and artistic director of the Trinity Repertory Company in Providence (from 1964 to 1989), Adrian Hall achieved a lasting place in the American theater as a visionary director.

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Theater Review: “Made in China 2.0” — The Art of Taking Risks

February 3, 2023
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Made in China 2.0 is valuable as an act of theatrical witnessing, the voice of a rebel who is facing considerable challenges from the powers that be.

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Theater Review: “The Art of Burning” — Bonfire of the Vanities

January 29, 2023
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The domestic demolition in Kate Snodgrass’s script is served au flambé.

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Theater Commentary: George Takei’s “Allegiance” — Taking Yanks to Task

January 16, 2023
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George Takei’s musical, Allegiance, projects American democracy as it might have become.

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Theater Review: “Preludes” — Lost in Inner Space

January 10, 2023
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Dave Malloy’s musical takes us through the personal creative hell of Russian composer Sergei Rachmaninoff.

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Theater Review: The Proudly Woke “Some Like It Hot” Musical Is a Genuine Blast

January 3, 2023
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Some Like It Hot is a terrifically entertaining – and thoroughly modern – reinvention of the classic Hollywood comedy.

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Theater Feature: Favorite Stage Productions of 2022

December 28, 2022
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Our theater critics pick some of the outstanding productions in a year haunted by COVID.

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Theater Review: “Midwinter Revels” — Unity, “Behold How Good”

December 20, 2022
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At its core, the Revels is about bringing together actors and audience, but there are several stagecraft successes to note this time around

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