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Theater Review: “An Audience with Meow Meow”—Blinded by Glitter

October 11, 2015
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Meow Meow milks the audience for applause so often it feels as if we are seated on stools in a dairy barn.

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Theater Review: “Veils”—On Screens, Public and Private

October 9, 2015
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Veils moves from political rallies to private show-downs, from blog exposition to deft, direct, and sometimes swiftly nuanced dialogues.

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Theater Review: Bridge Rep’s “Salomé”—Never a Dull Moment

October 9, 2015
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Bridge Rep Theater director Olivia D’Ambrosio has not taken message-mongering to heart in this lively production of a rarely produced play.

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Theater Review: “Einstein’s Dreams” — Time After Time

October 3, 2015
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Wesley Savick not only does a fine job of adapting Alan Lightman’s text, but in his role as director he squares the circle.

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Fuse Theater Review: ASP’s Compelling “Othello” — Taking a Different Tack

October 1, 2015
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ASP director Bridgette Kathleen O’Leary chooses a nuanced approach to Othello that hews closely to the text.

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Theater Review: “Mr Joy” — Empowerment Overload

September 28, 2015
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It is no longer enough for a playwright to go into the belly of the ‘beast’ and pray for help.

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Theater Review: “Ernest Shackleton Loves Me” – Musically Engaging But Dramatically Weak

September 27, 2015
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This show’s eclectic score is more progressive than what is typical of our determinedly conservative modern musical theater genre.

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Theater Review: “The Strawberry Girl” — Harvest of Horror

September 24, 2015
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Israeli Stage has opened its sixth season, which is dedicated exclusively to female playwrights, with a haunting work that examines the complicity of an ordinary German in the Holocaust.

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Theater Review: “A Little Night Music” — Staged Beautifully, and with Heart

September 22, 2015
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The Huntington Theatre Company’s magnificent production of Stephen Sondheim’s masterpiece A Little Night Music is as good as it gets.

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Fuse Theater Review: Color Me “Gloucester Blue” — at the GSC

September 21, 2015
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Gloucester Blue is a lively play whose glow is generated by the spirited, tragicomic performances of a cast that obviously delights in performing it.

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