The Rosenbergs is small in scope but large in ambition; it is an accomplished and moving opera that demands attention.
Boston Playwrights Theatre
Theater Review: “Rhinoceros” on Newbury Street
With conformity on the march, Ionesco’s Rhinoceros remains as timely as ever.
Theater Review: “Exposed” — A Toothless “Tartuffe” Update
A genuine satirist kicks against all the pricks, relishing that he or she might challenge rather than placate audiences.
Theater Review: “Absence” — Movingly Moving Toward the Null Point
The protagonist may necessarily be passive in the face of his or her diminishing mental condition, but art must rage against the dying of the light.
Coming Attractions in Theater: January 2012
The year kicks off with few unusual productions — companies are depending on proven New York hits, such as the Yasmina Reza duo, the Tony award-approved “Red,” and “Green Eyes,” though the Tennessee Williams curio tantalizes.
Coming Attactions in Theater: October 2011
It is encouraging that the list of recommendations for October isn’t filled with musicals. Are straight plays back? I wouldn’t count on it in this economic climate. So let’s bask in the chance to hear words without music.
Theater Review: Down Chekhovian Way
A Chekhovian dramatic fabric calls for a tough/tender gift for realism. Getting the balance right is tricky — too much reassurance veers toward easy sentimentality, while excessive punishment pushes the proceedings toward soap opera.
Coming Attractions in Theater: February 2011
A hold-onto-your seat month with some intriguing world premieres, including a musical version of a Korean folktale, an attempt to turn Aeschylus’s Prometheus Bound into a rock event, and a cerebral confab featuring Leonardo da Vinci, Michelangelo, and Machiavelli. By Bill Marx. King Lear by William Shakespeare. Directed by Michael Grandage. NT Live screens the […]
Coming Attractions in Theater: November 2010
Holiday season is kicking in, which means it becomes harder to find theater that doesn’t set out to warm your heart and melt your mind. Though a Santaland Diary or two remains, the vogue for cynical Xmas shows has run its course. Still, all is not lost when you can still find such extraordinary family […]
Coming Attractions in Theater: September 2010
A whole lot of deconstruction of the classics going on this month, along with productions of scripts by familiar homegrown names, from William Inge and David Mamet to Sarah Ruhl. A visit from a master puppeteer and a show about race that’s “recommended for mature audiences” look intriguing. By Bill Marx The Real Inspector Hound […]