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Christopher Caggiano

Arts Remembrance: Terrence McNally — Dramatist and Father of the Serious Contemporary Musical 

The late Terrence McNally was more than just a masterful playwright. He also forged new roads in musical theater.

By: Christopher Caggiano Filed Under: Featured, Theater Tagged: Christopher Caggiano, Robert Israel, Terrence McNally

Theater Review – “Gloria” Squanders an Iconic Life

The main problem with Gloria is its expository storytelling. Events are mostly announced and described rather than recreated.

By: Christopher Caggiano Filed Under: Featured, Review, Theater Tagged: American Repertory Theater, Christopher Caggiano, Diane Paulus, Gloria: A Life

Theater Feature: Best Stage Productions of 2019

Our theater critics pick some of the outstanding productions of the year.

By: Bill Marx Filed Under: Featured, Review, Theater Tagged: Bill-Marx, Bob Israel, Christopher Caggiano, David Greenham, Erik Nikander

Theater Review: A Musical “Moby-Dick” Lumbers from its Seabed at the A.R.T.

Dave Malloy’s musical version of Moby-Dick shows promise, but he needs to trim plenty of blubber.

By: Christopher Caggiano Filed Under: Featured, Review, Theater Tagged: American Repertory Theater, Christopher Caggiano, Dave Malloy, Moby Dick: A Musical Reckoning

Theater Review: A Three-Hour “Bright Room Called Day” Befuddles at the Public Theater

Tony Kushner attempts a re-write of his first professional play. The results are decidedly mixed.

By: Christopher Caggiano Filed Under: Featured, Review, Theater Tagged: A Bright Room Called Day (Revisited), Christopher Caggiano, Tony Kushner

Theater Review: “Come From Away” — A Heartening Tale of Human Connection

Come From Away is more than just a rousing and heart-warming 100 minutes of theatrical entertainment. It’s a poignant reminder, and celebration, of what we’re all capable of as people.

By: Christopher Caggiano Filed Under: Featured, Review, Theater Tagged: Broadway in Boston, Christopher Ashely., Christopher Caggiano

Opera Review: A Decolonized “Magic Flute” by the Isango Ensemble

What if you took canonical Western works and reimagined them from an African perspective?

By: Christopher Caggiano Filed Under: Featured, Opera, Review Tagged: Christopher Caggiano, The Magic Flute

Theater Review: “Linda Vista” on Broadway Upends the Male Midlife Crisis

Dramatist Tracy Letts’s new play is raw, funny, and intensely personal.

By: Christopher Caggiano Filed Under: Featured, Review, Theater Tagged: Christopher Caggiano, Linda Vista, Tracy Letts

Theater Review: “SpongeBob” Tour in Boston Is Hardly Absorbing

This is a non-union production, and that means the actors are being paid a fraction of what they would be getting if the tour were offering performers a union contract.

By: Christopher Caggiano Filed Under: Featured, Review, Theater Tagged: Ask If It’s Equity, Christopher Caggiano, The SpongeBob Musical

Theater Review: A Shattering “Slave Play” Rattles Broadway  

Jeremy O. Harris’s bold new play is wildly provocative and hysterically funny.

By: Christopher Caggiano Filed Under: Featured, Review, Theater Tagged: Christopher Caggiano, Jeremy O. Harris, Robert O’Hara, Slave Play

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