The show is made all the more powerful by the fact that we’ve now spent 12 months enduring Covid and four years of science denial and “alternative facts.”
David Greenham
Theater Review: “The Race” — Business as Unusual
This is a very effective political drama, a relevant warning about what social critic Chris Hedges calls the formation of “corporate totalitarianism.”
Theater Review: “This Is Who I Am” — Virtual Intimacy
Amir Nizar Zuabi’s engaging drama is a hopeful testament to communication and forgiveness.
Arts Feature: Best Stage Productions of 2020
Our theater critics pick some of the outstanding productions of a year truncated by COVID-19.
Theater Review: The Christmas Revels 2020 — A Delightfully Virtual Revelation
A 50th anniversary is a wonderful milestone, and I congratulate the Revels for looking back and huzzahing the occasion as they have.
Theater Review: “Vanity Fair: An (Im-)morality Play” — Amoral Fun Galore!
Underground Railway Theater has a runaway hit. You’ll never see a show quite like it. It’s bold, ridiculous, and very risky.
Theater Review: “Hair” — An Antique Trip
The New Rep production of Hair is acceptable: if the intent was to look back at a now-dated musical that once caused a stir.
Theater Review: “The Effect” — Beware the Nasty Side Effects
The Effect is about the brain, pharmaceuticals, and how little we know about each.
Theater Feature: Best Stage Productions of 2019
Our theater critics pick some of the outstanding productions of the year.
Theater Review: Queen Mab’s “Dream” — Good and Necessary
Queen Mab’s premiere production is an energetic, 80-minute, one-man performance of Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream.