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Diane Paulus

Theater Commentary: “1776” — American Theater Jigs as Democracy Dies?

Maybe I am an alarmist and the rich and powerful know something the rest of us don’t. Perhaps the midterms will not put another nail in the coffin of democracy. Apparently, it will be business as usual for the A.R.T. and other American theaters — until it can’t be.

By: Bill Marx Filed Under: Commentary, Featured, Theater Tagged: 1776, American Repertory Theater, Diane Paulus

Theater Review: “1776” — Still an Egg in the Theatrical Incubator

This revival of 1776 tries to strike a culture wars balance, celebrating the country’s commitment to independence while also here and there skewering the idealized images and blatant hypocrisies of America’s patriarchal founders.

By: David Greenham Filed Under: Featured, Review, Theater Tagged: 1776, American Repertory Theater, David Greenham, Diane Paulus, Jeffrey L. Page

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 Review: The Sense of an “Endlings”

The playwright supplies a memorable encounter between young and old in the play’s final scene, but it is too late to compensate for the superficiality of the Pirandello-lite antics that have come before.

By: Bill Marx Filed Under: Featured, Review, Theater Tagged: American Repertory Theater, Celine Song, Diane Paulus, Endlings

Theater Review: Not So “ExtraOrdinary”

This musical hodgepodge at the American Repertory Theater could be called ‘Let’s Sing About Me (and Me, and Then More About Me).’

By: Robert Israel Filed Under: Featured, Review, Theater Tagged: American Repertory Theater, Diane Paulus, ExtraOrdinary, musical

Theater Review: “Jagged Little Pill” — A Relevant and Rocking Brew

In the end, Jagged Little Pill manages to spotlight multiple modern problems while making us care about its characters.

By: Evelyn Rosenthal Filed Under: Featured, Review, Theater Tagged: American Repertory Theater, Diane Paulus, Jagged Little Pill, musical

Theater Review: Playing “The White Card”

The White Card‘s examination of white philanthropy and racism stays well within the comfort zone.

By: Bill Marx Filed Under: Featured, Review, Theater Tagged: American Repertory Theater, ArtsEmerson, Claudia Rankine, Diane Paulus, The White Card

Theater Review: “Burn All Night” — Party Like It’s 1999

Burn all Night is a pretty damp squib coming from one of the country’s major regional theaters.

By: Bill Marx Filed Under: Featured, Review, Theater Tagged: American Repertory Theater, Andy Mientus, Brett Mose, Burn All Night, Diane Paulus, Jenny Koons, Nick LaGrasta, Van Hughes

Theater Commentary: “Trumpismo avant la lettre” and the Elliot Norton Awards

Hypnotized by celebrity and the monied class, our stage critics have become a gaggle of cheerleaders, feckless enough to call Diane Paulus a “visionary.”

By: Bill Marx Filed Under: Commentary, Featured, Theater Tagged: Diane Paulus, Elliot Norton Prize for Sustained Excellence, Elliot-Norton-Awards

Stage Review: In The Body of the World — Our Bodies, Ourselves, Our Worlds

This is a rich evening of theater because it takes up social and psychological problems that aren’t ordinarily addressed on our stages.

By: Bill Marx Filed Under: Featured, Review, Theater Tagged: American Repertory Theater, cancer, Diane Paulus, Eve Ensler, In the Body of the World, memoir

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