When confronted with a seemingly intractable quandary, playwright Larissa FastHorse — and her characters — take the easy way out.
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Theater Review: “Little Shop of Horrors” — A Fun Romp with an Appetite for Blood
The Lyric Stage Company of Boston is giving this nostalgic hokum a spirited production.
Theater Review: “Pacific Overtures” — A Civilization on the Brink of Change
Pacific Overtures offers a history lesson — but it is an entertaining, moving, thought-provoking, and timely one.
Theater Review: “The Wolves” — A Woman’s World
Director A. Nora Long’s decision to collaborate with an all female-identifying design team and crew underscores her commitment to a feminist vision.
Theater Review: “Breath & Imagination” — An Indomitable Voice
The success or failure of this show rests primarily on the physical presence, voice and acting of the actor playing the celebrated lyric tenor Roland Hayes.
Theater Review: “Kiss of the Spider Woman” — Captivity Made Memorable
This was the first stage production in a while that had me on my feet at the end, and thinking and feeling about it long afterward.
Theater Review: “Anna Christie” — A Memorable Look at Life on the Margins
The Lyric Stage production of Anna Christie does right by Eugene O’Neill’s brilliance.
Theater Review: “Gypsy” — A Fine Production of a Troubling Classic Musical
If Gypsy is one of your favorite musicals, chances are you’ll find Lyric Stage’s production of the admired show to be a terrific time.
Theater Review: “Mad Dash” — Fresh Ink Theatre Beats the Clock
Fresh Ink Theatre is to be applauded for taking risks, for daring to mix it all up, for giving audiences a taste of what theater, shelter-skelter version, can be.
Theater Review: “Stage Kiss” — The Stages of Romance
Stage Kiss is Sarah Ruhl’s whimsical contribution to the age-old artistic theme of art vs. life.
