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Lyric stage company of boston

Theater Review: “The Last Five Years” — Time-Tripping Through Scenes From a Marriage

Leigh Barrett’s staging reflects a clear-eyed understanding of the power of the material’s simplicity, which makes The Last Five Years an exceptional musical experience: thought-provoking as well as captivating.

By: Erik Nikander Filed Under: Featured, Review, Theater Tagged: Erik Nikander, Jason Robert Brown, Leigh Barrett, Lyric stage company of boston, The Last Five Years

Cultural Commentary: Arts Institutions, Unions, and the Pandemic

It behooves audiences to be aware of how workers in the arts organizations they frequent are treated and whether management is operating in good faith.

By: Steve Provizer Filed Under: Commentary, Featured, Music Tagged: Boston Symphony Orchestra, Boston-Lyric-Opera, Commonwealth-Shakespeare-Company, Lyric stage company of boston, Steve Provizer, Unions

Theater Review: “The Thanksgiving Play” — The Perils of “Wokeness”

When confronted with a seemingly intractable quandary, playwright Larissa FastHorse — and her characters — take the easy way out.

By: Erik Nikander Filed Under: Featured, Review, Theater Tagged: Larissa FastHorse, Lyric stage company of boston, The Thanksgiving Play

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.

By: Robert Israel Filed Under: Featured, Review, Theater Tagged: Little Shop of Horrors, Lyric stage company of boston

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.

By: Evelyn Rosenthal Filed Under: Featured, Review, Theater Tagged: Lyric stage company of boston, Pacific Overtures, Spiro Veloudos

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.

By: David Cruz Filed Under: Featured, Review, Theater Tagged: David Cruz, Lyric stage company of boston, Sarah DeLappe, The Wolves

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.

By: Steve Provizer Filed Under: Featured, Music, Review, Theater Tagged: Breath & Imagination, Daniel-Beaty, Lyric stage company of boston, Maurice Emmanuel Parent, Roland Hayes, Steve Provizer, The Front Porch Arts Collective

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.

By: Kamela Dolinova Filed Under: Featured, Review, Theater Tagged: Kamela Dolinova, Kiss of the Spider Woman, Lyric stage company of boston

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.

By: Roberta Silman Filed Under: Featured, Review, Theater Tagged: Anna Christie, Lyric stage company of boston, Scott Edminston

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.

By: Arts Fuse Editor Filed Under: Featured, Review, Theater Tagged: Erik Nikander, Gypsy, Leigh Barrett, Lyric stage company of boston, musical, Rachel Bertone

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