The moral of Jen Silverman’s yarn is straightforward enough: we are in a country where self-transformation has become an end in itself, re-invention a default response to omnipresent banality.
Lyric Stage Company
Theater Review: “The Wiz”: Not in Kansas Anymore
A delicious, comforting gumbo of a Wiz with all the right ingredients for an upbeat, entertaining evening (or afternoon) at the theater.
Theater Review: “Orlando” — Asking What Gender Really Means
There is much to love in this Lyric Stage Company production and I recommend it highly.
Theater Review: “Road Show” — Sondheim’s Latest Gets Its Boston Premiere
Road Show is unlikely to top anyone’s list of Sondheim favorites, it’s an often entertaining take on a quintessentially American story.
Theater Review: “Hold These Truths” — A Vital Lesson
Hold These Truths is an invaluable reminder that alternative facts are not a new thing.
Theater Review: “Souvenir” — An Intimate Gem
Spiro Veloudos and his talented cast has given us an evening in the theater when all that makes us human comes to the fore.
Theater Review: “Barbecue” — Not Enough Meat on These Bones
Beneath Barbecue’s jokes there’s little but a chic cynicism.
Theater Review: The Lyric Stage Company is not “Afraid of Virginia Woolf”
Edward Albee’s bitter masterwork is a tough nut for a company to crack as well as a hard play to watch.
Theater Review: “Mr. Burns” at the Lyric Stage — Not so Electrifying
Anne Washburn has a number of good ideas in this play, but the execution falls short.
Fuse Theater Review: “Sondheim on Sondheim” — A Terrific Overview of the Man Behind the Musicals
The revue is a moving and hilarious mixture of reminiscences and stories about Sondheim’s life and a well-chosen sampler of his songs.