“I saw it coming three years ago, when there was a frenzy of development in the Fenway. Now the neighborhood looks like a corporate mall.”
Ryan Landry
Theater Review: “Legally Blind: The Helen Keller Musical” — Burlesque, Visually Impaired
Legally Blind contains sufficient satiric sting because it takes aim at the current fashion for musicals in which handicapped souls are healed.
Theater Review: “Snow White and the Seven Bottoms” — Smart, Stylish, Slick, and Hilarious
Ryan Landry has a sharp eye and ear for contemporary foibles, skewering stereotypes and pop culture icons with equal aplomb.
Fuse Theater Review: “M” and the Torment of Artistic Freedom
But if a dramatist butchers everything – what will can be put in its place? In the case of “M” it is nothing; nothing I can see or understand.
Theater Review: Creatures of the Night Throw a Rocking Party
“The Rocky Horror Show” works best when it is immersive like this—a theatrical party that includes the audience.
Coming Attractions in Theater: December 2010
I figure you know where the killer Scrooges are, so this month I look for alternatives to the usual holiday fare. The American Repertory Theater and GAN-e-meed Theatre Project are serving up something different, and SpeakEasy Stage Company says it has found “hip” holiday fare. I have heard that one before, but you never know. […]
Coming Attractions in Theater: May 2010
By Bill Marx The month contains plenty of summerish entertainment, from a new baseball musical to a campy Alfred Hitchcock parody and a jazzy update of The Mikado. For me, the standouts are the more demanding fare, such as a festival of new American theater pieces and an exciting opportunity see Shakespeare’s rarely staged Timon […]
