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Thursday, August 25, 2011

‘Unnecessary Farce’ brings unrelenting laughs by Sandy MacDonald

DENNIS - Actors have an edge when it comes to writing for actors: Just ask Molière. Actor/playwright Paul Slade Smith, whose “Unnecessary Farce’’ is enjoying a whip-sm…

SOURCE: Boston Globe at 12:44PM
Monday, August 22, 2011

Wharton Salon travels smoothly through time by Sandy MacDonald

LENOX - Though she did dabble (secretly) in a bit of genteel porn, Edith Wharton wrote no plays that we know of. Perhaps in her exalted social circle, it simply wasn’t done. Neither wa…

SOURCE: Boston Globe at 07:27PM
Sunday, August 21, 2011

Review: Ten Cents a Dance by Sandy MacDonald

John Doyle's new "musical" using the songs of Rodgers & Hart produces little but grimaces.

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 10:00PM

Review: The Game by Sandy MacDonald

Rachel York and Graham Rowat shine in Barrington Stage Company's excellent musical based on Les Liaisons Dangereuses

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 10:00PM
Wednesday, August 10, 2011

Review: Crazy for You by Sandy MacDonald

Matt Loehr and Vanessa Sonon give terrific performances in the Cape Playhouse's delightful production of the 1992 hit Broadway musical.

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 01:21PM

The raunchy revelations of ‘The Book of Merman’ by Sandy MacDonald

PROVINCETOWN - If you’re not familiar with Varla Jean Merman, nom du drag of the actor Jeffery Roberson, introductions are in order: The self-described love child of Ethel Merman and E…

SOURCE: Boston Globe at 12:33PM
Sunday, August 7, 2011

A spousal cocktail more shaky than stirring by Sandy MacDonald

STOCKBRIDGE - Forgive one extramarital affair? Possibly. Plenty of spouses manage. But how about one and a half - as in, having already dealt with one infidelity, you discover your mate in t…

SOURCE: Boston Globe at 10:17PM
Monday, August 1, 2011

Review: Treasure Island by Sandy Macdonald

A stellar cast lead by Noah E. Galvin and Tom Hewitt enlivens this sometimes monotonous-feeling adaptation of Robert Louis Stevenson's classic novel.

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 07:54AM

City Spotlight: Boston Metro Spotlight: March 2011 by Sandy Macdonald

Diane Paulus directs Death and the Powers: The Robots' Opera, with area highlights also including Car Talk: The Musical!, The Select (The Sun Also Rises), The Grand Inquisitor, My Wonderful …

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 07:54AM

Review: The Method Gun by Sandy Macdonald

The Texas-based group's new piece about a 1970s theater troupe affords only fleeting pleasures.

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 07:54AM

Review: Prometheus Bound by Sandy Macdonald

Gavin Creel stars in this surprisingly touching and often deafening musical retelling of the Greek myth.

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 07:54AM

Review: Compulsion by Sandy Macdonald

Mandy Patinkin gives an engrossing performance in Rinne Groff's troubling play about a writer's obsession with Anne Frank.

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 07:54AM

Review: A Perfect Future by Sandy Macdonald

David Hay's play about a gathering of Manhattanites is muddled and often unbelievable.

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 07:54AM

Review: Ajax by Sandy Macdonald

American Repertory Theatre's brief and bloody rendition of Sophocles' tragedy features strong work from Ron Cephas-Jones and Linda Powell.

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 07:54AM

Review: Apple Cove by Sandy Macdonald

Lynn Rosen's absurdist comedy gets a first-rate production at the Women's Project.

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 07:54AM

Review: Apple Cove by Sandy Macdonald

Lynn Rosen's absurdist comedy gets a first-rate production at the Women's Project.

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 07:54AM

Review: The Milk Train Doesn't Stop Here Anymore by Sandy Macdonald

Olympia Dukakis gives a grounded yet juicy performance in Michael Wilson's sharp staging of Tennessee Williams' rarely-performed drama.

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 07:54AM

City Spotlight: Boston Metro Spotlight: February 2011 by Sandy Macdonald

Gavin Creel stars in Steven Sater and Serj Tankian's Prometheus Bound musical, with other highlights including Ajax, The Cripple of Inishmaan, Terminus, Pussy on the House, Mary Poppins, RAI…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 07:54AM

Review: The Milk Train Doesn't Stop Here Anymore by Sandy Macdonald

Olympia Dukakis gives a grounded yet juicy performance in Michael Wilson's sharp staging of Tennessee Williams' rarely-performed drama.

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 07:54AM

City Spotlight: Boston Metro Spotlight: February 2011 by Sandy Macdonald

Gavin Creel stars in Steven Sater and Serj Tankian's Prometheus Bound musical, with other highlights including Ajax, The Cripple of Inishmaan, Terminus, Pussy on the House, Mary Poppins, RAI…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 07:54AM

Review: Nearly Lear by Sandy Macdonald

Susan Hamnett's 70-minute solo adaptation of the Bard's tragedy doesn't fully succeed in introducing youngsters to this classic work.

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 07:54AM

City Spotlight: Boston Metro Spotlight: January 2011 by Sandy MacDonald

Tonye Patano stars in Ruined, while Boston-area audiences can also catch The Understudy, Nine, Bread and Puppet Theater's The Return of Ulysses, The Civilians' In the Footprint, Cirque du So…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 07:54AM

Review: The Blue Flower by Sandy MacDonald

A.R.T.'s new production of Jim and Ruth Bauer's musical about the entanglements among four Weimar-era historical figures is wholly captivating.

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 07:54AM

Review: The Return of Ulysses by Sandy MacDonald

Bread & Puppet's latest spectacle is both understated and confusing.

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 07:54AM

Review: Blind Date by Sandy MacDonald

Rebecca Northan's improv-based show about the vagaries of human intimacy is so good it may leave audiences yearning for a repeat fix.

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 07:54AM

City Spotlight: Boston Metro Spotlight: December 2010 by Sandy MacDonald

December highlights include Daniel Jenkins and Meghan McGeary in The Blue Flower, Ryan Landry in Mrs. Grinchley's Christmas Carol, The Radio City Christmas Spectacular, Jim Dale and Jane Kra…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 07:54AM

City Spotlight: Boston Metro Spotlight: December 2010 by Sandy MacDonald

December highlights include Daniel Jenkins and Meghan McGeary in The Blue Flower, Ryan Landry in Mrs. Grinchley's Christmas Carol, The Radio City Christmas Spectacular, Jim Dale and Jane Kra…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 07:54AM

Review: The Extraordinary Ordinary by Sandy MacDonald

This new musical about six ordinary New Yorkers feels overlong and often unbelievable.

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 07:54AM

Review: Knock Me a Kiss by Sandy MacDonald

Andre De Shields stars in Charles Smith's lively play about the family of African-American activist W.E.B. Du Bois.

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 07:54AM

Review: Notes from Underground by Sandy MacDonald

Bill Camp is superb in this coruscating adaptation of the Dostoevsky novella.

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 07:54AM

Review: The Train Driver by Sandy MacDonald

Harry Groener and Anthony Chilsholm give consummate performances in Athol Fugard's trenchant new two-hander.

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 07:54AM

All that Chat

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