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Monday, June 24, 2013

‘Caesar and Dada’ at WSC Avant Bard by Terry Byrne by Terry Byrne

“Shakespeare does not need your help,” barks Franz, the jaded, tyrannical director character in WSC Avant Bard’s world premiere of Caesar and Dada. The irony is that repackaging the ba…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 12:55PM
Saturday, May 4, 2013

‘The Hobbit’ at W.T. Woodson High School by Terry Byrne by Terry Byrne

Calling all J.R.R. Tolkein geeks. If last year’s Hollywood blockbuster The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey left you dangling, W.T. Woodson High School Theatre Department’s lip-smackin�…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 11:00AM
Sunday, April 28, 2013

‘Man of La Mancha’ at Castaways Repertory Theatre by Terry Byrne by Terry Byrne

Back in the day when musical theater spawned chart-toppers, “The Impossible Dream” became an anthem not only for every hopeless romantic, but also for never-say-die American drea…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 09:47AM
Sunday, April 21, 2013

‘Paul’s Case’ at UrbanArias by Terry Byrne by Terry Byrne

The words “world premiere” don’t always translate to “Must-See,” but in the case of Paul’s Case, a post-minimalist, compact opera unveiled by UrbanArias at Artis…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 04:08PM
Sunday, April 14, 2013

‘The New Orleans Bingo! Show’ at The Kennedy Center by Terry Byrne by Terry Byrne

April is “The Music of New Orleans” Month at The Kennedy Center, and it takes a big tent to accommodate the eclectic artistic styles of the Crescent City. That explains the circ…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 09:53PM
Sunday, April 7, 2013

‘Dinner With Friends’ at Providence Players of Fairfax by Terry Byrne by Terry Byrne

Fresh from snaring eight 2012 WATCH awards, mostly for technical excellence, the Providence Players of Fairfax are serving up some refreshingly meaty artistry in Dinner With Friends, a 2000 …

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 12:01AM
Saturday, March 16, 2013

‘Roméo et Juliette’ at Catholic University by Terry Byrne by Terry Byrne

Budding love that is “star-crossed” with budding artistry is the magic potion that should move fine-arts lovers to flee their houses and partake in Catholic University’s School of Musi…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 03:10PM
Saturday, March 9, 2013

‘Copenhagen’ at Rockville Little Theatre by Terry Byrne by Terry Byrne

Forget, for the moment, all you know about quantum physics. It’s history that matters in Copenhagen, Michael Frayn’s Tony Award-winning, World War II drama. Make that revisionist history…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 04:03PM
Thursday, March 15, 2012

Reimagined ‘Les Miserables’ triumphs by Terry Byrne

The 25th-anniversary production of “Les Miserables,’’ now playing at the Opera House, qualifies as a truly extraordinary theatrical experience when high-tech wizardry blend…

SOURCE: Boston Globe at 01:26PM
Friday, December 9, 2011

Amid the glam, ‘La Cage’ drags by Terry Byrne

LA CAGE AUX FOLLES Musical with music and lyrics by Jerry Herman. Book by Harvey Fierstein. (cq) Directed by Terry Johnson. (cq) Choreography, Lynne Page. (cq)Sets, Tim Shortall. (cq) Lights…

SOURCE: Boston Globe at 12:56PM
Sunday, December 4, 2011

Rockettes show provides plenty of kicks by Terry Byrne

The Rockettes’ eye-high kicks remain impressive, and their famous numbers return in all their glory at the Wang Theatre.

SOURCE: Boston Globe at 09:29PM
Monday, November 28, 2011

Magical ‘Nights’ spins tales richly told by Terry Byrne

The magical stories of Sheherezade’s 1,001 “Arabian Nights’’ come to life with the simple combination of a storyteller’s hypnotic voice, a richly colored backdr…

SOURCE: Boston Globe at 12:29PM
Sunday, October 30, 2011

Captivating wonder of ‘Peter Pan’ hooks all ages by Terry Byrne

The familiar tale of the boy who wouldn’t grow up gets a thrilling new production in threesixty° entertainment’s tent, playing in City Hall Plaza through Dec. 30.

SOURCE: Boston Globe at 08:34PM
Tuesday, October 25, 2011

With added music, ‘Tollbooth’ banishes Doldrums by Terry Byrne

The charm of Norton Juster’s book, “The Phantom Tollbooth,’’ lies in the author’s ability to take abstract concepts and attach them to arresting visual images, …

SOURCE: Boston Globe at 12:59PM
Thursday, September 8, 2011

Cirque du Soleil’s ‘Quidam’ an adventure of aerial imagery by Terry Byrne

The opening of “Quidam,’’ the Cirque du Soleil production currently playing at the Agganis Arena, feels like it was lifted right out of “The Cat in the Hat.’…

SOURCE: Boston Globe at 02:07PM
Monday, August 29, 2011

The past comes calling in ‘Fighting Over Beverley’ by Terry Byrne

GLOUCESTER - “Fighting Over Beverley’’ traces an odd romance, one full of sweet promises and longing, compounded by disappointment and regret. At its heart though, is Bever…

SOURCE: Boston Globe at 07:50PM
Wednesday, August 24, 2011

Rare Williams comedy is serious about love by Terry Byrne

STOCKBRIDGE - At first glance, Tennessee Williams’s “Period of Adjustment’’ plays like a formulaic domestic comedy: On Christmas Eve, unhappy newlyweds land on the su…

SOURCE: Boston Globe at 01:01PM
Monday, August 8, 2011

Hearts remain hidden in earnest ‘Love Song’ by Terry Byrne

Playwright John Kolvenbach’s “Love Song’’ sketches out characters who are trying to find “the courage to want.’’ It’s an ambitious challenge, …

SOURCE: Boston Globe at 08:26PM
Monday, August 1, 2011

In Ashland, an ‘Odyssey’ for the senses by Terry Byrne

ASHFIELD - Five senses hardly seem enough for “The Odyssey,’’ Double Edge Theatre’s annual “summer spectacle,’’ a sumptuous sensory feast that reson…

SOURCE: Boston Globe at 07:46PM
Monday, July 4, 2011

Quirky characters enliven ‘Happy Fella’ by Terry Byrne

GLOUCESTER – Composer Frank Loesser was a hopeless romantic. Whether exploring the crowd of New York gangsters in “Guys and Dolls,’’ an ambitious young man’s ri…

SOURCE: Boston Globe at 05:34PM
Sunday, July 3, 2011

‘Boeing Boeing’ a sober, bumpy ride by Terry Byrne

WELLFLEET – Farce demands precision. Without it, the comic hijinks that keep a ridiculous plot buoyant land as heavily as, well, the airplane that gives this play its name.

SOURCE: Boston Globe at 09:29PM

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