SOME ENCHANTMENT REQUIRED Thirty years on, Commonwealth Shakespeare still knows how to charm a crowd A lot is unknown about William Shakespeare, including the order and dates in which he wro…
SPELLBOUND This warm, witty revival reminds us that growing up is never easy—but it can be hilarious Bee-lieve the hype. The Off-Broadway revival of The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling …
A LIFE IN THE KEYS Hershey Felder’s deeply personal journey proves as compelling as the music that shaped it Hershey Felder steps onto a stage with a grand piano surrounded by piles of old…
THE RAIN IT RAINETH A downpour doesn’t stop the cast from shining Heavy rains forced the July 18 performance of Twelfth Night indoors, but the cast and crew more than rose to the occasion.…
GREAT LOOKS, LITTLE GATSBY Too loud, too repetitive, and nowhere near the Jazz Age The touring production of The Great Gatsby, now at the Citizens Opera House in Boston, gives us Linda Cho�…
THE DREAM TEAM A compelling new play reminds us that history is rarely made alone The American Five, by Chess Jakobs, offers a convincing and absorbing portrayal of Martin Luther King Jr.’…
THE TIES THAT STRAIN A hurricane traps a family already under siege. S. Asher Gelman’s emotionally gripping new play, The Zionists: A Family Storm, now at Barrington Stage Company in Miami…
ABSURDLY EVER AFTER A turtle and a snail walk into a war… Igor Golyak, director of Arlekin Players Theatre‘s Delirium, has never seen a production of Eugène Ionesco’s Frenzy for Two (…
SOMETHING’S GOTTA GIVE A “charming bulldozer” meets a wall of resistance Anyone who has had a home renovation knows the way a contractor can take over one’s life. Suddenly, strange m…
TO BAN OR NOT TO BAN Who decides what children are allowed to read? Playwrights are among the many who are struggling to reconcile the escalating conflicts among different factions of our so…
HIGH ENERGY AND HIGH HOPES Rhythm, resilience, and a lot of heart On Your Feet! The Story of Emilio & Gloria Estefan is far from groundbreaking theater, but it is certainly uplifting. Le…
HOME IS WHERE THE PHO IS Looking for a real life amidst the demands of AI Directed by cara hinh and written by Minna Lee, this East Coast premiere is alternately hilarious and joyous and, at…
TRAGEDY AND TEMPTATIONS The rise and fall of a hit machine Ain’t Too Proud tells the story of the rise of The Temptations, a musical group comprised of young Black men who came together in…
GREAT EXPECTATIONS, OR GREAT DECEPTIONS? Miranda Jonte and playwright John Minigan turn Dickens into the subject of a witty and compelling literary cold case Despite the broken air-condition…
GREEK TRAGEDY WITH A LOWRIDER HEART Luis Alfaro’s barrio reimagining of Sophocles turns Greek tragedy into a vibrant, joyous story of identity, fate, and survival Playwright Luis Alfaro’…
ADRIFT, AND MORALLY AT SEA A haunting, musically rich survival tale that probes faith, labor, and the cost of living on Directed by Jeremy Johnson and driven by the highly listenable roots-i…
TOO MANY HANDS ON DECK An inventive but overstuffed adaptation floods the narrative The world premiere of DNAWorks‘ adaptation of Joseph Conrad’s “The Secret Sharer,” directed by Dan…
FIDDLER, DEVIL, AND A DEAL GONE WRONG Beautifully realized, with narration and music in sync—The Soldier’s Tale is devilishly surprising, if a bit abrupt at the finish Igor Stravinsky co…
A GREAT DEBATE A play that asks the audience to think about what the Constitution means to them When she was 15, Heidi Schreck went on tour to compete for college scholarships by delivering …
TURNING A THEATRICAL LEMON INTO FIZZY LEMONADE Matthew Lombardo spins a true-life theatrical disaster into a relentlessly funny backstage comedy According to Nora Ephron, who turned her husb…
TERRIFIC, RADIANT, AND HUMBLE An age-appropriate exploration of death and the life-saving power of words Based on E. B. White's beloved children's book of the same title and adapted by Josep…
NO ECSTASY TO BE FOUND An effort to portray religious transcendence lacks focus and context Treehouse Collective describes itself as an ensemble-based theater company "dedicated to producing…
LOVE LANGUAGES A cabaret performance in Vienna's smallest opera house In Vienna, there's the Staatsoper (very large, very elegant, very impressive, opened in 1869) and the Volksoper (not qui…
DARK VICTORY Â Disability transformed in a gripping and tension-filled noir Director Weylin Symes provides unerring direction of the classic thriller Wait Until Dark at the Greater Boston …
WE WON'T KNOW WHAT WE'VE GOT 'TIL IT'S GONE An exploration of what it means to be human through the consciousness of the machines we created SpeakEasy Stage presents the New England premier …