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 …
THE LIFE AND LEGACY OF ARMENIAN WRITER ZABEL YESSAYAN BROUGHT TO THE STAGE A reflective memory play balancing biography, imagination, and urgency In keeping with Boston Playwrights' Theatre'…
LITTLE PATIENCE FOR LITTLE WOMEN Girls interrupted, potential unrealized Actors' Shakespeare Project is an esteemed local theater company here in Greater Boston and frankly one of my favorit…
A PRESSURE COOKER OF A PRODUCTION A thriller that examines the effects of social media Josephine Moshiri Elwood (Jane) and Dennis Trainor Jr. (Loyd) pull out all the stops in Job, an 80-minu…
A REIMAGINING OF A HOLLYWOOD CLASSIC Frothy fun with an affirmingly progressive perspective The art deco sets (Scott Pask, scenic design), broad-shouldered plaids (Gregg Barnes, costumes), a…
NO LYIN' ABOUT THIS ADORABLE LION A story about rules and when it is right to break them The four-year-old I took to the Adam Theater production of Library Lion at the Calderwood Pavilion in…
THIS SHOW IS ALIVE … WITH THE SOUND OF MUSIC A classic musical celebrates the power of music to promote authenticity How do you solve a problem like"presenting a musical that is so familia…
SISTERHOOD, INTERRUPTED Ragtime, Liberation, and the unfinished work of women's equality Even when we know better, most of us seem to think that history proceeds in a linear manner. Life in …
WONDER OF WONDERS! A musical that refuses pity and earns its hope American Repertory Theater's world premiere of the musical adaptation of R. J. Palacio's best-selling Wonder and the eponymo…
GO TELL IT! There are many ways to celebrate the holiday season on Boston-area stages, ranging from dance interpretations of The Nutcracker to performances and revisions of Dickens, to the e…
AN OMINOUS AND DISORIENTING THRILLER A meticulously staged interrogation that tightens its grip minute by minute In theater and in life, some risks are worth taking. Others may not be worth …
DICKENS IN AN IRISH PUB ✦ ✦ ✦ ✦ ✦ ✦ ✦ ✦ ✦ ✦ The New England premiere of An Irish Carol by playwright Matthew Keenan offers a fresh take on C…
TRIED AND TRUE ✦ ✦ ✦ ✦ ✦ ✦ ✦ ✦ ✦ ✦ Annie is an excellent choice for Boston University Wheelock Family Theatre's holiday offering this year. …