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Monday, August 1, 2011

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

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

Larry Pine heads the cast of Bob Glaudini's world premiere drama Vengeance Is the Lord's, with other November highlights including Basil Twist's Petrushka, John Kolvenbach's On an Average Da…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 07:54AM

Review: Antony and Cleopatra by Sandy MacDonald

John Douglas Thompson and Kate Mulgrew give disappointing performances in the title roles of Tina Landau's visually striking take on Shakespeare's tragedy.

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 07:54AM

Review: Panic! Euphoria! Blackout by Sandy MacDonald

The Talking Band serves up a shiny bauble of a play about the uncertainty of the financial markets.

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 07:54AM

Review: NYMF 2010 Roundup #4 by Dan Bacalzo, Meredith Lee, and Sandy MacDonald

Reports on Pandora's Box, Shine! The Horatio Alger Musical, and Fellowship! The Musical Parody of "The Fellowship of the Ring."

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 07:54AM

Review: NYMF 2010 Roundup #2 by Dan Bacalzo, Chris Kompanek, and Sandy MacDonald

Reports on Frog Kiss, The Tenth Floor, Jay Alan Zimmerman's Incredibly Deaf Musical, and POPart: the Musical.

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 07:54AM

Review: NYMF 2010 Roundup #1 by Dan Bacalzo, Meredith Lee, and Sandy MacDonald

Reports on three autobiographical rock musicals: Anthony Rapp's Without You, Ned Massey's Bloodties, and Karen Bishko's Therapy Rocks.

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 07:54AM

Review: We Have Always Lived in the Castle by Sandy MacDonald

This musical adaptation of Shirley Jackson's novel about a New England family emerges as thin gruel, despite the exceptional work of its talented cast.

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 07:54AM

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

Playwright Annie Baker gets three of her works staged this month, while Lyric Stage produces a ten-hour adaptation of The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby, Constantine Maroulis headl…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 07:54AM

Review: Bus Stop by Sandy MacDonald

Noah Bean and Nicole Rodenburg give revelatory performances in Nicholas Martin's riveting production of William Inge's classic drama.

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 07:54AM

Review: Dirty Rotten Scoundrels by Sandy MacDonald

Brent Barrett leads a glorious cast in the North Shore Music Theatre's winning revival of the hit Broadway musical.

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 07:54AM

Review: The Sensational Josephine Baker by Sandy MacDonald

Cheryl Howard proves stronger as performer than playwright in this solo show about the legendary entertainer.

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 07:54AM

Review: Nance O'Neil by Sandy MacDonald

Rachel Brown is terrific as the American actress who was lovers with Lizzie Borden in David Foley's fascinating play.

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 07:54AM

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

Nicholas Martin's revival of Bus Stop, the return of the Wicked tour, the Sound of Music-inspired Fraulein Maria, and Tectonic's The Laramie Project: Ten Years Later are among this…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 07:54AM
Thursday, July 28, 2011

Review: Show Boat by Sandy MacDonald

The Goodspeed Opera House serves up an uneven revival of the beloved Jerome Kern-Oscar Hammerstein musical.

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 01:00PM
Tuesday, July 26, 2011

‘Dutch’ makes a taut, thrilling treat by Sandy MacDonald

STOCKBRIDGE - You’re sitting on the subway, minding your own business, maybe buried in a book, when someone agitated and off-kilter initiates a conversation. If you haven’t had a…

SOURCE: Boston Globe at 01:20PM
Monday, July 25, 2011

Review: A Doll's House by Sandy MacDonald

Lily Rabe gives an attention-grabbing performance as Nora in the Williamstown Theatre Festival's production of Henrik Ibsen's play.

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 10:00AM
Monday, July 18, 2011

Lessons in loneliness, love in ‘The Graduate’ by Sandy MacDonald

WALTHAM - Mere cub - or cur? In productions of “The Graduate,’’ a 2000 playscript cross-adapted from the 1967 film classic and the 1963 novel that inspired it, a lot hinges…

SOURCE: Boston Globe at 07:39PM

Tinkering injures ‘Romeo and Juliet’ by Sandy MacDonald

LENOX - In her fairly faithful rendering of “Romeo and Juliet’’ for Shakespeare & Company, director Daniela Varon makes a number of critical interventions, some of whic…

SOURCE: Boston Globe at 07:36PM
Monday, July 11, 2011

In its original look, this ‘Oklahoma!’ is OK by Sandy MacDonald

WALTHAM - Reagle Music Theatre, that curious amalgam of professional actors and community thespians, is taking on two Rodgers & Hammerstein biggies this summer: “Oklahoma!’&#…

SOURCE: Boston Globe at 04:50PM
Sunday, July 10, 2011

Review: The Who's Tommy by Sandy Macdonald

Randy Harrison gives a dynamite performance in the title role of the Berkshire Theatre Festival's production of the Tony Award-winning musical.

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 05:00PM
Tuesday, July 5, 2011

Madcap mayhem is double the fun in ‘Twins’ by Sandy MacDonald

LENOX – Perhaps you consider yourself too sophisticated to fall for the buffoonery of commedia dell’arte. Perhaps the broad jokes (lazzi) and character stereotypes (tipi fissi) s…

SOURCE: Boston Globe at 12:50PM
Sunday, July 3, 2011

Review: Three Hotels by Sandy Macdonald

Steven Weber and Maura Tierney star in the Williamstown Theatre Festival's superb revival of Jon Robin Baitz's play.

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 10:00PM
Sunday, June 26, 2011

A SEASON OF HIGHS AND LOWS by Sandy Macdonald

Big shows brought in record money, but some of the smaller productions were the ones that shined the brightest.

SOURCE: Theater News Online at 08:26PM
Monday, June 20, 2011

Review: Guys and Dolls by Sandy Macdonald

Leslie Kritzer leads a strong cast in Barrington Stage's revival of Frank Loesser's beloved musical.

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 11:30AM
Thursday, June 16, 2011

THE TONYS DELIVER by Sandy Macdonald

The Book of Morman dominated the new-musical categories at the Tonys, with War Horse cleaning up in the nonmusical arena.

SOURCE: Theater News Online at 12:00PM
Monday, June 13, 2011

Review: The Circle by Sandy Macdonald

Marsha Mason stars in the Westport Country Playhouse's first-rate production of W. Somerset Maugham's still-timely drawing room comedy.

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 03:00PM
Thursday, June 9, 2011

Review: My Fair Lady by Sandy Macdonald

Charles Shaughnessy and Lisa O'Hare add grandeur to the North Shore Music Theater's production of the classic Lerner and Loewe musical.

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 10:01PM
Tuesday, May 31, 2011

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

Jessica Hecht and Sam Rockwell head A Streetcar Named Desire in the Berkshires, Charles Shaughnessy stars in My Fair Lady in Cape Ann, Josh Grisetti and Judy Blazer are in No Way to Treat a …

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 11:00PM
Wednesday, May 25, 2011

Review: The Best Is Yet to Come by Sandy Macdonald

This bracing tribute show to composer Cy Coleman has romance, glamour, gutsy emotion, and six brilliant performers.

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 10:00PM
Monday, May 9, 2011

Review: The Tempest by Sandy Macdonald

Target Margin's reimagining of Shakespeare's classic play lacks passion.

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 10:00PM

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