Daniel Okrent's "Art Isn't Easy" is an engaging if familiar introduction to one of theater's most complex figures " though seasoned Stephen Sondheim devotees may find themselves wanting more.
"Rhinoceros" is a powerful wake-up call that, whether we like it nor not, we are writhing on the horns of a dilemma.
In his speculative play "The Antiquities," dramatist Jordan Harrison has no trouble envisioning earthlings in the post-human age.
Come for the frolic and high energy professional stagecraft; stay to experience this creative ensemble's answer to: Who the hell are we, facing the end?
Is anyone surprised that playwrights like Kearnan are creating works that show us women who are resourceful -- and ready to fight back against their oppressors?
Keiko Green's play about the end of the world is a robust vaudevillian entertainment.
"Achieving some sort of balance is key; to capture the heart and soul of who we are, and to present that on our stages, so that we continually challenge audiences and surprise ourselves."
Director Tony Estrella's version of Ibsen's tragedy smooths out an energetic path -- the action moves along with compelling alacrity.
Meeting today's challenge"harnessing the performing arts to prepare the next generation to sustain democracy"requires broader collaboration not only with schools and community partners but a…
Joshua Harmon's play offers numerous instances of familial turbulence, moments of rhapsodic relief and -- to avoid spoilers -- revelations of how guilt and hostility fuse to create irreparab…
The true star of the Lyric Stage production is Aimee Doherty, who is marvelous in the role of Penelope.
A consistently engaging and engaged, insightful, humorous, scarily moving, polished contemporary drama with a premise to die for.
A new year is beginning, so it is as good a time as any to check in with a few actors with Boston roots or performance experience, to explore what it means to pursue the dream of being an ac…
Protecting live theater, along with the other arts that the NEA has supported, is urgent, and it begins, as it did with me, by loving theater, either as a regular member of the audience or a…
Is it possible to separate the art from the artist or, in the case of Rhode Island's Contemporary Theater Company, the artist's husband?
If there is power in being invited, for the space of 80 minutes, to suspend our fear of where things are going, this show is a place where we can feel safe to do just that.
"Job" is not so much a game of cat-and-mouse as a highly pressurized coffee klatch.
"Wonder" aspires to make us more empathetic and to help us "choose kind."
Sometimes the stranger is someone who is very well known to us, like a father whose strange ways include a devotion to a certain story about a childhood in Wales.
Our critics salute the year's outstanding productions, with some commentary on the state of the art.
The 2025 version of the Revels once again fills historic Sanders Theatre with comedy and music, while at the same time encouraging us to reflect on the things that are important in life -- f…
Two versions of "Hedda Gabler" -- one gratifying, the other gauche.
If John Lahr could learn, even in his eighties, to cut back on his own self-adoration and stop being so damned starstruck, the razzle in his profiles would dazzle all the more.
One of the great playwrights of the 20th century, the drama of Tom Stoppard reflected a distinctive talent -- he wrote to entertain, but with intellectual rigor.
"Fun Home"'s relevance not only lies in how it flawlessly interweaves three storylines that revolve around the same character, but how it dramatizes, with grace, humor, and pathos, a familia…