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Barlow Adamson and Andrew Cekala dream of a Red Ryder bb gun. Photo(s) by Andrew Brilliant.I'm quite sure A Christmas Story (at the New Rep through December 24) is a nostalgia piece, b…
The giant rukh takes flight in Arabian Nights.Arabian Nights, at the Central Square Theatre through December 31, isn't technically a Christmas show, I suppose (can you have a Muslim Chr…
. . . I do want to point out that in the Times, Oskar Eustis of the Public Theater is quoted as saying:" . . .if we're ever in a situation where we're holding up a major nonprofi…
Mice rock!!! And for their next trick - Sandinista!!No one could claim that the Stoneham Theatre has played it safe this holiday season; their current Christmas show, in fact, is an ed…
Boston Baroque in action.Once, a generation ago, Martin Pearlman was regarded as an ionoclast, and his vision of Handel's Messiah - performed on period instruments, with light, agile forces,…
The Reduced Shakespeare CompanyOkay, folks, it's back to our regularly scheduled programming here at the Hub Review. When I heard that the Reduced Shakespeare Company (you know, the gu…
Charles Isherwood of the Times is back in the news, with a particularly clueless review of Lydia Diamond's Stick Fly, which has reached Broadway after taking several regional theatres by sto…
As you probably know by now, the Boston Police moved in this morning at 5 AM with an overwhelming force and cleared Dewey Square of Occupy Boston, being careful to limit and block media acce…
Photo by Occupy BostonLast night it was easy to get drunk on the possibilities.I got to Occupy Boston late - about 11:30 pm, only half an hour before Mayor Menino's "deadline" for the evacua…
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The mayor in a mood.He has given the occupiers till midnight to clear out of Dewey Square. This is important. The number for the Mayor's office is 617-635-4500. The email is &nb…
Jesse Levine plays like an angel. Photo(s): Kyle T. Hemingway.One of the sillier aspects of our age is the proliferation of pseudo-"rebellions" in the performing arts. As the populace…
The brilliant "bank run" scene from Capra's classic.I took last Saturday night "off," as it were, and let the performing arts fend for themselves - and instead curled up at home before…
Gandhi's statue at Occupy Boston.You know, I am not really an activist, but I do try to get out there when it counts, when showing up makes a difference. I support Occupy Boston financially…
Robin Long, Lovely Hoffman, Davron S. Monroe, Lori Tishfield, and Calvin Braxton in Ain't Misbehavin'. Photo: Mark S. Howard.You've probably already heard the news about the Lyric Stage's Ai…
Joel Colodner, Adrianne Krstansky and Christine Power in Three Viewings. Photo by Andrew Brilliant.For those who appreciate the fine art of acting, I'd say that Three Viewings (at the …
Once again time has gotten away from me and I haven't gotten around to writing about something I meant to. This time that something is Man Ray/Lee Miller, Partners in Surrealism, which…
Douglas Williams, Mireille Asselin and ensemble in Hades.What is period musical performance for?For its enthusiasts, the answer is simply the beauty of the music itself, which is most authen…
Whitney Jensen sails through the Waltz of the Flowers. Photos: Gene Schiavone.I'm not sure I have anything left to say about The Nutcracker. I'm not sure anybody does. But as I settled…
In these networked days, it's no surprise that literal nets have become an artform unto themselves - and the artist who has made them resonate best as public art is probably Janet Echelman, …
Sorry, I know it's wrong to make fun of people with mental challenges, but I can't resist the temptation to pile onto Michael Kaiser (who is, I can barely believe, a graduate of my own alma …
By now the annual Boston Early Music Festival chamber opera production qualifies as an "event." And that event is tonight (above is the promo video, which gives you some sense of the i…
I didn't think it was possible to write a boring play about Adolf Eichmann.Nevertheless, fledgling playwright Evan M. Wiener has managed to do it, and the Huntington has staged it with all t…
A scene from last year's Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade.It's that time of year again - so here's a sincere wish for a Happy Thanksgiving from me to you.I also thought it was worth noting (in…
Perlman in action in New York.I came to Itzhak Perlman's Celebrity Series appearance at Symphony Hall last weekend after a series of disappointing experiences at the theatre, and so the conc…
