Theater

Theater

Whistler in the Dark on Caryl Churchill

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There are just two more days to catch Whistler in the Dark’s two play Caryl Churchill lineup. Fen and A Number are just the kind of work one expects to see produced by the Whistlers and I don’t think anybody else is as well equipped to handle Churchill’s complex narratives, sense of mystery, and large [...]

Theater

All the king’s horses and all the king’s men sent Old Icicle away again: Imaginary Beasts’ Winter Panto

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Pantomime, I discovered at the BCA last weekend, is a British, community-theaterish Christmastime sort of theater that channels culturally familiar stories into a very formal struggle of good versus evil…that’s all mostly for the kids. I don’t think I was alone in thinking Pantomime just meant whitefaced mimes for years because, thankfully, Imaginary Beasts took [...]

Theater

The Lyric Stage Serves Up Tracy Letts’ “Superior Donuts”

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If it’s a portrait of urban gentrification or Starbuckization or race relations you’re looking for, Tracy Letts’ Superior Donuts (at the Lyric Stage through February 4th) isn’t the play for you. These heady themes hover over the play’s down-and-out Chicago doughnut shop setting like the scent of deep fryer grease, but never quite drop. Shots [...]

Music

Three Pianos and a Little Schubert at the A.R.T.

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The A.R.T. throws a killer Schubertiade.

Theater

Bipolar Hypersexuality: The Psych Drama Company’s “Hamlet”

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A new fringe company takes on Hamlet with sex and psychology.

Theater

Shakespeare Interrupted: Whistler in the Dark’s Stoppard Double Feature

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Whistler gives us accessible and intellectual theater with a hilarious “Dogg’s Hamlet” and a spooky and riveting “Cahoot’s Macbeth.”

Theater

A Cambridge Story: The Huntington’s “Before I Leave You”

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A study of aging and adultery in our own backyard.