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Prove It: Independent Drama Society’s “Proof”

Thumbnail image for Prove It: Independent Drama Society’s “Proof” by Bryce Lambert August 26, 2010

David Auburn’s 2001 Pulitzer and Tony winner Proof, popularized by the 2005 film, must be something of a pet project for director Chris Anton, a math editor at Pearson Education. But, even though a guy in front of me showed up to the Independent Drama Society‘s current production at the Factory Theatre in a Swarthmore [...]

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Sadism at the YMCA: Bad Habit’s “Quills”

Thumbnail image for Sadism at the YMCA: Bad Habit’s “Quills” by Victoria Petrosino August 3, 2010

Victoria Petrosino takes in some libertinism, courtesy of Bad Habit Productions.

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Gabriel Kuttner in the Park: “Fully Committed”

Thumbnail image for Gabriel Kuttner in the Park: “Fully Committed” by Bryce Lambert July 29, 2010

Gabriel Kuttner in Becky Mode telephonic one man show “Fully Committed.”

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Things Aren’t So Grimm at Company One

Thumbnail image for Things Aren’t So Grimm at Company One by Victoria Petrosino July 19, 2010

Company One and a company of playwrights give us their take on the Brothers Grimm classics.

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Cherry, Oh Baby

Thumbnail image for Cherry, Oh Baby by Bryce Lambert July 14, 2010

The Gurnet Theatre Project puts up a good fight with James McManus’ “Cherry Smoke.”

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Breaking the Curse: The A.R.T.’s “Johnny Baseball”

Thumbnail image for Breaking the Curse: The A.R.T.’s “Johnny Baseball” by Bryce Lambert June 9, 2010

Theater……and sports? Bryce Lambert reviews the ART’s “Johnny Baseball.”

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Harold Pinter’s Twisted Love Story: Another Country’s “Betrayal”

Another Country Productions Betrayal by Bryce Lambert June 1, 2010

Bryce Lambert reviews a local fringe production of Harold Pinter’s “Betrayal.”

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A Really Freaky Friday: The Huntington’s “Prelude to a Kiss”

Thumbnail image for A Really Freaky Friday: The Huntington’s “Prelude to a Kiss” by Victoria Petrosino May 23, 2010

Victoria Petrosino reviews the latest Huntington production “Prelude to a Kiss.”

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Urbane Ectoplasms: The Lyric Stage’s “Blithe Spirit”

Thumbnail image for Urbane Ectoplasms: The Lyric Stage’s “Blithe Spirit” by Bryce Lambert May 17, 2010

Be you blithe and spirited. Boston lowbrow hit up the Lyric Stage’s production of Noël Coward’s “Blithe Spirit” on Mother’s Day.

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Audio Slideshow: The Actors’ Shakespeare Project’s “Timon of Athens”

Thumbnail image for Audio Slideshow: The Actors’ Shakespeare Project’s “Timon of Athens” by Bryce Lambert May 14, 2010

The Actors’ Shakespeare Project’s Timon of Athens. May 19th to June 13th @ Midway Studios (15 Channel Center St.)

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A Trailer Park Pulls into the South End

Thumbnail image for A Trailer Park Pulls into the South End by Bryce Lambert May 12, 2010

The SpeakEasy Stage hauls some trailer trash into the South End with “The Great American Trailer Park Musical.”

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Shakespeare Gone Japanese: The New Rep’s “Hot Mikado”

Thumbnail image for Shakespeare Gone Japanese: The New Rep’s “Hot Mikado” by Victoria Petrosino May 11, 2010

Victoria Petrosino covers a very un-Japanese “Hot Mikado.”

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Hollywood in Split Screen: The Longwood Players’ “City of Angels”

Thumbnail image for Hollywood in Split Screen: The Longwood Players’ “City of Angels” by Victoria Petrosino April 26, 2010

Victoria Petrosino reviews The Longwood Players’ production of “City of Angels,” a Hollywood noir musical.

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Punk Fairy Tales: “Le Cabaret Grimm”

Thumbnail image for Punk Fairy Tales: “Le Cabaret Grimm” by Bryce Lambert April 23, 2010

Bryce Lambert hits up a punk fairy tale cabaret.

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The Jazz Singer: Lady Day at Emerson’s Bar and Grill

Thumbnail image for The Jazz Singer: Lady Day at Emerson’s Bar and Grill by Victoria Petrosino April 5, 2010

Victoria Petrosino reviews “Lady Day at Emerson’s Bar and Grill,” the Lyric Stage’s production of the Billie Holiday cabaret-biopic.

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Retirees on the Run: The Last Days of Mickey & Jean

Thumbnail image for Retirees on the Run: The Last Days of Mickey & Jean by Deborah Finkelstein April 1, 2010

Stage and film mobsters are often shown murdered by a shower of bullets or well orchestrated hit, but what happens when they just fade away? “The Last Days of Mickey & Jean” is a love story set against the backdrop of a mobster on the lam.

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Add It Up: SpeakEasy’s “Adding Machine”

Thumbnail image for Add It Up: SpeakEasy’s “Adding Machine” by Victoria Petrosino March 18, 2010

Victoria Petrosino reviews SpeakEasy’s new musical spin on the 1923 Elmer Rice play “Adding Machine.”

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The Huntington’s “Becky Shaw”

Thumbnail image for The Huntington’s “Becky Shaw” by Deborah Finkelstein March 15, 2010

Deborah Finkelstein reviews the Huntington’s production of “Becky Shaw.”

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Apollinaire Theatre Company’s “Neighborhood 3: Requisition of Doom”

Thumbnail image for Apollinaire Theatre Company’s “Neighborhood 3: Requisition of Doom” by Deborah Finkelstein March 3, 2010

Deborah Finkelstein reviews Apollinaire Theatre Company’s “Neighborhood 3: Requisition of Doom.” A new play on suburbia, video games, wormholes, and zombies.

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“The Glass Menagerie” in the Loeb Ex

Thumbnail image for “The Glass Menagerie” in the Loeb Ex by Victoria Petrosino February 27, 2010

Victoria Petrosino considers HRDC’s production of “The Glass Menagerie.”