Tag Archives: theatre

Schmidt and Loewith have crafted the words of Elmer Rice's 1923 play into melodies and meters that pulse and rise and fall with the rhythm of thought.

"Why go to the theatre to see a play! Better to see yourselves more often."

The Amoralists shift the action from the Lower East Side to Coney Island, with mixed results.

At least there's a good song.

A strange blend of Irish character studies and Japanese Kabuki theater, this is more than a play, it's an immersive poetic experience.

Almost magically, these characters whom we only glimpse come brightly alive, exuding sorrow, angst, joy in turn.

1959: a black family is moving into a white neighborhood. 2009: after hard times, the same neighborhood is re-gentrifying.

Regret being the major theme of the evening, a character reminds the audience that "in the heat of the summer, it is hard to ever imagine being cold."

It’s just great to see Reubens back in the gray suit.

Two gifted musical comedy performers anchor the solid New England premiere of the most self-referential show around.