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Gloucester Stage’s ‘The Flick’ Is A Screen Gem (4.5 Stars)
'The Flick' - Written by Annie Baker; Directed by Bridget Kathleen O'Leary; Set Design by Courtney Nelson; Costume Design by Lara
NMST’s ‘Saturday Night Fever’ A Disco Inferno (4.5 Stars)
'Saturday Night Fever' - Based on the Paramount/RSO Film and the story written by Nick Cohn; Featuring songs by Bee Gees (and othe
Albee’s ‘The Goat or Who Is Sylvia?’ Is Tragically Hilarious (4.5 Stars)
'The Goat or Who Is Sylvia?' - Written by Edward Albee; Directed by Daniel Morris; Scenic Design by Kevin Deane Parker; Costume De
Wax Wings Gives Cain and Abel an Artistic Treatment in ‘Eyes Shut. Door Open’ (4 Stars)
'Eyes Shut. Door Open' - Written by Cassie M. Seinuk; Directed by Christopher Randolph; Set Design by Kyle Blanchette. Presented b
Albatross at New Rep (5 Stars)
*Michael Seiden and The Poets' Theatre's 'Albatross': Directed by Rick Lombardo; Written by Matthew Spangler & Benjamin Evett;
Bridge Rep Delivers Minimal But Powerful ‘Julius Caesar’ (4.5 Stars)
'Julius Caesar' - Written by William Shakespeare; Directed by Olivia D'Ambrosio; Scenic Design by Esme Allen; Costume Design by St
Patinkin, Mac Bring ‘Vaudeville’ to A.R.T. (4 Stars)
'The Last Two People on Earth: An Apocalyptic Vaudeville' - Starring Mandy Patinkin and Taylor Mac; Direction & Choreography b
Scenes from an Adultery Entertainment Lite (3.5 Stars)
*Scenes From An Adultery, written by Ronan Noone, directed by Bridget Kathleen O'Leary, New Repertory Theatre, 321 Arsenal Street,
OUTGOING TIDE (4.5 Stars)
*OUTGOING TIDE - Written by Bruce Graham; Directed by Charles Towers; Stage Management by Peter Crewe; Scenic Design by James J. F
Wheelock’s Shrek lets its Freak Flag Fly with a Positive Message of Acceptance (4.5 Stars)
*SHREK the MUSICAL - Book and Lyrics by David Lindsay Abaire. Music by Jeanine Tesori. Based on the Dreamworks Animation Motion Pi
Who is Imre Kertesz? Kaddish at Charlestown Working Theatre (4 Stars)
*Produced and directed by Barbara Lanciers, featuring Jake Goodman. Kaddish ran at Charlestown Working Theater, April 10-11, 2015.
Huntington Mounts Powerful, Painful ‘Come Back Little Sheba’ (5 Stars)
*Come Back, Little Sheba - Written by William Inge; Directed by David Cromer; Set Design by Stephen Dobay. Presented by the Huntin
Get Lost on Neville’s Island (4 Stars)
*Directed by Weylin Symes, written by Tim Firth. Presented by Stoneham Theatre from April 9-26, 2015.*
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Religion’s the Thing in God Box (3 Stars)
*God Box, written and performed by Antonia Lassar, directed by Christine Hamel. Part of the Second Annual Next Rep Black Box Festi
‘Kimberly Akimbo’ A Hilariously Dark Comedy (4.5 Stars)
*Directed by Allison Olivia Choat; Original Music by Dan Rodriguez; Set Design by John Paul Devlin; Costume Design by Susanne Mill
Lyric’s ‘City of Angels’ Sends Up Noir, 30’s Hollywood In Fun Romp (4 Stars)
*'City of Angels' - Music by Cy Coleman; Lyrics by David Zippel; Book by Larry Gelbart. Directed by Spiro Veloudos; Music Directio
ASP Delivers Absurd Tragedy With Brilliant ‘God’s Ear’ (5 Stars)
'God's Ear' - Written by Jenny Schwartz; Directed by Thomas Derrah; Scenic Design by Cristina Todesco; Costumes by Gail Astrid Buc
Events INSIDER: March 30-April 7, 2015
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Events INSIDER: March 23-31, 2015
Johnnys Picks
Boston Robotics Competition
Danger, Will Robinson! Immerse yourself on science and robotics i
Who are the Scientists in the Museum of Science Lobby?
by Johnny Monsarrat
I grew up about an hour's drive from Boston and didn't visit it much until I came here for college. As a kid,
Speakeasy’s Scaled Down ‘Big Fish’ Shines (4.5 Stars)
'Big Fish' - Based on the Novel by Daniel Wallace and the Columbia Motion Picture; Written by John August; Music and Lyrics by And
Events INSIDER: March 17-24, 2015
Johnnys Picks
The Persian New Year Festival
There are plenty of Chinese New Year celebrations and not e
‘The Colored Museum’ Takes Unflinching, Hilarious Look at Black Experience (4.5 Stars)
'The Colored Museum' - Written by George C. Wolfe; Directed by Billy Porter; Scenic design by Clint Ramos; Costume Design by Anita
Badass by Sleeping Weazel Productions in residence at Boston Playwrights’ Theater (4 stars)
BADASS runs March 5–14, 2015 (Thursday through Saturdays only) at 8:00 pm at Boston Playwrights’ Theatre, 949 Commonwealth Ave
ArtsEmerson Delivers Comically Tragic ‘Tristan & Yseult’ (4.5 Stars)
Tristan & Yseult - Written by Carl Grose and Anna Maria Murphy; Adapted and Directed by Emma Rice. Presented by ArtsEmerson: T