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”Shatterer of Worlds’ – An Intriguing Experience (4 Stars)
"The Shatterer of Worlds", Produced by Bread and Puppet Theatre at Cyclorama at the Boston Center for the Arts (BCA), 539 Tremont
Events INSIDER: Jan 21-28, 2014
Giveaways & Features
Win / Review: The Shatterer of Worlds
This is wild and haunting and crazy and pu
“The Devil’s Music: The Life and Blues of Bessie Smith”, by The Merrimack Repertory Theatre
"The Devil's Music: The Life and Blues of Bessie Smith"
Written by Angelo Parra; Concept, Musical
Staging, and Direction by
‘Insignificance’ Demonstrates That All Is Relative (4 Stars)
'Insignificance' - Written by Terry Johnson; Directed by Daniel Gidron; Produced by The Nora Theatre Company. At the Central Squar
Speakeasy Stages Brilliant ‘Color Purple’ (5 Stars)
by Claudia A. Fox Tree
THE COLOR PURPLE - Based on the Alice Walker novel 'The Color Purple'; Music by Brenda Russell, Allee Will
‘The Haberdasher’ Delivers Swashbuckling Laughs (3.5 Stars)
"The Haberdasher" - Written by Walt McGough; Directed by Brett Marks; Scenic Design by Luke J. Sutherland; Costume Design by Erica
Events INSIDER: Jan 13-20, 2014
Giveaways & Features
Win / Review: The Color Purple
The tour-de-force drama comes to the Speak Easy S
‘Venus in Fur’, by the Huntington Theatre Company
'Venus in Fur' Written by David Ives; Directed by Daniel
Goldstein; Produced by the Huntington Theatre Company at the Avenue o
New Rep Explores Good and Evil With Compelling ‘Imagining Madoff’ (5 Stars)
'Imagining Madoff' - Written by Deborah Margolin; Directed by Elaine Vaan Hogue; Scenic Designer Jon Savage; Costume Designer Leon
Lyric Stages Moving Production of ‘Working’ (4 Stars)
Working - From the book by Studs Terkel; Adapted by Stephen Schwartz and Nina Faso; Directed & Choreographed by Ilyse Robbin
Events INSIDER: Jan 6-14, 2014
Giveaways & Features
Win: Passim's BCMFest
Win a pair of tickets to Boston's Celtic Music Festival at C
Events INSIDER: Dec 30, 2013 to Jan 7, 2014
Giveaways & Features
Win: Speakeasy Circus (Two Shows)
We have four pairs....Yes you read that right, F
ASP’s ‘Henry VIII’ Brings The Bard To the Masses (5 Stars)
by Paul Meekin
Henry VIII - Written by William Shakespeare; Directed by Tina Packer; Presented by Actors' Shakespeare Project at
Events INSIDER: Dec 24, 2013 to Jan 1, 2014
Giveaways & Features
Win: JewMongous!
If song titles like 'Just Too Jew For You', 'Hooked On Hora', and
Hub Theatre Co. Closes Season Strong With ‘Sand Mountain’ (4 Stars)
Sand Mountain - Written by Romulus Linney; Directed by Daniel Borque. Presented by Hub Theatre Company of Boston, December 13-21 a
The Heart of Robin Hood, by The American Repertory Theater
The Heart of Robin Hood - Written by David Farr; Directed by Gisli Om Gardarsson; Music and Lyrics by Poor Old Shine, David Farr
Christmas Revels Takes Us On A Musical Journey (5 Stars)
The Christmas Revels - In Celebration of the Winter Solstice. Directed by Patrick Swanson, Music Direction by George Emlen; Choreo
Events INSIDER: Dec 16-31
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Win: Ultrasonic Rock Orchestra: A New Year's Eve Spectacular
The Ultra Sonic Roc
‘not Jenny’ Takes Painful (and Humorous) Look at Hurt People (4 Stars)
'not Jenny' - Written by MJ Halberstadt; Directed by Rebecca Bradshaw; Presented by Bridge Repertory Theater of Boston at the Stan
Boston Ballet’s Nutcracker – An Experience Not To be Missed (5 Stars)
The Nutcracker - Music by Peter Illyich Tchaikovsky; Choreography by Mikko Nissinen; Set & Costume Design by Robert Perdziola;
Boston Holiday Pops Festival Chorus
by Michele Markarian
Boston Holiday Pops - Boston Pops Orchestra, with Tanglewood
Festival Chorus at Symphony Hall,
Events INSIDER: Dec 9-17, 2013
Giveaways & Features
Win: 'A Christmas Carol' at Anthem Theatre
This version of 'A Christmas Carol' fea
Review: Fiddle Virtuosos Childsplay Serve Up Hot Licks (5 Stars)
by Paul Meekin
Childsplay - at the Lexington Masonic Heritage Museum, December 5th, 2013.
Well fiddle me timbers! This was great
‘Slutcracker’ Is Good & Smutty Holiday Fun (4 Stars)
'The Slutcracker' Created, Directed and Choreographed by Vanessa White; Score Adapted by Mikel Toms of First Creative and the
NSMT Delivers A Haunting ‘Christmas Carol’ (5 Stars)
Review by Claudia A. Fox Tree
A CHRISTMAS CAROL - Directed by Arianna Knapp; Adapted for the stage from the Charles Dickens novel