‘“The Séance Machine” has a fun and frightening second half with some great questions that it’s asking. Though, one just has to wait through the scientific demonstration to get there.”
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“It is unfortunate that the work of these two skilled performers are unable – due to the script – to usher the members of the audience into any morally satisfying catharsis.”
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“This production, again, offered a solid juxtaposition of dance style in comparison with the Swedish production. I noticed many elemental styles of jazz, some tap, modern and swing.”
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“Goodspeed Opera House’s production of Elton John and Lee Hall’s “Billy Elliot” running through Nov. 24 is at times one of the best shows I’ve seen at the Opera House, and at other times feels like Goodspeed overreached.”
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Greater Boston Stage Company opened its 20th Anniversary season with the world premiere of “Last Night at Bowl-Mor Lanes,” by Weylin Symes. This play tells the story of Ruth and Maude, two women “of a certain age,” who break into their hometown bowling alley the night before it gets shut down and turned into a Walmart.
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“The play gives us multiple perspectives from these women and allows us to work out all of the ideas given to us for ourselves. There is no one answer that we are led to and this results in the audience having to think it out for themselves, and really critically evaluating what they just saw, which is exactly what a play like this wants to do.”
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“Plays by Chekhov may appear intimidating -- understandably so considering the subject matter and names that are eternally long and difficult to follow. Thankfully, the program does have a character breakdown that details their relationships and Miller-Stephany has assembled a great cast, who has made a compelling and delightful production of classic 20th-century theater.”
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“Some plot elements from ‘Girl from the North Country’ need to be fleshed out further as there are nineteen members in the cast, and some of the backstories need closure or further addressing. This element does not destroy this wonderful company’s exhibition of true ensemble performance perfection for the stirring renditions of Dylan’s songs.”
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‘“Slave Play” is not for the hard of heart, the heard of “hearing,” or the weak in spirit. However, Mr. Harris’s play must be seen as part of the overall process of awakening, healing, and making sense of it all before it is too late.”
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““God is a Woman” is running at the Soho Playhouse from September 6th through October 12th and it is not one to miss for anyone who is a fan of intelligent comedy.”
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“Art of Warr’s production of this powerful play adapted from a classic was engaging, frightening, and strikingly relevant. A very well done production that I would highly recommend checking out.”
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“In my estimation, any production which kicks off with a boisterous popcorn throwing-fueled singalong of a well-known Warren Zevon tune is worthy of an enthusiastic howl. So it was with Pocket Sandwich Theatre’s sensational melodrama “The Werewolf of London.””
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“Overall, "GRUMPY OLD MEN" presents itself as a curiosity of a musical—a show whose disparate elements look and feel top-notch, but its tethered storyline and its characters earn inconsistent levels and strengths of its audience's investment.”
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“Bernard Shaw’s Caesar & Cleopatra,” currently playing in Theatre 1 at Theatre Row, injects a palpable dose of modernity into the history of the relationship between Caesar’s Rome and Cleopatra’s Egypt.”
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“The Green Room”, a well-intentioned love song to the theater and young thespians everywhere “Waiting in the Wings.”
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“Jack Thorne’s “Sunday,” currently running at Atlantic Theater Company’s Linda Gross Theater, seems to elicit one of two responses: disappointment or robust enthusiasm.”
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“Despite the help of his fellow actors, Jeffrey Bean does not quite show the audience the shadowy underbelly of John’s story. Perhaps he needs more direction or perhaps he needs even more help from Mr. Hegarty and Ms. Street. “
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‘“Honky Tonk Laundry” is not a good story, but with Connolly and Hodos on stage, it does become an enjoyable enough show, especially if you’re a fan of country music.”
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‘“Quixote Nuevo” is a great start for the new season of Hartford Stage and a touching 2 ½ hours of drama and comedy.”
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“‘Piaf/Dietrich’ offers captivating and jaw-dropping performances by Louise Pitre and Jayne Lewis as the famed chanteuses cabaret singers who form a loyal friendship and, for a brief while, became lovers while living in America.”
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