Alright, I admit it, I laughed when I found out that The Color Purple musical was actually, officially titled, “Oprah Winfrey Presents The Color Purple”.  My musical-loving crew was quick to disparage the production for evoking the big “O”, but as a long time fan of the book and film, I was reluctant to give [...]

The A.R.T. is presenting the final installment of their David Mamet celebration June 11th – June 28th at the Zero Arrow Theater in Harvard Square.  This double billing, The Duck Variations and Sexual Perversity in Chicago, are two of Mamet’s celebrated short comedies.  I had the pleasure of attending on Sunday afternoon and must say [...]

Oh, the 80’s, decade of my birth.  Long gone are your acid washed jeans, your feathered bangs, your off the shoulder shirts (unless you stop into the Roxy on a Saturday night- 80’s fashion back in style???), long gone are the smooth stylings of Peter Gabriel, Debbie Gibson, and the New Kids on the Block [...]

Turtle Lane’s intimate playing space was not at its best this past week as it ended its month long run of Mel Brooks’ The Producers.  The normally intimate 120 seat theatre was awkwardly crammed with tables and oddly placed chairs.  In this “cabaret style”, sight lines were terrible and it was impossible to get up [...]

There is something so refreshing about a new work.  An audience member has the opportunity to experience a production without any preconceived notion or bias.  There is a certain honor that comes with being the first audience to put breath into a play- it is as if the audience has been charged with deciding what [...]