On behalf of Boston Theatre Review, I wanted to officially announce that the ability to comment on posts has been suspended. I am really upset about this because I liked having your feedback about the reviews, and I liked reading what other people had to say about shows when they offered their opinions- but the [...]
A cool summer night kissed with a gentle breeze, the electric hum of thousands of excited audience members, and the clash of car horns mixed with the primal sounds of crickets chirping provided the perfect backdrop to one of Boston’s most anticipated summer events, the Commonwealth Shakespeare Company’s Shakespeare on the Common. This year we [...]
The F.U.D.G.E. Theatre Company’s summer offering is the sweet and soulful Violet by Brian Crawley and Jeanine Tesori. A perfect closure to the company’s brooding season, Violet is an inspirational tale of a young girl on a journey of self discovery to find the true meaning of beauty after a childhood accident leaves her hopelessly [...]
Unfortunately, grim is the best way to describe Company One’s recent production of Grimm, a retelling of seven classic Brother’s Grimm fairy-tales. Clocking in at a laborious 2 hours and forty five minutes, these “re-imagined” vignettes were not the dark and thoughtful pieces I had hoped for, but on the whole were a poorly written [...]
Love is in the air in Boston in June. We all breathe a collective sigh of contentment as the cold air floats away to make room for balmier breezes. The flowers melt into a glorious rainbow, reminding us that the winter is behind us, and we can look forward to a few magnificent months of [...]
The Huntington Theatre Company continues to shatter expectations this season with their tender, wistful production of Prelude to a Kiss. A shimmery, elegant stage filled with thousands of sparkling lights and garlands of flowers that fade effortlessly into a classic, almost European feeling city-scape, set the perfect backdrop of this tale that floats somewhere between [...]
“You are in for a treat, my friend,” I told my companion as we took our seats in the Calderwood Pavilion to see Speakeasy Stage Company’s last production of the season, The Great American Trailer Park Musical by David Nehls and Betsy Kelso. I was admittedly unfamiliar with the show (so refreshing) but I did [...]
The Zeitgeist Stage Company really hit one out of the park on their last production of the season, Beau Willimon’s Farragut North. I have enjoyed each production that Zeitgeist has offered this season, but the impeccable acting, riveting story, and thoughtful use of staging put this show in a class all of it’s own. I [...]
If you’re looking for sophisticated dialog, witty repartee, and a thoughtfully developed and seamless plot- you won’t be finding it in Boston’s newest interactive theatre piece, Fishnet.networks.net- but if you’re looking for a fun way to spend an evening with friends, throw back a few beers, and have a few laughs, it might be just [...]
There’s just no show that can capture my heart like a Boston Gay Men’s Chorus concert. With warm ballads, beat boxing, the worm, a gaggle of dancing cowboys, and a startling tribute led by one of Boston’s finest actors, We the people was no exception to this claim. It makes sense to talk about this [...]