'Jerry Springer' Reveres God of Trash Talk
by Jan Nargi
- May 18, 2009
The sad exploitation of people in desperate search of celebrity is hilariously but also cleverly skewered in SpeakEasy Stage's controversial season-ending shocker that gilds our basest behaviors with operatic grandeur
The New Century: Enter Laughing
by Nancy Grossman
- Jan 28, 2009
The SpeakEasy Stage Company presents the New England premiere of Paul Rudnick's new play, a collection of stories and characters with humor, heart, and warmth to get you through the winter
A Dickens of a Season, Scrooged or Not
by Jan Nargi
- Dec 10, 2007
Whether you like your theatrical holiday fare to wax nostalgic or break with traditional sentiment, you're bound to find something in the Boston area to brighten your days now that the Winter Solstice is upon us.
Hell Hath No Fury Like "The Women"
by Jan Nargi
- Oct 16, 2006
Some of the barbs in this dated social satire may be rusty, but much of the bite in this SpeakEasy production of Clare Boothe Luce's classic comedy still leaves its mark
Stoneham's 'Pal Joey' Lacks, Well, Everything
by Olena Ripnick
- Sep 20, 2005
Stoneham Theatre kicks off their 2005-2006 season with 'Pal Joey,' the ground-breaking Rodgers and Hart musical that centers around a roguish nightclub emcee who ditches his naïve girlfriend to romance a rich older woman, who subsequently finances his lifestyle and business pursuits, until a blackmail scheme threatens to ruin them all.
