Boston Theater Reviews: Best Shows & Critic Recommendations Page 44

BWW Reviews: A.R.T. PIPPIN Talkback Coverage
by Marakay Rogers - January 10, 2013

At the January 9 talkback at American Repertory Theatre in Cambridge, cast members and Diane Paulus covered their thoughts on the show, on their interest in cross-training skills, and on the move to Broadway....

BWW REVIEW: PIPPIN Comes of Age in A.R.T. Revival
by Jan Nargi - January 08, 2013

Dazzling acrobatics, insightful direction, shrewd performances, and rich new orchestrations make this creaky 1970s pop musical a timely and timeless exploration of personal fulfillment and existential angst...

BWW Review: A Musical Revue of Sondheim Rejects at New Repertory Theatre
by Nancy Grossman - January 08, 2013

The concept of MARRY ME A LITTLE, an easy to take musical revue at New Repertory Theatre in Watertown, is a loosely-themed program of Stephen Sondheim rejects. Seventeen of the maestro's songs that have been cut from well-known shows or drawn from never-produced works are performed by a talented qua...

BWW Review: Gabriel Kuttner Gives His All in FULLY COMMITTED
by Nancy Grossman - December 21, 2012

Gabriel Kuttner revisits his 2010 IRNE Award-winning portrayal of thirty-plus characters in Becky Mode's one act, one person comedy at New Repertory Theatre....

BWW Review: John Kolvenbach's HALF 'N HALF 'N HALF World Premiere at MRT
by Nancy Grossman - December 17, 2012

Merrimack Repertory Theatre and Director Kyle Fabel collaborate with John Kolvenbach for the world premiere of his backstage comedy about life and love in a repertory theatre. When the backstage shenanigans of the protagonist spill through the dressing room door into a scene playing live onstage, al...

BWW REVIEW: AN 'OUR TOWN' FOR OUR TIME
by Jan Nargi - December 17, 2012

David Cromer's stunning reimagining of Thornton Wilder's Pulitzer Prize-winning drama 'Our Town' reverberates with life and longing in the Huntington Theatre Company production now at the Boston Center for the Arts...

BWW Review: HOLIDAY MEMORIES to Warm a Winter's Night
by Nancy Grossman - December 13, 2012

Amidst the hustle and bustle of the holiday season, with all of its blaring music and colorful lights clamoring for attention, New Repertory Theatre is offering a quiet and simple drama as a balm for our overloaded synapses. HOLIDAY MEMORIES combines two short stories by Truman Capote that are based...

BWW Reviews: Jim Briggs Portrays Compelling VINCENT van Gogh in the Berkshires
by Larry Murray - December 15, 2012

The Starry Night Theatre Company, newly organized in the Berkshires, offers Leonard Nimoy's one hander VINCENT, with Jim Briggs as van Gogh, as its first production. It plays December 14-30, 2012 on the St. Germain Stage of Barrington Stage Company....

BWW REVIEW: 'A CHRISTMAS CAROL' IS A TIMELESS TRADITION AT NORTH SHORE MUSIC THEATRE
by Jan Nargi - December 11, 2012

North Shore Music Theatre's 22nd edition of Jon Kimbell's delightful musical adaptation of the Charles Dickens classic is as vibrant and moving as ever thanks to gorgeous visuals, stunning special effects, beautiful music, and a perfect cast led by the inimitable David Coffee as Ebeneezer Scrooge...

BWW Review: Reagle Music Theatre's CHRISTMAS TIME
by Nancy Grossman - December 10, 2012

The 30th Anniversary Edition of Reagle Music Theatre's CHRISTMAS TIME is an all-encompassing, radiant, musical holiday extravaganza. A pageant for all ages that has stood the test of time, the show features guest artists Sarah Pfisterer and Rick Hilsabeck, a cast of nearly 200 adults and children, a...

BWW Review: Idioms On the Loose in CHINGLISH
by Nancy Grossman - December 08, 2012

The Lyric Stage Company of Boston veers away from traditional Christmas fare and presents Tony and Obie Award-winning playwright David Henry Hwang's CHINGLISH, his 2011 play about an American businessman trying to cash in on the growth potential in China. Miscommunication and mistranslation are the ...

BWW Review: MUMMENSCHANZ 40TH ANNIVERSARY
by Nancy Grossman - December 06, 2012

Celebrity Series of Boston brings celebrated Swiss performance troupe back to Boston for the sixth time. Although it is somewhat difficult to adequately describe the nature of what they do, what they do is entertain and enchant. Part choreographed movement, part acrobatics, part performance art, MUM...

BWW Review: A RUDOLPH For the Ages
by Nancy Grossman - December 03, 2012

Ryan Landry and The Gold Dust Orphans introduce a new Christmas parody, starring a new leading hunk. Jesse James Wood is all bright and shiny in RUDOLPH THE RED NECKED REINDEER, based on the 1964 Rankin/Bass RUDOLPH THE RED NOSED REINDEER. Costume designer Scott Martino and Choreographer Delta Miles...

BWW Review: CHESAPEAKE: Man's Best Friend with a Twist
by Nancy Grossman - November 30, 2012

If Congress instituted a "Bring your dog to work day," the NEA would be fully funded, Roe v. Wade and women's rights would remain protected, and we'd have a better chance of avoiding the fiscal cliff....

BWW REVIEW: Pain Runs Deep in Huntington's BETRAYAL
by Jan Nargi - November 26, 2012

Boston's Huntington Theatre Company presents a penetrating look beneath the surface of sex, lies and loneliness in its taut revival of Harold Pinter's 1978 memory play 'Betrayal' now through December 9 at the B.U. Theatre...

Israeli Stage's ULYSSES ON BOTTLES/Birthday Celebration
by Nancy Grossman - November 24, 2012

Israeli Stage and Producing Artistic Director Guy Ben-Aharon celebrated the company's second birthday on Sunday, November 18, with a staged reading of Gilad Evron's powerful ULYSSES ON BOTTLES at Goethe-Institut in Boston....

BWW Review: Bad Habit Offers 44 PLAYS FOR 44 PRESIDENTS
by Nancy Grossman - November 08, 2012

As if you haven't had enough of election year politics, now comes the 2012 National Plays for Presidents Festival. However, this lighthearted two-hour tour of presidential history is a good way to wean yourself off the non-stop 24/7 flood of political advertisements and opponent-bashing....

BWW Review: Boston Premiere of BENGAL TIGER AT THE BAGHDAD ZOO
by Nancy Grossman - November 06, 2012

Are we at a sufficient remove from the last decade of wars in the Middle East to be able to step back and take an analytical view that is balanced or unbiased? In BENGAL TIGER AT THE BAGHDAD ZOO, Rajiv Joseph's 2010 Pulitzer Prize Finalist play having its Boston premiere at Company One, the playwrig...

BWW Review: Ah, Yes, I Remember It Well
by Nancy Grossman - November 02, 2012

Merrimack Repertory Theatre presents Kathleen Tolan's MEMORY HOUSE, a sweet play about a highly-charged emotional evening. An age-old tug of war is taking place between a divorced mother and her adopted teenage daughter as the latter struggles to complete her college application essay before the mid...

BWW Review: THE CHOSEN at Lyric Stage
by Nancy Grossman - October 30, 2012

Spiro Veloudos chooses wisely when it comes to telling good stories and finding good directors to tell them. Daniel Gidron respects the religious and scholarly aspects of the book and delves deeply into the emotional intelligence of the characters and the richness of their relationships....

BWW Review: DOUBLE INDEMNITY Goes Off Track
by Nancy Grossman - October 23, 2012

New England premiere at Stoneham Theatre owes top billing to designers for creating noir atmosphere, but the acting can't match the vitality of iconic screen figures....

BWW Review: Timely Political Drama NOW OR LATER
by Nancy Grossman - October 22, 2012

If you haven't had enough of the real life political drama going on around you, take a nostalgic trip back to the 2008 election in the American premiere of Christopher Shinn's NOW OR LATER by the Huntington Theatre Company at the Calderwood Pavilion....

BWW Review: Boston Premiere of Mamet's RACE
by Nancy Grossman - October 19, 2012

New Repertory Theatre performs David Mamet's RACE with precision, thanks to direction by Robert Walsh and spot on cast of Kenneth Cheeseman, Miranda Craigwell, Cliff Odle, and Patrick Shea....

BWW REVIEW: WAR HORSE Is a Simple Story Spectacularly Told
by Jan Nargi - October 17, 2012

The horror and humanity of WWI are brought vividly to life in the national tour of 'War Horse,' the 2011 Tony Award-winning Best Play featuring the remarkable life-size, and life-like, horses of Handspring Puppet Company....