BWW Review: THE PACK - A Monthly Dose Of Laughter Is The Best Medicine Taken With A Spoonful Of Hilarity at The Groundlings
by Valerie-Jean Miller - Oct 28, 2019
There are four different playlets, newly written and presented by Eugene Pack, narrated by Rebecca Lane, that are 'put on their feet,' as the actors hold scripts and improvise their newly seen dialogue.
This is now happening monthly. They delve into the crazy, neurotic, blundering, very relatable characters with relish, which works very nicely for that feeling where audiences and performers share all having fun together, feeding off of each others' enthusiasm. That's what you call a 'Good House.'
BWW Review: Deconstructing a Marriage: A DOLL's HOUSE PART 2 at the Good Theater
by Carla Maria Verdino-Süllwold - Feb 24, 2019
When Nora Helmer slammed the door behind her 139 years ago, the fallout from her rebellion not only heralded the bold beginnings of modern drama, but they also chartered a future for feminism. Henrik Ibsen's play A Doll's House has remained a classic of the stage, as fresh, relevant, and provoking as it was in the late 19th century. And because the issues raised then remain ones still to be reckoned with today, Lucas Hnath's 2017 sequel, A Doll's House Part 2,continues to fascinate and audiences. The new production at Portland's Good Theater brings the characters and their crises to life with incisive power.
A DOLL'S HOUSE PART TWO Comes to Good Theater
by Stephi Wild - Feb 7, 2019
Good Theater presents the Portland premiere of the recent Broadway hit, A Doll's House Part 2 by Lucas Hnath. The show opens February 20 and plays through March 17. Good Theater is the professional theater company in residence at the St. Lawrence Arts Center, 76 Congress Street, Portland.
Photo Flash: First Look at YOU'RE A GOOD MAN, CHARLIE BROWN at the Historic Eldridge House Theater
by BWW News Desk - Aug 8, 2016
Once Upon A Time, one of the leaders in educational theater for more than 40 years revives its wildly popular musical presentation designed for children but enjoyed by everyone, CHARLIE BROWN. This musical adaptation of a day in the life of Charles Schultz' beloved characters will have a special morning show as a 'try-out' for an extended run. Scroll down for photos!
BWW Preview: Fresh Starts and a Full House When THE GOOD WIFE Returns
by Jacqueline Bublitz - Oct 1, 2015
Guess what? I am excited for THE GOOD WIFE all over again. I don't want to be on a break anymore! In fact, I can't wait for the October 4th return of my 'old friend', and here are just a few of the reasons why Season 7 has brought me back around...
BWW Reviews: A LITTLE HOUSE CHRISTMAS is a Feel Good Holiday Show
by David Clarke - Nov 12, 2012
Based on the endearing Little House on the Prairie book series by Laura Ingalls Wilder, Main Street Theater's Theater for Youth is presenting a feel good children's holiday show that the whole family can enjoy. A LITTLE HOUSE CHRISTMAS, adapted by James DeVita, is inspired by the Christmas happenings in Little House in the Big Woods, Little House on the Prairie, and borrows Mrs. Oleson and Nellie Oleson from On the Banks of Plum Creek. The plot of the play revolves around a pre-Christmas party that is being thrown at the Ingalls' home. An unexpected storm threatens to cut off everybody's access to town, so the guests have to make a hurried departure and cut the party short. Continued rains and a ruined bridge threaten to ruin Christmas for Laura and Mary, until they come up with their own plan to preserve the magic of the holiday.
Celebrity Series of Boston Presents Patti LuPone, 'The Gypsy in My Soul'
by Nancy Grossman - Apr 4, 2011
You've seen her Tony Award-winning performances on the Broadway stage; you've watched her on the small screen; you've read her best-selling autobiography, 'Patti LuPone: A Memoir;' big thanks to the Celebrity Series of Boston for bringing her to Symphony Hall