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Theater Preview: 43RD ELLIOT NORTON AWARDS: NOMINATIONS & CEREMONY (Boston Theater Critics Association, The Huntington)
The Boston Theater Critics Association has announced nominations for the 43rd Annual Elliot Norton Awards, a wide-ranging snapshot of the current theater season in Greater Boston. The ceremony, set for June 1 at the Huntington Theatre, includes more than 130 nominations across acting, directing, design, and production categories, along with several honors for visiting work….
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Off-Broadway Review: MILK AND HONEY (J2 Spotlight Theatre Company at AMT, NYC)
MIDDLE-AGED PEOPLE IN THE MIDDLE EAST, IN THE MIDDLE OF ADVENTURES Jerry Herman’s early musical still charms Through the magic of musical theatre, we’re vicariously taking a guided tour through Israel in the early 1960s. On your left, a group of widows seeing the sights and setting their sights on finding—maybe (who knows?)—a husband. On…
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Theater Review: THE NOTEBOOK (North American Tour at San Diego Civic Theatre)
LOVE, LOSS, AND LYRICS An earnest musical adaptation that leans into memory, even when it leans too hard The touring production of The Notebook arrives at the Civic Theatre with a built-in audience and a well-worn story to tell. Based on Nicholas Sparks’ bestselling novel and the beloved 2004 film, the musical adaptation leans into…
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Film Review: BRUTE 1976 (Directed by Marcel Walz)
SAVAGE BY NAME, FAMILIAR BY NATURE Marcel Walz’s desert nightmare wears its heart on its blood-soaked sleeve ★★½☆☆ I have a soft spot for filmmakers who are honest about what they love. Marcel Walz does not pretend that Brute 1976 came from nowhere. He said outright that it is a love letter to The Texas…
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Cabaret Review: MARILYN MAYE (54 Below, NY)
THE QUEEN OF CABARET STILL REIGNS A birthday-month run proves that Marilyn Maye at 98 remains unstoppable Memo to fans of solo singers who’ve been living in a cave for more than half a century: Marilyn Maye is the most entertaining, dazzling, and beloved old-school nightclub vocalist of any age on any stage. The powerhouse…
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Comedy Club Review: GREENPOINT COMEDY CLUB (Brooklyn)
LAUGHS LAND IN GREENPOINT A new venue brings stand-up—and a sense of community—to north Brooklyn Attention north Brooklyn residents! A new comedy club is born in Greenpoint—the first comedy club to come to the neighborhood and appropriately bearing its namesake. Settled at 66 Greenpoint Avenue, steps from a stunning view of the East River, stands…
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Theater Review: REVENGE OF THE SOY BOY (FRIGID New York City Fringe Festival)
MAY THE FUNNY FORCE BE WITH YOU A solo show that blasts fandom toxicity into hyperspace Plot a course, prime the hyperdrive, and punch it, Chewie! A sci-fi multimedia solo show lands in the 2026 FRIGID New York City Fringe Festival. “Ahsoka Tano is arguably one of the most Millennial Star Wars characters to ever…
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Off-Broadway Review: THE ADDING MACHINE (The New Group at St. Clement’s Theatre)
MAN VS. MACHINE, STILL LOSING Rice’s century-old warning lands with unsettling familiarity In its inaugural production at the newly claimed St. Clement’s Theatre, The New Group launches its next chapter with a revival of The Adding Machine that feels both like a nod to the past and a wary glance toward the future. Written by…
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Theater Review: WHAT THE CONSTITUTION MEANS TO ME (Greater Boston Stage Company)
A GREAT DEBATE A play that asks the audience to think about what the Constitution means to them When she was 15, Heidi Schreck went on tour to compete for college scholarships by delivering a talk called What the Constitution Means to Me to American Legion posts. Her talk was successful enough to pay her…
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Broadway Review: BECKY SHAW (Helen Hayes)
LOVE, LIES, AND LETHAL CHARM Gina Gionfriddo’s comedy of dysfunction refuses easy labels—and lands every blow “Rom-com?” No. “Meet-cute”? Far from it. Sitting through Becky Shaw at the Helen Hayes Theater on Broadway last night, laughing my head off, I struggled to define the genre of this captivating work by Gina Gionfriddo. And I’m still…
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Theater Review: LOVE! VALOUR! COMPASSION! (Dezart Performs, Palm Springs)
A SUMMER OF MEMORY AND LOSS A moving revival that transforms urgency into reflection without losing its emotional core The lights went down at Dezart Performs’ gorgeous new home on Saturday, and I’ll be honest—my heart was in my throat before a single line was spoken. Having been in the audience for the Broadway premiere…
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Theater Review: WHAT PRICE FREEDOM (Moving Arts Theatre, Los Angeles)
FOUNDING FATHERS, FOUND WANTING A promising historical premise undone by uneven writing What Price Freedom, by Tony Blake, having its world premiere at Moving Arts Theatre, recounts one of the more unusual moments in the course of the American Revolution: when John Adams (destined to be the second president of the United States) and Benjamin…
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Concert Review: LISE DAVIDSEN & FREDDIE DE TOMMASO (BroadStage, Santa Monica)
TWO VOICES, ONE VOLTAGE An evening of operatic power finds its charge in connection, not just scale BroadStage does not often present evenings of this ambition. A sold-out house, a freelance orchestra under Iván López Reynoso, and two singers at or near the summit of their respective careers: Lise Davidsen, the Norwegian soprano who has…
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Theater Review: WHEN PLAYWRIGHTS KILL (Huntington Theatre, Boston)
TURNING A THEATRICAL LEMON INTO FIZZY LEMONADE Matthew Lombardo spins a true-life theatrical disaster into a relentlessly funny backstage comedy According to Nora Ephron, who turned her husband’s infidelity into a best-seller and screenplay for the novel and the movie Heartburn, “Everything is material.” But she didn’t say it should be hilarious material. If she…
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Broadway Review: DOG DAY AFTERNOON (August Wilson Theatre)
HOLDING UP UNDER PRESSURE A bold stage adaptation that captures much —but not all—of the film’s tension Adapting an iconic film like Dog Day Afternoon for the stage is a challenge. There are still many people who remember Al Pacino yelling “Attica!” to the cheering crowd and his intense phone conversation with his wife. But…
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Theater Review: GOODNIGHT MOON (Chicago Children’s Theatre)
A GREAT, GREEN ROOM YOU’LL NEVER WANT TO LEAVE Chicago Children’s Theatre closes out its 20th anniversary season with a picture(book)-perfect triumph! “I wish I might, I wish I may / go live inside my book / to stay in the great, green room” There have been some remarkably effective immersive sets in Chicago black-box…
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Film Review: GUNFIGHTER PARADISE (Written and Directed by Jethro Waters)
SOUTHERN GOTHIC, STRANGE AND STICKY A surreal indie that doesn’t quite hold together—but lingers anyway ★★½☆☆ Gunfighter Paradise, the narrative feature debut of Jethro Waters, is a surreal little film, strangely beguiling almost in spite of itself. Waters, who won a regional Emmy for his documentary F11 and Be There, has crafted a sort of…
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Dance Preview: PARSONS DANCE (BroadStage, Santa Monica)
HIGH VOLTAGE DANCE, NO SAFETY NET A company built on athleticism, musicality, and sheer momentum returns to BroadStage Few choreographers have maintained the kind of sustained, high-energy appeal that David Parsons has cultivated since breaking out as a star dancer with the Paul Taylor Dance Company in the late 1970s. After founding Parsons Dance in…
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Dance Review: SCORCHED EARTH (St. Ann’s Warehouse, Brooklyn)
LAND, LABOR, AND THE BODY Luke Murphy’s dance-theatre work turns ownership into something visceral and urgent St. Ann’s Warehouse unveils Scorched Earth, a striking dance-theatre work from Attic Projects, written, directed, and choreographed by the singularly inventive Luke Murphy. From the team behind Volcano, a dance I reviewed three years ago and will never forget,…
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Theater Review: KNIFE TO THE HEART (Desert Ensemble Theatre in Palm Springs)
A FINAL BOW WITH HUMOR AND HEART DET closes its run with a sharp, funny family comedy about tradition and change There is a bittersweet irony in Desert Ensemble Theatre choosing Knife to the Heart for its final bow. For fifteen seasons, DET has been a home for sharp, thoughtful theater in the Coachella Valley,…
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