Theater

• Suicide, Depression and… Comedy

  Apr 15th, 2019 by Dominique Paul Noth

  Rep’s ‘Every Brilliant Thing’ engages and amuses audience on some dark subjects.

• “The King And I,” 68 Years Later

  Apr 10th, 2019 by Dominique Paul Noth

  Touring show is strong, smart revival, but still raises issues about changing cultural attitudes.

• “Annie Jump” Is a Technical Triumph

  Apr 1st, 2019 by Dominique Paul Noth

  New play premiered by Renaissance has great atmosphere, but mawkish scenarios.

• Skylight’s ‘Carmina Burana’ Will Wow You

  Mar 18th, 2019 by Dominique Paul Noth

  The most original and mesmerizing production I’ve seen this season.

• Carmina Burana Becomes Big Little Show

  Mar 14th, 2019 by Jim Cryns

  Carl Orff’s musical setting of medieval monks’ poems gets a dramatic staging with dancers.

• Mother Knows Best

  Mar 11th, 2019 by Dominique Paul Noth

  Rep’s family play ‘Things I Know to Be True’ is uneven, but audience seems captivated.

• In Tandem’s Two Hander A Treat

  Feb 27th, 2019 by Dominique Paul Noth

  In 'Velocity', aging mother and estranged son fight over her independence, with dramatic, witty results.

• ‘Strange Snow’ Probes Vietnam War Wounds

  Feb 26th, 2019 by Dominique Paul Noth

  Chamber Theatre production is uneven but packs a punch.

• See the Exotic Chinese Lady!

  Feb 18th, 2019 by Dominique Paul Noth

  Rep’s 'The Chinese Lady' probes a 19th century carny show and white attitudes about immigrants.

• The Tangled Roots of Racism

  Feb 4th, 2019 by Dominique Paul Noth

  Next Act’s “Blood at the Root” hits hard, but lacks subtlety and shading.

• Going Crazy for Louis Jordan

  Jan 28th, 2019 by Dominique Paul Noth

  Skylight’s ‘Five Guys Named Moe’ is a dance party that’s more about music than story.

• Up a Lazy River

  Jan 22nd, 2019 by Dominique Paul Noth

  Rep’s cabaret show “Mark Twain’s River of Song” meanders too easily into cliches.