Thursday, August 6, 2026
SOME ENCHANTMENT REQUIRED Thirty years on, Commonwealth Shakespeare still knows how to charm a crowd A lot is unknown about William Shakespeare, including the order and dates in which he wro…
SOURCE: Stage and Cinema at 02:59AM[SHARE]Friday, July 24, 2026
SPELLBOUND This warm, witty revival reminds us that growing up is never easy—but it can be hilarious Bee-lieve the hype. The Off-Broadway revival of The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling …
SOURCE: Stage and Cinema at 05:00AM[SHARE]A LIFE IN THE KEYS Hershey Felder’s deeply personal journey proves as compelling as the music that shaped it Hershey Felder steps onto a stage with a grand piano surrounded by piles of old…
SOURCE: Stage and Cinema at 04:52AM[SHARE]Monday, July 20, 2026
THE RAIN IT RAINETH A downpour doesn’t stop the cast from shining Heavy rains forced the July 18 performance of Twelfth Night indoors, but the cast and crew more than rose to the occasion.…
SOURCE: Stage and Cinema at 02:39AM[SHARE]Sunday, July 12, 2026
GREAT LOOKS, LITTLE GATSBY Too loud, too repetitive, and nowhere near the Jazz Age The touring production of The Great Gatsby, now at the Citizens Opera House in Boston, gives us Linda Cho…
SOURCE: Stage and Cinema at 06:44PM[SHARE]Tuesday, June 30, 2026
THE DREAM TEAM A compelling new play reminds us that history is rarely made alone The American Five, by Chess Jakobs, offers a convincing and absorbing portrayal of Martin Luther King Jr.’…
SOURCE: Stage and Cinema at 02:59AM[SHARE]THE TIES THAT STRAIN A hurricane traps a family already under siege. S. Asher Gelman’s emotionally gripping new play, The Zionists: A Family Storm, now at Barrington Stage Company in Miami…
SOURCE: Stage and Cinema at 12:29AM[SHARE]Friday, June 26, 2026
ABSURDLY EVER AFTER A turtle and a snail walk into a war… Igor Golyak, director of Arlekin Players Theatre‘s Delirium, has never seen a production of Eugène Ionesco’s Frenzy for Two (…
SOURCE: Stage and Cinema at 07:06PM[SHARE]Friday, June 19, 2026
SOMETHING’S GOTTA GIVE A “charming bulldozer” meets a wall of resistance Anyone who has had a home renovation knows the way a contractor can take over one’s life. Suddenly, strange m…
SOURCE: Stage and Cinema at 09:49PM[SHARE]Tuesday, June 16, 2026
TO BAN OR NOT TO BAN Who decides what children are allowed to read? Playwrights are among the many who are struggling to reconcile the escalating conflicts among different factions of our so…
SOURCE: Stage and Cinema at 01:09AM[SHARE]Saturday, June 6, 2026
HIGH ENERGY AND HIGH HOPES Rhythm, resilience, and a lot of heart On Your Feet! The Story of Emilio & Gloria Estefan is far from groundbreaking theater, but it is certainly uplifting. Le…
SOURCE: Stage and Cinema at 04:28PM[SHARE]Saturday, May 30, 2026
HOME IS WHERE THE PHO IS Looking for a real life amidst the demands of AI Directed by cara hinh and written by Minna Lee, this East Coast premiere is alternately hilarious and joyous and, at…
SOURCE: Stage and Cinema at 02:00AM[SHARE]Tuesday, May 26, 2026
TRAGEDY AND TEMPTATIONS The rise and fall of a hit machine Ain’t Too Proud tells the story of the rise of The Temptations, a musical group comprised of young Black men who came together in…
SOURCE: Stage and Cinema at 06:55AM[SHARE]Friday, May 22, 2026
GREAT EXPECTATIONS, OR GREAT DECEPTIONS? Miranda Jonte and playwright John Minigan turn Dickens into the subject of a witty and compelling literary cold case Despite the broken air-condition…
SOURCE: Stage and Cinema at 09:45PM[SHARE]Monday, May 18, 2026
GREEK TRAGEDY WITH A LOWRIDER HEART Luis Alfaro’s barrio reimagining of Sophocles turns Greek tragedy into a vibrant, joyous story of identity, fate, and survival Playwright Luis Alfaro’…
SOURCE: Stage and Cinema at 08:05PM[SHARE]Sunday, May 10, 2026
ADRIFT, AND MORALLY AT SEA A haunting, musically rich survival tale that probes faith, labor, and the cost of living on Directed by Jeremy Johnson and driven by the highly listenable roots-i…
SOURCE: Stage and Cinema at 02:04PM[SHARE]Monday, April 27, 2026
TOO MANY HANDS ON DECK An inventive but overstuffed adaptation floods the narrative The world premiere of DNAWorks‘ adaptation of Joseph Conrad’s “The Secret Sharer,” directed by Dan…
SOURCE: Stage and Cinema at 10:58PM[SHARE]Sunday, April 26, 2026
FIDDLER, DEVIL, AND A DEAL GONE WRONG Beautifully realized, with narration and music in sync—The Soldier’s Tale is devilishly surprising, if a bit abrupt at the finish Igor Stravinsky co…
SOURCE: Stage and Cinema at 02:50AM[SHARE]Tuesday, April 14, 2026
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 …
SOURCE: Stage and Cinema at 10:59AM[SHARE]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 husb…
SOURCE: Stage and Cinema at 02:55AM[SHARE]Tuesday, April 7, 2026
TERRIFIC, RADIANT, AND HUMBLE An age-appropriate exploration of death and the life-saving power of words Based on E. B. White's beloved children's book of the same title and adapted by Josep…
SOURCE: Stage and Cinema at 03:11PM[SHARE]Monday, April 6, 2026
NO ECSTASY TO BE FOUND An effort to portray religious transcendence lacks focus and context Treehouse Collective describes itself as an ensemble-based theater company "dedicated to producing…
SOURCE: Stage and Cinema at 03:08PM[SHARE]Tuesday, March 24, 2026
LOVE LANGUAGES A cabaret performance in Vienna's smallest opera house In Vienna, there's the Staatsoper (very large, very elegant, very impressive, opened in 1869) and the Volksoper (not qui…
SOURCE: Stage and Cinema at 09:36PM[SHARE]Friday, March 13, 2026
DARK VICTORY Â Disability transformed in a gripping and tension-filled noir Director Weylin Symes provides unerring direction of the classic thriller Wait Until Dark at the Greater Boston …
SOURCE: Stage and Cinema at 02:59AM[SHARE]Thursday, March 12, 2026
WE WON'T KNOW WHAT WE'VE GOT 'TIL IT'S GONE An exploration of what it means to be human through the consciousness of the machines we created SpeakEasy Stage presents the New England premier …
SOURCE: Stage and Cinema at 03:00AM[SHARE]Thursday, February 26, 2026
THE LIFE AND LEGACY OF ARMENIAN WRITER ZABEL YESSAYAN BROUGHT TO THE STAGE A reflective memory play balancing biography, imagination, and urgency In keeping with Boston Playwrights' Theatre'…
SOURCE: Stage and Cinema at 01:36PM[SHARE]Tuesday, February 10, 2026
LITTLE PATIENCE FOR LITTLE WOMEN Girls interrupted, potential unrealized Actors' Shakespeare Project is an esteemed local theater company here in Greater Boston and frankly one of my favorit…
SOURCE: Stage and Cinema at 04:32PM[SHARE]Sunday, February 1, 2026
A PRESSURE COOKER OF A PRODUCTION A thriller that examines the effects of social media Josephine Moshiri Elwood (Jane) and Dennis Trainor Jr. (Loyd) pull out all the stops in Job, an 80-minu…
SOURCE: Stage and Cinema at 01:50AM[SHARE]Friday, January 30, 2026
A REIMAGINING OF A HOLLYWOOD CLASSIC Frothy fun with an affirmingly progressive perspective The art deco sets (Scott Pask, scenic design), broad-shouldered plaids (Gregg Barnes, costumes), a…
SOURCE: Stage and Cinema at 01:59AM[SHARE]Tuesday, January 13, 2026
NO LYIN' ABOUT THIS ADORABLE LION A story about rules and when it is right to break them The four-year-old I took to the Adam Theater production of Library Lion at the Calderwood Pavilion in…
SOURCE: Stage and Cinema at 02:05PM[SHARE]Thursday, January 8, 2026
THIS SHOW IS ALIVE … WITH THE SOUND OF MUSIC A classic musical celebrates the power of music to promote authenticity How do you solve a problem like"presenting a musical that is so familia…
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