Review: Gender-Swapped COMPANY Cleverly Reimagines Sondheim Show
by R. Scott Reedy - April 08, 2024
More than 50 years after its original Broadway production, which had a Boston tryout at the Shubert Theatre, the Stephen Sondheim musical Company, with book by George Furth, had its third revival in 2021, in a sprightly, cleverly reimagined, gender-swapped production that won five Tony Awards includ...
Review: Patti LuPone Splendidly Sings of A LIFE IN NOTES
by R. Scott Reedy - April 03, 2024
In the past few years, Patti LuPone has resigned from Actor’s Equity Association and suspended her legendary Broadway career, but as she proved with her Celebrity Series of Boston performance at Symphony Hall on April 2, the three-time Tony Award winner can still command a concert stage....
Review: Annette Miller Triumphs Again in GOLDA'S BALCONY
by R. Scott Reedy - March 01, 2024
What did our critic think of GOLDA'S BALCONY at Shakespeare & Company? Golda Meir – Israel’s first, and so far only, female prime minister – was seen by some as the straight-talking grandmother of the Jewish people. In “Golda’s Balcony,” however, Tony Award-winning playwright William Gibson (1914–20...
Review: 10X10 NEW PLAY FESTIVAL at Barrington Stage Company
by Marc Savitt - February 21, 2024
Many of the pieces provide laughs, some perspective. There is a bit of song, a bit of dance, absolutely no seltzer down any pants. Overall, the 10X10 NEW PLAY FESTIVAL offers a welcomed appetizer for the upcoming season in which BSC celebrates its 30th anniversary of bringing award winning theatre t...