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Hub Theatre Company’s ‘The Bald Soprano’ hits the high notes, but ‘The Lesson’ flunks
2+ hour, 1+ min ago (670+ words) In her inspired, brilliantly executed production of "The Bald Soprano" at Hub Theatre Company, Bryn Boice finds the paradox, the truth, and the possibilities of Ionesco's work. But in "The Lesson," which is the second part of the company's double…...
From sitcom to Shakespeare, Trinity Rep stages ‘The Roommate’ and ‘Winter’s Tale’ in repertory
4+ day, 4+ hour ago (409+ words) PROVIDENCE " Trinity Rep may be in the midst of big changes with the $35 million renovation of its five-story building in downtown Providence, but current productions staged in repertory rotation are staying true to the company's name and history. And the…...
Documentary master Frederick Wiseman, whose camera captured life in many sites and situations, dies at 96
1+ week, 19+ hour ago (1198+ words) Frederick Wiseman, an Academy Award-winning filmmaker whose more than 40 feature-length documentaries earned him an acclaimed place in film history, and whose first one, "Titicut Follies" (1967), about Bridgewater State Hospital, earned him a contentious place in Massachusetts legal history, died Monday…...
R.J. Palacio wrote ‘Wonder’ all alone in the middle of the night. She says the musical version ‘elevated it, frankly.’
1+ week, 4+ day ago (302+ words) The story's latest chapter is as a musical currently being staged at the American Repertory Theater. Directed by Taibi Magar and with songs by the musical duo A Great Big World (Ian Axel and Chad King), this new "Wonder" received…...
Teatro ECAS finds the funny in ‘Radojka,’ a dark comedy about the morality of faking mortality
2+ week, 12+ hour ago (348+ words) PROVIDENCE, R.I. " "Bring out your dead!" In what may well be one of the most memorable scenes in the iconic 1975 film "Monty Python and the Holy Grail," a man pulls a cart through a plague-ridden village in Medieval England and chants…...
Eugene Mirman is keeping the focus on funny things and silly projects - The Boston Globe
2+ week, 5+ day ago (522+ words) Anyway, you know how you have an idea and you have to bring it to life, even if it's " OK?" he says, sheepishly folding the prop and tossing it offstage. Now you've really gotten to know me." The audience gives…...
With the nation convulsed, a sharper take on Trump is needed in James Austin Johnson’s ‘SNL’ impersonation
3+ week, 5+ day ago (943+ words) In "Saturday Night Live's cold open last weekend, James Austin Johnson delivered another virtuoso impersonation of President Trump, this time in a sketch that satirized the president's desperate need for validation by "winning dubious "awards. It was the latest piece…...
In 2019, Faye Dunaway’s meltdown ended his show’s run. Now he’s turned that heartbreak into a ‘farce with teeth.’
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (588+ words) It was supposed to be a Hollywood star's triumphant return to Broadway. But when legendary " and legendarily prickly " actress Faye Dunaway raised her hand to a crew member backstage before a show in Boston in 2019, the comeback was over before…...
Musical comedian Honest 2 Betsy comes to Cambridge's Club Passim
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (556+ words) Before she created Honest 2 Betsy in 2023, Kira Coviello had never heard of Tom Lehrer. She'd never made a puppet before or learned accordion or played the nyckelharpa. And she wasn't really into vintage novelty songs. "None of this was ever…...
Stand-up and improv comedy shows near Boston on New Year's Eve
2+ mon, 1+ hour ago (605+ words) AMY TEE "The only time I ever want to identify as a man is when I go get my haircut," says Tee. "Cuz if I call the salon and I say my name is Amy, my hair cuts 90 dollars. I…...