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Friday, July 1, 2011

Gamesmanship and cunning in ‘St. Ives’ by Sandy Macdonald, Globe Correspondent

PITTSFIELD - It’s no discredit to the performers, or indeed the script itself, to note that Lee Blessing’s 2005 play, “Going to St. Ives,’’ sometimes comes acro…

SOURCE: Boston Globe at 12:43PM
Monday, May 23, 2011

In ‘Silver Spoon,’ a question of ideological identity by Sandy Macdonald, Globe Correspondent

CAMBRIDGE — “Silver Spoon’’ starts off promisingly enough. The new musical by folk singer-activist Si Kahn and playwright Amy Merrill, premiering under the auspices o…

SOURCE: Boston Globe at 08:15PM

Theater marathon: 50 playlets in 10 hours by Sandy Macdonald, Globe Correspondent

Old hands know that the “marathon’’ aspect of the Boston Theater Marathon applies primarily to onlookers. The scores of actors involved in this charity event, held annually…

SOURCE: Boston Globe at 08:14PM
Wednesday, May 18, 2011

‘Latina’ provides a pop-culture showcase for cast by Sandy Macdonald, Globe Correspondent

Gorgeous and a great singer, 24-year old Hanan Mashalani has all the makings of a potential pop star. There’s just one problem: She’s “the wrong kind of brown,’’…

SOURCE: Boston Globe at 12:04PM

Brief play looks at many pieces of artist’s peculiar world by Sandy Macdonald, Globe Correspondent

On the surface, assemblage artist Joseph Cornell (1903-72) would seem an ideal subject for theatrical collagist Charles Mee. The pairing, however, results in a threadbare patchwork, at least…

SOURCE: Boston Globe at 12:04PM
Tuesday, May 17, 2011

A meet-the-parents fight to the finish by Sandy Macdonald, Globe Correspondent

PAWTUCKET, R.I. — As my mother used to warn, “It’s all fun and games until someone gets hurt.’’ Christopher Durang, known for his absurdist esprit, makes a bold…

SOURCE: Boston Globe at 12:52PM
Monday, April 25, 2011

Merrimack’s WWII ‘Picasso’ is easy to decipher by Sandy Macdonald, Globe Correspondent

LOWELL — Biographical plays about the famous pose a particular challenge: Go with the too-obvious facts, and audiences will feel talked down to; venture into arcana, and it’s an …

SOURCE: Boston Globe at 05:15PM
Sunday, March 6, 2011

Gender-bending ‘Cat’ sendup has comic claws by Sandy Macdonald, Globe Correspondent

Title notwithstanding, “Pussy on the House’’ — a revival of the Gold Dust Orphans’ 2004 Elliot Norton Award-winning parody of “Cat on a Hot Tin Roof’…

SOURCE: Boston Globe at 09:17PM
Friday, March 4, 2011

‘Prometheus’ rocks in epic fashion by Sandy Macdonald, Globe Correspondent

CAMBRIDGE — One thing you ought to know beforehand about “Prometheus Bound,’’ a brand-new rock opera based on a 2,500-year-old Greek drama, is that it is mind-numbing…

SOURCE: Boston Globe at 12:09PM
Monday, February 21, 2011

A devilish time in ‘Ti-Jean & His Brothers’ by Sandy Macdonald, Globe Correspondent

Who doesn’t enjoy a good yarn about outwitting the devil? Cultures all over the world have concocted variations on this theme. For “Ti-Jean & His Brothers,’’ an e…

SOURCE: Boston Globe at 10:29PM
Sunday, February 20, 2011

Nowhere is there a more happier crew by Sandy Macdonald, Globe Correspondent

‘Practically Perfect’’ is how the seemingly heaven-sent nanny Mary Poppins describes her character, when challenged by her querulous new charges at 17 Cherry Tree Lane. You…

SOURCE: Boston Globe at 09:51PM
Monday, January 10, 2011

A ‘Tryst’ that ends with a twist by Sandy Macdonald, Globe Correspondent

LOWELL — Merrimack Rep is billing “Tryst’’ as an Edwardian “romantic thriller,’’ which is accurate enough, but also something of an understatement. …

SOURCE: Boston Globe at 06:12PM
Monday, December 13, 2010

A stripped-down ‘Wonderful Life’ by Sandy Macdonald, Globe Correspondent

PROVIDENCE — Stellar as Trinity Rep’s take on “The Christmas Carol’’ has proven over the past 35 years, it’s understandable that company vets might find t…

SOURCE: Boston Globe at 01:19PM

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