The Lyric Stage Company production almost meets the challenges posed by this delightfully inane musical farce.
SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 12:06PMLet’s face it, we could all use a celebration of renewal and togetherness that crosses cultural (and political) borders.
SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 11:02AM"Beyond Words" tells an important story in an entertaining as well as a delightfully educational way.
SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 12:54PMThe weight of the masterpiece on the other side of the kitchen door is ever-present, and it casts a smothering shadow on this lighter drama.
SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 04:48PMThis version of the script may be overreaching, but there is promise in M Sloth Levine's attempt to infuse gender and personal soul-searching into a spooky 'cartoon' mystery.
SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 10:54AMThis is a rare script that focuses, equally, on emotional depth and scientific wonder.
SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 01:24PMMy advice: see this show in Boston before it settles into New York for what should be a long run.
SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 08:24AMThis well-directed and performed production of a musical about the universal longing for connection delivers a stirringly heart felt experience.
SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 11:24AMBy David Greenham This Rocky Horror Show for the Gen Z set contains (at least potentially) enough flash and zap to successfully put across a new take on a campy cult classic. The Rocky Horro…
SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 07:42AM"The Half-God of Rainfall" is a challenging journey relayed in a memorable production that will resonate with you for a long time.
SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 10:19AMAll in all,Tall Tales from Blackburn Tavern is an entertaining look at the things that went bump in the night in Gloucester.
SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 12:43PMThere are powerful moments in "The Jump Shot," particularly those that explore the psychological impact of COVID on our minds and lives.
SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 07:19AMIn this script, dramatist Martyna Majok has created an opportunity for those who live in (or near) cities to see and hear the struggles of the underclass.
SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 11:49AMPerhaps what's most fascinating here is proof that Brenda Withers’ play has an evergreen quality to it. "The Ding Dongs" may prove to be prophetic.
SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 09:37AMCongratulations to Gloucester Stage’s new artistic director Rebecca Bradshaw for mounting the regional premiere of this interesting script, a kitchen sink comedy/drama that is anything but…
SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 11:55AMEven when it is well-performed, as it is here, it is unclear whether Noël Coward's well-constructed comic concoction deserves another theatrical lease on life.
SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 11:49AMThis American Repertory Theatre co-production gets so many of "Evita"'s elements right -- now all it needs is the musical's combative soul.
SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 12:04PMThis pared-down staging of Tony Kushner's 30 year-old masterpiece invites some reflection, even a kind of nostalgia. But blazing through -- with seraphic force -- is the harsh reality of how…
SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 11:12AMThis is an immigrant story that we’ve heard over and over again. Still, despite its familiarity, this particular quest for opportunity -- told in a wonderful and often funny mix of Spanish…
SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 04:15PMAt its core, the Revels is about bringing together actors and audience, but there are several stagecraft successes to note this time around
SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 10:18AMThis stunning, brand new production of UK's Life of Pi is stopping in Cambridge for a month or so before sailing down to Broadway.
SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 12:02PMThe artistic and design team at the Central Square Theater, in partnership with CHUANG Stage, have come up with an effective, thought-provoking 90-minute journey into a depressing aspect of …
SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 02:32PMEnglish makes us consider what it looks like from the other side of our native tongue; from the outside looking in.
SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 12:36PMAn experimental drama, no matter how tantalizing, has to come up with a payoff that makes its bewildering journey worth it. Lucas Hnath's doesn't.
SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 12:43PMYou don’t have to be a math wiz to enjoy Lauren Gunderson's engaging historical drama,which has been effectively staged by director Debra Wise.
SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 04:07PMThis dark and jazzy noir drama would be compelling if it just focused on dramatizing a jazz artist's quest for artistic perfection.
SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 08:54AMThis is one of those 75-minute plays where you have to remind yourself to breathe.
SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 02:03PMWhen Hackmatack Playhouse closes, that will leave, by my count, just one non-equity, professional summer resident theater in Maine: Acadia Rep (founded in 1973) located in Somesville, near B…
SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 11:54AMGrand Horizons at the Gloucester Stage Company is a wild, funny, and sometimes wonderfully touching ride.
SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 05:54PMOnce it gets its bearings, Mr. Fullerton, Between the Sheets, tosses and turns its way through the throes of hidden romance, miscommunication, reconciliation and, eventually, heartbreak.
SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 10:07AMThis revival of 1776 tries to strike a culture wars balance, celebrating the country's commitment to independence while also here and there skewering the idealized images and blatant hypocri…
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