Ace performances help make Night Side Songs a rich and moving experience, compounded by the fact that it is valuable to be in a room full of empathy and love in these trying times.
SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 02:24PMA lot goes on in an epic -- three acts over three hours with two intermissions --- and there’s boatloads for Kate Hamill to dramatize and for the audience to digest.
SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 06:42PMA staging of "The Thanksgiving Play" needs to be rooted in the dramatist's demand that the script shock: it should traumatize the ancestors of the perpetrators.
SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 02:06AMOnce again, Revels has pulled together a varied and diverse cast of amateurs and professionals to amplify a valuable lesson: it’s important to stop and take stock of our lives during the l…
SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 02:06AMFew could doubt this satire's relevance, given the alarming results of November’s election: a convicted felon, whose minions lean into racist and sexist tropes, is back in the White House.
SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 02:06AMThis stage adaptation of Mary Shelley's novel earns its keep -- the production is provocative, well acted, and completely engaging.
SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 02:48PMAs the run continues, the torrent of gags will probably settle into place and proper narrative rhythms emerge. But for now, the game's aground.
SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 07:36PMReviews of three shows seen during a trip to Ireland and England -- Shakespeare at London's Globe and "Dublin Oldschool" and "Riverdance" in Dublin.
SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 07:36PMThere’s plenty of potential in Tony Meneses' script about men sharing their inner lives with other men, but it is filled with too many silent types.
SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 06:24PMThrough a series of around 10 scenes, spanning over a decade, "Wish You Were Here" looks at political oppression through the domestic lens of lost love and friendships.
SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 01:44PMThis musical succeeds, at least in part, because it dares to shine a light on parts of our lives that we don’t like to talk about.
SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 01:18PMDespite its undeniable fun, Christopher Durang’s play feels somewhat quaint a decade or so since it was written.
SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 09:54AMThis superb Speakeasy Stage Company/Front Porch Collective co-production is emotionally charged and immediate, intent on keeping the material fresh and raw.
SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 09:36AMThe 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…
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