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Friday, January 27, 2023

Theater Review: THE ART OF BURNING (Huntington Theatre, Boston) by Lynne Weiss

THE ART OF BURNING WITH RAGE Fast-paced and gripping, laced at times with humor, The Art of Burning opens with an ominous threat: “Sometimes you have to kill the things you love to save th…

SOURCE: stageandcinema.com at 07:03PM
Thursday, January 19, 2023

Theater Review: HEAR HER SING FOR FREEDOM (Multicultural Arts Center in Cambridge, MA) by Lynne Weiss

THIS FREEDOM RINGS In a weekend of numerous uplifting events celebrating the life and legacy of the Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Hear Her Sing for Freedom stood out for bringing for…

SOURCE: stageandcinema.com at 02:52AM
Thursday, January 12, 2023

Theater Review: PRELUDES (Lyric Stage in Boston) by Lynne Weiss

PRELUDE TO A BREAKTHROUGH The Lyric Stage Company brings powerful performances to Dave Malloy’s remarkable evocation of the composer Sergei Rachmaninoff’s struggles with a creative block…

SOURCE: stageandcinema.com at 06:58PM
Tuesday, December 27, 2022

Theater Review: MIDWINTER REVELS: A SOLSTICE CELEBRATION – TALES FROM ELLIS ISLAND (Sanders Theater at Harvard and Online) by Lynne Weiss

LET THE REVELS’ SUN SHINE IN TO YOUR HOME Like the waning of the old year and the arrival of the new that it celebrates, The Revels organization has returned to the stage in 2022 with a ne…

SOURCE: stageandcinema.com at 10:05PM
Sunday, December 18, 2022

Theater Review: LIFE OF PI (American Repertory Theater in Cambridge) by Lynne Weiss

COME FOR A THEATRICAL EVENT; STAY FOR THE STORY The eye-popping special effects of Life of Pi are reason enough to see this show. When video, lighting, and sound designers Andrzej Goulding, …

SOURCE: stageandcinema.com at 04:16AM
Sunday, November 20, 2022

Theater Review: THE CHINESE LADY (Central Square Theater in Bostom) by Lynne Weiss

BONE-DEEP CHINA Afong Moy was brought to the United States by Boston-born traders known as the Carnes Brothers, merchants who exhibited Moy in a room filled with “Chinese curiosities” in…

SOURCE: stageandcinema.com at 02:36AM
Monday, October 24, 2022

Theater Review: JOE TURNER’S COME AND GONE (Huntington Theatre, Boston) by Lynne Weiss

Don’t let this gripping production of August Wilson’s Joe Turner’s Come and Gone come and go without seeing it yourself. This is classic American theater essential to our collective un…

SOURCE: stageandcinema.com at 04:14PM

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2024-2025 BROADWAY SEASON
Jun 05, 2024: Home - Todd Haimes Theatre
Jul 30, 2024: Job - Hayes Theater
Sep 12, 2024: The Roommate - Booth Theatre
Nov 14, 2024: Tammy Faye - Palace Theatre
Nov 17, 2024: Elf - Marquis Theatre
Dec 12, 2024: Cult of Love - Hayes Theater
Dec 19, 2024: Gypsy - Majestic Theatre
Mar 17, 2025: Purpose - Hayes Theater
Apr 10, 2025: Smash - Imperial Theatre