Mike Hoban

Speakeasy’s ‘Lizard Boy’ Artfully Combines Indie Rock with Comic Book Sensibility

Posted on October 29, 2025April 10, 2026 by Mike Hoban

‘Lizard Boy’ – Book, music, and lyrics by Justin Huertas. Directed by Lyndsay Allyn Cox; Music Direction by Violet Wang; Scenic Design by Qingan Zhang; Sound Design by Sean Doyle; Costume Design by Zoë Sundra, Lighting Design by Deb Sullivan. Presented by SpeakEasy Stage at the Calderwood Pavilion. Through Nov. 22. By Mike Hoban There…

Whoa! Wow! The Big Apple Circus Returns to Boston

Posted on October 15, 2025April 17, 2026 by Mike Hoban

‘The All-New Big Apple Circus: The World’s Best Under Our Big Top’. Director & Choreographer: Renaud Doucet; Scenic & Costume Design: Andre Barbe; Technical Director: Guy Simard; Sound Design: JP Perreaux; Music Director: Rob Slowik. Presented by The Gold Group, EMC presents BAC, and Circus Vazquez at Suffolk Downs, 525 McLellan Highway, East Boston, through November 2,…

With Top-Notch Performances, Front Porch Arts Collective’s ‘The Mountaintop’ Soars

Posted on October 8, 2025April 10, 2026 by Mike Hoban

‘The Mountaintop’ – Written by Katori Hall. Directed by Maurice Emmanuel Parent. Scenic Design by Ben Lieberman. Lighting Design by Brian Lilienthal. Sound Design by Joshua Jackson. Presented by the Front Porch Arts Collective at the Suffolk University Modern Theatre, 525 Tremont Street, Boston, through October 12, 2025 A powerful production of the play The…

SpeakEasy’s ‘Primary Trust’ a Warm Bath of Compassion

Posted on September 24, 2025April 10, 2026 by Mike Hoban

SpeakEasy Stage presents ‘Primary Trust.’ Written by Eboni Booth. Directed by Dawn M. Simmons. Scenic Design by Shelley Barish. Lighting Design by Karen Perlow. Costume Design by Chelsea Kerl. Sound Design by Anna Drummond. At the Roberts Studio Theatre, Calderwood/BCA, 527 Tremont Street, Boston, through October 11, 2025. By Linda Chin Trust me – SpeakEasy…