The Spitfire Grill – Written by Fred Alley and James Valcq; Music by James Valcq; Lyrics by Fred Alley; Director and Choreographer Ilyse Robbins; Music Director Jack Cline; Lighting Design by Karen Perlow; Sound Design by Alex Berg; Scenic Design by Janie E. Howland; Costume Design by Kelly Baker.Presented by The Umbrella Stage Company at 40…
Author: Mike Hoban
ArtsEmerson’s ‘It’s A Motherf$%*ing Pleasure’ Comically Disarms ‘Ableist Anxiety’
‘It’s A Motherf**king Pleasure’ – Written by Samuel Brewer, Aarian Mehrabani and Chloe Palmer. Directed by Josh Roche. Presented by ArtsEmerson at the Emerson Paramount Center, Jackie Liebergott Black Box, 559 Washington Street, Boston, through April 13, 2025 By Mike Hoban ArtsEmerson’s latest offering, the incongruously-named It’s A Motherf$%*ing Pleasure by disability-led theatre company FlawBored,…
GBSC’s ‘The Play That Goes Wrong’ Pays Hilarious Homage to Community Theater
‘The Play That Goes Wrong’ – Conceived and written by Henry Lewis, Jonathan Sayer, and Henry Shields. Directed by Tyler Rosati; Original Scenic Design by Peter Colao; Scenic Design by Danielle Ibrahim; Lighting Design by Katie Whittemore; Costume Design by E. Rosser; Sound Design by James Cannon. Presented by Greater Boston Stage Company at 395…
‘Parade’ at Emerson Colonial a Stark Reminder that Past is Prologue
Parade – Book by Alfred Uhry; Music and lyrics by Jason Robert Brown; Co-conceived by Harold Prince; Directed by Michael Arden; Choreography by Lauren Yalango-Grant & Christopher Cree Grant; Music direction by Charlie Alterman. At the Emerson Colonial Theatre, Boston, through March 23rd. by Mike Hoban Theatergoers should prepare for a profoundly conflicted experience…



