Reviewing Theater From Broadway to Beyond the Fringe since 1994
“Stand Up If You’re Here Tonight” – Written and directed by John Kolvenbach. Presented by Huntington Theatre Company, the Maso Studio, 264 Huntington Avenue, Boston, through March 23. By Michele Markarian “I’m getting an East Village vibe here,” I whisper to my friend as we wait for the curtain to go up. But there is…
By Michele Markarian “Real Women Have Curves: The Musical”. Music and Lyrics by Joy Huerta and Benjamin Velez, Book by Lisa Loomer. Based on the play by Josefina Lopez and HBO’s “Real Women Have Curves”, Screenplay by Josefina Lopez and George Lavoo. Directed and Choreographed by Sergio Trujillo. Presented by American Repertory Theater, Loeb Drama…
By Michele Markarian “The Rocky Horror Show” by Richard O’Brien. Directed by Lee Mikesha Gardner and Jo Michael Rezes. Music Director, Sandy Sahar Gooen; Choreographer, Ilyse Robbins. Presented by Central Square Theater, 450 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, through November 26. Most people are introduced to “The Rocky Horror Show” by its film version, “The Rocky Horror…
“White Rabbit Red Rabbit”. By Nassim Soleimanpour. Presented by The Umbrella Stage Company, 40 Stow Street, Concord, through November 11. By Michele Markarian Born at the tail end of 1981 in the Islamic Republic of Iran, playwright Nassim Soleimanpour refused to participate in mandatory military service that, upon completion, would allow him to travel outside…
