Reviewing theater from Broadway to the Fringe since 1994
“Without You” by Anthony Rapp. Directed by Steven Maler. Presented by ATG Colonial at the Calderwood Pavilion, 527 Tremont Street, Boston, through April 14. By Michele Markarian At twenty-two, Anthony Rapp, hailing from Joliet, Illinois, and living in the East Village with his brother, Adam, was broke. A chance audition, for which he was late,…
Mrs. Krishnan’s Party. Written by Jacob Rajan and Justin Lewis. Produced by Indian Ink Theatre Company. Presented by Arts Emerson, Jackie Liebergott Black Box, Emerson Paramount Center, 559 Washington Street, Boston through April 7. By Michele Markarian As you are heralded through a beaded curtain, James (the personable Justin Rogers, decked out in Indian costume)…
By Michele Markarian “The Minutes” – Written by Tracy Letts. Directed by Scott Edmiston. Sound Design by James Cannon. Lighting Design by SeifAllah Salotto-Cristobal. Scenic Design by Janie E. Howland. Costume Design by Bethany Mullins. Presented by The Umbrella Stage Company, 40 Stow Street, Concord, through March 24. “Democracy’s messy,” says Mayor Superba (Steve Barkhimer)…
“Thirst” – Written by Ronan Noone. Directed by Courtney O’Connor. Presented by The Lyric Stage Company of Boston, 140 Clarendon Street, Boston, through March 17. By Michele Markarian Set in Connecticut in 1912, “Thirst” cleverly takes place in the kitchen of the Tyrone (of “Long Day’s Journey into Night”) household, where cook Bridget (Aimee Doherty),…
