By Michele Markarian ‘Allegiance’ – Book by Marc Acito, Jay Kuo, and Lorenzo Thione, Music and Lyrics by Jay Kuo. Directed by Paul Daigneault. Presented by SpeakEasy Stage Company, Calderwood Pavilion at the Boston Center for the Arts, through June 2. “Every Pearl Harbor Day, they trot me out to prove that…
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Hilarity and Faith Abound in “Two Jews Walk Into a War”
By Michele Markarian “Two Jews Walk Into a War”, by Seth Rozin. Directed by Will LeBow. Presented by New Repertory Theatre, 321 Arsenal Street, Watertown through May 20. What do you do if you are the last two Jews in Afghanistan, and you don’t get along? Such is the hilarious, conflict-ridden, deeply-layered…
The Fabulous, Furious World of “Wig Out”
By Michele Markarian Wig Out – Written by Tarell Alvin McCraney. Directed by Summer L. Williams. Presented by Company One Theatre, in collaboration with American Repertory Theater as part of the Oberon Presents Series, at Oberon, 2 Arrow St. Cambridge, MA through May 13. There’s nothing worse than the feeling of world-weary, convinced…
Misery Hates Company in Huntington’s “Top Girls”
By Michele Markarian Top Girls – Written by Caryl Churchill. Directed by Liesl Tommy. Presented by Huntington Theatre Company, Avenue of the Arts Huntington Avenue Theatre through May 20. “Top Girls” is a challenging piece of theater. Clocking in at just under three hours, the play takes place in the life of…
