Abhann Productions presents Riverdance 30: The New Generation at the Boch Center Wang Theatre, April 8-13, 2025. Under the loving and expert guidance of husband-and-wife production team John McColgan and Moya Doherty, a seven-minute dance number at the Eurovision Song Contest 1994 featuring Irish dance champions Jean Butler and Michael Flatley has blossomed into a…
Author: Michele Markarian
Boston Lyric Opera Delivers a Fresh, Lush Spin on “Carousel”
“Rodgers and Hammerstein’s ‘Carousel’”; 80th Anniversary Production. Music by Richard Rodgers. Book and Lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II. Conducted by David Angus. Directed by Anne Bogart. Presented by Boston Lyric Opera, Emerson Colonial Theatre, 106 Boylston Street, Boston through April 13. By Michele Markarian From the moment two stern police officers open the large chain-link…
Short Take: “Her Portmanteau” is a Moving Paean to the Strength of Family
“Her Portmanteau” by Mfoniso Udofia. Directed by Tasia A. Jones. Co-produced by Central Square Theater and The Front Porch Arts Collective, , 450 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, through April 20th. By Michele Markarian I was hesitant about seeing this piece, the fourth in a series of nine under the umbrella of the Ufot Family Cycle by…
Short Take: A Taut, Fraught and Entertaining “Art” at the Lyric
‘Art’ by Yasmina Reza. Translated by Christopher Hampton. Directed by Courtney O’Connor. Scenic Design by Shelley Barish. Costume Design by Chelsea Kerl, Lighting Design by Elmer Martinez. Sound Design by Adam Howarth. Presented by The Lyric Stage Company of Boston, 140 Clarendon Street, Boston, through March 16. By Michele Markarian Longstanding friendships are based on commonalities…



