Shelley Sackett

Alvin Ailey‘s Legacy Uplifts and Transforms — As Always

Posted on April 28, 2025April 10, 2026 by Shelley Sackett

Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater. Presented by Celebrity Series of Boston. At Boch Center Wang Theatre. Run has ended. By Shelley A. Sackett Like daylight savings time, red-winged blackbirds and early flowering trees, Celebrity Series of Boston’s presentation of Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater is an annual harbinger of spring. Its arrival is cause for…

Creative, Tragicomic and Complex, Apollinaire’s ‘The Squirrels’ Should Not Be Missed!

Posted on April 22, 2025April 10, 2026 by Shelley Sackett

‘The Squirrels.’ Written by Robert Askins. Directed by Brooks Reeves. Movement Choreography by Audrey Johnson; Fight Choreography by Matt Dray; Scenic and Sound Design by Joseph Lark-Riley; Costume Design by Susan Paino. Presented by Apollinaire Theater Co. at Chelsea Theatre Works, 189 Winnisimmet St., Chelsea through May 18th. By Shelley A. Sackett Playwright Robert Askins…

A.R.T.’s ‘Night Side Songs’ Is Magical, Boundary-Breaking Theater

Posted on April 18, 2025April 10, 2026 by Shelley Sackett

‘Night Side Songs.’ Words and Music by the Daniel and Patrick Lazour. Directed by Taibi Magar. Scenic Design by Matt Saunders; Costume Design by Jason A. Goodwin; Lighting Design by Amith Chandrashaker; Sound Design by Justin Stasiw. Music Direction and Piano Arrangements by Alex Bechtel. Presented by American Repertory Theater in association with Philadelphia Theatre…

ASP’s Rowdy ‘A Midsummer Night’s Dream’ Flips the Bard’s Gem on its Breakdancing Head

Posted on April 16, 2025April 10, 2026 by Shelley Sackett

‘A Midsummer Night’s Dream.’ Written by William Shakespeare. Directed by Maurice Emmanuel Parent. Presented by Actors’ Shakespeare Project at Mosesian Center for the Arts, 321 Arsenal St., Watertown through May 4. By Shelley A. Sackett A Midsummer Night’s Dream is one of those plays that is firmly etched in most people’s long-term memory banks, whether…