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Boston theaters have long served as a testing ground for new musicals headed to Broadway. Recent major works like Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812 (2015), The Gershwins’ Porgy and Bess (2011), and Waitress (2015)all premiered at the American Repertory Theater in Harvard Square in recent years before becoming sensations on the Great…
You might know comedian Chris Grace from his role on Superstore or his appearances on Broad City, Pen15, and other TV shows. But beyond the screen, he’s a busy standup comedian with such a packed itinerary that, he tells Theater Mirror, he hasn’t been home since July… and he won’t be back until just before…
David Payne’s acting career began almost as a lark. An audition for a small part in a play led to his being cast in a much more major role. Later on, he wrote a play of his own — a solo show about the life of C.S. Lewis, the famously faithful author of the “Narnia” fantasy…
More than two decades ago, the sexual abuse scandal that rocked the Catholic church exploded into headlines by way of articles published by The Boston Globe. The allegations were beyond shocking, with people coming forward to share stories of abuse at the hands of priests their families had seen as the virtual personification of God….
