Let’s face it, as eagerly as theatergoers anticipated the return to live theater in 2021, it was a fairly unremarkable year in terms of productions. And given that the season didn’t fully get underway until September (with the exception of Gloucester Stage’s solid outdoor programming at the Windhover Performing Arts Center in Rockport), there wasn’t…
Short Take: Believe the Hype- ‘Imagine Van Gogh’ at SoWa Power Station Is A Knockout
by Shelley A. Sackett ‘Imagine Van Gogh the Original Immersive Exhibition in Image Totale©” is at the SoWa Power Station, Boston, through March 19, 2022. For tickets or more information, go to www.imagine-vangogh.com . “Imagine Van Gogh the Original Immersive Exhibition in Image Totale©” has been advertising its arrival in Boston since last March. At…
Short Take: An Invigorating “Fiddler on the Roof” Comes to Emerson Colonial
by Michele Markarian ‘Fiddler on the Roof’ – Book by Joseph Stein. Music by Jerry Bock. Lyrics by Sheldon Harnick Original Direction by Bartlett Sher; Direction Recreated by Sari Ketter and Shirley Butler. Presented by NETworks Presentations, Emerson Colonial Theatre, 106 Boylston Street, Boston through December 26. I love “Fiddler on the Roof”. I have…
Christmas Revels Returns to Sanders Theater
by Mike Hoban ‘The Christmas Revels: In Celebration of the Winter Solstice’ – Directed by Patrick Swanson; Musical Direction by George Emlen, Edmar Colon, Associate Music Director; Set Design by Jeremy Barnett; Sound Design by Bill Winn; Lighting Design by Jeff Adelberg; Choreography by Kelli Edwards; Costume Design by Kelli Edwards, Gillian Stewart, Tony Tucker;…