By Mike Hoban ‘Million Dollar Quartet’ – Book by Colin Escott and Floyd Mutrux; Directed by Ilyse Robbins; Music Directed by James Scheider; Scenic Designer, Patrick Lynch; Lighting Designer, Jeff Adelberg; Costume Designer, Stephen Pasqual; Sound Designer, John Stone; Presented by the Greater Boston Stage Company, 395 Main Street, Stoneham through May 19 From the…
Restlessness and Reclamation in “Caroline or Change”
By Michele Markarian “Caroline or Change”. Book and lyrics by Tony Kushner; Score by Jeanine Tesori; Directed by Allison Olivia Choat; Presented by Moonbox Productions at Calderwood Pavilion at the BCA, 527 Tremont Street, Boston through May 11. “39 and still a maid,” sings Caroline (Yewande Odetoyinbo), who, in 1963’s Lake Charles, Louisiana, is a…
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by James Wilkinson ‘Dead House’ – Written by Beirut Balutis. Directed by Adam Kassim; Scenic Design by Steven Doucette; Lighting Design by Hannah Solomon; Sound Design by J Jumbelic; Costume Design by Ruth King; Fight Choreography by Jessica Scout Malone. Presented by Boston Playwrights’ Theatre at 949 Commonwealth Ave. through April 28, 2019 ***Author’s note:…
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By Linda Chin ‘Sylvia’ – Written by A.R. Gurney; Directed by Michelle M. Aguillon; Presented by Theatre UnCorked at the Deanne Hall, Calderwood Pavilion, 527 Tremont Street, Boston through April 21 Sylvia, the 1995 comedy about a Manhattan romantic triangle – Gregg, Kate and their new dog Sylvia – is a love letter to man’s…