‘A Beautiful Noise’ comes to Emerson Colonial Theatre
Make no mistake: “A Beautiful Noise: The Neil Diamond Story” – in its pre-Broadway tryout at the Emerson Colonial Theatre...
A revolutionary revival of ‘1776’ fires up Harvard Square
Many years before the 1619 Project – the New York Times’ chronicle of when the first African slaves arrived on...
An epic journey of gay men from 1910’s ‘Howards End’ to modern-day ‘Inheritance’
What is a legacy? For Jewish thirty-something Eric Glass, a grandmother’s experience during the Holocaust constitutes a major part of...
‘Ain’t too proud’ pays homage to Shelly Berger
A first-rate jukebox musical must have a strong story and the Broadway hit "Ain't too proud: The Life and Times...
A Broadway revival that seamlessly blends murder and comedy
Matthew Stern has always been drawn to musical theater. “I saw my first show, “The Phantom of the Opera,” [on...
How do you pay homage to Hendrix? Wolfman offers wide-ranging tribute
Bob Wolfman has loved the guitar ever since his New York childhood. The Jewish veteran singer-musician would perform at the...
50th anniversary revival of ‘Jesus Christ Superstar’ storms the stage
Controversy swirled around "Jesus Christ Superstar" when it premiered on Broadway in 1971. Many Christians decried the Andrew Lloyd Webber-Tim...
Live theater came roaring back in 2021: The best of live-streamed and in-person shows
Live theater in Greater Boston staged a welcome comeback in 2021. The pandemic-challenged year began with Zoom and live-streamed productions....
‘Fiddler’ returns to Boston
BOSTON – For Noa Luz Barenblat, Anatevka is much more than the setting of “Fiddler on the Roof.” As the...
The yin and yang of two pioneering female scientists forms riveting play in Cambridge
CAMBRIDGE – “Behind every great man there’s a great woman,” the saying goes. In the #MeToo era, amend the saying...
