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Michael Von Redlich
May 10, 2012
There’s more than a spoonful of sugar going down in ‘Mary Poppers.'
May 10, 2012
Director Douglas Carter Beane on choosing to bring a bad ’80s flick to the stage.
VIDEO: Police release video, ask for help solving Stephen Perez Theater District murder
May 06, 2012
Investigators are also asking for help from anyone with photos or video taken from the area of Tremont and Stuart streets the night of the fatal shooting.
Theater Review: "The Luck of the Irish"
May 03, 2012
Director Melia Bensussen’s impeccable attention to detail makes this production a delight to watch.
2012 Tony Award nominations, plus Metro's picks!
May 01, 2012
Who swept it up, and who was shamed? Plus: Find our picks for the 2012 Tony Awards.
Interview: Rick Elice's journey with 'Peter and the Starcatcher'
April 29, 2012
Playwright Rick Elice tells us how "Peter and the Starcatcher" went from kid's bookshelves to Broadway.
Theater review: 'Leap of Faith'
April 28, 2012
"Leap of Faith" is the latest in the recent trend of religion-themed musicals on Broadway. Unfortunately, this show would rather play it safe than attempt to be saved.
Interview: Raul Esparza takes a 'Leap of Faith'
April 27, 2012
Last night, “Leap of Faith” opened on Broadway. We grabbed coffee with leading man Raul Esparza while the musical was still in previews to talk about how it was coming along and what it felt like to follow in the footsteps of Steve Martin.
Dance, revolution, ‘Fela!’
April 26, 2012
Fela Kuti musical is every bit deserving of its exclamation point.
Theater review: 'The Columnist'
April 26, 2012
For Joseph Alsop, the pen is always mightier than the sword. MTC's latest looks at the life of the political journalist who faced down the country's most turbulent decade with nothing but a newspaper column.
Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater: Leaping to an opportunity
April 25, 2012
Kirven James Boyd started in Boston and now works with Alvin Ailey Dance American Theatre.
In 'Fela!' music's in the air
April 23, 2012
It's not every international music star whose life should be turned into a Broadway show.
Theater review: ‘Blogologues: Younger Than Springtime’
April 21, 2012
It's always fun to revisit a show that we previously reviewed to see how it's progressed. Find out how "Blogologues" is doing at its new home in The Players Loft.
'Tiger Be Still' our laughing stomachs
April 19, 2012
Zeitgeist turns ‘Tigers’ into what is possibly the funniest thing this reviewer has ever seen.
'The Temperamentals' may make you moody
April 16, 2012
The Lyric Stage Company can't seem to make it work in their interminably dull production of "The Temperamentals."
Theater review: 'Speakeasy Dollhouse'
April 12, 2012
Ever wonder what navel-gazing interactive theater looks like? "Speakeasy Dollhouse" might work on a smaller scale, where audience members can engage with the actors more and don't have to do as much homework.
After 25 years, 'Les Miserables' is still magnifique
March 27, 2012
It's been 25 years since "Les Miserables" first took the theater world by storm.
Theater review: 'Jesus Christ Superstar'
March 22, 2012
Andrew Lloyd Webber's "Jesus Christ Superstar" opens on Broadway tonight. Instead of a classic gone contemporary, it feels like theatergoing via time machine. And don't worry – it's anything but controversial.
Rebirth of a 'Salesman'
March 20, 2012
"Death of a Salesman" is arguably the hottest straight play onstage now. Starring Philip Seymour Hoffman, Andrew Garfield, Linda Emond and John Glover.
Having a great ‘Time Stands Still’
March 15, 2012
Unfortunately the title of the Lyric's latest isn’t true, and the play closes after this weekend.
Everything's coming up in theater: New shows to keep an eye on
March 08, 2012
Over the next few months, all sorts of arts events will spring forth in the city. ‘Tigers,’ ‘Temperamentals’ and a ‘Miracle Worker’ are just a few of the colorful characters.
A.R.T.’s ‘Wild Swans’ is a riveting account of contemporary China
March 07, 2012
“Wild Swans” is a visually stunning spectacle that gets more intriguing every time you revisit the experience.
'Spider-Man' court docs released: Julie Taymor has rich people problems
March 05, 2012
No one's fallen out of a harness for awhile, but the "Spider-Man" drama keeps coming. Julie Taymor's latest tantrum about deserving extra money epitomizes the term "rich people problems."
Have the time of your life at ‘Time of My Life’
February 23, 2012
Zeitgeist Stage Company’s delightful production of “Time of My Life” is a nice reminder of how fun family dinners can be … when it’s not your family.
In ‘Wild Swans’ you’ll see Katie Leung in a brand new way
February 16, 2012
“Wild Swans,” about three generations of women living through China’s Cultural Revolution, is an important one to tell.
Every Addams puts the fun in both funeral and dysfunctional
February 09, 2012
Panned by critics when it hit Broadway, “The Addams Family,” a musical tale of America’s eeriest family, was nonetheless an instant hit.
Haven’t met a normal ‘Family’ yet
February 05, 2012
Although they were denied a permit to build a temporary mansion in the Boston Common, the Addams Family is bringing its hit musical to Boston.
Feast your ‘Green Eyes' on this
February 01, 2012
“Green Eyes” is a site-specific production of a long-lost Tennessee Williams short brought to Boston by Company One.
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