‘Rapture, Blister, Burn’ explores the pleasure and pain of feminists
Martinis flow freely in the Huntington Theatre Company’s “Rapture, Blister, Burn.” If you’re a feminist (hell, or just a woman) of a certain age, you might want to imbibe a bit yourself before seeing this tale of two forty-something women questioning their own life choices — and coveting the choices the other has made.
The heat in SpeakEasy Stage’s ‘In the Heights’ is a slow burn
The heat should be high at the Calderwood Pavilion now that “In the Heights” — a play that invokes both the jubilance and tension of summer in the inner city — has arrived. Unfortunately, the SpeakEasy Stage Company’s production of the Tony Award-winning musical only sizzles intermittently.
Theater review: Is the future of staged theater “Here Lies Love”?
“Here Lies Love” is a musical telling the life story of fashion icon Imelda Marcos. The Public Theater welcomes audience members to dance along, instead of just sitting and watching quietly in the dark.
Theater review: ‘The Assembled Parties’ shines with warmth, Light
The ladies of “The Assembled Parties,” now playing at Manhattan Theatre Club, add warmth and depth to the sometimes heavy-handed play by Richard Greenberg.
Revenge of the Nerds: Company One’s ‘She Kills Monsters’ is a gamer’s fantasy
She Kills Monsters feels like an homage to the time when the validation of nerds first began.
Theater review: ‘Hands on a Hardbody’ hits the brakes
It’s “Hard” to launch a brand-new musical on Broadway these days. “Hands on a Hardbody,” closing on Broadway Saturday after 28 performances, is yet another lesson that theater-goers get exactly what they pay for — or don’t.
Theater review: Not Audrey Hepburn’s ‘Breakfast at Tiffany’s’
The play adaptation of Truman Capote’s acclaimed novella, “Breakfast at Tiffany’s,” gives its own perspective to the role of Holly Golightly that was immortalized on film by Audrey Hepburn.
Theater review: ‘The Flick’ fails to ignite
Annie Baker’s latest, “The Flick,” plays out in real time onstage. Its truthfulness is a good reminder that we go to the theater to escape.
Theater review: No need to revise ‘The Revisionist’
What if you could rewrite your past? That premise is explored in “The Revisionist,” written by and starring Jesse Eisenberg.
Theater review: ‘Madrid’ is a mystery
Why is it called ‘The Madrid’? This and a few other pivotal questions go unanswered in MTC’s latest, starring Edie Falco.