How did they do all that? That was the prevailing thought left in my mind at the end of visionary director Jakop Ahlbom’s Lebensraum (Habitat), ArtsEmerson’s latest presentation of a piece of Dutch experimental theater. It’s part mime, part Cirque du Soleil-esque festivity of pictorial theatrical imagination, part alternative rock concert. The production soars with […]
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In last week’s second season finale of ABC’s alien sitcom, the characters wondered if there was a future for them on earth. “I’ve heard rumours about ABC Family” said teenager Reggie Jackson only to be shrugged off by his Supreme Leader father Larry Bird. While I would not endorse a move to ABC Family (I […]
Wait, another Rabbit Hole in the Greater Boston area? Yes, another. Community theatre companies have a fascination with the piece for its perceived simplicity and emotional range. Hovey Players in Waltham is one of Greater Boston’s stronger community theatres, boasting a rich history since 1936. Their Rabbit Hole proves that they have the tenacity and […]
Editor’s Note: Our most useless staff writer by far is the delightful and clever Zachary Adler, who has literally never submitted a single article. The reason we put up with him is that he is so very delightful and clever that when (if?) he ever does write a proper article, we’re very much looking forward […]
I can’t pretend that I’m not biased when I write this review; I’ve learned that I don’t care for the musical Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson. I keep waiting for a production to change my mind, but I wonder if my disappointment with various productions has more to do with the book and score than any […]
Hart of Dixie is one of my favourite parts of the week. Sure, I watch a handful of important cable dramas and similarly depressing things, but there are only a few shows I get excited about the way I used to back in the pre-PVR days when would interrupt Sunday dinner to watch American Dreams […]
There is a production in the Lower East Side that wants to get you drunk.* It’s ingenious really. Alcohol intensifies emotion and gives the illusion of amplified senses – an ideal accompaniment to a theatrical experience. But that is the point in Stolen Chair’s new production Potion: A Play in Three Cocktails, which can be […]
Arabesque’s Sawah – meaning traveller or wanderer – brings together over 40 dancers and musicians originating from countries that span the Middle East, as well as, from Montreal and Toronto. This ensemble, as such, offers a one-of-a-kind opportunity to see a fusion of not only various Arab styles, but East meets West. Arabesque founder and […]