Sometimes, you want a little magic in your life. Erin Morgenstern crafts a National Bestseller with her The Night Circus, chronicling a circus that arrives without warning. Amidst the wonder of acrobatics, contortionist, tarot card readers, and kittens that jump through hoops, we follow two magicians raised almost since birth to compete in a mysterious […]
Recently, I had occasion to see the pre-Broadway production of Bill Condon’s new revival of Side Show the Musical at the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C. With the recent announcement that it will be officially transferring to the St. James this fall, I thought it might be a good time to share a few thoughts […]
My boyfriend and I went searching for a two-player board game last weekend. We were fine with a game that catered to more players, but we wanted to be sure that we could entertain just the two of us for each round lasting between 30 minutes to 1 hour. We stumbled across Eureka! in Coolidge […]
I can now with confidence say that I like Peter Capaldi’s Doctor. A lot. In last week’s ‘Deep Breath’, Capaldi wasn’t given a huge opportunity to show us what his Doctor is made of, since his Doctor didn’t come into his own until the very end of the episode. This week, Capaldi delivered a strong […]
With a Cape Cod vacation ahead of me, I browsed the bookstore for an equally satisfying beach read. My eyes caught the title: The American Heiress. Well, this book had everything that I wanted; it had historical romance, loads of money and class, and a smart writer with the brains and spunk to infuse in […]
To this point, I have successfully avoided all local production of Les Mis. When the right to perform the mega-hit musical became available last summer, some ten producing organizations within 20 miles of Boston snatched them up for the 2013-2014 season, and despite my distaste for this choice as a producer and local artist, Company […]
The Martian is the kind of novel that begs to be made into a movie. So it’s no surprise that the rights have reportedly been purchased. Generally, I tend to be the type who prefers to read a book before seeing the movie/television version (I’m currently reading the tome that is Under the Dome because […]
I’m a fan of weird shit. Honestly. I love when artists can take the strangest, quirkiest little spaces, mount engaging, innovative, and bizarre work, and somehow connect with their audience through their own unique voice. Astro Boy and the God of Comics at Company One was (almost) everything that I wanted it to be and […]