The touch of this production feels just right – deep enough, with just enough shiny surface atop undercurrents of evil and insanity.
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Theater Review (Broadway): ‘Redwood’ Starring Idina Menzel
At the heart of the musical 'Redwood' starring Idina Menzel is a mother's inconsolable grief at the loss of her son.
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Playwright Sanaz Toossi covers a great deal of ground in her touching play, 'English.'
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This luminous production is a a distinctive experience designed to take advantage of the unique setting of the Met Cloisters.
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"Degas & Cassatt' peers into the complex personality of Edgar Degas, whose paintings of ballerinas mask a life of arrogance.
Read More »Boston Lyric Opera’s Upcoming ‘The Seasons’—Opera, Dance, and Climate Change
Music by Vivaldi, words by Sara Ruhl, choreography by Pam Tanowitz, and conception and vocals by countertenor Anthony Roth Costanzo promise an impactful March 2025 premiere.
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With her incredible acting and vocal skills, McDonald colonizes every cell of Mama Rose.
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Life and death, good and evil, Greek myth, and epic adventure collide in this stunning new puppetry spectacular.
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Russian refugee kids and their American counterparts bring a powerful message we need to hear.
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This is the calm before the storm in ;Eureka Day' a play which pulls out all stops about childhood vaccinations.
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