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Patinkin, Mac Bring ‘Vaudeville’ to A.R.T. (4 Stars)
'The Last Two People on Earth: An Apocalyptic Vaudeville' - Starring Mandy Patinkin and Taylor Mac; Direction & Choreography b
Scenes from an Adultery Entertainment Lite (3.5 Stars)
*Scenes From An Adultery, written by Ronan Noone, directed by Bridget Kathleen O'Leary, New Repertory Theatre, 321 Arsenal Street,
OUTGOING TIDE (4.5 Stars)
*OUTGOING TIDE - Written by Bruce Graham; Directed by Charles Towers; Stage Management by Peter Crewe; Scenic Design by James J. F
Wheelock’s Shrek lets its Freak Flag Fly with a Positive Message of Acceptance (4.5 Stars)
*SHREK the MUSICAL - Book and Lyrics by David Lindsay Abaire. Music by Jeanine Tesori. Based on the Dreamworks Animation Motion Pi
Who is Imre Kertesz? Kaddish at Charlestown Working Theatre (4 Stars)
*Produced and directed by Barbara Lanciers, featuring Jake Goodman. Kaddish ran at Charlestown Working Theater, April 10-11, 2015.
Huntington Mounts Powerful, Painful ‘Come Back Little Sheba’ (5 Stars)
*Come Back, Little Sheba - Written by William Inge; Directed by David Cromer; Set Design by Stephen Dobay. Presented by the Huntin
Get Lost on Neville’s Island (4 Stars)
*Directed by Weylin Symes, written by Tim Firth. Presented by Stoneham Theatre from April 9-26, 2015.*
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Religion’s the Thing in God Box (3 Stars)
*God Box, written and performed by Antonia Lassar, directed by Christine Hamel. Part of the Second Annual Next Rep Black Box Festi
‘Kimberly Akimbo’ A Hilariously Dark Comedy (4.5 Stars)
*Directed by Allison Olivia Choat; Original Music by Dan Rodriguez; Set Design by John Paul Devlin; Costume Design by Susanne Mill
Lyric’s ‘City of Angels’ Sends Up Noir, 30’s Hollywood In Fun Romp (4 Stars)
*'City of Angels' - Music by Cy Coleman; Lyrics by David Zippel; Book by Larry Gelbart. Directed by Spiro Veloudos; Music Directio
ASP Delivers Absurd Tragedy With Brilliant ‘God’s Ear’ (5 Stars)
'God's Ear' - Written by Jenny Schwartz; Directed by Thomas Derrah; Scenic Design by Cristina Todesco; Costumes by Gail Astrid Buc
Events INSIDER: March 30-April 7, 2015
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Events INSIDER: March 23-31, 2015
Johnnys Picks
Boston Robotics Competition
Danger, Will Robinson! Immerse yourself on science and robotics i
Who are the Scientists in the Museum of Science Lobby?
by Johnny Monsarrat
I grew up about an hour's drive from Boston and didn't visit it much until I came here for college. As a kid,
Speakeasy’s Scaled Down ‘Big Fish’ Shines (4.5 Stars)
'Big Fish' - Based on the Novel by Daniel Wallace and the Columbia Motion Picture; Written by John August; Music and Lyrics by And
Events INSIDER: March 17-24, 2015
Johnnys Picks
The Persian New Year Festival
There are plenty of Chinese New Year celebrations and not e
‘The Colored Museum’ Takes Unflinching, Hilarious Look at Black Experience (4.5 Stars)
'The Colored Museum' - Written by George C. Wolfe; Directed by Billy Porter; Scenic design by Clint Ramos; Costume Design by Anita
Badass by Sleeping Weazel Productions in residence at Boston Playwrights’ Theater (4 stars)
BADASS runs March 5–14, 2015 (Thursday through Saturdays only) at 8:00 pm at Boston Playwrights’ Theatre, 949 Commonwealth Ave
ArtsEmerson Delivers Comically Tragic ‘Tristan & Yseult’ (4.5 Stars)
Tristan & Yseult - Written by Carl Grose and Anna Maria Murphy; Adapted and Directed by Emma Rice. Presented by ArtsEmerson: T
Events INSIDER: Mar 9-17, 2015
Johnny's Picks
Israeli Folk Dance Fest and Ice Cream Social
Groups from all over North America come to this
The More Things Change, the More Things Stay the Same: That Hopey Changey Thing (3 Stars)
*'That Hopey Changey Thing', written by Richard Nelson, directed by Weylin Symes. Presented by Stoneham Theatre, 395 Main Street i
Events INSIDER: March 2-10, 2015
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‘Sixty Miles’ Takes Us On Moving (And Hilarious) Journey (4.5 Stars)
'Sixty Miles' - Written by Dan LeFranc; Directed by Shana Gozansky. Presented by Bridge Repertory Theater at the Boston Center for
Events Insider Interviews Anastasia Barnes, Creator of ‘Ruby Besler, 40’s Sex Expert’
Anastasia Barnes brings her 1940's international sex expert, Ruby Besler, from her web series "The Ruby Besler Show" to Oberon thi
Oliva Soars In Central Square’s ‘Grounded’ (5 Stars)
'Grounded' - Written by George Brant; Directed by Lee Mikeska Gardner; Scenic Design by Steven Royal; Lighting Designer by Wen-Lin