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‘Our Town’ Review: Radiance Found in Simplicity

Lyric Stage Boston stole hearts with its modern yet deferential revitalization of the timeless work, directed by ​​Courtney O’Connor.

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‘MACBETH’ Review: Sparse Staging Becomes a Burden in Mixed Triumph

While the restrained staging invited intimacy and allowed the supporting cast’s arias to shine, the production often faltered under its own minimalism.

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Theater

‘300 Paintings’ Review: The Most Innovative Live Performance You’ll See This Year

Kissajukian’s humor does not trivialize the weight of his illness, but instead familiarizes, endears, and humanizes someone living with bipolar disorder.

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Theater

‘Comedy is Not the End Goal’: Sam Kissajukian Embraces the Interdisciplinary in ‘300 Paintings’

"Comedy is a great way to create accessibility — if you can keep people laughing, it stops their defense mechanisms from going up," Kissajukian said.

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Theater

‘Sardines (a comedy about death)’ Review: A Not So Grim Reaper at The Huntington

There is no extraordinary revelation about death at the end of "Sardines," but that may be its most realistic revelation altogether.

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‘Primary Trust’ Review: A Looking Glass Etched with Trauma

When Kenneth (David Castillo), a seemingly mature, middle-aged man, walks onstage and starts stuttering about his life, one can’t help but feel a strange, tender attachment to him.

'The Hills of California' Production Photo
Theater

‘The Hills of California’ Review: Set Up for Success but Missing the Mark

As rich in content and concept as “The Hills of California” may be, the acting occasionally falls flat, missing some of the complexity and humanity that is so central to the play.

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Theater

‘Passengers’ Review: Reaching New Heights but Lacking Depth

“Passengers” at the American Repertory Theater provides thrills. Unfortunately, the story fails to match those heights.

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Harvard Theater: Fall 2025 Season Preview

Check out this round-up of campus theater productions running in Fall 2025!

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Theater

‘The Light in the Piazza’ Review: Love is Blonde

Even if the show doesn’t live up to auditory expectations, “The Light in the Piazza” is a feast for the eyes.

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Theater

Artist Profile: The Stage Managing Duo of Em N. Barnes ’25 and Liz A. Resner ’25

The challenges of student theater and the opportunities provided to learn the ropes of theatrical productions are part of why Harvard theater is “so special.”

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Theater

The Huntington Theatre and Trident Booksellers Host Curtain Call Broadway Trivia

The event presented attendees with seven fun rounds of Broadway-themed quiz questions, as teams of up to six members battled for Broadway glory.

'Songs for a New World' Production Photo
Theater

‘Songs for a New World’ Review: A Collection of Pivotal Moments in the Timeless Search for Self Discovery

Would you jump off a ledge overlooking Fifth Avenue if your husband did not love you? This is just one of many plotlines in “Songs for a New World.”

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Theater

‘Chicago’ Turns 50 — and It Is Still Calling Out Our Society

50 years later, "Chicago" is as glamorous and classy as ever — while still reinventing itself for modern audiences in contentious political times

Theater

Harvard Student Thesis Play ‘Ugly Feelings’ Evolves Into Professional Staged Reading With Fresh Ink and CHUANG Stage

“Ugly Feelings” reemerged — still an exploration of multiracial belonging at its heart — as a professional staged reading at the Boston Center for the Arts.

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