Theater
Pudding Drags Despite Their ‘Dearest’ Efforts
“We’re so content it’s a cliché,” says schoolboy Wes Sidestory in “Commie Dearest,” the 162nd production of the Hasty Pudding Theatricals (HPT).
'Albert Herring' Nails Humor
Benjamin Britten’s 1947 comic opera “Albert Herring” revels in the notion of being bad on purpose. The Dunster House Opera’s ...
Donahue Elevates 'Stairs' to New Heights
“Stairs to the Roof” is a play that many theater-goers may never have heard of by a playwright they probably ...
Timberlake Receives Pudding Pot
Justin R. Timberlake knew he would be receiving the Pudding Pot, but he didn’t know that Lady Gaga, Britney Spears, and Lance Bass would be helping him on a mission—to bring his sexy back.
"[title of show]" Goes Meta, To Mediocre Results
The adage "write what you know" is one of the most well-worn pieces of advice in the old literary playbook. For Jeff Bowen and Hunter Bell, the creators of the musical "[title of show]”—which runs through February 13 at the Boston Center for the Arts— this saying became the playbook.
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Narrator Scott Shepherd, who plays Nick Carraway, concentrates on reading “The Great Gatsby” aloud as the characters in the book come to life with a roaring party around him. “Gatz,” an Elevator Repair Service production running at the American Repertory Theater, sets the popular Fitzgerald novel in a mundane office that gradually morphs into the tragic world of “Gatsby.” Poignant and arresting, “Gatz” will show at the A.R.T. through February 7.
Code Switch 7 Takes On Race
Race needs to be talked about openly and immediately. That’s the straightforward message of Code Switch 7, a brand-new theater company founded by the American Repertory Theater’s (A.R.T.) seven African American students: Renee-Marie Brewster, Anthony Gaskins, Kelley Green, Faith O. Imafedon ’07, Richard Scott, Charles Settles, and Lindsay Strachan. Under the mentorship of Professor Robert Scanlan, they will be performing their debut show at 2pm on Sunday, February 7 at Club Oberon.
A.R.T.'s 'Gatz' Takes Classic Tale to Stage in Novel Adaptation
Borrowing established stories and adapting them for the stage is hardly unusual in today’s theater culture, where original writing is hard to find.
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Narrator Scott Shepherd, who plays Nick Carraway, concentrates on reading “The Great Gatsby” aloud as the characters in the book come to life with a roaring party around him. “Gatz,” an Elevator Repair Service production running at the American Repertory Theater, sets the popular Fitzgerald novel in a mundane office that gradually morphs into the tragic world of “Gatsby.” Poignant and arresting, “Gatz” will show at the A.R.T. through February 7.
