Theater
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.
Esbjorson Does Ample and Timely Justice to Classic Miller
Running through February 7th, “All My Sons” has not felt so timely since its 1947 debut, owing in part to the current national culture of profit-hungry egocentricity.
"In The Heights" Channels the American Dream
New York City, the perennial muse of the American dream, has inspired yet another paean, the musical “In the Heights,” ...
Gospel Choir Concert
The Harlem Gospel Choir makes "Joyful Noise" to honor the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. at Sanders Theatre Sunday night.
ASP's 'Midsummer' Anything But a Dream
In the second installment of a season based around ideas of change and transformation, the Actors’ Shakespeare Project undertakes one of the Bard’s great comedies to tragically underwhelming effect.
