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Two artists, one world
If a modern artist's job is to take the ordinary and make it extraordinary, Robert Maloney and Sean Thomas are right on point.
[Performing Arts]
Straddling the offense
With all of the four-letter words, racial epithets and flagrant taboos playing out on the stage of the A.R.T. these days, a writer has to wonder—is David Mamet's Romance safe for audiences? Despite big laughs from the crowd, lead actor Will LeBow wonders the same. "I was walking out of the theater at the end of the night and an elderly couple looked up at me," he says. "A weird expression came over the gentleman's face, and he said, 'That play ...
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The Candy Man can ... lead you into a giant butt
Who doesn't love seeing cherished childhood films turned into smutty drag shows? No, I'm serious. It's awesome.
[Performing Arts]
Is not a Barbie girl, nor in Barbie’s world
Whether she knew it or not, playwright Christine Evans is participating in the 50th anniversary year of the iconic Barbie doll with her world-premiere performance of Trojan Barbie coming up in Cambridge.
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Turn around bright eyes
There's a certain amount of bitterness that goes with Valentine's Day—at least, if you're single, or male. Before letting the pink blues get you down, ask yourself this: Are you tired of listening to the sound of your tears?
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The original avant-garde, dysfunctional-family dramedy
When Anton Chekhov's The Seagull debuted in 1896, it was initially a disaster, as Chekhov suspected it would be. Audiences were not ready for the open-ended plot, nuanced characters and the self-conscious dialogue. The Seagull is, among other things, a fragile examination of art's purpose and our own motivations for creating it and appreciating it.
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A stunning and surreal tour de force
Highly emotional, visually dazzling and refreshingly
humorous, Aurélia’s Oratorio presents
a beautifully dreamlike program that leaves audiences reevaluating the
possibilities within their own world. “Reality outside is much more surreal
than we admit,” says Aurélia Thierrée.
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Holidays can be such a drag
The only thing better than old Hollywood
bitchfights? Old Hollywood bitchfights in
drag. The only thing better than that? Old Hollywood
bitchfights in drag with antlers.
Yes, gay-theater lovers and gay
theater lover hangers-on, Ryan Landry and The Gold Dust Orphans have once again
revved up their adaptation machine—whose most recent targets have included The Wizard of Oz, Euripides and
Tennessee Williams—and aimed it at classic showbiz drama All About Eve.
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The List
10 | It is quicker to watch this play than to stand in line to have your picture taken with Santa.
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Famous playwright blasts through history
From Britain to Broadway, esteemed playwright Tom Stoppard's newest love story, Rock 'n' Roll, has come to Boston's Huntington Theatre.