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GRIDWORK

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.

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Romance

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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WILLIE WANKER AND THE HERSHEY HIGHWAY

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.


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TROJAN BARBIE

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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Total Eclipse of the Heart: The ’80s Love Song Sing-Along

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 SEAGULL

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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AURÉLIA’S ORATORIO

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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ALL ABOUT CHRISTMAS EVE

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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10 THINGS YOU WILL LEARN AT THE SANTALAND DIARIES

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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Rock 'n' Roll

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.


Featured Blogs

Rothbury Music Festival: Post 1

By caballero on Fri, Jul 3, 2009 9:40 pm

I wish I could say I saw a couple more cities on my way to Rothbury, Michigan. We—Spencer, Mills, Maysa, Keith and myself—drove from Allston to Michigan in about 17 hours, passing through Cleveland, Detroit, Lansing and a couple other places along the way. After making it through a 20-hour bus ride in Argentina a few years ago, I've learned to appreciate all the things you see along the way during a road trip that you miss on a plane.

 


Fuck Michael Jackson

By JStanton on Fri, Jun 26, 2009 5:48 pm

The guy could dance, hooked up with a couple of good producers, diddled little kids (allegedly, yeah right), and is now dead. Good riddance.


Dear, dear Governor Sanford

By Dargus on Thu, Jun 25, 2009 7:13 pm

When apologizing publically to your wife and constituents, here's a rough list of things you should probably avoid mentioning:

 

1. Your experience, even that which falls within your college years, of working across national borders without a work visa. This goes double for high-ranking, GOP president-hopefuls.

 

2. That you were exhausted by your own efforts to turn down federal stimulus money.

 


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