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April 4, 2022 9:55 pm

Take Me Out: A Solid Three-Bagger

Jesse Williams (l.) and Patrick J. Adams in Take Me Out. Photo by Joan Marcus

★★★★☆ An entertaining revival of Richard Greenberg’s award winner about baseball and identity sacrifices some edge

October 31, 2021 7:09 pm

The Woman in Black: A Satisfying Victorian Creepshow

David Acton and Ben Porter in The Woman in Black. Photo by Jenny Anderson

★★★☆☆ Susan Hill’s cozy ghost story gets a cozy mounting in a cozy pub

October 2, 2021 5:00 pm

From Massachusetts: Ayodele Casel Chasing Magic (And Catching It)

Anthony Morigerato, Ayodele Casel, John Manzari and Kurt Csolak inAyodele Casel: Chasing Magic. Photo by Liza Voll.

★★★★☆ A gifted dancer-choreographer taps into mood and meaning with a stunning troupe of artists

August 23, 2021 12:00 pm

From Massachusetts: Sister Sorry, Regrets Only

★★☆☆☆ Sorry to say, an intriguing true story is fictionalized into something less than intriguing

August 1, 2021 8:41 pm

From Boston: The Tempest, A Perfect Storm and a Perfect John Douglas Thompson

John Douglas Thompson in The Tempest. Photo by Evgenia Eliseeva

★★★★★ Shakespeare’s all-powerful sorcerer Prospero, driven near-mad, learns the power of redemption on Boston Common

April 8, 2021 7:59 pm

John Cullum, An Accidental Star: Stardom No Accident

John Cullum: An Accidental Star. Photo, Carol Rosegg

★★★★☆ Legendary veteran of Broadway’s Golden Age shares his career highs, though not the lows

March 22, 2021 7:58 pm

Middletown: Those Were the Days? Really?

★★★☆☆ Dan Clancy’s salute to post-WWII Americana is sweet, sentimental, safe—and shallow

January 3, 2021 11:35 am

Ratatouille: The Rat In The Hat Strikes Back

★★★★☆ The Tik Tok generation cooks up a streaming tribute to a Pixar classic of their youth

December 14, 2020 1:30 pm

This Is Who I Am: A Cup of Flour, a Pinch of Pain

★★★★☆ A father and son prepare a real dish, while they really dish and heal

December 13, 2020 6:22 am

Taylor Mac’s Holiday Sauce…Pandemic!: ‘Tis The Season To Be Sassy

Taylor Mac in Holiday Sauce. Courtesy of Pomegranate Arts

★★★★☆ A self-described “holiday public access show on LSD” is more sentimental than subversive

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