The reinstated Greece Theatre Company stages a next-level production of “The Hunchback of Notre Dame” at the Lyric Theatre
Janine Mercandetti
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CRITICS PICKS: David Raymond
“Dangerous Theatre: Hallie Flanagan” As director of the government’s Federal Theatre Project, Hallie Flanagan gave opportunities to such politically minded artists as Orson Welles, Marc Blitzstein, and John Houseman, with results that were controversial and, to some, unpatriotic. “Dangerous Theatre” dramatizes Flanagan’s 1938 testimony to the House UnAmerican Activities Committee – a minatory slice of […]
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Theater review: “Assassins” at Blackfriars
There really
isn’t a moral to the story. And it doesn’t need one. “Assassins” is part history
lesson, part black comedy, and wholly enjoyable.
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Theater Review: “Into the Woods” at JCC CenterStage
Mounting a stage production shortly after the release of a lavish, big-budget film adaptation of the same material is always a tricky proposition. On the one hand, the publicity surrounding a movie release brings in a lot of new eyes, attracting people who are curious to see what the original material might look like. But […]
