by Chris Rohmann | Mar 12, 2014 | Stage
Her inspiration, says Christian McEwen, was The Vagina Monologues, that revolutionary piece of interview theater that put a hitherto “unspeakable” subject into the public conversation. “What else,” she wondered, “do women have these...
by Chris Rohmann | Mar 19, 2014 | Stage
It’s not surprising that Private Lives is one of Noël Coward’s two most-performed plays, nor that A Song at Twilight isn’t the other one. The former is an exquisite marital farce—the master of acerbic wit at the height of his...
by Chris Rohmann | Apr 2, 2014 | Stage
When straight, responsible Agnes comes across the gaming module left behind by her dead alpha-nerd sister, she’s thrust into a world that includes not only dungeons and dragons, but homicidal fairies, raunchy ogres and bloodthirsty cheerleaders, as the fantasy...
by Chris Rohmann | Apr 2, 2014 | Stage
Two shows at Springfield’s Symphony Hall this weekend represent classic points on the entertainment spectrum: the Broadway musical and the variety show. Todd Oliver & Friends combines a number of variety-act staples. Oliver is a ventriloquist with a rock...
by Chris Rohmann | Apr 9, 2014 | Stage
In fair Verona, where Shakespeare lays his scene, Romeo and Juliet kiss on a balcony while the young bloods of their feuding families fight it out in the street. In New York, four centuries and countless adaptations later, their tragic tale is being reenacted on...
