I've been thinking about the musical SWEPT AWAY ever since I saw its New England premiere capping off SpeakEasy Stage's 35th Anniversary season, its first destination since an acclaimed Broadway sojourn. Director Jeremy Johnson runs a tight ship: 90 minutes from stem to stern! Though serviceably staged, it is well cast, sung, acted,

I was struck by how moving this production of BREAKING THE CODE-- Hugh Whitemore's 1986 play now onstage at Central Square Theater-- still is! In the hands of an excellent cast, elegantly directed by Scott Edmiston, beautifully lit and simply staged with an updated epilogue by Neil Bartlett, the play remains an acutely relevant

Step behind the curtain of A.R.T.’s world-premiere musical <a href="https://americanrepertorytheater.org/shows-events/wonder/"><b><i>Wonder</i></b></a> at this special virtual event featuring playwright and MacArthur Fellow <b>Sarah Ruhl</b> (book) and <b>Ian Axel </b>and <b>Chad King</b>, the GRAMMY Award-winning duo <b>A Great Big World</b> (music &amp; lyrics).<br/><br/>Join an intimate conversation adapting the Pullman family’s story for the stage from the best-selling novel and beloved feature film, crafting its pop-inspired score, and collaborating to bring <i>Wonder</i>’s themes of...