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Fernanda Ghi makes tango ‘Black + White’

Though most of the scenarios are basic, Ghi’s company delivers a visually impressive hour of superb dancing at the Virginia Wimberly Theatre.

The future looks bleak in Actors’ Shakespeare Project’s ‘King Lear’

Robert Walsh stars in Shakespeare’s tragedy of foolhardy choices and family betrayal.

‘The Lion King’ is still a feast for the eyes — and the heart, too

Julie Taymor’s vibrant stagecraft still has the magic touch at Citizens Bank Opera House.

In two comedies, a playwright sides with our better selves

“Native Gardens’’ and “The Book Club Play,’’ a pair of upbeat social comedies by Karen Zacarías, are being presented simultaneously at two different Boston-area theaters.

End of an era as Spiro Veloudos steps down at Lyric Stage
The colorful leader who helped solidify midsize companies as a cornerstone of Boston theater decides to focus on directing.

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In captivating ‘Passengers,’ this train is bound for glory
Riding the rails and experiencing the virtuosity of The 7 Fingers at the Cutler Majestic Theatre.

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Boston actress Kathy St. George knows well the pain and pleasure of playing Judy Garland

The actress has portrayed the singer and movie star in four different shows, including “End of the Rainbow,” the musical drama that inspired the new film “Judy.”

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Playwright Karen Zacarías explores the turf of backyards and book clubs

Two Boston area theaters are producing Zacarías’s plays right now.

Cambridge’s Green Street Studios announces it will close due to significant rent increase

The 28-year-old dance nonprofit will cease operations on Oct. 27.

Stage Review

A Hollywood cautionary tale loses force in ‘Sunset Boulevard’

Playing faded silent-screen star Norma Desmond in the Andrew Lloyd Webber musical at North Shore Music Theatre, Alice Ripley generates intensity but is lacking in tragic grandeur.

Stage Review

David Byrne’s ‘American Utopia’ a marvel of humanity and hope

The bound-for-Broadway show is exuberant and generous, reveling in the simple joys of song and movement as it encourages its viewers to give each other a second look.

Stage Review

In a spirited ‘Rosencrantz & Guildenstern’ at the Huntington, doom without the gloom

Peter DuBois directs a splendidly executed production of Tom Stoppard’s “Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead.’’

stage review

In ‘Black Light,’ asking us to think — and feel

The cabaret-style show at Oberon features an audience-embracing performance by Jomama Jones, the alter ego of playwright-performer Daniel Alexander Jones.

Stage Review

A corrupt president tries to forestall the inevitable in ‘Nixon’s Nixon’

Playing Richard M. Nixon and Henry Kissinger at New Rep, Jeremiah Kissel and Joel Colodner again make for a memorable duo.


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