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Dance Review
Bill T. Jones’s ‘Curriculum II’ puts us to the test
Political and cultural theory drive the idea-filled piece, with dance as just one of its many components.
For comedian Fortune Feimster, ‘live, laugh, love’ is a way of life
Her stand-up act — she'll be playing four shows locally March 16-18 — is always upbeat. “I think by nature, I’m a fairly positive person," she says.
Comedian Sam Morril on elevating his game and teaming up with Julian Edelman
Morril, who raised his profile by performing sets on New York City rooftops during the pandemic and now cohosts a podcast with the ex-Pats receiver, comes to the Wilbur for five shows this weekend.
STAGE REVIEW
A free spirit soars beyond convention in ART’s ‘The Wife of Willesden’
Novelist Zadie Smith sets a story from Chaucer’s “Canterbury Tales” in the present-day.
Theater
Broadway In Boston announces 2023-24 season
The lineup includes “Frozen”; “Girl from the North Country,” with songs by Bob Dylan; and a play based on a popular board game.
STAGE REVIEW
Hoops and history converge in Lyric Stage’s ‘The Great Leap’
In Lauren Yee’s play, Tyler Simahk scores as a driven, Chinese-American teen intent on joining a team of college players heading to China for a "friendship" game against Beijing University players.
Fran Lebowitz’s withering view of humankind is kvetched in stone
The humorist and hardcore New Yorker has a few complaints. OK, more than a few. She'll be sharing some of those from the stage at Emerson Colonial Theatre.
STAGES
In playwright Lenelle Moïse’s ‘K-I-S-S-I-N-G,’ a portrait of the artist as a young woman
The play, which is getting its world premiere at the Calderwood, follows a Boston teen over the months when she explores romantic possibilities, as well as the moment when she gives herself permission to become an artist.