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Tag Archives: Lyric Stage Company of Boston
Dead Blogging Sondheim’s ‘Pacific Overtures’ at Lyric Stage
Well the Missus and I trundled down to the Lyric Stage Company to catch Stephen Sondheim’s Pacific Overtures (music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim, book by John Weidman) and say, it was . . . subarashi. This startling, entertaining, and thrilling masterpiece … Continue reading
New York Times Gives Boston’s ‘Moulin Rouge’ Big Thumbs Up
Turns out it’s not just the Wall Street Journal’s Terry Teachout who’s smitten with Boston theater productions. New York Times theater critic Ben Brantley likes them too. Songs to Sin By in a Smashing ‘Moulin Rouge!’ Its pieces zoom through … Continue reading
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Tagged Alan Jay Lerner, Alfred P. Doolittle, Amanda Dehnert, Baz Luhrmann, Ben Brantley, Christopher Chew, Colonel Pickering, Company, Eliza Doolittle, Emerson Colonial Theater, Frederick Loewe, George Bernard Shaw, Henry Higgins, J.T. Turner, Jennifer Ellis, Light Up the Sky, Lyric Stage Company of Boston, Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade, Melissa Errico, Moulin Rouge, My Fair Lady, New York Times, Oregon Shakespeare Festival, Playbill, playgoing staff, Pygmalion, Rafael Jaen, Remo Airaldi, Richard Chamberlain, Spiro Veloudos, Stephen Sondheim, Terry Teachout, TKTS booth, Wall Street Journal
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WSJ’s Terry Teachout Totally Loves Boston’s Lyric Stage
As the playgoing staff has previously noted, Wall Street Journal theater critic Terry Teachout has a thing for Boston’s Lyric Stage Company. Start with this rave for Light Up the Sky last year: “[F]luffy, funny and performed with limitless panache … Continue reading
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Tagged Alan Jay Lerner, Alfred P. Doolittle, Amanda Dehnert, Christopher Chew, Colonel Pickering, Company, Eliza Doolittle, Frederick Loewe, George Bernard Shaw, Henry Higgins, J.T. Turner, Jennifer Ellis, Light Up the Sky, Lyric Stage Company of Boston, Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade, Melissa Errico, My Fair Lady, Oregon Shakespeare Festival, Playbill, playgoing staff, Pygmalion, Rafael Jaen, Remo Airaldi, Richard Chamberlain, Spiro Veloudos, Stephen Sondheim, Terry Teachout, TKTS booth, Wall Street Journal
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Dead Blogging ‘My Fair Lady’ at the Lyric Stage
Well the Missus and I trundled downtown last night to see the Lyric Stage production of My Fair Lady and say, it was . . . fabulous. (Bet you thought I was gonna say “loverly.” Well, it was that too.) … Continue reading
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Tagged Alan Jay Lerner, Alfred P. Doolittle, Amanda Dehnert, Christopher Chew, Colonel Pickering, Eliza Doolittle, Frederick Loewe, George Bernard Shaw, Henry Higgins, J.T. Turner, Jennifer Ellis, Lyric Stage Company of Boston, Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade, Melissa Errico, My Fair Lady, Oregon Shakespeare Festival, Playbill, Pygmalion, Remo Airaldi, Richard Chamberlain, Terry Teachout, TKTS booth, Wall Street Journal
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Dead Blogging ‘Colossal’ at Company One Theatre
Well the Missus and I trundled down to Calderwood Pavilion in the South End last night to catch the Company One Theatre production of Colossal and man, it was moving – in virtually every sense of the word. Andrew Hinderaker’s play … Continue reading
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Tagged Alex Molina, Andrew Hinderaker, Anthony Goss, Boston Globe, Calderwood Pavilion, Colossal, Company One Theatre, Damon Singletary, Greg Maraio, Intimate Apparel, Joel Brown, Kathryn Lieber, Lyric Stage Company of Boston, Marlon Shepard, Summer L. Williams, Tommy Neblett
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Dead Blogging ‘The Tale of the Allergist’s Wife’ at Lyric Stage
Well the Missus and I trundled downtown yesterday to catch the Lyric Stage production of The Tale of the Allergist’s Wife by Charles Busch and, say, it was . . . meshugge. From the website: A middle-aged Upper-West-Side doctor’s wife is … Continue reading
The Understudy Shines At The Lyric Stage
Terrific production of The Understudy currently at the Lyric Stage Company of Boston. Lyric Stage and Boston favorite Theresa Rebeck (The Scene, Bad Dates, Mauritius) pokes affectionate fun at the inner workings of the world of theatre in this smart … Continue reading
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