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The Night May Smile on “A Little Night Music”
From my own theatre experiences, I know how difficult it is to compile a show in a limited amount of time. With this in mind, BU Stage Troupe’s Parents’ Weekend …
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Slow Children At Play Provide Free Fun at BU Central
I firmly believe that every person could use more comedy in their life. Those who attended the free Saturday night performance from Slow Children At Play, BU’s premier sketch comedy …
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The Best of All Possible Shows: Candide at the Huntington
Take a sunny, bright-eyed optimist. Throw him in a world full of warmongering Bulgarians, bloodthirsty Portuguese and thieving Dutch. Mix in one true love, some lecherous clergy and a few …
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Liquid Fun Presents: Stephanie Duffy and the Three Little Tobins
I love improv. J’aime l’improvisation. Me gusta el teatro improvisado. I LUV IMPROV!!11!! OMG WTF LOL. I miss the days when I could get into the Market Theatre at Pike Place …
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“Quidam”: Cirque du Soleil’s Take on Reality
The world-renowned Cirque du Soleil brings Agganis Arena to a whole different level of entertainment by taking the audience on a theatrical journey of complex circus routines. With the help …
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Dial M for Murder Delivers Laughs, Thrills, and Deadly Telephones
Wandering Minds’ production of Frederick Knott’s Dial M for Murder was very nearly the show that never was. The troupe had planned on performing Ira Levin’s thriller Deathtrap until the powers-that-be …
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This Little Piggy Went to the Theater: A Review of Bartholomew Fair
For those not well-versed in 16th century writing, watching a play spoken in early modern English is a lot like staring at an optical illusion. With enough focus and determination, …
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‘Writers at the Black Box’ Takes Creativity Outside the Box
“Writers at the Black Box,” hosted by the Boston University Creative Writing Program on March 29 at the Boston Playwrights’ Theatre, featured five writers and a myriad of current works spanning topics from art galleries to boogers.
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Ladies and Laughter and Labias, Oh My!: BU Does The Vagina Monologues
The Vagina Monologues aren’t exactly what you’d call subtle. Granted, subtlety is hard to achieve when you have the word vagina in your title. However, the actresses of Athena’s Players …
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Road to Mecca: An Unexpected Lightshow
Road to Mecca, by playwright Athol Fugard, is based on the true story of the dwindling years of a widow in a small South African town. The play is focused …
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Three Groups, Three (Very) Different Musicals
On a bitterly cold Monday night, dozens of Boston University students braved another trip out into the frigid air and flocked towards the center of campus. They came prepared to …
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Theater Meets Sex, Drugs, and Rock ‘n Roll in ‘ENTOMO’
The bar was completely dark and silent, except for three female singers harmonizing on a haunting rendition of “Because” by The Beatles. “Love is old, love is new/Love is all, …
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