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Baker in Boston: The Huntington’s “Circle Mirror Transformation” and...
The local press has been buzzing with news of Annie Baker, playwriting’s hot new thing, at least around here, with a three play festival (it’s not a trilogy) split between the Huntington, SpeakEasy,...
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The Best Little Whorehouse in the Congo: The Huntington’s “Ruined”
Ruined begins with a comic, romantically-hued scene between grey-market merchant Christian (Oberon K.A. Adjepong) and Mama Nadi (Tonye Patano) at her ramshackle bar deep in the Congolese jungle....
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My Husband Burnt My Homework: The Huntington’s “Educating Rita”
Adult education in America is usually the pursuit of employable skills, those that relate directly to a better job, a bigger salary, and a higher standard of living. Maybe first a high school diploma,...
View ArticleHow to put on a succesful show (besides making it good)
With unanimously rave reviews and record-breaking box office sales, the Huntington’s production of Candide is unequivocally a winner. As of October 7th, it’s the highest grossing musical in the...
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A Cambridge Story: The Huntington’s “Before I Leave You”
It’s nice to see a local play; one peppered with references to the the Peabody Museum, “The Basement,” and Slumerville. It’s also nice to see the Huntington playing to its audience base, producing a...
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David Cromer Comes to Town
There’s been a lot of chatter on how David Cromer’s production of Our Town at the Huntington is somehow hard–a vacuum of the nostalgic hokeyness typically painted over Thornton Wilder’s text by high...
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Raisin in the Sun at the Huntington
A Raisin in the Sun takes on a complex subject matter that’s not easy to discuss, unless you lace your discussion of it with generic, PC statements on race and oppression. I think this is why so much...
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