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Former Boston Globe theater and television critic Ed Siegel began his 35-year career on Morrissey Boulevard in the Globe Sports Department. He has also filled in as Living and Arts editor. Since leaving the Globe in 2006 he has been an associate editor at Berkshire Living magazine; contributed book reviews to Newsday, the New York Times and the Globe; and is critic at large for WBUR-FM and The ARTery.
You can email him at esiegel122@comcast.net or tweet him @siegeled.
Zeitgeist’s ‘Punk Rock’ — Shades Of Newtown And The Marathon
May 08, 2013
Zeitgeist Stage Company’s production of “Punk Rock” has overtones of the Marathon bombing and school violence.
‘The Woman Upstairs’ Is Making Her Case — But Is It Art?
May 05, 2013
Claire Messud’s “The Woman Upstairs” is an intriguing departure from “The Emperor’s Children.”
Huntington Wins Tony Regional Theatre Award
April 26, 2013
The Huntington Theatre Committee wins this year’s Regional Theatre Award, administered by the American Theatre Critics Assn. and presented by the Tony Awards Administration Committee.
Bryan Cranston Coming To A.R.T.
April 22, 2013
Bryan Cranston will play Lyndon Johnson at the American Repertory Theater in September.
TV Coverage Of Manhunt: Unprecedented, But Just Like It Used To Be
April 19, 2013
Ed Siegel salutes local TV stations and national cable services for Friday morning coverage.
The Cycle Of Violence — A Universal Tragedy
April 19, 2013
Ed Siegel says the Siti Company’s “Trojan Women” is a remarkable adaptation of Euripides’ classic.
A Monster, His Mom, And Beowulf Walk Into A Bar …
April 19, 2013
Ed Siegel says “Beowulf” is fun as far as it goes, but doesn’t go far enough.
Art’s Response To Tragedy And Terror
April 16, 2013
Art doesn’t have any answers to what happened Monday, but perhaps it has some of the right questions.
Dawn Upshaw At Longy: The Woman With The Pearl Voice
April 14, 2013
Dawn Upshaw and Bard bring their program to Longy Tuesday night.
Ryan Landry Doesn’t Get Away With M(urder)
April 12, 2013
“Ryan Landry’s ‘M’ ” lacks the focus of his best work.