Jacquinn Sinclair

Performing Arts Writer

Jacquinn Sinclair is a freelance arts and entertainment writer whose work has appeared in Performer Magazine, The Philadelphia Tribune and Exhale Magazine. She is a lover of music, food, art and travel.

Recently published

David Socolar and Britney Coleman in the North American tour of "Company." (Courtesy Matthew Murphy/MurphyMade)

'Company' is about the connections we keep

Critic Jacquinn Sinclair writes “Company” boasts a lot of great music and stresses that it’s the true connections—where one can laugh on the stoop with a friend, spill the relationship...

Arts & Culture

Apr 5, 2024

A production image from "Mrs. Krishnan's Party." (Courtesy Indian Ink Theatre Company)

At ArtsEmerson, 'Mrs. Krishnan's Party' is hard to resist

New Zealand's Indian Ink Theatre Company puts on a revelry-centered show that begs audiences to forget their troubles at the door and uses storytelling and cooking to entice. Theater critic...

Arts & Culture

Mar 29, 2024

Stephanie Clayman as Irene Pepperberg and Jon Vellante as Alex in "Beyond Words" at Central Square Theater. (Courtesy Maggie Hall)

Central Square Theater's 'Beyond Words' captures the bond between a researcher and parrot

Written by Laura Maria Censabella, the play is inspired by Irene Pepperberg, who taught an African grey parrot named Alex to communicate and solve problems for more than 30 years....

Arts & Culture

Mar 26, 2024

The cast of "Girl from the North Country" at the Emerson Colonial Theatre. (Courtesy Evan Zimmerman for MurphyMade)

'Girl from the North Country' pulses with Dylan's songs, but lacks a tight connection to the heart

Playwright Conor McPherson uses Bob Dylan's songs to tell a tale of people trapped in Depression-era Duluth, Minnesota. Theater critic Jacquinn Sinclair likes the music, the story not so much.

Arts & Culture

Mar 15, 2024

A production image from "Mrs. Krishnan's Party." (Courtesy Nimmy Santhosh)

12 theater productions to see this spring

From a fresh take on a Sondheim musical to a true story of survival, theaters are offering up productions that celebrate different cultures and tell familiar stories in new ways....

Arts & Culture

Mar 15, 2024

Lewis D. Wheeler (left) and Stephanie Gould in SpeakEasy's "Cost of Living." (Coutesy Nile Scott Studios)

Caring and courage propel SpeakEasy's tender 'Cost of Living'

Martyna Majok's play, which won the 2018 Pulitzer Prize for drama, delves into the lives of two pairs of lonely people seeking connection in a vulnerable time in their lives,...

Arts & Culture

Mar 13, 2024

A reading of 'The Minutes' leads to hilarity — and horror — at Umbrella Arts Center

A fine ensemble lifts Tracy Letts' play in a staging at Concord's Umbrella Arts Center. Theater critic Jacquinn Sinclair reviews.

Arts & Culture

Mar 6, 2024

Annette Miller stars as Golda Meir in "Golda's Balcony" presented by Shakespeare & Company. (Courtesy Nile Scott Studios)

'Golda's Balcony' probes the urgent choices of Israel's first female premier

Last summer, this show had a sold-out run in the Berkshires, writes theater critic Jacquinn Sinclair. Now, this one-woman show at the Emerson Paramount Center runs through March 10.

Arts & Culture

Feb 27, 2024

Michael Kaye (Jack), Kate Fitzgerald (Cathleen) and Aimee Doherty (Bridget) in "Thirst" at the Lyric Stage Company. (Courtesy Mark S. Howard)

Lyric Stage centers the dreams of Irish immigrants in 'Thirst'

Theater critic Jacquinn Sinclair writes that the three minor characters mentioned in a play by Eugene O’Neill are fully fleshed out in a terrifically acted “Thirst.”

Arts & Culture

Feb 27, 2024

Stacey Raymond (Polly) and Petey Gibson (Carl) in "Becoming a Man" at the American Repertory Theater. (Courtesy Nile Scott Studios and Maggie Hall)

'Becoming a Man' — P. Carl's stirring transitional story is center stage at A.R.T.

Petey Gibson describes going from Polly Carl to P. Carl in a world premiere reviewed by theater critic Jacquinn Sinclair.

Arts & Culture

Feb 26, 2024