Performing ArtsKeeping The Theater Fires Burning At Home — From Teatro Chelsea To New York's Public TheaterPreviewing "Sonia se Fue," a Spanish translation of "Sonia Flew," to "Julia," a Brazilian reimagining of "Miss Julie."The ARTeryJan 13, 2021An Actor Calls For A More Accessible And Inclusive Future In TheaterAs theaters map an uncertain future amid the pandemic, actor Elbert "EJ" Joseph is encouraging representation of Deaf people to be part of the plan, both onstage and in the...The ARTeryJan 5, 2021Feeling A Bit 'Bah Humbug' This Pandemic Christmas? One Actor Says Communing With Scrooge Can HelpActor David Coffee has embodied Ebenezer Scrooge for 26 seasons at North Shore Music Theatre and shares why the miser is more relevant than ever.PlayThe ARTery05:20Dec 24, 202012 Standout Nights At The Virtual Theater, Even If We Weren't In The Room Where They HappenedTheater critic Jacquinn Sinclair and ARTery critic at large Ed Siegel reflect on their favorite productions from this unusual year, which saw a shift from the stage to the screen.The ARTeryDec 21, 2020New Repertory Theatre's Artistic Director Selected To Lead Mass Cultural CouncilMichael Bobbitt will become the next director of the council -- the state's most senior cultural official -- in February after a unanimous vote Friday by the council's governing...The ARTeryDec 18, 2020In Play 'This Is Who I Am,' A Father And Son Explore Connection And SeparationThe 70-minute production unfolds in real time as a father and son set out to make a recipe that they both remember differently through a video call.The ARTeryDec 15, 2020A Cambodia Healing Festival Has Particular Resonance During A Year Of LossArtsEmerson and Cambodian Living Arts present a two-week series of digital events to offer a space for collective catharsis.The ARTeryDec 11, 2020'Tis The Season For Streaming: 7 Local Productions Go Virtual To Celebrate The HolidaysFrom “The Nutcracker” to “Black Nativity,” some of Boston’s favorite holiday traditions are moving online to provide some holiday cheer.The ARTeryDec 9, 2020Built For And By The Community, New Racial Justice Grant Program LaunchesA collaboration between the city of Boston and Mass College of Art and Design is awarding $250,000 to 16 artists.The ARTeryDec 2, 2020New Repertory Theatre's 'Showstopper' Series Lives Up To Its Name With Two New Online PlaysTwo plays written, performed and directed by artists of color, take different routes in spotlighting contemporary anxieties.The ARTeryNov 27, 2020Theater At Jacob's Pillow Destroyed In FireA fire has destroyed a theater at Jacob's Pillow, the site of the nation's longest-running dance festival, located in Becket, Mass.PlayThe ARTery02:39Nov 17, 2020Boston Camerata Revisits Purcell's 'Dido And Aeneas' — An Opera For Distanced LoversForty years later, the ensemble will be revisiting its former triumph in its first digital production.The ARTeryNov 12, 2020Guided By Experts, Boston Lyric Opera's Street Stage Revives Live PerformancesThe BLO created a mobile stage for open air performances around Boston, not only for shows during the pandemic, but to bring opera into the community going forward.PlayThe ARTery05:00Nov 10, 2020Abilities Dance Boston Takes The Stage In Celebrity Series DebutThe company, which uses dance as a tool for intersection disability rights, performs at the BCA’s Calderwood Pavilion for a livestreamed program on Thursday.The ARTeryOct 28, 2020The Aspirations Of Undocumented Immigrants Meet At Company One's 'Downtown Crossing'In this new play by David Valdes, the lives of seven undocumented immigrants cross paths on the Orange Line on Marathon Monday. The ARTeryOct 22, 2020'Jagged Little Pill' Earns A Leading 15 Tony Awards NominationsDeveloped at the A.R.T., the sobering musical plumbs Alanis Morissette’s 1995 breakthrough album to tell a story of an American family spiraling out of control.The ARTeryOct 16, 2020Watertown's New Rep Theatre's Novel Approach To Let The Show Go OnThe theater is presenting “The Charles W. Lenox Experience,” the first in-person production since the pandemic struck in March.PlayThe ARTery05:15Oct 15, 2020Huntington Theatre Artistic Director Peter DuBois ResignsDuBois is stepping away after staff members came forward to share concerns about him and the workplace environment. The ARTeryOct 14, 2020Get Under The Covers Or Crawl Into The Closet — It's All Part Of A Gripping 'Baby Jessica' Play Philip Santos Schaffer's play via phone is made for an audience of one. Critic Jacquinn Sinclair liked what she heard.The ARTeryOct 2, 202011 Places To Help Satisfy A Thirst For Theater This Fall Despite The PandemicLocal artists and companies are finding alternative ways of having a fall season.The ARTerySep 22, 2020Next Page
Keeping The Theater Fires Burning At Home — From Teatro Chelsea To New York's Public TheaterPreviewing "Sonia se Fue," a Spanish translation of "Sonia Flew," to "Julia," a Brazilian reimagining of "Miss Julie."The ARTeryJan 13, 2021
An Actor Calls For A More Accessible And Inclusive Future In TheaterAs theaters map an uncertain future amid the pandemic, actor Elbert "EJ" Joseph is encouraging representation of Deaf people to be part of the plan, both onstage and in the...The ARTeryJan 5, 2021
Feeling A Bit 'Bah Humbug' This Pandemic Christmas? One Actor Says Communing With Scrooge Can HelpActor David Coffee has embodied Ebenezer Scrooge for 26 seasons at North Shore Music Theatre and shares why the miser is more relevant than ever.PlayThe ARTery05:20Dec 24, 2020
12 Standout Nights At The Virtual Theater, Even If We Weren't In The Room Where They HappenedTheater critic Jacquinn Sinclair and ARTery critic at large Ed Siegel reflect on their favorite productions from this unusual year, which saw a shift from the stage to the screen.The ARTeryDec 21, 2020
New Repertory Theatre's Artistic Director Selected To Lead Mass Cultural CouncilMichael Bobbitt will become the next director of the council -- the state's most senior cultural official -- in February after a unanimous vote Friday by the council's governing...The ARTeryDec 18, 2020
In Play 'This Is Who I Am,' A Father And Son Explore Connection And SeparationThe 70-minute production unfolds in real time as a father and son set out to make a recipe that they both remember differently through a video call.The ARTeryDec 15, 2020
A Cambodia Healing Festival Has Particular Resonance During A Year Of LossArtsEmerson and Cambodian Living Arts present a two-week series of digital events to offer a space for collective catharsis.The ARTeryDec 11, 2020
'Tis The Season For Streaming: 7 Local Productions Go Virtual To Celebrate The HolidaysFrom “The Nutcracker” to “Black Nativity,” some of Boston’s favorite holiday traditions are moving online to provide some holiday cheer.The ARTeryDec 9, 2020
Built For And By The Community, New Racial Justice Grant Program LaunchesA collaboration between the city of Boston and Mass College of Art and Design is awarding $250,000 to 16 artists.The ARTeryDec 2, 2020
New Repertory Theatre's 'Showstopper' Series Lives Up To Its Name With Two New Online PlaysTwo plays written, performed and directed by artists of color, take different routes in spotlighting contemporary anxieties.The ARTeryNov 27, 2020
Theater At Jacob's Pillow Destroyed In FireA fire has destroyed a theater at Jacob's Pillow, the site of the nation's longest-running dance festival, located in Becket, Mass.PlayThe ARTery02:39Nov 17, 2020
Boston Camerata Revisits Purcell's 'Dido And Aeneas' — An Opera For Distanced LoversForty years later, the ensemble will be revisiting its former triumph in its first digital production.The ARTeryNov 12, 2020
Guided By Experts, Boston Lyric Opera's Street Stage Revives Live PerformancesThe BLO created a mobile stage for open air performances around Boston, not only for shows during the pandemic, but to bring opera into the community going forward.PlayThe ARTery05:00Nov 10, 2020
Abilities Dance Boston Takes The Stage In Celebrity Series DebutThe company, which uses dance as a tool for intersection disability rights, performs at the BCA’s Calderwood Pavilion for a livestreamed program on Thursday.The ARTeryOct 28, 2020
The Aspirations Of Undocumented Immigrants Meet At Company One's 'Downtown Crossing'In this new play by David Valdes, the lives of seven undocumented immigrants cross paths on the Orange Line on Marathon Monday. The ARTeryOct 22, 2020
'Jagged Little Pill' Earns A Leading 15 Tony Awards NominationsDeveloped at the A.R.T., the sobering musical plumbs Alanis Morissette’s 1995 breakthrough album to tell a story of an American family spiraling out of control.The ARTeryOct 16, 2020
Watertown's New Rep Theatre's Novel Approach To Let The Show Go OnThe theater is presenting “The Charles W. Lenox Experience,” the first in-person production since the pandemic struck in March.PlayThe ARTery05:15Oct 15, 2020
Huntington Theatre Artistic Director Peter DuBois ResignsDuBois is stepping away after staff members came forward to share concerns about him and the workplace environment. The ARTeryOct 14, 2020
Get Under The Covers Or Crawl Into The Closet — It's All Part Of A Gripping 'Baby Jessica' Play Philip Santos Schaffer's play via phone is made for an audience of one. Critic Jacquinn Sinclair liked what she heard.The ARTeryOct 2, 2020
11 Places To Help Satisfy A Thirst For Theater This Fall Despite The PandemicLocal artists and companies are finding alternative ways of having a fall season.The ARTerySep 22, 2020
