Performing Arts
In 'Kufre n' Quay,' two young friends bridge cultural divides
In Mfoniso Udofia’s play, a boy from Nigeria befriends a girl from America, and the two work together to overcome their differences. The heartwarming show is in its world premiere...
Young cast brings authentic accents to ‘Kufre N’ Quay’
Levi Mngomezulu, 11, makes his professional debut a coming-of-age play about a Nigerian boy navigating life in New York. Featuring authentic accents and diverse stories, the production is part of...
Buddy comedy 'The Garbologists' highlights the importance of connection
In playwright Lindsay Joelle's comedy at Gloucester Stage Company, two sanitation workers at transitional points in their lives bond while on the job. Theater critic Jacquinn Sinclair reviews the entertaining...
Golyak and Arlekin bring their powerful, Holocaust-related 'Our Class' to the Calderwood Pavilion
After taking New York by storm, including four Lucille Lortel awards, "Our Class" sets up shop in the Calderwood Pavilion for a brief run. Jacquinn Sinclair reviews.
16 theater productions to see this summer
WBUR theater critic Jacquinn Sinclair shares the productions she's looking forward to this season, which tackle everything from food insecurity to unlikely friendships and familial bonds.
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9 dance events to experience this summer
From Jacob's Pillow Dance Festival in the Berkshires to Asian American Ballet Project's Cambridge performance, there are many beautiful productions to catch this season.
'Mrs. Warren's Profession' isn't so shocking in present day
George Bernard Shaw’s 1893 play about a powerful, wealthy woman who made her money in brothels doesn’t hold the same weight in present day. And despite the strong cast, Central...
Actors' Shakespeare Project and The Huntington win multiple Elliot Norton Awards
Central Square Theater and Front Porch Arts Collective also took home multiple wins for the joint production of the musical "Next to Normal," and Mfoniso Udofia's Ufot Family Cycle was...
A.R.T.'s 'Two Strangers' is a fun, musical rom-com
The show focuses on a happy-go-lucky Brit and a New Yorker thrown together by their relatives' impending nuptials. Theater critic Jacquinn Sinclair says the great acting and singing make it...
Immigration and community take center stage in new play
In its world premiere, playwright Gaven D. Trinidad’s “Learning How to Read by Moonlight” follows a 6-year-old boy who has immigrated to the U.S. with his family. The show is...
'Kimberly Akimbo' delivers hilarious and heartwarming coming-of-age story
The Tony Award-winning musical follows a teenager with a rare disease that makes her age faster than most. "The extremely talented cast, coupled with a script full of comedy, criminal...
Finding escape — and connection — at the planetarium
WBUR reporter Cristela Guerra has always found escape under the giant dome of the Museum of Science's planetarium. On a recent visit to watch Theater Mitu's "Utopian Hotline," she found...
'Jaja's African Hair Braiding' captures one explosive day at a Harlem salon
At SpeakEasy Stage, playwright Jocelyn Bioh shares the hilarious and complicated lives of the women who work in the salon, their struggles as immigrants, and the social and cultural experience...
Dialing up a brighter future in ‘Utopian Hotline’
Theater Mitu's show — a co-production with the Museum of Science and ArtsEmerson — is a lovely theatrical meditation, writes theater critic Jacquinn Sinclair. Viewers are asked to imagine a...
The Nelsons and BSO Shostakovich box set contains multitudes, both musical and philosophical
Critic at large Ed Siegel finds that the conductor and the orchestra, with more than a little help from friends like Yuja Wang and Yo-Yo Ma, burnish both their legacy...
Actors' Shakespeare Project offers levity with 'A Midsummer Night's Dream'
Director Maurice Emmanuel Parent was drawn to the Bard's fantasy-driven comedy as a solution to the ongoing troubles in the world. “Sometimes, when life gets too challenging or times get...
Boston Lyric Opera's 'Carousel' is hindered by its staging
In 1945, Rodgers and Hammerstein's show had a pre-Broadway run in Boston. While still enjoyable, this anniversary production "might create bigger challenges" for a contemporary audience, WBUR arts critic Lloyd...
At Lyric Stage, a gender-reveal party gets political
In the world premiere of David Valdes' “The Great Reveal,” a gender-reveal party and a cake become a political statement that sharpens the lines of friendship, theater critic Jacquinn...
At ArtsEmerson, a new show offers satire with a mission
Disability-led theater company FlawBored's "It’s a Motherf**king Pleasure" follows a nondisabled influencer who pretends to be blind and receives backlash. Theater critic Jacquinn Sinclair calls the show a "sharp offering."
Dark comedy 'Don't Eat the Mangos' warns of the weight of secrets
Written by playwright Ricardo Pérez González, a family of five confronts old wounds and uncovers long buried secrets. Theater critic Jacquinn Sinclair writes that the cast and creative team succeed...