Laura Collins-Hughes
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Two New Musicals Poke at the Seamy Underbelly of the American Dream
Kristin Chenoweth stars in “The Queen of Versailles” in Boston, while a new “Gatsby” musical in Cambridge takes Myrtle seriously.
‘The Lonely Few’ Review: Rocking Out and Falling in Love
Lauren Patten and Taylor Iman Jones star in an achingly romantic, softly sexy new musical by Rachel Bonds and Zoe Sarnak.
Betty Buckley Is Not Wedded to the Same Old Songs
The actress is back in concert mode at 76, and doing new material. She’s also looking forward to a bold new take on “Sunset Boulevard.”
‘The Keep Going Songs’ Review: Vexed by Grief and Worried About the Planet
Abigail and Shaun Bengson muse on death in their latest work, but its looseness makes it hard to get a handle on.
A Starry Cast Navigates ‘Uncle Vanya’ and ‘Every Emotion Under the Sun’
Steve Carell, William Jackson Harper, Alison Pill and Anika Noni Rose discuss the new translation of Chekhov that brought them to the farm.
‘Amid Falling Walls’ Review: Songs of Resilience From the Holocaust Era
A new musical from National Yiddish Theater Folksbiene stitches together music written and performed in Eastern Europe in the 1930s and ’40s.
Searching for Brian Friel, and His Mythical Ballybeg
Irish Repertory Theater’s season-long survey of the playwright’s work prompted our reporter to seek out the Irish town that inspired the imaginary site of so...
‘Melissa Etheridge: My Window’ Review: Musings on Life and Music
On Broadway, this rock concert spliced with memoir has gained a striking intimacy.
Reeling From Heartbreak, and Then ‘Penelope’ Showed Up
Alex Bechtel’s new musical, sort of “a pandemic parable,” gives voice to a mythical character in “The Odyssey.”
‘On Cedar Street’ Meets ‘Here You Come Again’
“Here You Come Again” and “On Cedar Street” are very different new musicals about people who are unmoored and seek companionship to make it through.