Christopher Ehlers
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DIG THIS: SPRING ARTS PREVIEW EDITION
From the stage, to the gallery, to the concerto, they’re back → Read More
BEAUTIFUL DISASTER: THE CHILDREN AT SPEAKEASY STAGE
Tyrees Allen, Paula Plum, and Karen MacDonald. Photo by Maggie Hall Photography. ★★★★★ Here she is, boys! Here she is, world! Here’s Rose! And in Lucy Kirkwood’s extraordinary play The Children, this Rose shows up out of the blue at the ramshackle seaside cottage of two former colleagues ... → Read More
LOVE SPENT: THE TREASURER AT THE LYRIC STAGE
★★☆☆☆ In Max Posner’s The Treasurer, a middle-aged man who doesn’t love his mother—and seems to hate himself for it—finds himself in the position of having to take charge of her finances—and her life—as her mental and physical health declines. → Read More
ALL OF THE ROSE, NONE OF THE PRICK: CREAMS, BODY POLISH & MORE
Capturing the sophistication, craftsmanship, and sheer loveliness of Provence, the Rose Olivier line from Bastide is flawless in every sense of the word. → Read More
SHE SEES IT, SHE LIKES IT, SHE WANTS IT, SHE GETS IT: VANITY FAIR AT CENTRAL SQUARE THEATER
A journey into the mind of David Gammons is always a journey worth taking, even when the material isn’t as satisfying. → Read More
THE WAY THEY WERE: BRIGHT HALF LIFE AT ACTORS’ SHAKESPEARE PROJECT
From, “You’re so fucking beautiful,” to, “OK, I’ll sign the divorce papers,” the play beautifully and succinctly captures the giddiness of new love through the ache of goodbye. → Read More
WHERE THERE IS CAKE, THERE IS HOPE: THE CAKE AT THE LYRIC STAGE
★★★★★ Inspired by the now infamous case of the Colorado baker who refused to bake a wedding cake for a gay couple, Bekah Brunstetter uses that basic conflict as a jumping off point for The Cake, which runs at the Lyric Stage until Feb 9. → Read More
THE MASK: WINTER DRY-SKIN SAVIORS, FROM VOLCANIC ASH TO ANTIOXIDANTS
Winter is not kind to our skin. Between the cold, biting air outside, the dehydrating heat inside, and the weeks-long spiral into (and out of) holiday indulgences of way too much food and liquor, the interminable stretch of winter months requires some additional care. → Read More
LIFE TO THE EVERLASTING CAT: THE BOLD REVOLUTION—AND WELCOME RETURN—OF CATS
Ever since Cats premiered almost 40 years ago, it’s been the musical that people have loved to hate. But for as long as I can remember, Cats is a musical that I have loved to love. → Read More
THE BEST PRODUCTIONS OF 2019
They had style, they had grace. Alice Ripley gave good face. → Read More
ALL THE MILLION HOURS: PARADE AT MOONBOX PRODUCTIONS
★★★★☆ Moonbox Productions continues its impressive run of presenting complicated, adult musicals with more polish, professionalism, and nuance than most other companies in the Boston area, even those with more cash and more clout. → Read More
ALTERING THE COURSE: MOBY-DICK AT THE AMERICAN REPERTORY THEATER
In fashioning a Moby-Dick musical that is true to both the scope and style of Melville’s novel, as well as to the challenges and climate of our world—and the ever-expanding potential of what theater can be—Chavkin and Malloy are creating groundbreaking work as if the future of the American theater is dependent upon it. → Read More
GIFT GUIDE: ALL I WANT FOR CHRISTMAS IS YOUTH
Buying skin care for other people is hard. Whether you’re looking for a few more ideas for yourself or that perfect slam-dunk for the hard-to-please in your life—and we’ve all got at least one—these beauty covetables will win every time, regardless of age, gender, or skin type. → Read More
ON STAGE NOW: MURDER ON THE ORIENT EXPRESS, DOLLY PARTON’S SMOKY MOUNTAIN CHRISTMAS CAROL, CHRISTMAS ON URANUS, AND OLIVER!
AGATHA CHRISTIE’S MURDER ON THE ORIENT EXPRESS AT THE LYRIC STAGE ★★☆☆☆ Forget whodunnit, the bigger question is who cares. An ensemble cast of beloved local actors doing their best is what Murder on the Orient Express boils down to. → Read More
‘NATURE IS KIND, YOU KNOW?’ APRIL GARGIULO AND THE MAGIC OF VINTNER’S DAUGHTER
Your skin and my skin require the same nutrients to be its most healthy, its most balanced. That is fact, okay? … All skin requires the same nutrients to be its most healthy. → Read More
PEAK ARTISTIC EXPERIENCE
Boston’s larger stages don’t need to be more like the movies. They need to be more like the small stages. → Read More
THE CHAOS OF DREAMS AND IMAGES: ARLEKIN’S THE SEAGULL IS REMARKABLE
It takes a special kind of vision to turn a long and boring Chekhov play into the most riveting, seductive, and inspired production of the season. → Read More
IT’S TURKEY LURKEY TIME: LYRIC STAGE SCORES WITH THE THANKSGIVING PLAY
Perceptive, quirky, and laugh-out-loud funny, Edmiston’s production is just right. → Read More
THRILL ME, CHILL ME, FULFILL ME: MOONBOX’S ROCKY HORROR ROCKS
There’s no shortage of sticky and sweet delights in David Lucey’s incessantly pleasurable production. → Read More
A CACOPHONY OF CHINTZ: SPONGEBOB SINKS AT THE WANG
Who lives in a pineapple under the sea? Who cares. → Read More