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Category Archives: Boston
Just Attended: Greater Boston Theatre Expo 2014
Last Tuesday, I strolled through the South End of Boston heading toward the Cyclorama at the Boston Center for the Arts on Tremont St, pumped to be attending the Greater Boston Theatre Expo. Imagine 50+ theater companies in one really … Continue reading
The Date Approaches: Poe Statue in Boston
Unless you’ve been living under a rock, if you are in Boston you’ve probably heard about the new Edgar Allan Poe statue that will be revealed on October 5th, at the corner of Boylston Street and Charles Street South (near … Continue reading
Just Watched: Discussing the Closing of the Factory Theatre
If you follow the Boston fringe theatre community, you no doubt have heard about the unexpected closing of the Factory Theatre, a brick-walled black box located at the Piano Factory on Tremont St. I’ve seen shows there since way before … Continue reading
Posted in Boston, Theatre
Tagged BNN, Factory Theatre, Fresh Ink Theatre, Happy Medium Theatre
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Boston Bookstore Events: New Calendar Page
Greetings, bibliophiles. Ever wonder what events might be going on in the various bookstores in your town? Wish you could find all the events listed in one spot, rather than searching each bookstore’s online events page? Bostonians, search no more. … Continue reading
Posted in Boston, Literature
Tagged Brookline Booksmith, Harvard Bookstore, Harvard COOP, Newtonville Books, Porter Square Books
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Boston NOW: June 2014 Part One
Theater and food trucks and drag queens, oh my! Summertime has hit Boston, and there’s tons to do, people, so snap to it. Here’s what’s happening in June: Huntington Theatre Company: Smart People Huntington Playwrighting Fellow Lydia R. Diamond, author … Continue reading
Boston Theater: Fresh Ink Theatre’s 123
Greetings, Boston theatergoers. Today I got to see the matinee production of Fresh Ink Theatre’s play 123, directed by Shana Gozansky, and I highly recommend you go see the show at the Factory Theatre before it closes on May 3rd. It … Continue reading
Boston NOW: April 2014 Part 2
Did you think one post would be enough to cover the cultural events happening in Boston this month? That’s cute. The last week of April bleeding into the first of May is chockablock full of art, music, dance, and literary … Continue reading
Posted in Boston, Boston NOW, Literature, Music, Theatre
Tagged AAADT, Alvin Ailey, ArtWeek Boston, Boston Magazine, BPL, Citi Performing Arts Center, Harvard LITFest, JazzBoston, Wang Theater
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Boston Theater: Argos Productions’ Bully Dance
Tonight I attended the opening of Bully Dance, by David Valdes Greenwood, directed by Sarah Gazdowicz at the Boston Playwrights’ Theatre. The play’s action revolves around one young man’s multiple acts of gun violence, and the all-too-familiar tragedy that unfolds … Continue reading
Posted in Boston, Theatre
Tagged Argos Productions, Boston Theater, Bully Dance, David Valdes Greenwood
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