O’Day won the Portrait of a City competition, where citizens of Boston voted for their favorite artists’ works. O’Day’s art took him to TD Garden, where he painted a mural for the Boston Bruins.
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‘Sweat’ Explores Capitalism’s Impact on Union Workers
Sweat confronts disillusionment, racism, and the tribulations of the working class from the moment the play begins.
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‘Pass Over’ Discusses Racism in America Today
Moses and Kitch are two black men living on a local street corner who long to escape their current lives. They are planning how they will move up in life when they encounter the white man Mister.
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‘We All Fall Down’ Celebrates Tradition
We All Fall Down comically illustrates the importance of family connection and tradition. The play takes the audience into the home of the Stein family.
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Rent Celebrates 20th Anniversary in Boston
The rock musical played at Shubert Theater at the Boch Center for the 20th Anniversary tour of RENT. It follows the story of seven young struggling artists.
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Admissions of White Guilt and Saviorship at the SpeakEasy Stage
The play, published even before the 2016 elections, fits uncannily with the recent college admissions scandals, from Felicity Huffman and Lori Loughlin to Harvard’s affirmative action lawsuit.
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Jamila Woods Takes the Stage for ISG’s Soul Music Series
Most people have unknowingly heard Jamila Woods on some of Chance the Rapper’s hit songs, such as “Blessings” and “Sunday Candy.” The sold-out crowd at the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum (ISG), however, was treated to tracks from her own 2017 debut album HEAVN and latest release, LEGACY! LEGACY!. Hailing from Chicago, Woods’ work emphasizes themes…
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Huntington Theatre Brings Back ‘Hamlet’ with a Twist in ‘Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead’
Originally performed at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe in 1966, the play opens with Rosencrantz and Guildenstern (Or is it Guildenstern and Rosencrantz?
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Collaboration In Choreography—All Ready Takes the Stage
South Korean dance duo All Ready debuted original choreography in striking, stylish costumes in Boston on Thursday at the ISG.
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Godmother of Rock ‘N’ Roll Honored in Front Porch Show
Rosetta Tharpe and Marie Knight are the subjects of a show put on by the Greater Boston Stage Company and the Front Porch Arts Collective from Oct. 17 to Nov. 10.
