The Heights

Admissions of White Guilt and Saviorship at the SpeakEasy Stage

Ally Lardner • November 3, 2019

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.

Jamila Woods Takes the Stage for ISG’s Soul Music Series

Scott Greenhalgh • October 30, 2019

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),...

Huntington Theatre Brings Back ‘Hamlet’ with a Twist in ‘Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead’

Isabella Cavazzoni • October 23, 2019

Originally performed at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe in 1966, the play opens with Rosencrantz and Guildenstern (Or is it Guildenstern and Rosencrantz?

Collaboration In Choreography—All Ready Takes the Stage

Stephanie Liu • October 22, 2019

South Korean dance duo All Ready debuted original choreography in striking, stylish costumes in Boston on Thursday at the ISG.

Godmother of Rock ‘N’ Roll Honored in Front Porch Show

Gretchen Haga • October 21, 2019

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.

James and Audrey Foster Prize Exhibit at ICA Celebrates Local Artists

Hayley Duffy • October 20, 2019

Now and until the new year, Boston residents and visitors can witness the 2019 James and Audrey Foster Prize exhibition at the Institute of Contemporary Art (ICA) in Boston. The exhibit officially opened on Aug. 21, and runs through Dec. 31.

All Ready to Dance at the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum

Stephanie Liu • October 17, 2019

Salang Yang and Hyein Kang, known from 'World of Dance', bring their unique style of combining Latin dancing, hip-hop, and jazz to Boston.

Soul and Stanzas Brings Sam Trump and Harold Green to the Gardner

Mary Wilkie • September 29, 2019

On Sept. 26, the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum (ISG) hosted the latest installation of its new music series, Thursdays Live. A collection of jazz, hip-hop, R&B, and spoken word performances, it...

‘Black Light’ Dazzles at the OBERON

Ally Lardner • September 29, 2019

Walking into the OBERON is like entering a nightclub and concert venue in one black box space. And from Sept. 19 to 29, it played host to the magnetic personality of Jomama Jones and Black Light.

‘Tiny Beautiful Things’ Brings Advice to the Stage

Colleen Martin • September 26, 2019

Advice columns started showing up in newspapers in the late 19th century. Dealing mostly with household tricks, the columns were primarily targeted toward women. But, the advice column has changed.

Love and the Beauty of Humanity in Harold Green’s Words

Stephanie Liu • September 24, 2019

Poignant and lyrical like his poems, Harold Green’s normal speech is like a soft-spoken, rhythmic prose, sounding almost like poetry to his listener’s ears. He’s a spoken word performer,...

‘Choir Boy’ Comes to Boston

Stephanie Liu • September 23, 2019

Choir Boy, in its first post-Broadway production and New England premier, brings the hallowed halls of the fictional Charles R. Drew Prep School, an elite academy dedicated to instilling excellence in young black men, to Speakeasy Stage Company in Boston.