‘Spamilton’ Challenges Miranda, Broadway

Steven Everett • February 19, 2019

In Spamilton, Hamilton works best as a vehicle to take stock of contemporary Broadway theatre and culture. It reminds the audience of theatre dorks that though Miranda might write like it’s “going out of style,” Broadway’s never been hotter and is only getting more extravagant.

J. P. Licks Welcomes Visiting Artist to Brookline

Nestoras Apodiakos • February 14, 2019

J.P. Licks, the Boston-area ice cream shop, hosts visiting artists who apply to have their work hung up at the various locations throughout the city. On Wednesday, the J.P. Licks in Brookline, Mass. held a reception for its newest artist, Stephanie Cohen.

Lipman Promotes Newest Novel at Brookline Booksmith

Mary Wilkie • February 10, 2019

Massachusetts native Elinor Lipman read from her fourteenth book, "Good Riddance, at Brookline Booksmith Thursday night.

‘A Doll’s House, Part 2’ Winds Clock, Values Back 100 Years

Steven Everett and Timmy Facciola • February 2, 2019

Lucas Hnath's 'A Doll's House, Part 2' picks up the story 15 years after Ibsen's 'A Doll's House.' Nora returns to the home, and the family, that she left.

Artists in Their Studios Welcome Visitors to SoWa

Colleen Martin • January 28, 2019

Artists in Their Studios welcome visitors to SoWa to learn more about the art in the area. People could wander in and out of every room while the artists worked.

Mndoyants Kicks Off 2019 Winter Weekend Concert Series at Gardner

Mary Wilkie • January 27, 2019

Nikita Mndoyants introduces the Gardner's Weekend Concert Series with four intense pieces.

Abney’s Mural Welcomes Visitors to the ICA

Keely Dickes • January 24, 2019

Nina Chanel Abney is making her Boston debut. Her mural is on display on the Sandra and Gerald Fineberg Art Wall at the ICA.

Graciela Iturbide Makes Boston Debut

Eleanor Grondin • January 24, 2019

The exhibit Graciela Iturbide’s Mexico, featuring the Mexican photographer’s work, opened at the Museum of Fine Arts (Boston) on Saturday and runs until May 12. The artist employs photography to deliver insight about the what she sees as both the unique and the contradictory nature of life in Mexico.

‘The End of TV’ Blurs Lines Between Media and Reality

Abby Hunt • January 23, 2019

The End of TV blurs the lines between reality and media using acting, puppetry, and screens. The show follows Flo, who suffers from dementia, and Louise, Flo's Meals on Wheels driver.

Teenage Girls Depict Human Complexities in ‘The Wolves’

Mary Wilkie • January 15, 2019

When a girls soccer team takes to the stage in the Lyric Stage Company of Boston's production of 'The Wolves,' their adolescence becomes human.

‘A Story Beyond’ Tells a Tale of Trial and Redemption

Cassandra Perez • December 23, 2018

LAB’s latest creation, A Story Beyond, borrows from folklore around the world to spin a tale of trial and redemption. The story begins with its young heroine, Maya, in an enchanted village with the tradition of storytelling woven deep into its roots.

‘Wet: A DACAmented Journey’ Offers Perspective on Life as an Undocumented Immigrant

Colleen Martin • November 18, 2018

Alpharaoh uses nothing but a few stools, a hat, and a jacket as props as he leads the audience through his life as an undocumented immigrant in the United States. As an adult, Alpharaoh hears about a new program started by the Obama administration: DACA.