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Breaking the Code

April 4, 2026 by admin Leave a Comment

Eddie Shields as Alan Turing in Breaking the Code

Play (1986)
by Hugh Whitemore
Directed by Scott Edmiston
With Eddie Shields as Alan Turing
Central Square Theater
Central Square, Cambridge, MA
April 2-26, 2026

A masterful production of the play, written forty years ago, about Alan Turing, largely credited as the inventor of the modern computer.

Charlotte’s Web

April 4, 2026 by admin Leave a Comment

Charlottes Web poster

Play (1983)
Adapted by Joseph Robinette
Based on the book Charlotte’s Web (1952) by E.B. White
Directed by Ilyse Robbins
Wheelock Family Theatre
The Riverway, Boston
April 3-26, 2026

A sweet rendition of the tale about a pig who survives and a spider who celebrates him.

Mistral Goes to Hollywood

February 8, 2026 by admin Leave a Comment

Hollywood Orange Fruit Label

Concert
Mistral Music
Congregation Kehillath Israel
Brookline, MA
February 8, 2026

A lovely selection of cinematic pieces, done superbly by top notch chamber musicians.

The Moderate

February 7, 2026 by admin Leave a Comment

Nael Nacer as Frank in The Moderate

Play (2026)
by Ken Urban
Directed by Jared Mezzocchi
Central Square Theater
A Catalyst Collaboraitve@MIT Production
February 5 – March 1, 2026

A top-notch production of a superbly written play about the trials of moderating content on social media.

Some Like It Hot

January 28, 2026 by admin Leave a Comment

Jerry and Joe

Musical (2022)
Book by Matthew Lopez and Amber Ruffin
Music by Marc Shaiman
Lyrics by Scott Wittman and Marc Shaiman
Based on the MGM Motion Picture Some Like It Hot (1959)
Broadway in Boston
Citizens Opera House,
Washington Street, Boston
January 28 – February 8, 2026

A lively musical adaptation of the hilarious 1959 film classic about two guys who cross dress to hide out, from thugs, in an all-women band, with some interesting variations on the original.

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