Film (2015)
Directed by Scott Cooper
With Johnny Depp, Benedict Cumberbatch, Joel Edgerton
Captivating portrayals of the famed Boston Bulger brothers, gangster Whitey and politican Billy, with an account of Whitey’s corrupt relationship with the FBI agent who handled him.
A Little Night Music
Musical (1973)
Music and lyrics by
Stephen Sondheim
Book by Hugh Wheeler
Suggested by a film by
Ingmar Bergman
Directed by Peter DuBois
Huntington Theatre Company
Boston University Theater
Symphony Hall area, Boston
September 11 – October 11, 2015
A stunningly good production of what many consider to be Sondheim’s masterwork.
My Fair Lady
Musical (1956)
Book and lyrics by Alan Jay Lerner
Music by Frederick Loewe
Directed by Scott Edmiston
Lyric Stage Company of Boston
Copley Square area, Boston
September 4 – October 11, 2015
The sixty-year old hit returns to the intimate Lyric Stage.
Rosenwald
Film (2015)
Directed by Aviva Kempner
A thoughtful and revealing documentary about Julius Rosenwald (1862-1932), the genius behind Sears Roebuck, and his significant philanthropic dedication to African-American education in the early part of the twentieth century.
The Flick
Play (2013)
by Annie Baker
Directed by
Bridget Kathleen O’Leary
Gloucester Stage Company
Gloucester, MA
August 20 – September 12, 2015
A first-rate production of the 2014 Pulitzer Prize winning play about three employees in a run down movie theater in the middle of Massachusetts.