Musical (2013)
Based on the Disney animated film
and the stories of Rudyard Kipling
Book and direction
by Mary Zimmerman
Huntington Theatre Company
Boston University Theatre
Symphony Hall Area, Boston, MA
September 7 –
October 20, 2013
A superbly directed, choreographed and designed musical based on Rudyard Kipling’s work, and on the Disney film of the same name. Inventive and exuberant.
Plays
All The Way
Play (2012)
by Robert Schenkkan
Directed by Bill Rauch
American Repertory Theater
Loeb Theater, Harvard Square, Cambridge, MA
September 13 – October 12, 2013
A superb dramatization of the first term of LBJ’s presidency, focusing on the passage of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the election campaign of that year. Bryan Cranston, well known for his leading role in the AMC TV series Breaking Bad (2008-2013), gives a tour de force performance as LBJ.
The Other Place
Play (2011)
by Sharr White
Central Square Theater
September 12 – October 6, 2013
A middle-aged woman research scientist confronts issues that challenge her methodical perspective on the world.
One Man, Two Guvnors
Play (2011)
by Richard Bean
based on The Servant of Two Masters by Carlo Goldoni
Directed by Spiro Veloudos
Lyric Stage Company of Boston
Copley Square, Boston
September 6 – October 12, 2013
A British takeoff on the farcical eighteenth century commedia dell’arte masterpiece by Carlo Goldoni, The Servant of Two Masters. The plot is very similar, with a touch or two of additional Shakespearean turns. Some of the most hilarious comedy of the evening comes from deft apparent ad libbing by the astute servant (played by Neil A. Casey) interacting with the audience.
Absurd Person Singular
Play (1972)
by Alan Ayckbourn
Directed by Daniel Gidron
Central Square Theater
Cambridge, MA
July 18 – August 18, 2013
A wonderfully directed and acted production of the immensely farcical, yet existential, comedy of manners by one of the contemporary British masters of the form.