Play (2013)
by Marisa Smith
Directed by Lee Mikeska Gardner
The Nora Theatre Company
Central Square Theater, Cambridge
July 9 – August 2, 2015
A very funny portrayal of an outrageous mother trying to undermine her daughter’s new relationship with a born-again Christian.
Varekai
Circus
Cirque du Soleil
Agganis Arena
Boston University, Boston
July 15 – 19, 2015
A Cirque du Soleil charmer, filled with great choreography and acrobatics, on a slightly smaller scale, suitable for a sports arena rather than a huge tent.
Hershey Felder As Irving Berlin
A New Musical Play
Lyrics and Music by Irving Berlin
Book by Hershey Felder
ArtsEmerson
Cutler Majestic Theater
Boston
July 9 – August 2, 2015
With Hershey Felder (Irving Berlin)
A compelling and moving musical and narrative account of the life and career of one of America’s greatest songwriters.
Up and Coming: Varekai
Circus
Varekai: Tales of the Forest
Written and directed by
Dominic Champagne
Cirque du Soleil
Aggasis Arena, Boston University
925 Commonwealth Avenue, Boston
July 15 – 19, 2015
Tickets
Another seasoned installment in the great Cirque du Soleil pantheon, this time with “wandering” as the theme.
Wrestling Angels:
Poetic Monologues
Poems (2011)
by Freddy Frankel
Ibbetson Street Press
Somerville, MA
A collection of short poems based on Biblical and other noteworthy personalities related, in a very general way, to the Jewish experience.