Musical, Revue, Concert
Directed by Maurice Emmanuel Parent
Central Square Theater
Central Square, Cambridge, MA
May 1-29, 2022
A wonderfully exuberant production of the revue, originally conceived in the late 1970s, of dramatized songs of the great jazz composer and master of the “stride” piano technique.
Ain’t Misbehavin’ –
Philip Guston Now
Exhibition
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
May 1 – September 11, 2022
A varied assortment of paintings by the noted twentieth century artist Philip Guston, arranged thematically, and presented with particular sensitivity to some of Guston’s controversial imagery.
Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater
Dance
Robert Battle, artistic director
Alvin Ailey, founder
Celebrity Series of Boston
Boch Center Wang Theatre
April 28 – May 1, 2022
A fabulously energetic exploration of moods, gestures and outlooks interestingly coordinated, and in conception and execution answering the challenges of the pandemic.
Once On This Island
Musical (1990)
Book and Lyrics by Lynn Ahrens
Music by Stephen Flaherty
Directed by Pascale Florestal
Musical Direction by David Freeman Coleman
Speakeasy Stage
Boston Center for the Arts
South End, Boston
March 11 – April 16, 2022
An exuberant and beautifully produced piece of story theater about a love affair across classes and racial divides on an island in the French Antilles .
Young Nerds of Color
Play, Performance (2022)
Arranged by Melinda Lopez
Directed by Dawn M. Simmons
Central Square Theater
Central Square, Cambridge, MA
February 17 – March 20, 2022
A well-intentioned dramatic encouragement for young people of color to enter the sciences.