Play (2018)
by Jennifer Barclay
Directed by
Bridget Kathleen O’Leary
New Repertory Theatre
Boston Univeristy
855 Commonwealth Avenue, Boston
February 24 – March 11, 2018
Woven into the setting of a production of Our Town at a high school is the account of a student’s mother, her two friends, their children, and an awful attack from within.
Bombshell: The Hedy Lamarr Story
Film (2017)
Documentary
Written and Directed by
Alexandra Dean
Kendall Square Cinema
Cambridge, MA
The surprising and fascinating account of the Hollywood star who was also an inventor of advanced radar technology.
La Bohème
Opera (1896)
Music by Giacomo Puccini
Conductor: Marco Armiliato
Metropolitan Opera, Live in HD
New York, NY
Production Design: Franco Zeffirelli
With Sonya Yoncheva, Michael Fabiano
A very good rendition of the classic Zeffirelli production of the iconic opera, with a particularly eloquent Rodolfo.
An Education In Prudence
Play (2018)
by Stefan Lanfer
Inspired by the historical research of
Beth Miller
Directed by Pascale Florestal
Open Theatre Project
St. John’s Church
Jamaica Plain, Boston
February 9-24, 2018
A moving account of the attempt to create a racially integrated school in Connecticut in 1833.
Black Panther
Film (2018)
Directed by Ryan Coogler
Written by Ryan Coogler and
Joe Robert Cole
Based on Black Panther
by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby
A wonderfully entertaining mashup of tribal costumes, elegant and noble heroes, and superpowerful technologies set against the trials and challenges of the contemporary world.