Interview
A talk with the author of the groundbreaking Denying the Holocaust: The Growing Assault on Truth and Memory (1993) who, after publication of the book, was taken to libel court in Britain by a prominent Holocaust denier, David Irving, the story of which is the basis of the current film Denial starring Rachel Weisz.
Deborah Lipstadt
Priscilla Queen Of The Desert
Musical (2006)
Book by Stephan Elliott and
Allan Scott
Adapted from the film
The Adventures of Priscilla,
Queen of the Desert (1994)
Directed by Stacy Stephens
Fiddlehead Theatre Company
Citi Shubert Theater
Theater District, Boston
September 30 – October 9, 2016
A silly, fun musical about female impersonators traveling through Australia.
The Plough And The Stars
Play (1926)
by Sean O’Casey
Directed by Sean Holmes
Abbey Theatre
Dublin, Ireland
in conjunction with
American Repertory Theater
Loeb Theater, Harvard University
Harvard Square, Cambridge, MA
September 24 – October 9, 2016
A modernist take on the Irish classic about the complexities of the Easter Rising of 1916 in Dublin.
Carmen
Opera (1875)
Music by Georges Bizet
Libretto by Henri Meilhac and
Ludovic Halévy
Conductor: David Angus
Production: Calixto Bieito
A coproduction with
Boston Lyric Opera
and San Francisco Opera
Boston Opera House
Theater District, Boston, MA
September 23 – October 2, 2016
An interestingly staged production of the great tragic classic, with a superb and sonorous diva in the leading role.
Machine de Cirque
Circus, Performance
Machine de Cirque
ArtsEmerson
Paramount Mainstage
Theater District, Boston
September 21 – October 2, 2016
A terrific, fun, entertaining show of circus acts, some unconventional, with five or so relaxed, hip circus artists and a brilliant musician.