Operetta (1878)
by W.S. Gilbert and
Arthur Sullivan
Co-Adapted by Sean Graney,
Andra Velis Simon and Matt Kahler
Directed by Sean Graney
Music Directed by
Andra Velis Simon
Oberon at American Repertory Theater
in association with The Hypocrites
Oberon Theater, Arrow Street,
Harvard Square, Cambridge
March 8 – 20, 2016
Gilbert and Sulli-fun to the max, with lots of original material, but done up and recharged in all sorts of ways, entertaining and musically tight.
Art
Play (1994)
by Yasmina Reza
Directed by Fran Weinberg
Arts After Hours
Lynn Arts
25 Exchange Street, Lynn, MA
March 4 – 19, 2016
An excellent production of the witty and moving dramatic comedy about three middle-aged men who argue about the merits of an almost all-white painting that one of them has just purchased at extravagant cost.
Whiskey Tango Foxtrot
Film (2016)
Directed by Glenn Ficarra and
John Requa
Screenplay by Robert Carlock
Based on the memoir
The Taliban Shuffle: Strange Days
in Afghanistan and Pakistan
by Kim Barker
With Tina Fey, Margot Robbie,
Martin Freeman, Alfred Molina,
Billy Bob Thornton
A wonderfully done and surprisingly amusing account based somewhat loosely on the life and career of Kim Barker who became a war correspondent in Afghanistan in 2003.
Richard II
Play (1597)
by William Shakespeare
Directed by Allyn Burrows
Actors’ Shakespeare Project
Cambridge YMCA
Central Square, Cambridge
February 17 – March 13, 2016
A very good rendition of the history play – rich with poetry – about the reign of Richard II and the succession of Henry IV.
Further reflections on
Hail, Caesar!
Film (2016)
Written and Directed by
Joel and Ethan Coen
With Josh Brolin, George Clooney, Ralph Fiennes, Scarlett Johansson, Tilda Swinton, Frances McDormand
Considering narrative choices in the Coens’ portrait of 1950s Hollywood.