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THE NICETIES Finds Focus in New Virtual Production

Eleanor Burgess talks me through adapting The Niceties for a digital production.

Review: TIGER STYLE! Redeems Itself as an Audio Play

Mike Lew’s Tiger Style! acquits itself nicely in Huntington Theatre Company’s new audio production.

Spamilton takes aim at the late-2010s phenomenon and its singular creator, though its success as a barbed look at contemporary theater is muddled, to say the least.

TheatreJuan A. RamirezFebruary 27, 2019theatre, spamilton, huntington theatre, digboston, review

Interview: Christine Ebersole is Ready to Be Surprised

I caught up with Ebersole in anticipation of her arrival in Boston for a conversation with Seth Rudetsky. Sadly, her sparkling personality and mischievous laugh do not translate as well onto the page.

Review: Huntington's "Man in the Ring" a Total Knockout

In a first-rate production directed by Michael Greif, the legendary prizefighter’s past, present, and future battle it out in an unforgiving tempest of celebrity, identity, and legacy.

Interview: Michael Greif, In the Ring

Interview with director Michael Greif as he prepares Man in the Ring, the story of Emile Griffith, for the Huntington Theatre Company.

TheatreJuan A. RamirezNovember 1, 2018theatre, interview, michael greif, man in the ring, boston, digboston, huntington theatre

Review: "Sherlock’s Last Case" falls flat as farce

Both the theatrical farce and literature’s favorite detective are in peril in “Sherlock’s Last Case,” which opened at the Huntington Avenue Theatre Wednesday night.

Review: “The Niceties” plays nice with campus race relations

For the disconnected or uninitiated, the play will serve as a clean entryway into post-Ferguson meditations on America’s inability to properly confront its intolerance. For just about anyone else, it will prove a softened, if well-intentioned, depiction of a conversation best held outside of office hours.

Theatre, ReviewJuan A. RamirezSeptember 19, 2018huntington news, huntington theatre, the niceties, review, theatre, boston, eleanor burgess

Review: “Fall”

Bernard Weinraub’s new play, “Fall,” which had its world premiere in a Huntington Theatre Company production last night, would have made a great storybook. Approaching it from a journalistic standpoint, Weinraub presents it as a largely fictionalized but painfully literal dramatization of a man’s failure to act.

Theatre, ReviewJuan A. RamirezMay 31, 2018review, fall, huntington theatre, bernard weinraub

Review: "The Threepenny Opera"

Though bloodthirsty slashing might be what links together Mack the Knife and sharks, the same cannot be said for Boston Lyric Opera’s toothless production of “The Threepenny Opera,” which opened its limited engagement at the Huntington Theatre on March 16.

Review: "Bad Dates"

As Haley, Haneefah Wood reminds us of the moments when we remember why we became friends with those closest to us.

Review, TheatreJuan A. RamirezFebruary 1, 2018theatre, review, boston, huntington theatre, bad dates, theresa rebeck

Review: "A Guide for the Homesick"

Directed by Colman Domingo, “A Guide for the Homesick” adds little potency or charm to a well-worn setup, resulting in a rather disjointed affair.

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