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Spring awake

Local stages bloom
Head to the American Repertory Theatre's Zero Arrow Theatre for the world premiere of Christine Evans's TROJAN BARBIE (March 28–April 22).
By LIZA WEISSTUCH  |  March 17, 2009
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Winter's tales

The cold season heats up on Boston boards
The cold season heats up on Boston boards
By LIZA WEISSTUCH  |  December 29, 2008
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Chilly scenes in winter

The year ahead on Boston stages
The drama of the holidays (and I don’t mean A Christmas Carol) may be behind us, but there’s plenty more drama — and comedy and musicals — ahead to light up long winter nights.  
By LIZA WEISSTUCH  |  October 27, 2008

Primary colors

It’s the political season on area stages
Now that the holiday hubbub is behind us, we have no dreams of white Christmases or visions of Sugar Plum Fairies to warm a theatergoer’s heart.
By LIZA WEISSTUCH  |  December 26, 2007
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El Triunfo

A real winner
The more high-end restaurants that open in a concentrated area, the harder it becomes to find a decent meal that doesn’t break the bank.
By LIZA WEISSTUCH  |  June 06, 2007
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Hot Tomatoes

Some like it hot
Since they opened in March, the crew at Hot Tomatoes has been going through cases — yes, cases — of tomatoes every day.
By LIZA WEISSTUCH  |  May 23, 2007
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My Diner

Yours, mine, and ours
Telling anyone about My Diner is bound to trigger a round of Abbott and Costello–like jousting.
By LIZA WEISSTUCH  |  April 25, 2007
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Close quarters

The Theater Offensive’s Surviving the Nian ; Devanaughn’s [sic]
Surviving the Nian is a love story, a cultural study, and a sprawling musical in the tradition of a home-for-the-holidays play — sort of.
By LIZA WEISSTUCH  |  April 24, 2007
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Games people play

The Conquest of the South Pole; Memory House
They’ve lost their jobs, and pinball and schnapps aren’t cutting it as amusement any longer.
By LIZA WEISSTUCH  |  April 03, 2007
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Demeter’s daughter

Noah Haidle keeps mum about Persephone
This preview was almost never written.
By LIZA WEISSTUCH  |  March 28, 2007
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Coming up Daisey

Invincible Summer and Monopoly! head for Cambridge
Mike Daisey has a blog. But unlike millions, Daisey also has an archive that goes back to 2001.
By LIZA WEISSTUCH  |  March 21, 2007
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It’s a man’s world

Actors’ Shakespeare Project’s all-male Titus Andronicus
It’s hardly Shakespeare’s most frequently produced work, but in the Bard’s early career, Titus Andronicus was one of his most popular plays.
By LIZA WEISSTUCH  |  March 13, 2007
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Spring stages

From hoofers to Mormons and more
As we recover from turning the clocks ahead and making our day’s journey into night a bit longer, area stages are taking a cue from Mother Nature.
By LIZA WEISSTUCH  |  March 13, 2007
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Pawns in a plot of horror

Leslie Epstein's King of the Je ws on stage
When Leslie Epstein’s novel King of the Jews was published in 1979, it was hailed as ambitious by all and deemed controversial by many.
By LIZA WEISSTUCH  |  February 27, 2007
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Sweet Tooth Boston’s Mom’s Cinnamon Bun

A twister blows in
Spirals are the shape of marvel.
By LIZA WEISSTUCH  |  February 21, 2007
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Grace notes

Sacred Hearts , States of Grace
Among the shows that open each season, a few stand out like a pair of stiletto heels spotted in a swarm of rubber-soled footwear.
By LIZA WEISSTUCH  |  January 30, 2007
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A winter’s tale

The season ahead on area stages
Even as the family drama of your holiday comes to a close, there’s no need to don a kerchief and settle in for a long winter’s nap.
By LIZA WEISSTUCH  |  December 28, 2006
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Life after Cheers

George Wendt gets jury duty
I saw Twelve Angry Men , the black-and-white 1957 film, in high school in the 1990s.
By LIZA WEISSTUCH  |  October 31, 2006
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Re-entry

ART’s No Exit returns
There’s a pointed irony surrounding the return of the American Repertory Theatre’s No Exit : if Hell is other people, then why are all the actors so thrilled to be working together again?
By LIZA WEISSTUCH  |  June 14, 2006
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Fringe benefits

The Maternal Instinct and Rosa
The clock is ticking in The Maternal Instinct (at Boston Playwrights’ Theatre through April 16).
By LIZA WEISSTUCH  |  April 11, 2006
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Road trip

Marc Wolf’s post-9/11 odyssey  
The open road has always been ripe territory for cultural scrutiny and self-discovery.
By LIZA WEISSTUCH  |  April 04, 2006
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Spring boards

From baseball to Shakespeare to male swans
As the winter wind makes fast tracks, it leaves a burgeoning crop of ancient masterpieces, world premieres, farces, and musicals to blossom come April.
By LIZA WEISSTUCH  |  March 10, 2006
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Spring Arts

Table of contents
All the best this spring in music, movies, books, art, and theatre.
By  |  March 09, 2006

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Outer limits

Simpatico , Restraints
Conscience pushes people to extremes in Sam Shepard’s Simpatico .
By LIZA WEISSTUCH  |  February 02, 2006

Strong brew

E xtra alcohol and lots of malts make barley wine shine
At microbreweries throughout the city, though, barley wines are intended to be sipped straight — no chaser, no frills, no dilution, no apologies. When made meticulously enough, barley wine needs little embellishment.
By LIZA WEISSTUCH  |  January 13, 2006

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