The rock musical played at Shubert Theater at the Boch Center for the 20th Anniversary tour of RENT. It follows the story of seven young struggling artists.
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Admissions of White Guilt and Saviorship at the SpeakEasy Stage
The play, published even before the 2016 elections, fits uncannily with the recent college admissions scandals, from Felicity Huffman and Lori Loughlin to Harvard’s affirmative action lawsuit.
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Jamila Woods Takes the Stage for ISG’s Soul Music Series
Most people have unknowingly heard Jamila Woods on some of Chance the Rapper’s hit songs, such as “Blessings” and “Sunday Candy.” The sold-out crowd at the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum (ISG), however, was treated to tracks from her own 2017 debut album HEAVN and latest release, LEGACY! LEGACY!. Hailing from Chicago, Woods’ work emphasizes themes…
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Huntington Theatre Brings Back ‘Hamlet’ with a Twist in ‘Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead’
Originally performed at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe in 1966, the play opens with Rosencrantz and Guildenstern (Or is it Guildenstern and Rosencrantz?
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Collaboration In Choreography—All Ready Takes the Stage
South Korean dance duo All Ready debuted original choreography in striking, stylish costumes in Boston on Thursday at the ISG.
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Godmother of Rock ‘N’ Roll Honored in Front Porch Show
Rosetta Tharpe and Marie Knight are the subjects of a show put on by the Greater Boston Stage Company and the Front Porch Arts Collective from Oct. 17 to Nov. 10.
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James and Audrey Foster Prize Exhibit at ICA Celebrates Local Artists
Now and until the new year, Boston residents and visitors can witness the 2019 James and Audrey Foster Prize exhibition at the Institute of Contemporary Art (ICA) in Boston. The exhibit officially opened on Aug. 21, and runs through Dec. 31.
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All Ready to Dance at the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum
Salang Yang and Hyein Kang, known from ‘World of Dance’, bring their unique style of combining Latin dancing, hip-hop, and jazz to Boston.
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Soul and Stanzas Brings Sam Trump and Harold Green to the Gardner
On Sept. 26, the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum (ISG) hosted the latest installation of its new music series, Thursdays Live. A collection of jazz, hip-hop, R&B, and spoken word performances, it brought to Boston two Chicago-based performers, Sam Trump and Harold Green. With a ukulele, a bongo, a synthesizer, a trumpet, and his voice, Trump…
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‘Black Light’ Dazzles at the OBERON
Walking into the OBERON is like entering a nightclub and concert venue in one black box space. And from Sept. 19 to 29, it played host to the magnetic personality of Jomama Jones and Black Light.
