Theater
Invaluable and Illicit: ‘Slime Tutorials’ for an Online Generation
Slime tutorials were an important part of the childhoods of many theater lovers, but also represent an ongoing problem.
‘La Tragédie De Carmen’ Review: An Operatic Classic Revisited
Directed by Alexandra Dietrich, this vision of “Carmen” sought to highlight the outsider statuses of the opera’s two protagonists.
‘First-Year Musical: The Kids Are All Right’ Review: A ’70s Throwback With Humor and Heart
“The Kids Are All Right” was a fun blast to the past that embodied the ’70s through groovy music, tons of quirky characters, and a classic feel-good story.
‘The Tragedy of Julius Caesar’ Review: Some Hits, Some Misses
The Hyperion Shakespeare Company’s version of "The Tragedy of Julius Caesar" felt the most relevant when it stayed grounded in the streets of Rome.
‘Spring Awakening’ Review: A Beautiful Performance Lacking in Subversion
Harvard’s 2024 adaptation of "Spring Awakening," for all its incredible artistic talent, lacks the subversive and defiant tone that is so crucial to its source.
Artist Profile: Kim A. Onah ’15 on Broadway, Creating Art, and the Joy of Performing
What do Harvard and Broadway have in common? According to Kim A. Onah ’15, imposter syndrome.
‘Burn This’ Review: A Good-But-Not-Great Exploration of Loss, Love, and Longing
Hub Theatre’s “Burn This” seeks to probe weighty facets of life, but the actors do not achieve the necessary complexity to do so.
In ‘Company’ for the Digital Age, Life is Frenetic, Overwhelming, and Surreal
"Company" explores every inch of what it means to exist in the digital age, along with the endless obligations that one has to friends and acquaintances.
Spring (is) Awakening: The Best Broadway Songs for Spring
Here are an array of show tunes that cover the wide spectrum of feelings that spring ushers in!
‘Pretty Woman: The Musical’ Review: A Musical Adaptation of a Hallowed Classic
The adaptations of films into musicals tend to raise a few quizzical brows — particularly when it comes to well-loved classics.
Alingon Mitra ’08 On the Nuances of Comedy and Humor as Human Connection
Mitra is a comedian who not only understands the behavior and emotions that generate great sets, but is deeply aware of what humor can do for the soul.
‘The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee’ Review: A Champion of a Production
To use the title in a sentence: “The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee” was a stellar syzygy of production and participation.
Artist Profile: Caitlin A. Beirne ’25 — From Disney Cruises to Spelling Bees, Caitlin Beirne is Living the Dream
Despite Beirne's vast experience as a performer, she continues to find new ways to push herself and explore new arenas.
Taking the Stage: Our Favorite Theater Roles Vignettes
Here are some of our writers’ favorite memories on stage, and the ways that they fell in love with performing.
‘Constellations’ Preview: A Love Story in a Multiverse
Quantum mechanics and the multiverse theory feature prominently in the play, so much so that the production staff includes a physics specialist.
‘Cost Of Living’ Review: The Agony of Taking Care and Being Taken Care Of
“Cost Of Living” is unique in the fact that it does not simply cause the audience to merely sympathize with the characters — they relate to them.
‘Medea: The Musical’: Greek Antiquity’s Femme Fatale Takes Center Stage
"Medea: The Musical" does not necessarily depict Medea as a villain or a hero, but rather, a woman fighting for power in the patriarchal society of antiquity.
‘Medea: The Musical’ Preview: Antiquity’s ‘Gone Girl’ Lets Ancient Female Rage Loose
Medea’s story carries the potential to be a subversive feminist tale precisely because of its female rage — still socially unsettling nearly 2000 years later.
‘Girl From the North Country’ Review: Moving Songs, Stationary Dialogue
“Girl From the North Country” achieves what any jukebox musical sets out to do: It elevates well-known music by framing it within an original setting.
Boston Lyric Opera Reinvents the Orpheus Myth with ‘Eurydice’
In the age of contemporaries like “Hadestown,” a modern retelling of the “Eurydice” myth is as timely as it is timeless.
‘Stand Up If You’re Here Tonight’ Review: Participatory Poignancy
Sometimes windmilling his arms, sometimes gallivanting around the theater, Ortlieb revels in the show’s extremities with humor and extravagance.
‘Thirst’ Review: The Immigrant Limbo Between Ambition and Anxiety
"Thirst" is real and raw, aptly leaving audiences with what its title promises: a lingering sense of unquenched thirst.
Artist Profile: Doug G. Fitch ’81 on Eclectic Artistry and Defying Boundaries
Throughout his career, Fitch has worked as an visual artist, actor, architect, puppeteer, set and costume designer, and stage director — not to mention a short detour to culinary school.
Artist Profile: Matthew A. Aucoin ’12 on Music Composition From Harvard to ‘Eurydice’
"I always wanted to treat the piano as a box of crayons with which I could color and make things up,” Aucoin said.