Theater
Word of the Day
During one of the first scenes of the Grasshopper Rebellion Circus, a teacher flips through her Oxford English Dictionary and picks "riot" as the word of the day.
‘The Black Clown’: A Rich Legacy of Jazz and Blues
A.R.T.’s new show “The Black Clown" is musical and dramatic adaptation of Langston Hughes’ poem of the same name. Though written in 1931, its verses are still bound to send chills down one's spine through its lively and haunting performance.
2018 Tony Award Predictions
We’re less than two weeks away from Broadway’s biggest night—The Tonys—and there are still so many questions that need answering. Who will win? Who should win? Here are our predictions.
A Mixed ‘Sound of Music’
In a new production of “The Sound of Music,” a fictionalized portrayal of the character Maria Rainer’s transition from postulant to governess, wife, and stepmother centralizes the bond between Maria and the seven von Trapp children.
Portrait of an Artist: Lauren Kidwell
Actress Lauren Kidwell plays Mother Abbess in the national tour of “The Sound of Music,” coming to the Boch Center Wang Theater from May 1 to 13. The Harvard Crimson sat down to talk with her about theater, “The Sound of Music,” and what makes this show special.
Revisiting the Female Gazes in Manet's ‘Olympia’
More than 150 years after it was painted, Édouard Manet's "Olympia" continues to astonish viewers with its subject’s challenging gaze and overt sexuality. Yet the question still remains—more than a century and a half later, is it still as provocative as when it debuted?
Portrait of an Artist: La’Toya Princess Jackson
With a background in ballet, songwriting, singing, and EDM, La’Toya Princess Jackson has done it all.The Harvard Crimson sat down with Jackson to discuss her artistic trajectory, her new show “Vanity Lane,” and inclusion on stage.
Fromm Players Reignite The Power of the Individual
On Mar. 31, the Fromm Players performed an eclectic assortment of pieces ranging from folk songs to contemporary concert music.
Checking In and Checking Out: HRDC’s ‘The Laramie Project’ at the Oberon
The Harvard-Radcliffe Dramatic Club’s production of “The Laramie Project” tells the true story of Matthew Shepard, a gay man who was beaten to death in Laramie, Wyoming in 1998 in one of the most infamous anti-BGLTQ hate crimes in history.
‘Out of Orbit’ is a Starry-Eyed, Dreamy Dance Through the Galaxy
“Out of Orbit,” a space-themed collaboration between the Harvard Ballet Company and the Harvard Pops Orchestra, has astronomical ambition and stellar (new)tunes.
A Production That Does G&S 'Yeoman’s Service'
The Harvard-Radcliffe Gilbert and Sullivan Players’ current staging of “The Yeomen of the Guard; or The Merryman and His Maid,” set in Tudor England, feels—in a word—fresh.
