Tag Archives: ART

Black Nativity: Everything You Expect + a Few Surprises

Posted on 12/16/2025 by paulefallon

Black Nativity By Langston Hughes Directed by Voncelle Ross Emerson Paramount Center December 5-21, 2025 In 1961, as if in anticipation of Black Power, Langston Hughes wrote a Christmas pageant unlike any of that time, telling the familiar birth of … Continue reading →

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ART and Hedda Gabler: More Great Boston Theater

Posted on 03/06/2025 by paulefallon

ART Playwright: Yasmina Reza Translation: Christopher Hampton Director: Courtney O’Connor Lyric Stage Boston February 21- March 16, 2025 Three long-time friends come to blows—perhaps—when one of them purchases a quite expensive piece of abstract art. ART is not for everyone. … Continue reading →

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1776: All Over Again

Posted on 07/19/2022 by paulefallon

My God, Paul, how many times have you seen this show? The thought synapsed through my brain as the lights dimmed on a covey of actors in revolutionary era brocade and buckles belting, “For God Sake, John, Sit Down!” My … Continue reading →

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Behind the Pane of Empty Storefronts

Posted on 03/05/2019 by paulefallon

Are you a Cambridge resident? Go online and vote for your favorite empty storefront art by March 8, 2019. __________ What do Americans buy with our affluence? Privacy. Single-family houses in gated communities, automobiles for every driver in the family, … Continue reading →

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Father Comes Home from the Wars (Parts 1,2,3): Reminiscent of Another Iconic Drama

Posted on 02/02/2015 by paulefallon

As I took my seat after Intermission at ART’s production of Father Comes Home from the Wars (Parts 1,2,3), I was struck that Suzan-Lori Parks’ historical drama is first cousin to another epic of another disenfranchised group in another era: … Continue reading →

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10 Gay Sensibilities on Parade Over Thanksgiving Weekend

Posted on 12/04/2014 by paulefallon

Over the four day Thanksgiving weekend I recognized gay sensibilities integrated into every aspect of our culture. After six decades on this planet, I’m thankful that, for many of us, being gay in America allows our fullest expression. My dream … Continue reading →

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The Same Moon

Posted on 09/02/2012 by paulefallon

Life’s most sublime moments occur when least expected.  It is Thursday night in the construction shanty, my last night this trip.  There is a cosmic electrical dysfunction occurring throughout Grand Goave; for the past twenty-four hours we have had power … Continue reading →

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Futurity

Posted on 03/24/2012 by paulefallon

There are few joys in life greater than going to theater to see something you know little about and walking out transformed by the experience.  The pursuit of that rush is why I subscribe to three different theater companies, have … Continue reading →

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