

Laura Collins-Hughes
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‘Safe House’ Review: Singing a Song of Loneliness
Enda Walsh’s formal experiment, at St. Ann’s Warehouse, finds him in pared-back mode.

Drawing From Bob Dylan’s Songbook, Learning Lessons in Mortality
Todd Almond wrote an oral history on Conor McPherson’s “Girl From the North Country” and its passage through Broadway’s pandemic shutdown.

‘Doomers’ Review: Hunkered Down, Debating the Peril and Promise of A.I.
Matthew Gasda directs his new play, which was inspired by Sam Altman’s 2023 ouster from OpenAI.

Adam Lambert Is Finding the Fun, and the Fear, in ‘Cabaret’
Making his Broadway debut as the show’s Emcee, the singer is reveling in what he calls “a thinking piece of musical theater.”

Elf on Broadway Review: Grey Henson Is on the Nice List
The musical, starring Grey Henson, has gotten Buddy delightfully, entirely right. But he is trapped inside a creaky adaptation.

Time-Traveling, or Wishing to, in ‘Safety Not Guaranteed’
Adapted from the offbeat 2012 film, this new musical about loneliness and the longing for do-overs is promising but still needs to find its shape.

Two New Musicals Poke at the Seamy Underbelly of the American Dream
Kristin Chenoweth stars in “The Queen of Versailles” in Boston, while a new “Gatsby” musical in Cambridge takes Myrtle seriously.

‘The Lonely Few’ Review: Rocking Out and Falling in Love
Lauren Patten and Taylor Iman Jones star in an achingly romantic, softly sexy new musical by Rachel Bonds and Zoe Sarnak.

Betty Buckley Is Not Wedded to the Same Old Songs
The actress is back in concert mode at 76, and doing new material. She’s also looking forward to a bold new take on “Sunset Boulevard.”

‘The Keep Going Songs’ Review: Vexed by Grief and Worried About the Planet
Abigail and Shaun Bengson muse on death in their latest work, but its looseness makes it hard to get a handle on.