Theater
Harvard Theater: Spring 2025 Season Preview
Feeling comedy, dark comedy, or drama? Grab a friend and head to the theater this semester — whether it be the Loeb, Agassiz, or Farkas Hall!
Jon Hamm ‘Stoked’ for Hasty Pudding Roast
When Golden Globe Award-winning actor Jon Hamm learned he would receive the Hasty Pudding Theatricals’ 2025 Man of the Year award, he was “stoked” — but this was not the first time Hamm was offered the award.
‘Diary of a Tap Dancer’ Review: Taking Time for Time
Aside from her incredible hoofing abilities, Casel has all the energy and charisma to helm the production.
Artist Profile: Max B. Allison ’25 Explores The Intersection of Art and Technology
For Conflux, Allison developed code to allow a user’s brain waves to control music generated by a synthesizer.
‘Pippin’ Preview: A Young Man’s Search for Fulfillment
Audiences should be on the lookout for a human staircase and breathtaking stunts during the opening number, “Magic to Do.”
Actors’ Shakespeare Project Crafts An ‘Emma’ We Can All Root For
Vital and her cast and crew paint a sympathetic portrait of a woman constrained by societal norms but who valiantly strives to achieve her desires nonetheless.
‘Noises Off’ Review: It’s Got the Laughs, but Not Clear Characterization
While Lyric Stage Boston’s production is funny beyond a doubt, its success could be amplified by the actors clearly setting apart their dual personas.
Artist Profile: Quynn Johnson Helps Bring Tap Dance Centerstage in ‘Diary Of A Tap Dancer’
Working on "Diary of a Tap Dancer" at the A.R.T. is a full circle moment for Johnson, who graduated from Harvard’s Graduate School of Education.
American Repertory Theater Launches High School Workshop Program
The American Repertory Theater announced the launch of the Lavine Learning Lab late last month, a new program that connects local public high school students to theater through student workshops centered around A.R.T. productions.
The Show Must Go On: Tech Week Vignettes from The Crimson’s Arts Board
Tech week, also known as “Hell Week,” is the week before a theater production’s opening when everything needs to come together.
‘Did You Eat? (밥 먹었니?)’ Review: Emotional Projections
Zoë Kim’s autobiographical one-woman play ponders how to lead with love when your family denies it.
‘Tartuffe’ Review: An Innovative Rendition of Molière’s Classic Play
Director Bryn Boice incorporates modern ad libs and props throughout “Tartuffe,” which cleverly connects an old script to relatively young audiences.
Artist Profile: The Life and Times of ‘Jacques Ze Whipper’
"Jacques Ze Whipper" began his whipping career in the pit by Harvard's T Station, using circus skills he'd learned from his father to astound pedestrians.
‘& Juliet’ Review: From Star-Crossed Lover to Star of the Show
Directed by Luke Sheppard, "& Juliet" hands power back to its heroine and makes it clear that the age-old story is worth revisiting.
‘Speed Bumps’ Preview: Double Takes on Grief, Levity, and the Authenticity of Human Connection
With two casts splitting a single script into separate interpretations, “Speed Bumps" generates not-quite-mirror images of a single experience of loss.
‘Romeo & Juliet’ Preview: Love and Politics Told Through Dance
A combination of ballet, contemporary dance, and Latin social dancing, the production discards Shakespeare’s script and tells its story entirely through movement.
Artist Profile: Comedian Jack F. Griffin ’25 on Cross Sections in Comedy From Visual Art to Data Analytics
“I am driven by my love of people — because that's all there is when you get down to it in this world," Griffin said.
‘Anastasia’ Review: A Masterful Examination of Identity in a Tumultuous Era of Russian History
Composed of standout after standout performance, “Anastasia” is a production faithful to the original and replete with talent.
‘Pru Payne’ Review: Trying to Remember While Feeling Dismembered
"Pru Payne" serves as a reminder of the fragility of identity within a story about forgetting.
Cynthia S. Meng ’15 on the Leap From Software Engineering to Music Directing for Broadway
Meng, who concentrated in Computer Science, says that her technical training is highly applicable in the world of music.
‘Anastasia’ Preview: An Elegant Tale of Perseverance and Hope
Love, politics, royalty, and dreams will take center stage in “Anastasia,” which promises to deliver new insights and surprises.
‘The Penningtons’ Review: Rich, Classy, and Murderous
"The Penningtons," an original student-written play, uses dark humor to interrogate the interplay between grief and life.
'Urinetown: The Musical' Review: Uneasy Relief
"Urinetown" revealed to the audience the ways in which theater was not completely realistic, nor must the audience expect it to be.
‘Spurned: A Wild West Tale of Love, Revenge, and Assless Chaps’ Preview: This Is Not Your Father’s Western
“Spurned,” an original student musical, is a romp through the Wild West that wants its audience members to have a good time.
‘SAW The Musical’ Review: Where Horror Meets Humor
The parodic musical adaptation of "Saw" speaks to the characters’ pop culture canonization, made completely wacky by their own unconventional love story.