02/15/2019
By Matt Robinson Whether you love Broadway or think it is headed in the wrong direction, an evening with the talented twisters of “Forbidden Broadway” is a special treat! So when you combine its creator – Needham’s own Gerard Alessandrini – with what may be the most shape-shifting musical… Read more
02/11/2019
By Matt Robinson As the latest revival of “My Fair Lady” continues to garner rave reviews in New York (and rightfully so!), it can be a bit easy to forget the great play from which this box office smash was born. Fortunately, the tiny but talented team from Bedlam… Read more
01/16/2019
Anyone who is a serious Broadway fan or a fan of Sirius XM’s On Broadway (www.siriusxm.com/onbroadway) knows the name Seth Rudetsky. In addition to being nominated for three Emmy Awards for his comedy writing, Rudetsky has also written for the Grammy and Tony Award shows and has penned the opening… Read more
12/26/2018
Whether it begins at a single’s mixer, a blind date, or online, romance in the modern world is complicated. If the growing spate of intermarriage is any indication, this may be especially true in the Jewish community. Growing up in Boston and now living in California, writer/actor/comic/director/educator and all-around mensch… Read more
09/18/2018
Whether you know him as the voice of Iago from Disney’s “Aladdin,” the voice of DIGIT from PBS’s “Cyberchase,” or the voice of….nevermind- comic Gilbert Gottfried has ben saying what he thinks in his unique way for many years. For the older crowd, he may best be known for star… Read more
06/15/2018
The following piece was prepared for Arts @ MIT: Back to the Band Jamshied Sharifi ’83 brings MIT a new award While MIT may be best known for its Nobel Prize winner and MacArthur “Geniuses,” on June 10, 2018, a Tony Award was added to the mix, thanks to composer Jamshied… Read more
06/11/2018
This piece originally appeared in Dirty Water News, for whom Matt acted as an editor for five years: A Show To Take Your “Mother” To: Maurice Parent shines (again!) at Speakeasy By Matt Robinson With its Puritanical roots still showing in many ways, Boston may be the last place you would expect to see… Read more
06/05/2018
The following piece appeared in the Jewish Journal:The Crucible: Arthur Miller deals with his own demons in play by Bernard Weinraub. By Matt Robinson Nearly every American student has read a play by Arthur Miller at some point in their academic career. “The Crucible” is perennially one of the most-produced plays… Read more
06/05/2018
The following column has appeared in multiple publications: Matt Robinson’s Curtain Call The Publick Theatre www,publicktheatre.org Date Founded: 1971 Artistic Director: Diego Arciniegas Primary Home: Christian Herter Park (1175A Soldiers Field Road, Brighton) Tickets: 617-782-5425 / http://publicktheatre.org/outdoorTheatre_tickets.asp Originally launched in 1959 with best wishes from HRH Queen Elizabeth II and… Read more