liza weisstuch

Latest Articles

Boston bartenders bust up the Big Easy

There was a wedding, a funeral (for the Long Island Iced Tea), fried alligator, mechanical bulls, and Ron Jeremy on harmonica. Boston bartenders, who were there in full force, can attest to all of it.
Strange tales
By LIZA WEISSTUCH | August 26, 2011

Spring awake

Head to the American Repertory Theatre's Zero Arrow Theatre for the world premiere of Christine Evans's TROJAN BARBIE (March 28–April 22).
Local stages bloom
By LIZA WEISSTUCH | March 16, 2009

Winter's tales

The cold season heats up on Boston boards
The cold season heats up on Boston boards
By LIZA WEISSTUCH | December 29, 2008

Chilly scenes in winter

The drama of the holidays (and I don’t mean A Christmas Carol) may be behind us, but there’s plenty more drama — and comedy and musicals — ahead to light up long winter nights.
The year ahead on Boston stages
By LIZA WEISSTUCH | October 27, 2008

Primary colors

Now that the holiday hubbub is behind us, we have no dreams of white Christmases or visions of Sugar Plum Fairies to warm a theatergoer’s heart.
It’s the political season on area stages
By LIZA WEISSTUCH | December 26, 2007

El Triunfo

The more high-end restaurants that open in a concentrated area, the harder it becomes to find a decent meal that doesn’t break the bank.
A real winner
By LIZA WEISSTUCH | June 06, 2007

Hot Tomatoes

Since they opened in March, the crew at Hot Tomatoes has been going through cases — yes, cases — of tomatoes every day.
Some like it hot
By LIZA WEISSTUCH | May 23, 2007

My Diner

Telling anyone about My Diner is bound to trigger a round of Abbott and Costello–like jousting.
Yours, mine, and ours
By LIZA WEISSTUCH | April 25, 2007

Close quarters

Surviving the Nian is a love story, a cultural study, and a sprawling musical in the tradition of a home-for-the-holidays play — sort of.
The Theater Offensive’s Surviving the Nian ; Devanaughn’s [sic]
By LIZA WEISSTUCH | April 24, 2007

Games people play

They’ve lost their jobs, and pinball and schnapps aren’t cutting it as amusement any longer.
The Conquest of the South Pole; Memory House
By LIZA WEISSTUCH | April 03, 2007

Demeter’s daughter

This preview was almost never written.
Noah Haidle keeps mum about Persephone
By LIZA WEISSTUCH | March 28, 2007

Coming up Daisey

Mike Daisey has a blog. But unlike millions, Daisey also has an archive that goes back to 2001.
Invincible Summer and Monopoly! head for Cambridge
By LIZA WEISSTUCH | March 21, 2007

It’s a man’s world

It’s hardly Shakespeare’s most frequently produced work, but in the Bard’s early career, Titus Andronicus was one of his most popular plays.
Actors’ Shakespeare Project’s all-male Titus Andronicus
By LIZA WEISSTUCH | March 13, 2007

Spring stages

As we recover from turning the clocks ahead and making our day’s journey into night a bit longer, area stages are taking a cue from Mother Nature.
From hoofers to Mormons and more
By LIZA WEISSTUCH | March 13, 2007

Pawns in a plot of horror

When Leslie Epstein’s novel King of the Jews was published in 1979, it was hailed as ambitious by all and deemed controversial by many.
Leslie Epstein's King of the Je ws on stage
By LIZA WEISSTUCH | February 27, 2007

Sweet Tooth Boston’s Mom’s Cinnamon Bun

Spirals are the shape of marvel.
A twister blows in
By LIZA WEISSTUCH | February 21, 2007

Grace notes

Among the shows that open each season, a few stand out like a pair of stiletto heels spotted in a swarm of rubber-soled footwear.
Sacred Hearts , States of Grace
By LIZA WEISSTUCH | January 30, 2007

A winter’s tale

Even as the family drama of your holiday comes to a close, there’s no need to don a kerchief and settle in for a long winter’s nap.
The season ahead on area stages
By LIZA WEISSTUCH | December 28, 2006

Life after Cheers

I saw Twelve Angry Men , the black-and-white 1957 film, in high school in the 1990s.
George Wendt gets jury duty
By LIZA WEISSTUCH | October 31, 2006

Re-entry

There’s a pointed irony surrounding the return of the American Repertory Theatre’s No Exit : if Hell is other people, then why are all the actors so thrilled to be working together again?
ART’s No Exit returns
By LIZA WEISSTUCH | June 14, 2006

Fringe benefits

The clock is ticking in The Maternal Instinct (at Boston Playwrights’ Theatre through April 16).
The Maternal Instinct and Rosa
By LIZA WEISSTUCH | April 11, 2006

Road trip

The open road has always been ripe territory for cultural scrutiny and self-discovery.
Marc Wolf’s post-9/11 odyssey
By LIZA WEISSTUCH | April 04, 2006

Spring boards

As the winter wind makes fast tracks, it leaves a burgeoning crop of ancient masterpieces, world premieres, farces, and musicals to blossom come April.
From baseball to Shakespeare to male swans
By LIZA WEISSTUCH | March 10, 2006

Spring Arts

All the best this spring in music, movies, books, art, and theatre.
Table of contents
By | March 09, 2006

The boards on a budget - side

By | March 07, 2006

Outer limits

Conscience pushes people to extremes in Sam Shepard’s Simpatico .
Simpatico , Restraints
By LIZA WEISSTUCH | February 02, 2006

Strong brew

At microbreweries throughout the city, though, barley wines are intended to be sipped straight — no chaser, no frills, no dilution, no apologies. When made meticulously enough, barley wine needs little embellishment.
E xtra alcohol and lots of malts make barley wine shine
By LIZA WEISSTUCH | January 13, 2006

Friends' Activity

Popular