![]() American Repertory Theater, at Loeb Drama Center, Cambridge. Parks may draw on the “Odyssey” for her plot, but her characters are timeless, not least of them Hero’s dog, and this production is both well directed and engagingly acted. Parts 1-3 are set during the Civil War, as Hero goes off to fight with his master, leaving wife Penny behind with their friend Homer. 61, FATHER COMES HOME FROM THE WARS (PARTS 1, 2 & 3)This trilogy of 50-minute plays from Suzan-Lori Parks represents the beginning of a projected nine-part epic about what it means to be free, and what it means to be true. New Repertory Theatre, at Charles Mosesian Theater, Arsenal Center for the Arts, Watertown. Netsky’s score is infectious the comedy is broad and mild-mannered, but when the seven actors form a khosidl kickline, it’s hard not to clap along. THE KING OF SECOND AVENUEThis new klezmer musical from American Repertory Theater founder Robert Brustein, with a score by New England Conservatory’s Hankus Netsky, is loosely based on an 1893 satire by British humorist Israel Zangwill, but with its setting transferred from late-18th-century London to 1960s Manhattan it pays handsome, and humorous, tribute to the Lower East Side’s Yiddish theater. Huntington Theatre Company, at BU Theatre, Boston. ![]() Wolfe’s 1986 satire subverts African-American stereotypes and toys with white assumptions in sketches that include “The-Last-Mama-on-the-Couch Play,’’ a parody of “A Raisin in the Sun.’’ Directed by Billy Porter, a Tony Award winner for his performance in “Kinky Boots.’’ March 6-April 5. At the Modern Theatre at Suffolk University, Boston. Company One Theatre in collaboration with Suffolk University. Original music and lyrics by The Tiger Lillies. Directed by Steven Bogart and featuring Walter Sickert & The Army of Broken Toys. 61, SHOCKHEADED PETERThe New England premiere of the ghoulish musical about misbehaving Victorian children and the grim fates they meet. Zeitgeist Stage Company, at Plaza Black Box Theatre, Boston Center for the Arts. Lewis is a standout (as usual) in a strong cast. THE BIG MEAL In its sneaky, seriocomic way, Dan LeFranc’s play about multiple generations of a fractious family touches some deep chords. Ave., Lexington March 1, 3 p.m., Pickman Concert Hall, Longy School of Music, 27 Garden St., Cambridge. 61, IN THE MOOD: A TIME CAPSULE OF CLASSICS FROM 1939 American Classics presents song duo Valerie Anastasio and Tim Harbold in their first solo cabaret show, presenting perennials from that peak year for American popular culture, including songs from “The Wizard of Oz,” as well as “In the Mood, “ “All the Things You Are,“ and the immortal “Lydia the Tattooed Lady.” Feb. 61, MUSIC OF KEN SCHAPHORST & JOHN MEDESKI NEC alum Medeski (’88), of Medeski Martin & Wood, returns to play piano and Hammond B3 organ with the NEC Jazz Orchestra in a concert featuring his own music and compositions by Duke Ellington, Rakalam Bob Moses, and the orchestra’s director, Schaphorst. Jazz & BluesĮRIC BIBB Raised in the thick of the 1950s/’60s New York music scene, Bibb is bringing the acoustic blues into the 21st century with his rich voice, expressive lyrics, and lithe, finger-picked guitar. Wednesday, though, it’s just him and his songs. SAM LEWIS An artist who gives you the sense that he’s going places, Nashville-based Lewis authors a country-soul blend that was enough to attract the help of Kenny Vaughan, Darrell Scott, and the McCrary Sisters in making his forthcoming record. It never quite went that way, but he continues to follow in the footsteps of George Strait with a taut mix of traditional sounds and poppier fare, and he sings it all with what may be the finest voice in modern country music. JOE NICHOLS It seemed like Nichols might be the next big thing when he came on the scene in the early 2000s. ![]() ALTAN One of the standard-bearers for traditional Irish music - they’ve been at it for 35 years - comes to town on the heels of expanding their scope on their new release, “The Widening Gyre,” an exploration of the links and affinities between the Celtic musical realm from whence it comes and Appalachian bluegrass and mountain music. ![]()
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