

Review: Sorkin’s Adaptation of ‘To Kill a Mockingbird’ Shows Fallibility of Finch
Review: Sorkin’s Adaptation of ‘To Kill a Mockingbird’ Shows Fallibility of Finch
Naomi Shangmei Wang
Oct 23


Playfest Promises Diverse Stories, Performances in 9th Show
Formed nearly a decade ago, the Asian American Playwright Collective aims to expand the representation of Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander theater creatives in Boston's theater scene, said founder Christina R. Chan. She said the goal is for the theater scene to more accurately reflect Massachusetts demographics.
Adam Smith
Oct 16


First Person: Why I'm Boxing for Cancer Research, and for That Little Girl I Once Was
First Person: Why I'm Boxing for Cancer Research, and for That Little Girl I Once Was
DongDong Yang
Oct 9


Yin Ruoning, Coach Tell How Golfer Won FM Championship
Yin Ruoning won the FM Championship at TPC Boston on Aug. 30, securing her sixth win on the LPGA tour and her first win in 672 days.
Darby Meiran Yang
Sep 22


Pop Artist Ashnikko Shakes Stage in Boston With Pure Feminist, Queer Rage
Ashnikko (she/they) literally shook the house at their May 16 performance in Boston. The show was one of the most animated concerts I have attended. At times, the stands of the venue Roadrunner in Brighton were actually shaking as Ashnikko fans donning boots jumped to her intense, high-energy music.
Virginia Sun
Jun 28


PinkPantheress Show a Trip to 2000s Nostalgia
The talented musical artist PinkPantheress brought back the early 2000s at her Boston performance on May 12 at MGM Music Hall in the Fenway.
Virginia Sun
Jun 28


Race for Community: How Dragon Boat Fest builds connections
The Boston Dragon Boat festival was about more that the races, it was about community and connecting with others.
Darby Meiran Yang
Jun 28


Review: Hubris, Lack of Direction Cheapen ‘Hey Yang, Where’s My Thousand Bucks?’
Sampan reviews 'Hey Yang, Where's My Thousand Bucks?'


‘It’s Not About Me Anymore’
In honor of Mother’s Day, Sampan has interviewed four moms about what they’ve learned from raising their children, how they approach parenting and what they learned about their own upbringing as children of immigrant parents.
Adam Smith
May 6


Artist Vivian Tran Spins Through Generations in Greenway Show
Artist Vivian Tran's art installation at Auntie Kay & Uncle Frank Chin Park on The Greenway is slated to run from April 23 to December 2026.
Adam Smith
Apr 18


'Flying Lessons' Film Navigates Life, Autism, and Death
The themes of the indie film “Flying Lessons” are universal: death, grief, family and disability. But the way in which filmmaker Sarah Waldron tells the story is highly unique.
Daria Mohan Zhang
Apr 17


Once in Tatters, Magu Returns to Greatness
Ming Dynasty painting, the immortal Magu, is painstakingly restored and now on view at the Davis Museum.
Wenqi Cao
Apr 10


'Busing the Buffer Zone' Turns Chinatown Mothers' Boycott History Into Art, Theater
The exhibit “Busing the Buffer Zone” uses art and theater to explore the experience of Chinatown mothers who boycotted busing of students in Boston Public Schools in 1975. The exhibition, which includes a play by Christina R. Chan and an exhibition at the Pao Arts Center, runs through March 28. The stage readings are slated for March 28 from 2 p.m. to 7 p.m. at Pao Arts Center. An open rehearsal is March 20.
Daria Mohan Zhang
Mar 13
The Fires This Time: Hughes, Baldwin, Coates, and the Uncertain Path Ahead
T hrough the smoke and gasoline of the literal fires that raged through cities like Washington, DC, and Atlanta as a result of the civil unrest in the wake of George Floyd’s May 25th 2020 murder at the literal knee of state-sanctioned legal justice, and through the similar apocalyptic scenes that have hit Minneapolis (in 2020 and 2026) and Los Angeles in the midst of an occupation by federal agents, we hear voices and see faces. The revolution is being televised. Truth is out


A Gracious Spark of ‘Creativitry’
Playwright Stan Lai talks with Sampan.


Flying High
College basketball star Pat Dickert's injury opened unexpected doors: studying and living in Taiwan, coaching in China, and playing in Norway.
Shangcao Yuan
Feb 16


Column: Author of 'How My Grandfather Stole a Shoe' Writes for the Record
Interview with Julie Masis, author of "How My Grandfather Stole a Shoe and Survived the Holocaust in Ukraine."
Adam Smith
Feb 10


Hand in Glove
This February the Galapagos Puppets will put on “The Fiery Mountain and Its Princess” with musician Jimmy Zhao and his daughter, Iris, who will perform at the Puppet Showplace Theatre in Brookline, Feb. 14 to 17.
Adam Smith
Jan 21


Theater Review: ‘Wonder’ Delivers a Powerful Message … But Misses Opportunities
The world premiere of the musical “Wonder” is a compelling, family-friendly production that tells the story of Auggie, a boy with a facial difference
Virginia Sun
Jan 20


Review: ‘Fun Home’ Opens Window into Queer Family Secrets, Slippery Memories
Fun Home is a beautiful queer memoir-musical about investigating one’s past and wrestling with the maddening slipperiness of memory. Based on Alison Bechdel’s award-winning graphic memoir, the story follows Alison’s childhood, coming of age, and coming out story as a butch lesbian, as well as her attempts to understand her closeted gay father.
Virginia Sun
Dec 19, 2025

