Theater ARTS

THE REAL JAMES BOND . . . WAS DOMINICAN

An autobiographical solo play, written and performed by Christopher Rivas, about the impact on him as a James Bond-loving youth in Queens when he learned that novelist Ian Fleming modeled 007 on a Dominican diplomat, ladies’ man, pilot, spy, soldier, and race car driver named Porfirio Rubirosa. Nov. 8-12. ArtsEmerson. At Robert J. Orchard Stage, Emerson Paramount Center. 617824-8400, www.artsemerson.org

FROZEN This stage adaptation of the animated blockbuster offers enough enchantment that its target audience of pre-teen girls probably won’t notice the filler. Caroline Bowman is equally adept at conveying Queen Elsa’s regal poise and her panic at being unable to control her power to freeze people and things. Lauren Nicole Chapman, as Elsa’s younger sister, Anna, projects a wiseacre, Eve Arden-ish insouciance. Directed by Michael Grandage and choreographed by Rob Ashford, with music and lyrics by Kristen Anderson-Lopez and Robert Lopez, and book by Jennifer Lee. Through Nov. 12. Broadway In Boston. At Citizens Bank Opera House. www.BroadwayInBoston.com

GASLIGHT Steven Dietz’s play is based on Patrick Hamilton’s psychological thriller (later a film starring Ingrid Bergman and Charles Boyer) about a man (Tom Coiner) who manipulates his wife (Kristin Yancy) in an attempt to make her think she has gone insane, as he searches for the jewels of a murdered woman who previously lived in the home’s upstairs apartment. Directed by Courtney Sale. Through Nov. 5. Merrimack Repertory Theatre, in partnership with the Cincinnati Shakespeare Company. At the Nancy L. Donahue Theatre, Lowell. 978654-4678, www.mrt.org

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