
R. Scott Reedy
R. Scott Reedy has written theater reviews and feature interviews with Emmy, Grammy, Oscar, and Tony Award winners for the Patriot Ledger, Mietrowest Daily News, the TABs, the Providence Journal, Worcester Telegram & Gazette, and other Gannett Media outlets nationwide. He was also a longtime contributing writer for Soap Opera Weekly and Soaps In Depth magazines. Previously on the Independent Reviews of New England (IRNE) committee, he is currently a voting member of the Boston Theater Critics Association's Elliot Norton Awards..He began covering theater and the arts in Boston for his college newspaper, The Suffolk Journal, for which he subsequently served as editor-in-chief. He earned both a Bachelor's degree in journalism and a Master's in education from Suffolk University.
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- Interview: Bob Mackie talks THE ART OF BOB MACKIE at Provincetown Public Library - Bob Mackie made this piece a favorite. He is not only a magnificently talented costume designer, but also a genuinely kind, funny, and warm man. It was a delight to interview him.
- Review: CHITA: THE RHYTHM OF MY LIFE WITH SPECIAL GUEST, BROADWAY FAVORITE GEORGE DVORSKY at North Shore Music Theatre, Beverly, MA - Chita Rivera was a longtime favorite of mine who I saw on Broadway and in concert many times. This show was the final one I would see her give and she was splendid as always.
- Review: With PRAYER FOR THE FRENCH REPUBLIC Boston Has its First Must-See New Play of The Fall Season - Playwright Joshua Harmon ("Bad Jews," "Significant Other," "Admissions") has written some of my favorite plays of recent years and this one was no exception. Its production by the Huntington was first-rate.
- Interview: Audra McDonald talks about AN EVENING WITH AUDRA MCDONALD, her role in 'Rustin' and more - This one's a favorite because it is always a pleasure and privilege to interview Audra McDonald, who is never less than charming and candid.
- Review: Central Square Theater Presents Spellbinding ANGELS IN AMERICA, PART I: MILLENNIUM APPROACHES - This was a near-perfect production of a seminal play that has lived in my mind since its original Broadway production.
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Review: Laughs Abound in THE MYSTERY OF IRMA VEP: A PENNY DREADFUL
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What did our critic think of THE MYSTERY OF IRMA VEP: A PENNY DREADFUL at Central Square Theater?

Review: An Emotionally Affecting IN OLD AGE at Arts Emerson
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Theatergoers who have come to love and respect Abasiama Bassey a central character in the emotionally resonant nine-part Ufot Family Cycle by first-generation Nigerian American playwright Mfoniso Udofia, will not want to miss the deeply moving “In Old Age,” the eighth and penultimate play in the

Review: ANNIE at Greater Boston Stage Company
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What did our critic think of ANNIE at Greater Boston Stage Company?

Review: Sullivan Rep's MERRILY WE ROLL ALONG Shows Sondheim is Worth a Second Look
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What did our critic think of MERRILY WE ROLL ALONG at Sullivan Rep?

Interview: Julia Murney Talks FRANKIE & JOHNNY IN THE CLAIR DE LUNE at The Psych Drama Company
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The popular stage performer – an original cast member in the 2005 Broadway production of “Lennon” and the fifth Elphaba in “Wicked” – is currently making her Boston directorial debut with the Psych Drama Company production of “Frankie & Johnny in the Clair de Lune,” which will be at

Review: A Thrilling BLACK SWAN at American Repertory Theater
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What did our critic think of BLACK SWAN at American Repertory Theater?

Review: Emilio and Gloria Estefan Musical Will Have You ON YOUR FEET! in Beverly
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Whether autobiographical like “Jersey Boys,” “Beautiful: The Carole King Musical,” and “Tina: The Tina Turner Musical,” or fictionalized like “Mamma Mia!,” jukebox musicals often rely on the drama of their source material as much as their familiar scores for success.

Review: EUREKA DAY is a Tempest in a Vaccination Teapot
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But in playwright Jonathan Spector’s “Eureka Day” – now being given a cleverly funny production by The Huntington at the Huntington Avenue Theatre through June 28 – they are also comic fodder for a trenchant story about a tempest over vaccination in a hyper-woke teacup.

Interview: Brockton Native Alex J. Gould Talks Broadway Debut in DOG DAY AFTERNOON
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Brockton-born actor Alex J.

Review: Darren Criss Kicks Off New Concert Dates in Boston
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What did our critic think of AN EVENING WITH DARREN CRISS at Emerson Colonial Theatre?

Interview: Laura Benanti begins a busy Tony Weekend with a Concert at Groton Hill Music Center
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Laura Benanti is in for a busy Tony weekend.

Interview: Megan Hilty Talks Upcoming Concerts at The Umbrella Arts Center
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Two-time Tony Award nominee Megan Hilty isn’t on an official concert tour, but that hasn’t stopped the popular Broadway and television performer from booking numerous upcoming dates including three in the Bay State alone.

Review: The Huntington's OEDIPUS EL REY Turns Tragedy Into Triumph
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Playwright Luis Alfaro aimed high when he decided to bring Sophocles’ “Oedipus Rex” from 429 BC into the 21st century with “Oedipus El Rey,” his contemporary retelling of the Greek tragedy set in a Los Angeles barrio.

Review: JON BATISTE Brings His Musical Genius to BOSTON POPS at Symphony Hall
May 17, 2026
What did our critic think of JON BATISTE BRINGS HIS MUSICAL GENIUS TO BOSTON POPS at Symphony Hall?

Interview: Miranda Jonté Has Great Expectations for (RE)DRESSING MISS HAVISHAM
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The age-old literary mystery of the circumstances surrounding the death of the perennially wedding-dress-clad Miss Havisham in Charles Dickens’ 1851 novel “Great Expectations” is reexamined through a contemporary lens in “(re)Dressing Miss Havisham,” by local playwright John Minigan, being

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When it comes to playwrights and poets, William Shakespeare towers above everyone else who has ever put pen to paper.

Interview: Keith Lockhart Will Welcome Broadway Stars to Boston Pops Spring and Summer Seasons
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Keith Lockhart was chatting with Tony Award winners Sutton Foster (“Anything Goes,” “Thoroughly Modern Mille”) and Kelli O’Hara (“The King and I”) following their sold-out “One Night Only” concert last summer at Tanglewood when he realized he wasn’t Foster’s only backstage visi

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In most, if not all, other mountings of “Hairspray: The Broadway Musical,” Tracy Turnblad is tucked under her bedcovers when audiences first see the young heroine, ready to show off her high-teased bouffant and let loose with the first notes of the rousing opener, “Good Morning, Baltimore.

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What did our critic think of GEM OF THE OCEAN at Actors' Shakespeare Project?

Review: Dramatic Musical SWEPT AWAY Stays Afloat with Score by The Avett Brothers
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The musical “Swept Away” tells the story of four whalers shipwrecked off New Bedford in 1888, making it especially resonant for local audiences, who can experience the musical drama in a well crafted New England premiere at SpeakEasy Stage Company in the Virginia Wimberly Theatre at the Calderwo
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