The latest reviews and critic recommendations from Boston.
Berkshire audiences fortunate, and wise enough to wind their way over the river and through the woods to the Daniel Arts Center McConnel Theater (on the campus of Bard College in Great Barrington) to experience Great Barrington Public Theater’s production of OFF PEAK before it closes July 23 are s
What did our critic think of THE SOUND OF MUSIC at North Shore Music Theatre, Beverly, MA?
Director Rosalind Bevan skillfully blends all the ingredients in this Boston premiere of Zora Howard’s 2021 Pulitzer Prize Finalist for Drama.
Although one may learn some new tidbits about the artists, it really isn’t the thinnish volume of connective tissue incorporated between the 22 musical numbers, but those very Rock-a-Billy songs themselves, that offer the primary reason to see MILLION DOLLAR QUARTET.
Overall, the presentation is synergistic as well as effective and we become absorbed in what starts out with an examination of the humorous side of reality and ends with the sense and sensibilities many face in this thing we call life.
The subject matter, like Rosalind, does not allow for jokes.
The season opening CABARET on the Boyd-Quinson Stage, should leave little doubt that Alan Paul doesn’t play around; intends to carry on in the style and tradition that Berkshire audiences have come to both anticipate, and appreciate; and Julie’s words were justified.
What did our critic think of JAGGED LITTLE PILL at Citizens Bank Opera House?
What did our critic think of BEAUTIFUL - THE CAROLE KING MUSICAL at North Shore Music Theatre, Beverly, MA?
What did our critic think of American Repertory Theater's EVITA? There is little mystery to be found in the musical “Evita.
What did our critic think of ANGELS IN AMERICA, PART I: MILLENNIUM APPROACHES at Central Square Theater in Cambridge, MA?
What did our critic think of CHITA: THE RHYTHM OF MY LIFE WITH SPECIAL GUEST, BROADWAY FAVORITE GEORGE DVORSKY at North Shore Music Theatre, Beverly, MA?
From vaudeville to burlesque, Cape Cod Theatre Company’s GYPSY takes audiences on a musical journey through the life of Gypsy Rose Lee.
The Falmouth Theatre Guild's production of 'Something Rotten' is a riotous and energetic musical comedy that offers a hilarious peek into the Elizabethan era.
What did our critic think of BAREFOOT IN THE PARK at Cotuit Center For The Arts? This is one of dyed-in-the-wool New Yorker Neil Simon's tongue-in-cheek looks at life in mid-century Manhattan.
Every single person on this planet has their own story to tell.
'I'm uncomfortable' was the thought I had to myself after leaving FAIRVIEW.
The company and seemingly all involved with BSC’s 10X10 NEW PLAY FESTIVAL have done an admirable job creating and presenting an event that is enjoyable, relatable, entertaining, and thought provoking.
The trend of modern plays seems to be that playwrights a trimming down their plays, often to ninety minutes or less.
What did our critic think of REVIEW: TORCH SONG at Moonbox Productions?
Have there ever been such devoted sisters as the four March girls, birthed by Louisa May Alcott in her postbellum semi-autobiographical novel LITTLE WOMEN? Director Ilyse Robbins shows her abiding affection for the story with her devotion to its heart and soul on display in the production of the 200
If you have yet to reach your fright limit for the Halloween season, you still have two chances to experience chills of the dramatic variety at THT Rep at the BrickBox Theater in Worcester.
Two hundred years after Washington Irving introduced the little hamlet of Sleepy Hollow and its superstitious denizens to the canon of American literature, the legend remains among the most enduring of stories that capture the imagination of adults and children alike, inspire questions about the sup
JOE TURNER'S COME AND GONE was the first Wilson play produced at the Huntington in 1986, the beginning of a 19-year relationship that saw all ten of his American Century Cycle plays chronicling the African American experience in the 20th century performed on the local stage.
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The Norwegians Elayne P. Bernstein Theatre (9/04-10/04) |
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Rendezvous with Rachel Revere™ Vokes Theatre (8/30-8/30) |
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Hadestown Emerson Colonial Theatre (11/10-11/14) |
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CIVIL SPIES™ MIT Endicott House (9/17-9/17) |
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By Any Other Name SpeakEasy Stage Company (5/07-5/29) |
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Unorthodox Huntington Theatre (5/06-6/06) |
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Covenant SpeakEasy Stage Company (9/25-10/17) |
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Mamma Mia! Boston Opera House (4/13-4/25) |
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Laura Benanti: Nobody Cares Boston Center for the Arts (10/22-10/25) |
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Teatro La Plaza's Hamlet Huntington Theatre (3/04-3/07) |
