BWW Review: THE SKIN OF OUR TEETH at Berkshire Theatre Group
The sometimes confusing, amusing, and thought-provoking play premiered in 1942.
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BWW Review: SELLING KABUL at Williamstown Theatre Festival Resonates Deeply
SELLING KABUL is a powerful, raw, riveting and highly relevant new drama that connects on a level seldom seen and rarely felt.
BWW Review: THE 39 STEPS: Playing Hitchcock For Laughs
If there's one thing that summer theater should be, it's fun, and Gloucester Stage Company's production of THE 39 STEPS happily fulfills the requirement.
BWW Review: TIME FLIES AND OTHER COMEDIES at Barrington Stage Company Demonstrates That When You're Having Fun, Time Does Indeed Fly.
BSC veterans Carson Elrod, Jeff McCarthy, and Debra Jo Rupp, all of whom are well known to area theatre goers are joined by Cary Donaldson and Ruth Pferdehirt.
BWW Review: FREAKY FRIDAY at North Shore Music Theatre
Disney's Freaky Friday just opened at North Shore Music Theatre.
BWW Review: TWELFTH NIGHT at Shakespeare & Company Takes A Refreshingly Unique Approach To A Centuries Old Classic
The entire cast proves themselves to be exemplary delivering long complicated dialogue that remains true to the old English, not with trite overdone accents but with polished voices and presentation that helps to make each unique, authentic, and engaging.
BWW Review: The Seth Rudetsky Series: Jessie Mueller Stars as Herself
On Monday night, the Emerson Colonial Theatre presented THE SETH RUDESTSKY SERIES STARRING JESSIE MUELLER, the first of three concerts with Cheyenne Jackson (October 4) and Kelli O'Hara (January 9) to follow.
BWW Review: ROCK AND ROLL MAN: THE ALAN FREED STORY at Berkshire Theatre Group Puts A Spell On The Berkshires.
There is a lot to like packed into this production directed by Randal Myler.
BWW Review: A HUMAN BEING, OF A SORT at Williamstown Theatre Festival Examines the Complex Notion of Freedom
A HUMAN BEING, OF A SORT represents an examination of what may lie beneath the surface.
BWW Review: TEA AT FIVE: Light Repast
Playwright Matthew Lombardo revisits his 2002 play as a one-act solo vehicle for Faye Dunaway, now receiving a pre-Broadway premiere at the Huntington Avenue Theatre in Boston.
BWW Review: A RAISIN IN THE SUN at Williamstown Theatre Festival Breathes New Life into An American Classic
Directed by Obie Award winner Robert O'Hara, Hansberry's fearless interrogation of hope in the face of racial and economic strife is as provocative and powerful today as when it premiered.
BWW Review: 42ND STREET at Ogunquit Playhouse: That's a WOW!
There's an unmistakeable sound of thunder emanating from the Ogunquit Playhouse these days, commencing with the rhythmic pounding of nearly two dozen pairs of feet, and ending in a crescendo of audience applause.
BWW Review: Dionne Warwick at the Cabot Theatre: Timeless After All These Years
A year shy of its 100th birthday, the Cabot Theatre in Beverly, a North Shore treasure for the performing arts, presented multiple Grammy Award-winning recording artist Dionne Warwick in concert before a sold-out house on Friday night.
BWW Review: OUTSIDE MULLINGAR at Berkshire Theatre Group Charms Audiences with a Delightful and Refreshing Evening's Entertainment.
In a time when most of us are tied to and dependent on electronic devices, and we are bombarded by messages, tweets, compressed news cycles, and Fear Of Missing Out, it is rare that we have an opportunity to step-back, disconnect, decompress, and focus simply on the people and things that really mat
BWW Review: INTO THE WOODS at Barrington Stage Company is a Delightful Journey Well Worth Going On.
INTO THE WOODS opened on Broadway over 30 years ago.
BWW Review: PRIVATE LIVES Offers a Taste of Throwback Theatre at Dorset Theatre Festival
Despite the valiant efforts of the cast, a strikingly handsome set, and beautiful costumes, PRIVATE LIVES will not be (pardon the pun) everyone's cup of tea.
BWW Review: AMERICA V. 2.1: THE SAD DEMISE & EVENTUAL EXTINCTION OF THE AMERICAN NEGRO at Barrington Stage Company Packs far more than a 1 - 2 Punch.
This bold, brave, important, timely, and highly relevant story is a cautionary tale.
BWW Review: A Nimble BAREFOOT IN THE PARK at Gloucester Stage Company
Gloucester Stage Company opens its 40th Anniversary Season with a nostalgic romp in the park, specifically Neil Simon's 1963 hit play, BAREFOOT IN THE PARK.
BWW Review: YERMA: Tragic Tale of a Woman's Obsession
YERMA, a play with music, adapted and translated by Melinda Lopez from Spanish poet/playwright Federico Garcia Lorca's 1934 work, is receiving its world premiere by the Huntington Theatre Company at the Calderwood Pavilion at the Boston Center for the Arts.
BWW Review: OKLAHOMA! at North Shore Music Theatre
Oklahoma! is the first musical written by the team of composer Richard Rodgers and librettist Oscar Hammerstein II.
BWW Review: N. E. Premiere of THE VIEW UPSTAIRS Coincides With LGBTQ Pride Month
Just in time for LGBTQ Pride Month, and on the cusp of the 50th anniversary of the Stonewall riots, SpeakEasy Stage Company presents the New England premiere of the Off-Broadway musical THE VIEW UPSTAIRS in the Plaza Theatre at the Boston Center for the Arts.
BWW Review: HOLD THESE TRUTHS at Barrington Stage Company compels audiences to ask: Is this MY America?
Processing the powerful piece of theatre and important lesson in American History / civics HOLD THESE TRUTHS provides, the phrase: 'those who fail to learn from history are doomed to repeat it' comes to mind.
BWW Review: THE NATURE PLAYS: World Premiere at Mount Auburn Cemetery
Playwright Patrick Gabridge, the 2018-2019 Mount Auburn Cemetery Artist-in-Residence, creates a series of site-specific plays which focus on the natural world of the 175-acre landscaped jewel in the heart of Cambridge.
BWW Review: THE WAVERLY GALLERY Opens Shakespeare & Company's 2019 Season with A Loud and Resounding WOW!
It is a challenge to convey in words the power, importance and relevance of this production.
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The Norwegians Elayne P. Bernstein Theatre (9/04-10/04) |
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Summer, 1976 The Unicorn Theatre (10/07-10/31) |
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Golden Girls The Laughs Continue Emerson Colonial Theatre (11/28-11/28) VIDEOS |
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The 2026 Boston Pops Holiday Tour The Hanover Theatre and Conservatory for the Performing Arts (12/04-12/04) |
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Godspell Queer Theatre Company, Inc. (8/21-8/30) PHOTOS |
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Rachel Sumner and Travelling Light at Harmony on the Green Harmony on the Green (5/01-5/01) |
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LOOK AT ME NOW Josephines Cabaret Club Cafe (10/11-10/11) |
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Golden Girls: The Laughs Continue Emerson Colonial Theatre (11/28-11/28) VIDEOS |
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Beetlejuice Jr. The Company Theatre (11/06-11/08) |
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The Rocky Horror Picture Show (All audience members regardless of age must have a ticket. Children under the age of 15 must be accompanied by an adult Emerson Colonial Theatre (10/27-10/27) |