BOSTON THEATER REVIEWS

Rachel York steals the spotlight while alter ego Cruella De Vil steals the spotted pups in 'The 101 Dalmatians Musical' at Citi Performing Arts Center Wang Theatre for limited engagement...

Boston Playwrights' Theatre and Boston Children's Theatre collaborate to stage funny and heart-warming new adaption of the Dylan Thomas classic...

Underground Railway Theatre offers collage of Grace Paley and Truman Capote Depression era stories as heartwarming entry to the Christmas canon...

Fasten your seat belt and bring your Dramamine for this rollicking high seas adventure. You'll have to decide for yourself if truth is stranger than fiction, but 'Shipwrecked! An Entertainment (Etc.)' lives up to its title....

Great performances, wonderful music, and beautiful costumes, but what the dickens is going on? Too many stories, not enough depth ...

Make it your mission to visit the World War I veterans now onstage at Merrimack Repertory Theatre ...

Return engagement of the national tour of the smash hit 'Avenue Q' is as sweet, sassy, and sensational as ever, bringing its adult-themed spin on puppets and children's shows back to Boston for one week only...

An annual hunting trip becomes the battleground for differing political views as three old friends dare to pull on the loose threads of their deteriorating relationship ...

A grandfatherly Topol is a kinder, gentler Tevye in this 'farewell tour' of Stein, Bock and Harnick's enduring musical masterpiece about the delicate balance of tradition and change...

Maureen McGovern's one-woman retrospective meanders through her life and times but ultimately enthralls with glorious song...

Lyric Stage Company production of Sarah Ruhl's Off-Broadway hit suffers the irony of real-time phone interruption ...

M. Bevin O'Gara directs Adrianne Krstansky in Lisa Kron's one-woman show to open fourth season of Downstage@New Rep ...

The show must go on and Publick Theatre Boston overcomes permitting issues to stage a powerful rendition of Edward Albee's great drama ...

SpeakEasy Stage Company makes fun of religion and makes it funny with Nancy E. Carroll and Paula Plum leading the way in this New England premiere ...

New Artistic Director takes charge for 26th season, opening with award winning story of heroism and grace under pressure ...

Porter, Shakespeare, and Veloudos are a winning combination as the Lyric Stage Company of Boston kicks off its 36th season...

Israel Horovitz goes fishing for another Gloucester tale and lands a big, juicy one!...

At the end of a very wet summer, it is actually a treat to have an indoor rainstorm on the stage of the Ogunquit Playhouse. The stage version of the beloved MGM film 'Singin' in the Rain' has great singing, great dancing, and amazing special effects....

Two of Boston's best dramatic actresses square off at Gloucester Stage in David Hare's unsettling confrontation between a wife and mistress coming to terms with the fallout of their choices...

Company One continues to impress with unusual programming and solid storytelling ...

Delicious re-creation of Tony Award-winning 1992 Broadway revival stars Richard Kind, Liz Larsen, Glory Crampton and Christian Hoff at the famed Maine summer playhouse...

Gloucester Stage production of Neil Simon's '60s sex farce holds up surprisingly well due to sincere performances and smart direction...

The Orfeo Group offers an enjoyable alternative to summer school if you need to brush up your Shakespeare ...

Guest conductor Erich Kunzel brings the Boston Pops to a lackluster finish with uninspired performances of classic Big Band tunes...

American Songbook interpreter Michael Feinstein pays tribute to Frank Sinatra on Armenian Night at the Pops ...