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Review: DIONNE WARWICK Dazzles at Cabot Theatre
From the moment Dionne Warwick took the stage at her recent concert at Beverly’s Cabot Theatre, accompanied by a thunderous, sustained standing ovation, it was clear that there was a legend in the house....
Review: BOEING BOEING at Barrington Stage Company
At a time when headlines are ominous, dew points are uncomfortable if not oppressive, and very little is what it appears to be on the surface, a lighthearted romp, fraught with silliness and laughter seems very appropriate. BOEING BOEING continues on the Boyd-Quinson Stage at Barrington Stage Compan...
Review: THE COMEDY OF ERRORS at Shakespeare & Company
Shakespeare & Company’s colorful, fun, and zany production is set in the seaside Vaudeville of New York City, 1912 – a mystical and sometimes strange place filled with as much magic and mischief as sailors and sea captains!...
Review: Gloucester Stage Company's Wipeout is Moving and Funny Look at Enduring Friendships
What did our critic think of WIPEOUT at Gloucester Stage Company?...
Review: With Re-energized Elvis Musical, Reagle Music Theatre Of Greater Boston is ALL SHOOK UP
For decades now, TV movies and feature films have been made about Elvis Presley, but stage shows about the King of Rock ‘n Roll, or built on his amazing musical catalogue, have been fewer and further between....
Review: DISNEY'S FROZEN at Bill Hanney's North Shore Music Theatre Will Melt Hearts
What did our critic think of DISNEY'S FROZEN at North Shore Music Theatre?...
Review: A TENDER THING at Barrington Stage Company
The production stars Derek Smith as Romeo and Candy Buckley as Juliet, both of whom are skilled and strong performers. Adept with their characterizations as well as the Shakespearian dialogue. Their embodiment of characters conceived by Shakespeare as teens, but as mature adults is remarkable. They ...
Review: American Repertory Theater's GATSBY is Great
The new musical Gatsby, being given its world premiere by the American Repertory Theater at the Loeb Drama Center in Cambridge through August 3, isn’t just great, it’s spectacular....
Review: A BODY OF WATER at Shakespeare & Company
At times A BODY OF WATER seems to resemble the works of Agatha Christie, perhaps Alfred Hitchcock. Twists and turns abound. You will laugh heartily and often; and quite likely find yourself “feeling all the feels”. I certainly did. I also found myself mouth agape for much of the production....
Review: Greater Boston Stage Company Has a Winning Hand with Well Sung GUYS AND DOLLS
The classic 1950 musical Guys and Dolls has a wonderfully well written, funny, and familiar score, not to mention a terrific book, that make productions of the enduring favorite always worth a look and a listen....
Review: LA CAGE AUX FOLLES at Barrington Stage Company
'We’re extremely fortunate to have Alex Michaels, perhaps best known for their drag persona Alexis Michelle on “RuPaul’s Drag Race,” and the dashing Tom Story as our Albin and Georges. With a brilliant cast and helmed by Mike Donohue with high-flying choreography from Paul McGill, we think B...
Review: ABE LINCOLN IN ILLINOIS at Berkshire Theatre Group
An intimate portrayal of Lincoln's evolution, capturing his complex character and presenting a multifaceted figure, a humble man grappling with self-doubt and haunted by premonitions of the Civil War, his own tragic fate, and his journey to the presidency are vividly brought to life, showcasing the ...
Review: Lyric Stage Company Of Boston's YELLOW FACE is a Head on Look at Fallout of Miscasting
There was considerable excitement surrounding the pre-Broadway world-premiere production of David Henry Hwang’s “Face Value” when it opened at Boston’s Colonial Theatre in early 1993....
Review: Sutton Foster Showcases Her Soprano in Concert with Boston Pops
Sutton Foster just may have made history during her recent concerts with the Boston Pops – as the first artist to break out the crochet needles and yarn to add a few rows to an in-progress blanket mid-performance at Symphony Hall....
Review: Central Square Theater and Front Porch Arts Collective's NEXT TO NORMAL is Heart-Rending and Hopeful
What did our critic think of NEXT TO NORMAL at Central Square Theater?...
Review: Sullivan Rep's Strong Cast Shines in Sondheim's A LITTLE NIGHT MUSIC
Late in the second act of “A Little Night Music,” the Stephen Sondheim musical about love – and the amorous, sometimes adulterous, always complicated entanglements that accompany it – the opening lines of the plaintive ballad “Send in the Clowns” ask, “Isn’t it bliss? Don’t you app...
Review: Take Yourself Out to to the Huntington to See a Crackerjack TONI STONE
It’s baseball season in a baseball town, Red Sox caps are sprouting like spring flowers, and the Huntington is getting in on the act, too, with a crackerjack production of “Toni Stone,” a play about the first woman to play professional baseball on a men’s team, which will run through June 16...
Review: 4000 MILES at Berkshire Theatre Group
The production is well paced, charming, often funny, and yet another example of the fine, high quality theatre Berkshire audiences are fortunate to have available on a consistent basis....
Review: Actors' Shakespeare Project breathes new life into ROMEO AND JULIET
What did our critic think of ROMEO AND JULIET at Roberts Theatre, Calderwood Pavilion At Boston Center For The Arts?...
Review: Opening Night at Pops Showcases George Gershwin, Harry Connick, Jr., and More
There were three great pianists on the program when the Boston Pops recently opened its 138th season at Symphony Hall....
Review: JERSEY BOYS Works Its Way Back to Beverly
What did our critic think of JERSEY BOYS at North Shore Music Theatre?...
Review: Leslie Odom, Jr. Delivers Wonderful Blend of Standards, Show-Tunes and New Music at Emerson Colonial Theatre
What did our critic think of AN EVENING WITH LESLIE ODOM, JR. at Emerson Colonial Theatre?...
Review: Humor and heartache abound in SpeakEasy Stage and Front Porch Arts Collective co-production of A STRANGE LOOP
Between its 2019 off-Broadway run, 2021 Washington, D.C., staging, and 2022–2023 Broadway engagement at the Lyceum Theatre, the musical “A Strange Loop” – with music, lyrics, and book by Michael R. Jackson – has won a much-deserved 2020 Pulitzer Prize for Drama and the 2022 Tony Awards for...
Review: CLUE: A NEW COMEDY brings full out fun to Emerson Colonial Theatre
What did our critic think of CLUE: A NEW COMEDY at Emerson Colonial Theatre?...
Review: Lyric Stage Company's THE DROWSY CHAPERONE is an Irresistible Delight
Under Larry Sousa’s wonderfully imaginative direction and with his choreography, a 16-person company of some of Boston’s brightest, most versatile performers is bringing the Canadian musical, with music and lyrics by Lisa Lambert and Gregg Morrison and book by Bob Martin and Don McKellar, to daz...
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