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New Rep Breathes Life into ‘Eurydice’
Watertown's New Repertory Theatre masterfully navigates the troubled waters of Sarah Ruhl's mythic tale of life, death, love and choice...
Review: ‘The Dreams of Antigone’ at Trinity Rep
Trinity Rep opens its 2008-2009 theater season with an all-hands-on-deck retelling of a true 'Greek Tragedy'....
A Chorus Line: A Carbon Copy in the Digital Age
The national tour currently at the Boston Opera House is a by-the-numbers recreation with all the moves but none of the essence to make it sing for a new generation...
'Let Me Down Easy' Uplifting
Anna Deavere Smith returns to Cambridge and the American Repertory Theatre with a moving assortment of characters in search of grace in tow
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Follies: Flawless With a Flourish
Nearly four decades after its pre-Broadway tryout at the Colonial Theatre, the Lyric Stage production of 'Follies' is an homage to the Stephen Sondheim musical, with magnificent costumes, evocative set, rich orchestrations, and an all-star cast....
Halloween Comes Early to Gloucester With The Woman in Black
Sharpen your senses, fire up your imagination, and bring along a hand to squeeze when you get scared out of your wits by 'The Woman in Black,' the season-ender at Gloucester Stage Company...
Summer's Last Hurrah: The 2008 Tanglewood Jazz Festival
The Festival is a tasting menu of the best Jazz, Blues and Vocals. ...
Review: "The Belle’s Strategem" at 2nd Story
The Warren, RI theater finishes up it summer with a light, breezy comedy...
Review: "The Producers’ at Theatre By The Sea
The Matunuck, RI theater caps its 75th season with a near-perfect production of the Mel Brooks comedy...
Humor Is Front and Center in "The Understudy"
Theresa Rebeck's scathing new play that mixes comedy with Kafka receives its world premiere in an excellent production at the Williamstown Theatre Festival...
"Going to St. Ives" Puts Two Women in a World of Pain
Lee Blessing's taut twist of fate between two women and two worlds tears at the fabric of guilt, responsibility, right and wrong in a riveting production starring Lindsay Crouse and Jacqui Parker at Massachusetts' Gloucester Stage...
'Dirty Rotten Scoundrels:' Great Big Fun!
The Cape Playhouse in Dennis, Massachusetts presents Brent Barrett and Perry Ojeda following in the crooked footsteps of John Lithgow, Jonathan Pryce, and Tony Award-winner Norbert Leo Butz. The good news? They're rotten!
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Bye Bye Birdie: Thanks for the Memories
Despite a few stumbles, North Shore Music Theatre's trip back to the '50s shakes, rattles and rolls in nostalgic good humor...
Optimism Doesn’t Grow Old with "Annie"
Reagle Players of Waltham, Mass., present a sparkling 'Annie' with the help of jovial direction, a strong cast, and an inspired performance by Sally Struthers as Miss Hannigan...
'The Seagull' Flies High At The Publick Theatre
The Publick Theatre offers a fascinating play fit for a riparian setting. Flock to it!
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Hollywood/Ukraine Brings Smiles to a Summer Night on Cape
Get two shows for the price of one…and they're both worth the cost of admission for movie and musical theatre fans alike!
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It’s Almost Like Being Alive: "Judy Garland in Concert"
Exciting multi-media tribute combining photos, interviews, concert footage and the Boston Pops brings Judy Garland back to life, divinely singing her greatest songs...
ART's 'Cole' Runs Tepid
Cole Porter's effervescent music and lyrics fizzle rather than sizzle at Zero Arrow Club Cabaret in Cambridge
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How I Spent My Summer Vacation with Neil Sedaka
'Down, dooby doo, down down, comma comma down…' - down Maine, that is, to the Ogunquit Playhouse New England premiere of the rock 'n' roll musical that showcases the classic songs of the talented and prolific Neil Sedaka...
Howard Enlivens New Rep’s "According to Tip"
Broadway, TV and film star Ken Howard brings Dick Flavin's homage to the Speaker of the House of Representatives Tip O'Neill to glowing life in a one-man play receiving its world premiere at the New Rep in Watertown, Mass....
Review: 'George M!' at Theatre By The Sea
The George M. Cohan musical is the second production of the Matunuck, RI theater's 75th season...
Westport Throws a "Hot ’n’ Cole" Party
De-Lovely words and music of one of America's greatest composers are celebrated in an entertaining if somewhat meandering musical revue at the Westport Country Playhouse...
Stokes: In Tune with the Boston Pops
Brian Stokes Mitchell once again enchants Boston with his tried and true solo concert backed by Keith Lockhart and the Boston Pops...
Boston Pops: "A Little Night Music" in Concert
Christine Ebersole leads an exquisite cast, backed by the Boston Pops Orchestra, in bringing a stellar concert version of Stephen Sondheim's most romantic musical to Symphony Hall ...
Dukakis Rails Against Death in Hartford’s "Milk Train"
Director Michael Wilson and the Hartford Stage bring their 10-year Williams marathon to an end with a stunning portrayal of a dynamic heroine by one of Broadway's consummate actresses...
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