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'The SantaLand Diaries & Season's Greetings' at the Gamm

by Randy Rice — December 10, 2007
If you wish for the holiday season with the same anticipation you wish for flu season, The Gamm has the cure for what ails you....
'Memory House' at Trinity Rep

'Memory House' at Trinity Rep

by Randy Rice — December 11, 2007
Curt Columbus directs Anne Scurria and Susannah Flood in Kathleeen Tolan's captivating play 'Memory House'...

A Christmas Story: Life Lessons from a Radio Cowboy

by Nancy Grossman — December 5, 2007
Stage adaptation brings to life all of the quirky characters and wacky happenings of 1983 classic film. Be forewarned that a Red Ryder BB Gun is fired during the show and someone could shoot their eye out. ...

Eastern CT Symphony's 'From the Met to Broadway'

by Randy Rice — December 4, 2007
Guest Conductor Don Pippin joined vocalists Kip Wilborn, William Michals and Rachel York for The Eastern CT Symphony's second performance 'From The Met to Broadway'...

'The Butterfingers Angel' at 2nd Story

by Randy Rice — December 3, 2007
William Gibson's rarely- produced play provides another perspective on the nativity story...

'A Christmas Carol' at Trinity Rep

by Randy Rice — December 3, 2007
In his Trinity directing debut, Fred Sullivan gives theater-goers the Christmas gift of a beautiful production of the Dickens classic...

Mamma Mia! Some Enchanting Evening!

by Nancy Grossman — December 2, 2007
Mamma Mia! tour rolls into Colonial Theatre with a cast full of passion and energy, the renowned songs of ABBA, and fun and love on a Greek island...

'This Wonderful Life' and Neil Casey Soar Like Angels

by Nancy Grossman — November 28, 2007
Stage adaptation of iconic Frank Capra film is fully realized by Lyric Stage Company thanks to clever collaboration of artists and technicians ...

Boxing and The Bard Make For Interesting One-Two Combination

by Nancy Grossman — November 23, 2007
Merrimack Repertory Theatre presents the world premiere of David E. Lane's 'Tunney/Shakespeare in Six Rounds'...

All-Teen 'West Side Story' Delivers Message with Music

by Jan Nargi — November 17, 2007
Boston Children's Theatre combined its recent 50th anniversary presentation of the classic musical West Side Story with a potent message: gang violence has tragic consequences. Multi-racial and multi-ethnic kids from Boston's inner city and its more affluent suburbs shared the stage - and drove thei...

'Streamers' Masterfully Directed by Scott Ellis

by Nancy Grossman — November 16, 2007
Huntington Theatre Company gritty revival is not about flag-waving, Mom, and apple pie ...

Little People Reign in NSMT 'Les Mis'

by Jan Nargi — November 16, 2007
Much heralded Northeast regional premiere of Boublil and Schönberg's epic pop opera is solidly mounted but fails to soar...

Sweeney Todd: A Tale Worth Attending

by Jan Nargi — November 8, 2007
National tour achieves all the darkness and light of John Doyle's 2005 Tony Award-winning Broadway revival...

An Evening with David Sedaris

by Nancy Grossman — November 6, 2007
The Celebrity Series of Boston presented the humorist and best-selling author at Symphony Hall where he made his own kind of music...
Nixon's Nixon at The Gamm

Nixon's Nixon at The Gamm

by Randy Rice — November 1, 2007
Check your pre-conceived notions at the door. In The Gamm's production of Russell Lee's 'Nixon's Nixon', Richard Nixon is likable and Henry Kissinger speaks quickly. ...

The Queen Brings The Buzz: 'As Bees In Honey Drown'

by Nancy Grossman — October 29, 2007
Douglas Carter Beane's satire stings our celebrity-crazed culture and the media that drive it ...

New England Premiere of 'Dying City' at Lyric Stage

by Nancy Grossman — October 25, 2007
Christopher Shinn's psychological drama delves into secrets, lies, and betrayals to explore the impact of wars, both public and private ...

'Two Can Play' at The Providence Black Rep

by Randy Rice — October 16, 2007
Trevor Rhone sets 'Two Can Play', in Kingston, Jamaica in the mid-late 1970s. The themes of wanting a better life for your family, being treated as an equal and being fulfilled, are universal. ...

The Pursuit of Happiness: Laughing Liberally

by Nancy Grossman — October 12, 2007
Merrimack Repertory Theatre's 29th season opens with the regional premiere of the second installment of local playwright Richard Dresser's 'happiness trilogy' about class in America...

2nd Story's 'Gross Indecency:' The 3 Trials of Oscar Wilde

by Randy Rice — October 7, 2007
The Bristol Statehouse is the stage for this stellar production of Gross Indecency. 107 years after his death, Oscar Wilde still fascinates....

Forever Plaid: Welcome to the Fifties

by Jan Nargi — October 3, 2007
Small show fills North Shore Music Theatre in Beverly, Mass. with big heart and beautiful sound...

tick, tick…BOOM! Blows The Lid Off

by Nancy Grossman — October 3, 2007
The time is 1990 and the place is New York City. The story has been told many times before, but not quite like this. A struggling artist strives to follow his dream and fulfill his promise to write the great American musical with a self-imposed deadline of age 30. Talk about your biological clocks! ...

'39 Steps' Delivers 100s of Laughs

by Jan Nargi — September 30, 2007
Tongue-in-cheek homage to Alfred Hitchcock is also a madcap celebration of theater as Broadway-bound British comedy turns suspense movie send-up into outrageous vaudeville...

Boston Touring Company Is 'Wicked' Good

by Jan Nargi — September 28, 2007
Excellent cast makes the national touring production of the blockbuster Broadway hit 'Wicked' a powerful and intense recreation with its own personality and charms...

The World Goes 'Round: The Music of Kander and Ebb

by Nancy Grossman — September 26, 2007
Foothills Theatre opens 2007-2008 season with revue of songs by popular Broadway composing duo. ...
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