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.
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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.
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.
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.
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.
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
Review: Gender-Swapped COMPANY Cleverly Reimagines Sondheim Show
More than 50 years after its original Broadway production, which had a Boston tryout at the Shubert Theatre, the Stephen Sondheim musical Company, with book by George Furth, had its third revival in 2021, in a sprightly, cleverly reimagined, gender-swapped production that won five Tony Awards includ
Review: WITHOUT YOU Looks at the Joy and Sadness in RENT Star's Life
What did our critic think of ANTHONY RAPP'S WITHOUT YOU at Calderwood Pavilion At Boston Center For The Arts?
Review: Patti LuPone Splendidly Sings of A LIFE IN NOTES
In the past few years, Patti LuPone has resigned from Actor’s Equity Association and suspended her legendary Broadway career, but as she proved with her Celebrity Series of Boston performance at Symphony Hall on April 2, the three-time Tony Award winner can still command a concert stage.
Review: ALAN CUMMING IS NOT ACTING HIS AGE delights Sanders Theatre audience
What did our critic think of ALAN CUMMING IS NOT ACTING HIS AGE at Sanders Theatre? In his eponymous show Alan Cumming Is Not Acting His Age, the performer definitely lives up to the title.
Review: SpeakEasy Stage Company presents a deeply moving COST OF LIVING
What did our critic think of COST OF LIVING at Roberts Theatre, Calderwood Pavilion At Boston Center For The Arts?
Review: The Huntington's JOHN PROCTOR IS THE VILLAIN Takes Fresh Look at Classic Play
What did our critic think of JOHN PROCTOR IS THE VILLAIN at The Huntington?
Review: The Lyric Stage Company Of Boston Presents A First-Rate Production of THIRST
What did our critic think of THIRST at The Lyric Stage Company Of Boston?
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Covenant SpeakEasy Stage Company (9/25-10/17) |
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Dar Williams Payomet Performing Arts Center (7/29-7/29) |
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Spookey's Helltown Burlesque The Art House (5/22-9/11) |
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Twelfth Night Arthur S. Waldstein Amphitheatre (7/04-7/26) |
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Beetlejuice Jr. The Company Theatre (11/06-11/08) |
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THE 25TH ANNUAL PUTNAM COUNTY SPELLING BEE The Cape Playhouse (9/02-9/19) |
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Unorthodox Huntington Theatre (4/29-5/30) |
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The Norwegians Elayne P. Bernstein Theatre (9/04-10/04) |