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Review: Music Carries the Day in The Umbrella Stage Company's HAIRSPRAY


by R. Scott Reedy - May 06, 2026

In most, if not all, other mountings of “Hairspray: The Broadway Musical,” Tracy Turnblad is tucked under her bedcovers when audiences first see the young heroine, ready to show off her high-teased bouffant and let loose with the first notes of the rousing opener, “Good Morning, Baltimore.”...

Review: August Wilson's GEM OF THE OCEAN at Actors' Shakespeare Project Has Glint of Greatness


by R. Scott Reedy - May 04, 2026

What did our critic think of GEM OF THE OCEAN at Actors' Shakespeare Project?...

Review: Dramatic Musical SWEPT AWAY Stays Afloat with Score by The Avett Brothers


by R. Scott Reedy - May 01, 2026

The musical “Swept Away” tells the story of four whalers shipwrecked off New Bedford in 1888, making it especially resonant for local audiences, who can experience the musical drama in a well crafted New England premiere at SpeakEasy Stage Company in the Virginia Wimberly Theatre at the Calderwo...

Review: WHO IS EARTHA MAE? at The Brickbox Theater


by Christopher Verleger - April 13, 2026

What’s the first thing that comes to mind when you say the name Eartha Kitt? Those of us who are even remotely familiar with the late singer-dancer-actress will most likely say Catwoman, the iconic feline femme fatale she portrayed in the 1967 season of the ‘Batman’ television series, or her o...

Review: Matthew Lombardo's WHEN PLAYWRIGHTS KILL Slays with Laughter


by R. Scott Reedy - April 14, 2026

Seven years ago, an already hot summer in Boston heated up even more during a pre-Broadway tryout of a truncated version of playwright Matthew Lombardo’s “Tea at Five” at the Huntington Theatre when its star, Academy Award winner Faye Dunaway, was fired after allegations that she physically an...

Review: Eddie Shields Excels in BREAKING THE CODE


by R. Scott Reedy - April 11, 2026

What did our critic think of BREAKING THE CODE at Central Square Theater?...

Review: Lyric Stage Boston's Latest Is ANGRY, RAUCOUS, AND SHAMELESSLY GORGEOUS


by R. Scott Reedy - April 05, 2026

What did our critic think of ANGRY, RAUCOUS, AND SHAMELESSLY GORGEOUS at The Lyric Stage Company Of Boston?...

Review: Full House Enjoys AN EVENING WITH DIONNE WARWICK at Groton Hill Music Center


by R. Scott Reedy - April 02, 2026

As Dionne Warwick took the stage at Groton Hill Music Center in Groton recently, before she had sung a single word, she was met by a rousing standing ovation. It was clear from the get-go that the capacity audience knew they were in the presence of a legend....

Review: Nothing to Protest in SUFFS


by R. Scott Reedy - March 22, 2026

What did our critic think of SUFFS at Emerson Colonial Theatre?...

Review: THE ANTIQUITIES Looks Back from the Future at SpeakEasy Stage


by R. Scott Reedy - March 18, 2026

Playwright Jordan Harrison’s 2025 drama “The Antiquities” – being given a fine New England premiere at SpeakEasy Stage Company at the Roberts Studio Theatre in the Calderwood Pavilion at the Boston Center for the Arts through March 28 – uses history to explore where things went wrong....

Past Shows

The Tale of the Fisherman and the Fish
The Tale of the Fisherman and the Fish
Feb 14 – Apr 12, 2020

THE TALE OF THE FISHERMAN AND THE FISHDirected by Evgeny IbragimovSet & Puppet Design by Ksenya LitvakMusic by Nikolay YakimovFebruary 14th April 12, 2020Pushkins most...

Anton Chekhov's The Seagull
Anton Chekhov's The Seagull
Nov 8 – Dec 15, 2019

Arlekin Players Theatre presents Anton Chekhov's tragic comedy The Seagull , featuring members of the Arlekin company performing alongside four of Bostons favorite professional actors...

The Stone
The Stone
Sep 13 – Sep 29, 2019

Arlekin Players Theatre will remount German playwright Marius von Mayenburgs The Stone September 13 29 performed in English at their theater at Studio 368 in...

The Stone by Marius von Mayerburg
The Stone by Marius von Mayerburg
May 17 – Jun 9, 2019

Arlekin Players Theatre presents The Stone, by German playwright Marius von Mayenburg. Directed by Arlekin Players Theatres Artistic Director Igor Golyak (Elliot Norton Award-winning Diary...

Natasha's Dream
Natasha's Dream
Feb 27 – Feb 28, 2016

After two acclaimed Russian productions at Boston Playwrights’ Theatre and the Arsenal Center for the Arts in Watertown, Arlekin Players’ one-woman show Natasha’s Dream, featuring...

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Boston Symphony Hall (6/04-6/04)
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Mechanics Hall (5/14-5/14)
The Spongebob Musical in Boston The Spongebob Musical
Stageworks Arts (5/30-6/07)
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Eustis Estate (5/23-5/23)
Start Making Sense: Talking Heads Tribute in Boston Start Making Sense: Talking Heads Tribute
Payomet Performing Arts Center (8/29-8/29)
An Evening with Vernon Watercress in Boston An Evening with Vernon Watercress
Puppet Showplace Theater (5/21-5/21)
Koe Wetzel & Shane Smith and The Saints  in Boston Koe Wetzel & Shane Smith and The Saints
Leader Bank Pavilion (8/19-8/19)
To The Clouds by Happy Theater in Boston To The Clouds by Happy Theater
Puppet Showplace Theater (5/30-5/31)