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Review: Apollinaire Theatre's A VIEW FROM THE BRIDGE


by R. Scott Reedy - March 01, 2026

What did our critic think of A VIEW FROM THE BRIDGE at Apollinaire Theatre Company?...

Review: Aimee Doherty Hits Homer with PENELOPE


by R. Scott Reedy - February 24, 2026

At this time last year, the American Repertory Theater was premiering a stirring new dramatic adaptation of Homer’s “The Odyssey” by actor and playwright Kate Hamill, which moved back and forth between King Odysseus and Queen Penelope during a three-hour production with two intermissions....

Review: 15TH ANNUAL 10X10 NEW PLAY FESTIVAL at Barrington Stage Company


by Marc Savitt - February 16, 2026

In the past, I have compared the 10x10 NEW PLAY FESTIVAL to dining at a Tapas restaurant, and it is. The production offers theatre goers a variety of content in small sized servings, to explore, share, and shake off a bit of mid-winter blues in anticipation of the bountiful season ahead. You may see...

Review: LITTLE WOMEN at Actors' Shakespeare Project


by R. Scott Reedy - February 16, 2026

Louisa May Alcott’s novel “Little Women” has proven so enduringly popular since it was first published in 1868 that it has been turned into two plays, a musical, an opera, 11 different feature films and TV movies, three Japanese anime versions, and even a 12-part Korean streaming series....

Review: A Startling THE MODERATE at Central Square Theater


by R. Scott Reedy - February 13, 2026

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

Review: AN EVENING WITH SUTTON FOSTER at Emerson Colonial Theatre


by R. Scott Reedy - January 30, 2026

What did our critic think of AN EVENING WITH SUTTON FOSTER at Emerson Colonial Theatre?...

Review: A Thrilling JOB at SpeakEasy Stage Company


by R. Scott Reedy - January 23, 2026

What did our critic think of JOB at Roberts Studio Theatre?...

Review: THE SOUND OF MUSIC is Gorgeously Sung at the Citizens Opera House


by R. Scott Reedy - January 11, 2026

What did our critic think of THE SOUND OF MUSIC at Citizens Opera House?...

Review: NEW YEAR'S EVE WITH SETH MACFARLANE AND THE BOSTON POPS at Symphony Hall


by R. Scott Reedy - January 06, 2026

Seth MacFarlane was in great voice when he took the stage at Symphony Hall recently for his sold-out New Year’s Eve concert with the Boston Pops, even if it wasn’t his most familiar voice....

Review: A Taut IS THIS A ROOM at Apollinaire Theatre Company


by R. Scott Reedy - January 04, 2026

What did our critic think of IS THIS A ROOM at Apollinaire Theatre Company?...

Past Shows

Jane Austen's Emma
Jane Austen's Emma
Jun 6 – Jun 22, 2025

Jane Austen’s enduring love story is brought to life as a romantic-comedy musical. The story revolves around Emma, a well-meaning, but disaster-prone matchmaker, who ignores...

The HUMANS by Stephen Karan, directed by Joe Stallone
The HUMANS by Stephen Karan, directed by Joe Stallone
Mar 14 – Mar 30, 2025

The HUMANS tell the story of the quintessential family reunion: a group of people who love each other but still wrestle with basic human fears....

Let Nothing You Dismay by Topher Payne
Let Nothing You Dismay by Topher Payne
Dec 6 – Dec 15, 2024

The funniest play you never heard of! Allie and Kevin are adopting a baby, and the birth mother had just gone into labor. They tell...

The Drowsy Chaperone
The Drowsy Chaperone
Sep 13 – Sep 29, 2024

Winner of 5 Tony AwardsWinner of 7 Drama Desk AwardsThis is a fun evening of theater featuring a “musical within a comedy,” a send-up of...

Twelfth Night, A musical Adaptation by Shaina Taub
Twelfth Night, A musical Adaptation by Shaina Taub
May 3 – May 19, 2024

Twelfth Night tells the story of Viola, a young heroine who washes up on the shores of Illyria, where she disguises herself as a man, is...

One Slight Hitch
One Slight Hitch
Dec 1 – Dec 10, 2023

In this romantic comedy by comedian Lewis Black, Courtney is about to get married in a classic backyard garden wedding. The weather is perfect, the...

Nunsense
Nunsense
May 5 – May 21, 2023

Arlington Friends of the Drama presents their 100th Anniversary production of NUNSENSE with music, lyrics, and book by Dan Goggin. The musical runs for three weekends Mary...

Light Up the Sky
Light Up the Sky
Dec 2 – Dec 11, 2022

A fast-paced, hilarious and ultimately loving look inside show business, set just before and immediately after the Boston opening of a Broadway-bound play. When a truck...

Light Up the Sky
Light Up the Sky
Dec 2 – Dec 11, 2022

 A fast-paced, hilarious and ultimately loving look inside show business, set just before and immediately after the Boston opening of a Broadway-bound play. Directed by...

Iolanthe
Iolanthe
Sep 16 – Oct 2, 2022

This Gilbert and Sullivan operetta is a satirical romp from the fairies of the forest to the House of Lords while misunderstandings abound, and true...

Boeing, Boeing
Boeing, Boeing
May 6 – May 22, 2022

Meet Bernard, a man who madly adores all three (yes 3!) of his fiances, each of them a gorgeous airline hostess. Because they are of...

Grey Gardens
Grey Gardens
Mar 30 – Apr 15, 2012

A musical tribute to Jackie O's most unique, eccentric and relcusice relatives, Edith and "Little Edie" Bouvier Beale....

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