Upcoming Shows
Review: ESTATE SALE at Barrington Stage Company
I often look or ask for the take away message in a performance. I feel this is not that kind of a play. ESTATE SALE is an unusual, interesting presentation that makes the viewer think - which (IMHO) is typically, the best kind of theatrical experience. Playwright Keelay Gipson says 'grief…
Review: THE AMERICAN FIVE at Berkshire Theatre Group
THE AMERICAN FIVE Intersects Black, Queer, and Jewish histories to showcase the collective work required to bring about societal change. It reminds of those who came before us and what they did in the name of Freedom and rights. Jakobs says that 'ultra right-wing America has tried to take over the …
Review: Laughs Abound in THE MYSTERY OF IRMA VEP: A PENNY DREADFUL
What did our critic think of THE MYSTERY OF IRMA VEP: A PENNY DREADFUL at Central Square Theater?…
Review: FIREFLIES at Shakespeare & Company
FIREFLIES is a delightful little feel-good piece that gives humorous, heartwarming, and character-driven romance. It avoids high-concept sci-fi or intense melodrama in favor of a comfortable, down-to-earth, good ole story. One that is told by some of the area’s well known, admired, extremely com…
Review: An Emotionally Affecting IN OLD AGE at Arts Emerson
Theatergoers who have come to love and respect Abasiama Bassey a central character in the emotionally resonant nine-part Ufot Family Cycle by first-generation Nigerian American playwright Mfoniso Udofia, will not want to miss the deeply moving “In Old Age,” the eighth and penultimate play in the…
Review: THE ZIONISTS: A FAMILY STORM at Barrington Stage Company
THE ZIONISTS; A Family Storm represents a tremendous new piece of theater. One that, like a gemstone, sparkles on many facets. You don’t have to possess any particular element, characteristic, or trait, this play will make you think. It continues at Barrington Stage Company’s Boyd-Quinson The…
Review: ANNIE at Greater Boston Stage Company
What did our critic think of ANNIE at Greater Boston Stage Company?…
Review: Sullivan Rep's MERRILY WE ROLL ALONG Shows Sondheim is Worth a Second Look
What did our critic think of MERRILY WE ROLL ALONG at Sullivan Rep?…
Review: A Thrilling BLACK SWAN at American Repertory Theater
What did our critic think of BLACK SWAN at American Repertory Theater?…
Review: Emilio and Gloria Estefan Musical Will Have You ON YOUR FEET! in Beverly
Whether autobiographical like “Jersey Boys,” “Beautiful: The Carole King Musical,” and “Tina: The Tina Turner Musical,” or fictionalized like “Mamma Mia!,” jukebox musicals often rely on the drama of their source material as much as their familiar scores for success.…
Past Shows
Jane Austen's Emma
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 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
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
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 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
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
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
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...
Iolanthe
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
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
A musical tribute to Jackie O's most unique, eccentric and relcusice relatives, Edith and "Little Edie" Bouvier Beale....
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Confessions of a Mulatto Love Child Riverside Theatre Works (7/11-7/11) |
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An Evening with Fran Lebowitz Provincetown Town Hall (8/13-8/13) |
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Gunhild Carling at City Winery Boston City Winery Boston (9/16-9/16) |
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Oh, Mary! Emerson Colonial Theatre (12/21-1/03) |
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Covenant SpeakEasy Stage Company (9/25-10/17) |
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Therapy Gecko Live Arts at the Armory (8/30-8/30) |
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Cape Cod debut of Robin Williams tribute by actor-comedian Roger Kabler Hyannis Arts Hall (7/11-7/11) |
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Puppet Showplace Theater Presents: Party Animals by Sarah Nolen of Puppet Motion Uncomon Corner (7/18-7/18) |
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Hadestown (Non-Equity) Emerson Colonial Theatre (11/10-11/14) |
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Jagged Little Pill The Company Theatre (7/24-8/16) |