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Review: SpeakEasy Stage's Splendid A MAN OF NO IMPORTANCE is Paul Daigneault's Fitting Farewell to the Company He Founded


by R. Scott Reedy - March 06, 2025

What did our critic think of A MAN OF NO IMPORTANCE at Roberts Theatre, Calderwood Pavilion At Boston Center For The Arts?...

Review: 14TH ANNUAL 10 X 10 NEW PLAY FESTIVAL at Barrington Stage Company


by Marc Savitt - February 27, 2025

BSC’s 2025 10X10 NEW PLAY FESTIVAL offers plenty of humor along with moments that will have audience members saying hmmh, topical relevant content, and something for just about everyone....

Review: LADY DAY AT EMERSON'S BAR AND GRILL Makes Impressive Return to Merrimack Repertory Theatre


by R. Scott Reedy - February 16, 2025

What did our critic think of LADY DAY AT EMERSON'S BAR AND GRILL at Merrimack Repertory Theatre?...

Review: Excellence Abounds in Actors' Shakespeare Project's Finely-Tuned Production of AUGUST WILSON'S THE PIANO LESSON


by R. Scott Reedy - February 13, 2025

With its magnificent mounting of August Wilson’s “The Piano Lesson,” at Hibernian Hall in Nubian Square, Roxbury, through February 23, Actors’ Shakespeare Project has given Boston theatergoers the first must-see production of 2025....

Review: Company One Theatre's HAUNTED Uses Humor To Make Case for Indigenous Land Acknowledgments


by R. Scott Reedy - February 02, 2025

What did our critic think of HAUNTED at Company One Theatre?...

Review: Re-Imagined PETER PAN Takes Flight at Citizens Opera House


by R. Scott Reedy - January 24, 2025

Theater fans have a long and affectionate history with the musical “Peter Pan,” and the J.M. Barrie play, “Peter Pan; or the Boy Who Wouldn’t Grow Up,” and subsequent novelization, “Peter and Wendy,” of the classic story of the little boy who can fly that inspired it....

Review: CRUMBS FROM THE TABLE OF JOY Comes To Moving Life At Lyric Stage Boston


by R. Scott Reedy - January 17, 2025

What did our critic think of CRUMBS FROM THE TABLE OF JOY at Lyric Stage Boston?...

Review: A NEW YEAR'S EVE CELEBRATION WITH BERNADETTE PETERS AND THE BOSTON POPS


by R. Scott Reedy - January 03, 2025

What did BroadwayWorld's critic think of A NEW YEAR'S EVE CELEBRATION WITH BERNADETTE PETERS AND THE BOSTON POPS at Boston Symphony Hall? Read the review here!...

Review: American Repertory Theater's DIARY OF A TAP DANCER is Illuminating Look at Dance History


by R. Scott Reedy - January 02, 2025

Get a ticket, if you still can, to her illuminating and immensely entertaining new play “Diary of a Tap Dancer” – being given its world premiere production by the American Repertory Theater in Cambridge through January 4, 2025 – and you’ll never forget it....

Review: Theater UnCorked's THE LION IN WINTER Roars with Royal Intrigue


by R. Scott Reedy - December 13, 2024

Theater UnCorked has opened its sixth season with a sharp, searing production of “The Lion in Winter” that lays out a powerful story of a royal family struggling both with succession planning and with each other. It may be an unconventional offering given this season’s predictable plethora of holida...

Past Shows

Chit Chat with Dolley Madison™ Sponsored by Burlington Council on Aging


Meet First Lady Dolley Madison in Chit Chat with Dolley Madison™ , a fascinating first-person performance presented by History At Play™, LLC. A historic opportunity ...

I Now Pronounce You Lucy Stone™


Challenging discrimination is not easy; Lucy Stone was never one to take the easy road. The first woman from Massachusetts to earn a college degree, ...

“Tinseltown Inventor™: Hedy Lamarr


On Tuesday September 27, 2022, at 7:30 pm ET (UUTC-5) welwelcome Tinseltown Inventor: The Most Beautiful Woman in the World, Hedy Lamarr.™ Upon hearing the ...

Chit Chat with Dolley Madison VIRTUAL


Meet former First Lady Dolley Madison in Chit Chat with Dolley Madison, a fascinating first-person performance presented by History At Play, LLC. A historic opportunity ...

Louisa Catherine Adams VIRTUAL


Meet former First Lady Louisa Catherine Adams in this fascinating first-person performance presented by History At Play, LLC. The day is March 4th, 1825, and ...

HAP 'n CHAT Presents A Woman Ain’t I, A Depiction of Sojourner Truth™ (Juneteenth)


History At Play, LLC (HAP), has garnered nationwide acclaim for their Immersive Living History Experiences, chronicling the lives of legendary figures who changed society. A ...

Mary Lincoln in Love VIRTUAL


Meet former First Lady Mary Todd Lincoln in this fascinating first-person performance presented by History At Play, LLC. Mary Todd Lincoln lived a life filled ...

Chit Chat with Dolley Madison VIRTUAL


Enjoy this historic opportunity to converse with one of the most esteemed First Ladies in United States history! Listen to the Presidentess, as regales you ...

Jacqueline Kennedy VIRTUAL


Meet former First Lady Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy in this fascinating first-person performance presented by History At Play, LLC. It is 1964 and the former first ...

A Witness to History VIRTUAL


Joe Rhys, born in the hills of South Carolina, shares his experiences with viewers in a new Immersive Living History Experience by History At Play, ...

BACKSTAGE PASS! World War Women™: The Unsung Heroines of WWII (VIRTUAL EVENT)


What does it take to set up a professionally designed theatrical set in the world of virtual entertainment? History At Play, LLC, famed for their ...

A Revolution of Her Own!™ Deborah Sampson VIRTUAL Sponsored by Yonkers Public Library


History At PlayTM, LLC (HAP, LLC) has garnered international acclaim for their solo, Immersive Living History Experiences, chronicling the lives of legendary figures who changed ...

Rendezvous with Rachel Revere™ IN-PERSON, sponsored by Burlington Council on Aging


On Tuesday, March 22nd, we are proud to present "Rendezvous with Rachel Revere"! It is May 2, 1775, and Rachel Revere has only heard from ...

I Now Pronounce You Lucy Stone™ (HAP ‘n CHAT Event!)


Challenging discrimination is never easy and Lucy Stone is never one to take the easy road. The first woman from Massachusetts to earn a college ...

CHALLENGER: Soaring with Christa McAuliffe™ - 36th Anniversary Event


CHALLENGER: Soaring with Christa McAuliffe Who was America's favorite teacher? Ask anyone what they know about Christa McAuliffe and they will tell you exactly where ...

Pay-Per-HAP FINAL EPISODE! An Audience with Queen Elizabeth I


On Friday December 10, History At Play, LLC (HAP, LLC) celebrates the final episode of Pay-Per-HAP 2021. Joined by professional educator, actor, and historical interpreter ...

Hedy & George- An Exploration of Genius & Music


On Friday November 26, History At Play, LLC (HAP, LLC) is joined by musical producer, engineer, and professor Paul Lehrman, along with playwright and Hedy ...

Sir Percy Wyndham-Soldier of Fortune in the American Civil War


On Friday November 12th, Historical Interpreter Darrell Rivers (@Lord.Rivers) guides viewers on a journey through the wars of the mid-19th Century through the eyes of ...

Ms. Catherine Eddowes & The Terrible Tales of Jack the Ripper


On Friday, October 22nd, Historical Interpreter Kate Vigurs presents Ms. Catherine Eddowes and The Terrible Tales of Jack the Ripper, a solo performance taking viewers ...

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Clue in Boston Clue
Hanover Theatre for the Performing Arts (4/4 - 4/6) Tracker
Champlain Trio in Boston Champlain Trio
52 Sumner (5/18 - 5/18)
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Boston Tea Party Ships & Museum (4/24 - 4/24)
Steven Wilson: The Overview Tour in Boston Steven Wilson: The Overview Tour
Boch Center Shubert Theatre (9/29 - 9/29)
Quartetto Mosso in Boston Quartetto Mosso
Westfield Athenaeum (3/27 - 3/27)
The HUMANS by Stephen Karan, directed by Joe Stallone in Boston The HUMANS by Stephen Karan, directed by Joe Stallone
Arlington Friends of the Drama (3/14 - 3/30)
Night Side Songs in Boston Night Side Songs
American Repertory Theater (3/27 - 4/6)
Last Night's Fun in Boston Last Night's Fun
52 Sumner (3/22 - 3/22)
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