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Review: SOMETHING ROTTEN! is Anything But at Lyric Stage Boston


by R. Scott Reedy - May 14, 2026

When it comes to playwrights and poets, William Shakespeare towers above everyone else who has ever put pen to paper. After all, he is the greatest writer ever in the English language, and his 39 plays, 154 sonnets, and three long narrative poems have been translated into virtually every living lang...

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?...

Past Shows

Phenomenon: Two Manasses, One Nakamatsu & More
Phenomenon: Two Manasses, One Nakamatsu & More
Aug 22

Talented artists join Manasse and Nakamatsu – including Jon’s son Alec Manasse. Clarinetists Jon and Alec will join the string players to perform Bach’s Concerto...

Phenomenon: Two Manasses, One Nakamatsu & More
Phenomenon: Two Manasses, One Nakamatsu & More
Aug 21

Talented artists join Manasse and Nakamatsu – including Jon’s son Alec Manasse. Clarinetists Jon and Alec will join the string players to perform Bach’s Concerto...

Agile Virtuosity: Parker Quartet
Agile Virtuosity: Parker Quartet
Aug 19

The “fearless” GRAMMY® Award-winning Parker Quartet returns to the Cape Cod Chamber Music Festival! The group are protegees of the Festival-favorite Borromeo Quartet. Founded and...

Music for 6 and 7: Many Instruments, Extraordinary Sounds
Music for 6 and 7: Many Instruments, Extraordinary Sounds
Aug 15

Our Artistic Directors Jon and Jon bring together several New York artists at the top of their game.

Jazz at the Cape Cod Chamber Music Festival: Count Basie Meets Gerry Mulligan
Jazz at the Cape Cod Chamber Music Festival: Count Basie Meets Gerry Mulligan
Aug 12

The Cape Cod Chamber Music Festival features a night of jazz at the Cotuit Center for the Arts, led by Dan Block, faculty member of...

Revelation: The Frautschi-Manasse-Nakamatsu Trio
Revelation: The Frautschi-Manasse-Nakamatsu Trio
Aug 11

Two-time GRAMMY® Award nominee and Avery Fisher career grant recipient Jennifer Frautschi joins Cape Cod Chamber Music Festival Artistic Directors Jon Manasse and Jon Nakamatsu....

Unity Through Music: We are the Catalyst
Unity Through Music: We are the Catalyst
Aug 8

The young stars of the GRAMMY® Award-winning Catalyst Quartet make their debut with the Cape Cod Chamber Music Festival! Together, they believe in the unity...

Unity Through Music: We are the Catalyst
Unity Through Music: We are the Catalyst
Aug 7

The young stars of the Grammy® Award-winning Catalyst Quartet make their debut with the Cape Cod Chamber Music Festival! Together, they believe in the unity...

Popular Demand: The Return of the Claremont Trio
Popular Demand: The Return of the Claremont Trio
Aug 5

Returning to the Cape Cod Chamber Music Festival by popular demand, the award-winning Claremont Trio originally formed in 1999 at The Juilliard School, but twin...

Downtown with Genghis Barbie: The All-Female Horn Experience
Downtown with Genghis Barbie: The All-Female Horn Experience
Jul 29

The Cape Cod Chamber Music Festival presents a free community concert! An evening of music by everyone from Georges Bizet to Lady Gaga! Genghis Barbie performs...

Videos


The Hunchback of Notre Dame  in Boston The Hunchback of Notre Dame
Wheaton College - Watson Fine Arts (6/05-6/14) PHOTOS
Seussical the Musical in Boston Seussical the Musical
Riverside Theatre Works (5/01-5/17)
The Spongebob Musical in Boston The Spongebob Musical
Stageworks Arts (5/30-6/07)
Oedipus el Rey in Boston Oedipus el Rey
Huntington Calderwood Pavilion at the BCA, Roberts Theatre (5/07-6/07)
Monty Python''s Spamalot in Boston Monty Python''s Spamalot
Boch Center Wang Theatre (10/06-10/11)
Rhapsody: The Music of Queen in Boston Rhapsody: The Music of Queen
Emerson Colonial Theatre (6/25-6/26)
How To Train Your Dragon – In Concert in Boston How To Train Your Dragon – In Concert
Boston Symphony Hall (5/30-5/31)
Rocky Horror Show  in Boston Rocky Horror Show
The Company Theatre (10/02-10/18)
BAD BOOKS in Boston BAD BOOKS
Gloucester Stage Company (6/04-6/27)
Song Sung Neils-Diamond and Sedaka in Boston Song Sung Neils-Diamond and Sedaka
Paris Cabaret Starline Room Dinner Theatre (5/16-5/16)