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COLONIAL CHORUS PLAYERS

1249 Main Street, Reading, MA
Reading, MA 01867



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....

Review: WAIT UNTIL DARK Brings Spine-Tingling Thrills to Stoneham


by R. Scott Reedy - March 13, 2026

What did our critic think of WAIT UNTIL DARK at Greater Boston Stage Company?...

Review: Umbrella Stage Company's TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD Keeps Harper Lee Classic Vividly Alive


by R. Scott Reedy - March 10, 2026

Harper Lee’s Pulitzer Prize-winning 1960 novel “To Kill a Mockingbird,” about the fictional small town of Maycomb, Alabama, in the Depression-era South grappling with violence and racial inequality, along with issues of class, courage, and compassion, is a classic of modern American literature...

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....

Past Shows

The Mousetrap
The Mousetrap
Mar 6 – Mar 15, 2026

Welcome to Monkswell Manor, where some guests check in while others check out—permanently. Colonial Chorus Players proudly presents the longest-running theatrical production in the world,...

A Little Women Christmas
A Little Women Christmas
Dec 5 – Dec 7, 2025

This holiday season Colonial Chorus Players is proud to present the premiere of A Little Women Christmas, a new radio play based on the beloved novel...

Richard O'Brien's The Rocky Horror Show
Richard O'Brien's The Rocky Horror Show
Oct 10 – Oct 18, 2025

The original musical that inspired the 1975 classic cult film, Richard O’Brien’s The Rocky Horror Picture Show follows innocent couple Brad and Janet as they...

First Date
First Date
May 2 – May 11, 2025

First Date is a modern musical comedy about a blind date between nervous finance guy Aaron and bold, artsy Casey at a bustling NYC restaurant....

Barefoot in the Park
Barefoot in the Park
Feb 7 – Feb 23, 2025

Corie and Paul Bratter . . . newlyweds blissfully in love after six whole days of married life. One’s a free spirit, the other is...

Miracle on 34th Street: A Live Radio Play
Miracle on 34th Street: A Live Radio Play
Dec 6 – Dec 8, 2024

This holiday season, believe in magic . . . believe in kindness . . . believe in hope . . . BELIEVE!Join us this December...

Sister Act
Sister Act
May 10 – May 12, 2024

The Sisters of Queen of Angels Cathedral will be raising their voices and making joyful noises as Colonial Chorus Players of Reading, Massachusetts, presents the...

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