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...
by R. Scott Reedy - March 01, 2026
What did our critic think of A VIEW FROM THE BRIDGE at Apollinaire Theatre Company?...
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....
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...
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....
by R. Scott Reedy - February 13, 2026
What did our critic think of THE MODERATE at Central Square Theater?...
by R. Scott Reedy - January 30, 2026
What did our critic think of AN EVENING WITH SUTTON FOSTER at Emerson Colonial Theatre?...
by R. Scott Reedy - January 23, 2026
What did our critic think of JOB at Roberts Studio Theatre?...
by R. Scott Reedy - January 11, 2026
What did our critic think of THE SOUND OF MUSIC at Citizens Opera House?...
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....
Past Shows
In 2007, a YouTube video showing the inmates of a maximum-security prison in the Philippines dancing to Michael Jackson’s “Thriller” went viral on the internet....
"Dance, music, poetry, and a personal life story are intertwined and brilliantly illuminated in this new work from a legend of choreography." In the Same...
An ouroboros, an ancient Greek icon depicting a serpent eating its own tail, has become symbolic of eternal renewal. Created by Boston’s Cerise Lim Jacobs,...
"Direct from Paris, Rome, Montreal, and Moscow, the international hit, Cuisine and Confessions by the world-famous circus Les 7 Doigts de la main, makes its...
Cicely Tyson reprises her Tony-Award winning performance as Carrie Watts in Horton Foote’s classic The Trip To Bountiful for a limited engagement in Boston. Living...
ArtsEmerson: The World On Stage presents Tappin' Through Life: An Evening with Maurice Hines. Life-long performer and Tony nominee Maurice Hines taps us through his...
ArtsEmerson: The World on Stage presents Emergency. A slave ship has just mysteriously emerged in front of the Statue of Liberty, sending New York City...
ArtsEmerson: The World on Stage presents Family Happiness. After sensational multiple appearances at the Lincoln Center Festival in New York, the acclaimed international theatre group...
ArtsEmerson: The World On Stage presents Sequence 8. After blowing the minds of Boston audiences with PSY, Les 7 doigts de la main returns with...
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