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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....

Review: A Startling THE MODERATE at Central Square Theater


by R. Scott Reedy - February 13, 2026

What did our critic think of THE MODERATE at Central Square Theater?...

Review: AN EVENING WITH SUTTON FOSTER at Emerson Colonial Theatre


by R. Scott Reedy - January 30, 2026

What did our critic think of AN EVENING WITH SUTTON FOSTER at Emerson Colonial Theatre?...

Review: A Thrilling JOB at SpeakEasy Stage Company


by R. Scott Reedy - January 23, 2026

What did our critic think of JOB at Roberts Studio Theatre?...

Review: THE SOUND OF MUSIC is Gorgeously Sung at the Citizens Opera House


by R. Scott Reedy - January 11, 2026

What did our critic think of THE SOUND OF MUSIC at Citizens Opera House?...

Review: NEW YEAR'S EVE WITH SETH MACFARLANE AND THE BOSTON POPS at Symphony Hall


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....

Review: A Taut IS THIS A ROOM at Apollinaire Theatre Company


by R. Scott Reedy - January 04, 2026

What did our critic think of IS THIS A ROOM at Apollinaire Theatre Company?...

Past Shows

An Iliad
An Iliad
Nov 20 – Nov 24, 2019

An Iliad unfurls the final weeks of a legendary, decade-long siege where Greek legends mercilessly battled over the fall of Troy. This Obie Awardwinning adaptation...

ArtsEmerson: The White Card
ArtsEmerson: The White Card
Feb 24 – Apr 1, 2018

ArtsEmerson presents the American Repertory Theater production of  THE WHITE CARD Playwright: Claudia Rankine Director: Diane Paulus Dramaturg: P. Carl Venue: Emerson Paramount Center, Robert...

ArtsEmerson: In the Eruptive Mode
ArtsEmerson: In the Eruptive Mode
Jan 24 – Jan 28, 2018

In 2011, democratic uprisings erupted all over the Arab world. Citizens challenged their leadership and questioned regimes. From internationally acclaimed Anglo-Kuwaiti writer and director Sulayman...

ArtsEmerson: Ada/Ava
ArtsEmerson: Ada/Ava
Jan 10 – Jan 14, 2018

Delightfully gothic, beautiful and emotionally complex, Ada/Ava utilizes special effect techniques from the early age of cinema — shadow puppetry, live-action silhouettes and overhead projection...

ArtsEmerson: Bangsokol: A Requiem for Cambodia
ArtsEmerson: Bangsokol: A Requiem for Cambodia
Dec 19 – Dec 20, 2017

Bangsokol: A Requiem for Cambodia is an extraordinary new composition fusing music, film, voice and movement. It is the first major symphonic work that addresses...

ArtsEmerson: Gardens Speak
ArtsEmerson: Gardens Speak
Nov 8 – Nov 19, 2017

Across Syria, many gardens conceal the dead bodies of activists and protesters who took to the streets during the early periods of the uprising against...

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