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Review: JOHN & JEN at Berkshire Theatre Group


by Marc Savitt - May 31, 2026

As BTG's Artistic Director, CEO Kate Maguire stated: 'Through moments of joy, heartbreak, humor and healing, JOHN & JEN explores the enduring connections between siblings, parents and children- the people who remain part of us across a lifetime.  With Andrew Lippa's moving score and a story filled ...

Review: The Huntington's OEDIPUS EL REY Turns Tragedy Into Triumph


by R. Scott Reedy - May 20, 2026

Playwright Luis Alfaro aimed high when he decided to bring Sophocles’ “Oedipus Rex” from 429 BC into the 21st century with “Oedipus El Rey,” his contemporary retelling of the Greek tragedy set in a Los Angeles barrio....

Review: JON BATISTE Brings His Musical Genius to BOSTON POPS at Symphony Hall


by R. Scott Reedy - May 17, 2026

What did our critic think of JON BATISTE BRINGS HIS MUSICAL GENIUS TO BOSTON POPS at Symphony Hall?...

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?...

Past Shows

Conor McPherson's The Weir
Conor McPherson's "The Weir"
Apr 10 – Apr 12, 2026

The Here Comes Everybody Players present Conor McPherson's 'The Weir', a harrowing series of ghost stories set in a traditional Irish Bar.After a few drinks...

Videos


The Hunchback of Notre Dame  in Boston The Hunchback of Notre Dame
Wheaton College - Watson Fine Arts (6/05-6/14) PHOTOS
The Spongebob Musical in Boston The Spongebob Musical
Stageworks Arts (5/30-6/07)
Eureka Day in Boston Eureka Day
Theatre Workshop of Nantucket (6/04-6/20) PHOTOS
Jim Gaffigan in Boston Jim Gaffigan
Wang Theatre (10/24-10/24)
Rhapsody: The Music of Queen in Boston Rhapsody: The Music of Queen
The Colonial Theatre (6/25-6/26)
Bob the Drag Queen Live in Provincetown in Boston Bob the Drag Queen Live in Provincetown
Provincetown Town Hall (8/22-8/22)
Shakey Graves - Fondness, Etc. Tour in Boston Shakey Graves - Fondness, Etc. Tour
Payomet Performing Arts Center (6/13-6/13)
Broad Strokes in Boston Broad Strokes
Huntington Theatre (6/04-6/06)
Hadestown (Non-Equity) in Boston Hadestown (Non-Equity)
Emerson Colonial Theatre (11/10-11/14)
Harper Lee's To Kill a Mockingbird in Boston Harper Lee's To Kill a Mockingbird
Huntington Theatre (10/08-11/08)