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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?...

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....

Past Shows

46 Plays for America’s First Ladies
Jul 20 – Aug 3, 2024

46 Plays for America’s First Ladies presents a humorous and insightful journey through the experiences of the women in the White House, from Martha Washington...

Burn This
Burn This
Apr 6 – Apr 21, 2024

f it doesn’t set your soul on fire, it isn’t worth the burn!She's lost her muse and he’s lost his way! Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Lanford...

Love, Loss and What I Wore
Love, Loss and What I Wore
Jul 22 – Aug 5, 2023

Proof that great theatre is always in style!From the acclaimed creators of When Harry Met Sally and Sleepless in Seattle comes a hilarious and heartwarming play that attempts to...

Into The Breeches!
Into The Breeches!
Nov 4 – Nov 20, 2022

The men may be off at war...but the show must go on!It’s 1942 and there’s trouble brewing at Boston’s Oberon Play House! With the men...

Slow Food
Slow Food
Jul 16 – Jul 30, 2022

A Three Course Comedy! Empty-nesters Irene and Peter are struggling to salvage their anniversary dinner at the only open restaurant in town. However, when their...

The Last Days of Judas Iscariot
The Last Days of Judas Iscariot
Nov 8 – Nov 23, 2019

Equal parts piety, prayer and profanity, The Last Days of Judas Iscariot by Pulitzer Prize winning and Tony Award nominated playwright Stephen Adly Guirgis, is...

Steel Magnolias
Steel Magnolias
Jul 19 – Aug 3, 2019

Make an appointment at Truvys beauty salon where the ladies of Chinquapin meet to get their hair done and let their hair down! Through the...

The Clearing
The Clearing
Apr 5 – Apr 20, 2019

What happens when justice isn't just? This passionate, poignant and powerful historical drama tells the story of an English aristocrat and his Irish wife whose...

'ART'
'ART'
Apr 8 – Apr 23, 2016

Of all the issues that have torn apart friendships -- small infidelities, big fat lies, unpaid loans and betrayed confidences -- who knew that modern...

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)
BAD BOOKS in Boston BAD BOOKS
Gloucester Stage Company (6/04-6/27)
The Head And The Heart: 15th Anniversary Tour in Boston The Head And The Heart: 15th Anniversary Tour
Boch Center Wang Theatre (5/14-5/14)
Dirty Dancing in Boston Dirty Dancing
Emerson Colonial Theatre (11/18-11/22)
Hairspray in Boston Hairspray
The Umbrella Arts Center (4/24-5/17)
Yidstock: The Festival of New Yiddish Music in Boston Yidstock: The Festival of New Yiddish Music
Yiddish Book Center (7/09-7/12)
Oedipus el Rey in Boston Oedipus el Rey
Huntington Calderwood Pavilion at the BCA, Roberts Theatre (5/07-6/07)
Rocky Horror Show  in Boston Rocky Horror Show
The Company Theatre (10/02-10/18)
Song Sung Neils in Boston Song Sung Neils
Paris Cabaret Starline Room Dinner Theatre (6/27-6/27)