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Review: Emilio and Gloria Estefan Musical Will Have You ON YOUR FEET! in Beverly


by R. Scott Reedy - June 10, 2026

Whether autobiographical like “Jersey Boys,” “Beautiful: The Carole King Musical,” and “Tina: The Tina Turner Musical,” or fictionalized like “Mamma Mia!,” jukebox musicals often rely on the drama of  their source material as much as their familiar scores for success....

Review: EUREKA DAY is a Tempest in a Vaccination Teapot


by R. Scott Reedy - June 09, 2026

But in playwright Jonathan Spector’s “Eureka Day” – now being given a cleverly funny production by The Huntington at the Huntington Avenue Theatre through June 28 – they are also comic fodder for a trenchant story about a tempest over vaccination in a hyper-woke teacup....

Review: DRIVING MISS DAISY at Barrington Stage Company


by Marc Savitt - June 07, 2026

Cast and Crew deliver a high-quality production that is both simple and sublime; historically accurate, topically relevant; and well worth seeing. BSC Artistic Director, Alan Paul said: 'It's fair to say that Daisy has become an American classic, and when you watch the show, you will see how contemp...

Review: DRIVING MISS DAISY at Barrington Stage Company


by Marc Savitt - June 09, 2026

Cast and Crew deliver a high-quality production that is both simple and sublime; historically accurate, topically relevant; and well worth seeing. 'It's fair to say that Daisy has become an American classic, and when you watch the show, you will see how contemporary and relevant its themes still are...

Review: Darren Criss Kicks Off New Concert Dates in Boston


by R. Scott Reedy - June 03, 2026

What did our critic think of AN EVENING WITH DARREN CRISS at Emerson Colonial Theatre?...

Review: SELECTED SHORTS at The Adams Theater


by Marc Savitt - June 03, 2026

Listening to SELECTED STORIES is a delight. The actors bring energy, nuance, intonation, inflection, and character to every aspect of the story they are telling. Having them do so live, in-person to a room full of enthusiastic audience member reactions made it even more so....

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...

Past Shows

HAIR
Mar 22 – Apr 1, 2018

Experience the dawning of the Age of Aquarius in the classic 1960s rock music happening in all its gleaming, streaming, beaded, braided, bangled, tangled, spangled...

Richard III
Mar 15 – Mar 27, 2011

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The Hunchback of Notre Dame in Boston The Hunchback of Notre Dame
Wheaton College - Watson Fine Arts (6/05-6/14) PHOTOS
Eureka Day in Boston Eureka Day
Theatre Workshop of Nantucket (6/04-6/20) PHOTOS
Shakey Graves - Fondness, Etc. Tour in Boston Shakey Graves - Fondness, Etc. Tour
Payomet Performing Arts Center (6/13-6/13)
"Grief...A Comedy" in Boston "Grief...A Comedy"
Mahaiwe Theater (6/12-6/13) PHOTOS
A Matinee with Tom Rush in Boston A Matinee with Tom Rush
Payomet Performing Arts Center (9/13-9/13)
Rendezvous with Rachel Revere™ in Boston Rendezvous with Rachel Revere™
Marshfield Council on Aging (7/28-7/28)
Golden Girls The Laughs Continue in Boston Golden Girls The Laughs Continue
Emerson Colonial Theatre (11/28-11/28)
Alchemy: Classical Meets Jazz in Boston Alchemy: Classical Meets Jazz
Cape Cod Chamber Music Festival (8/14-8/14)
Mamma Mia! in Boston Mamma Mia!
Boston Opera House (4/13-4/25)
Fireflies in Boston Fireflies
Elayne P. Bernstein Theatre (6/19-7/19)