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
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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?...
Review: American Repertory Theater's World Premiere is a Musical WONDER
by R. Scott Reedy - December 31, 2025
What did our critic think of WONDER at American Repertory Theater?...
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Ones to Watch: Daniel Lazour and Patrick Lazour
Nov 14
Join WBUR for an evening with music theater writers Daniel Lazour and Patrick Lazour. Hailing from Boylston, MA, the Lazour brothers' Richard Rodgers Award-winning musical...
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