My Shows
News on your favorite shows, specials & more!

RALPH'S DINER

148 Grove Street
Worcester, MA 01605



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?...

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?...

Past Shows

Ossuary, Dead Void, Anthropophagous, and Worm Altar at Ralph's Rock Diner
Ossuary, Dead Void, Anthropophagous, and Worm Altar at Ralph's Rock Diner
May 21

Codex Obscurum Presents:The Apex of Depravity TourOssuary - VT/WI Bestial Death Doomhttps://ossuary-dsr.bandcamp.comDead Void - Denmark, Killtown Death Metalhttps://deadvoid.bandcamp.com/album/volatile-formsAnthropophagous - Western MA. Death Metal.https://anthropophagous.bandcamp.comWorm Altar -...

Ancient Death, Bone Weapon, Mourned, and SpellHammer
Ancient Death, Bone Weapon, Mourned, and SpellHammer
Mar 13

Codex Obscurum PresentsA Death Metal Massacre in Worcester Death CityAncient Death - Performing a special headlining set. Check out their album of the year contender...

Videos


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)
The Spongebob Musical in Boston The Spongebob Musical
Stageworks Arts (5/30-6/07)
Pride Night: Alex Newell and the Boston Gay Men’s Chorus in Boston Pride Night: Alex Newell and the Boston Gay Men’s Chorus
Boston Symphony Hall (6/05-6/05)
Bach's St. Matthew Passion in Boston Bach's St. Matthew Passion
Church of the Transfiguration, Orleans, MA (5/29-5/30)
The Seth Rudetsky Concert Series featuring Bonnie Milligan in Boston The Seth Rudetsky Concert Series featuring Bonnie Milligan
'62 Center for Theatre & Dance (7/11-7/11)
Les Miserables in Boston Les Miserables
Boston Opera House (6/09-6/21)
Alex Edelman: What Are You Going To Do in Boston Alex Edelman: What Are You Going To Do
Emerson Colonial Theatre (5/30-5/30)
Alchemy: Classical Meets Jazz in Boston Alchemy: Classical Meets Jazz
Cape Cod Chamber Music Festival (8/14-8/14)
John & Jen in Boston John & Jen
The Unicorn Theatre (5/20-6/07)