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.”...
by R. Scott Reedy - May 04, 2026
What did our critic think of GEM OF THE OCEAN at Actors' Shakespeare Project?...
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...
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...
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...
by R. Scott Reedy - April 11, 2026
What did our critic think of BREAKING THE CODE at Central Square Theater?...
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?...
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....
by R. Scott Reedy - March 22, 2026
What did our critic think of SUFFS at Emerson Colonial Theatre?...
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
Set in Ohio following the Second World War, Bandstand follows the lives of six veterans and one war widow as they struggle to return home...
Blithe Spirit, a classic British farce by Noel Coward, follows novelist Charles Condomine, played by Robert Orzalli, and his wife Ruth, portrayed by Melissa Paz,...
Set in depression era 1933, Steel Pier follows the journey of Rita Racine as she competes in what should be her final Dance Marathon at...
Videos
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The Hunchback of Notre Dame Wheaton College - Watson Fine Arts (6/05-6/14) |
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Seussical the Musical Riverside Theatre Works (5/01-5/17) |
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"Grief...A Comedy" Mahaiwe Theater (6/12-6/13) PHOTOS |
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Yidstock: The Festival of New Yiddish Music Yiddish Book Center (7/09-7/12) |
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Song Sung Neils-Diamond and Sedaka Paris Cabaret Starline Room Dinner Theatre (6/06-6/06) |
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Song Sung Neils-First Ever Father's Day Show Paris Cabaret Starline Room Dinner Theatre (6/21-6/21) |
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MTV Unplugged Tribute Band at Taffeta Music Hall Taffeta Music Hall (6/13-6/13) |
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DALLOWAY: FIRST LOVE Gloucester Stage Company (8/13-8/29) |
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Gospel Night: Tamela and David Mann Return! Boston Symphony Hall (5/06-6/06) |
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Meet the Cartozians Calderwood Pavilion (2/18-3/21) |
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