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...
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?...
Past Shows
The Cannon Theatre is pleased to present The Real Inspector Hound, a fabulous British comedy by Tom Stoppard that parodies the classic murder mysteries of...
Horton the Elephant, the Cat in the Hat and all of your favorite Dr. Seuss characters spring to life onstage; The Cannon Theatre is pleased...
The Cannon Theatre is pleased to announce their holiday show, a 1940's radio show interpretation of It’s a Wonderful Life, in celebration of the 75th...
The Cannon Theatre is pleased to present Boeing Boeing, a hilarious 1960s French farce drenched in fast-paced physical comedy and uproarious chaos. This production, directed...
Written by Jason Robert Brown, The Last Five Years is an emotionally powerful and intimate musical about two New Yorkers in their twenties who fall...
THE CANNON THEATRE PROUDLY PRESENTSThe Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy - Radio ShowThe Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy is a science fiction comedy radio series...
In the bleak midwinter - especially this one - we all need some holiday cheer. Join The Cannon Theatre online for An Evening of Cheer,...
The Cannon Theatre of Littleton is delighted to present The Glass Menagerie, the celebrated classic play written by Tennessee Williams, and directed by Janet Tyndall.Called...
The Cannon Theatre (410 Great Rd, Littleton, MA) is pleased to present their popular Radio Play adaptation of A Christmas Carol. The Charles Dickens holiday...
THE CANNON THEATRE PRESENTS “How the Other Half Loves” by Sir Alan Ayckbourn One of the most hilarious of Ayckbourn’s plays, about an extra-marital dalliance...
Tony Alto is dead...or is he? If not, then whose ashes are in the urn? And who put the hit out on Tony? A questionable...
Videos
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The Hunchback of Notre Dame Wheaton College - Watson Fine Arts (6/05-6/14) |
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The Spongebob Musical Stageworks Arts (5/30-6/07) |
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Seussical the Musical Riverside Theatre Works (5/01-5/17) |
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Pitbull & Lil Jon Xfinity Center (8/29-8/29) |
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Larry McCray Payomet Performing Arts Center (8/12-8/12) |
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Luminous Rescue: Psalms of Protest and Reconciliation The Church of the covenant (5/17-5/17) |
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St. Vincent Boston Symphony Hall (6/04-6/04) |
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John Waters: Going to Extremes Provincetown Town Hall (7/23-7/23) |
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Pink Martini Boston Symphony Hall (5/23-5/23) |
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Jack and the Beanstalk Puppet Showplace Theater (6/06-6/07) |
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