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Review: Umbrella Stage Company's TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD Keeps Harper Lee Classic Vividly Alive


by R. Scott Reedy - March 10, 2026

Harper Lee’s Pulitzer Prize-winning 1960 novel “To Kill a Mockingbird,” about the fictional small town of Maycomb, Alabama, in the Depression-era South grappling with violence and racial inequality, along with issues of class, courage, and compassion, is a classic of modern American literature...

Review: Apollinaire Theatre's A VIEW FROM THE BRIDGE


by R. Scott Reedy - March 01, 2026

What did our critic think of A VIEW FROM THE BRIDGE at Apollinaire Theatre Company?...

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

What did our critic think of JOB at Roberts Studio Theatre?...

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....

Past Shows

Camelot
Camelot
Aug 16 – Aug 26, 2023

Book and Lyrics by Alan Jay LernerMusic by Frederick LoeweOriginal Production Directed and Staged by Moss HartBased on “The Once and Future King” by T.H....

An American in Paris
An American in Paris
Jul 26 – Aug 12, 2023

Music and Lyrics by George and Ira GershwinBook by Craig LucasShow SummaryA captivating musical full of classic Gershwin tunes that will certainly keep you feeling ‘S...

Jersey Boys
Jersey Boys
Jul 5 – Jul 22, 2023

Book by Marshall Brickman & Rick EliceMusic by Bob GaudioLyrics by Bob CreweShow SummaryThe international musical phenomenon that takes you behind the scenes — and...

Ain't Misbehavin'
Ain't Misbehavin'
Jun 7 – Jun 17, 2023

Conceived by RICHARD MALTBY, JR. and MURRAY HORWITZCreated and Originally Directed by RICHARD MALTBY, JR.Original Choreography and Musical Staging by ARTHUR FARIAMusical Adaptations, Orchestration &...

An American in Paris
An American in Paris
Aug 3 – Aug 13, 2022

Book by Craig Lucas Music Lyrics by George and Ira Gershwin One of the most captivating musicals ever to be adapted for the stage, An...

God of Carnage
God of Carnage
Jul 20 – Jul 30, 2022

By Yasmina Reza What happens when two sets of parents meet up to deal with the unruly behavior of their children? A calm and rational...

Always... Patsy Cline
Always... Patsy Cline
Jul 6 – Jul 16, 2022

Written and originally directed by Ted Swindley. Based on a true story. Licensed by the family and estate of Patsy Cline. All rights reserved. A...

Private Lives
Private Lives
Jun 22 – Jul 2, 2022

By Noël Coward Private Lives is one of the most sophisticated, entertaining plays ever written. Elyot and Amanda, once married and now honeymooning with new...

Grease
Grease
Jun 1 – Jun 18, 2022

Book, Music and Lyrics by Jim Jacobs and Warren Casey Dust off your leather jackets, pull on your bobby-socks and take a trip to a...

Million Dollar Quartet
Million Dollar Quartet
Sep 1 – Sep 11, 2021

Book: Colin Escott and Floyd MutruxInspired by Elvis Presley, Johnny Cash, Jerry Lee Lewis And Carl PerkinsMillion Dollar Quartet, the Tony award-winning Broadway musical, inspired...

Agatha Christie's Murder on the Orient Express
Agatha Christie's Murder on the Orient Express
Aug 18 – Aug 28, 2021

Cape Cod PremiereAdapted for the stage by Ken LudwigJust after midnight, a snowdrift stops the Orient Express in its tracks. The luxurious train is surprisingly...

Steel Magnolias
Steel Magnolias
Jun 12 – Jun 23, 2018

Steel Magnolias is the celebrated Southern classic of family and friendship, this is the story of a group of strong and beautiful women who cluster...

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