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....
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?...
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?...
Past Shows
“A Story Beyond” is about a young heroine who struggles to save her village from the looming Dark Cloud, in an original fable told with...
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The Hunchback of Notre Dame Wheaton College - Watson Fine Arts (6/05-6/14) |
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Eureka Day Theatre Workshop of Nantucket (6/04-6/20) |
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The Spongebob Musical Stageworks Arts (5/30-6/07) |
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Teatro La Plaza's Hamlet Huntington Theatre (3/04-3/07) |
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Larry McCray Payomet Performing Arts Center (8/12-8/12) |
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You, Me, and Harry - Celebrating the Music of Harry Chapin - Parish Center for the Arts, Westford, MA On June 05, 2026 Parish Center For the Arts (6/05-6/05) |
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Summer, 1976 The Unicorn Theatre (10/07-10/31) |
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Oedipus el Rey Huntington Calderwood Pavilion at the BCA, Roberts Theatre (5/07-6/07) |
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You, Me, and Harry - Celebrating the Music of Harry Chapin - Parish Center for the Arts, Westford, MA Parish Center For the Arts (6/05-6/05) |
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The American Five The Unicorn Theatre (6/18-7/11) |
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