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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?...

Review: Full House Enjoys AN EVENING WITH DIONNE WARWICK at Groton Hill Music Center


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....

Review: Nothing to Protest in SUFFS


by R. Scott Reedy - March 22, 2026

What did our critic think of SUFFS at Emerson Colonial Theatre?...

Review: THE ANTIQUITIES Looks Back from the Future at SpeakEasy Stage


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

Jonathan Larson's RENT
Jonathan Larson's RENT
Dec 12 – Dec 21, 2025

Falmouth Theatre Guild Announces Encore Production of RENT — Back by Popular Demand!FALMOUTH, MA — The Falmouth Theatre Guild is thrilled to announce an encore...

Jonathan Larson's RENT
Jonathan Larson's RENT
Nov 8 – Nov 24, 2024

Jonathan Larson’s - RENTBook, Music and Lyrics by:Jonathan LarsonBased on the opera La Boheme by: Giacomo PucciniGiacomo Puccini “In these dangerous times where the world is...

Something Rotten
Something Rotten
Apr 28 – May 14, 2023

Welcome to the Renaissance and the outrageous, crowd-pleasing musical farce, Something Rotten.  Created by Grammy Award-winning songwriter Wayne Kirkpatrick, and successful screenwriters Karey Kirkpatrick and John...

The Bridges of Madison County
The Bridges of Madison County
Oct 21 – Nov 6, 2022

Based on the best-selling novel, and developed by Tony Award winner Jason Robert Brown (The Last Five Years, Parade, Songs for a New World) and Pulitzer Prize...

Videos


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Wheaton College - Watson Fine Arts (6/05-6/14) PHOTOS
Seussical the Musical in Boston Seussical the Musical
Riverside Theatre Works (5/01-5/17)
The Bald And The Beautiful LIVE: Very Bald, Very Beautiful in Boston The Bald And The Beautiful LIVE: Very Bald, Very Beautiful
Boch Center Wang Theatre (5/16-5/17)
Buena Vista Orchestra in Boston Buena Vista Orchestra
Emerson Colonial Theatre (10/08-10/08)
Luminous Rescue: Psalms of Protest and Reconciliation in Boston Luminous Rescue: Psalms of Protest and Reconciliation
The Church of the covenant (5/17-5/17)
Worcester Youth Orchestras Spring Auditions: Travel to Europe in Boston Worcester Youth Orchestras Spring Auditions: Travel to Europe
Mechanics Hall (5/14-5/14)
Jon Batiste in Boston Jon Batiste
Boston Symphony Hall (5/12-5/14)
You, Me, and Harry - Celebrating the Music of Harry Chapin - Parish Center for the Arts, Westford, MA On June 05, 2026 in Boston 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)
You, Me, and Harry - Celebrating the Music of Harry Chapin - Wellfleet Preservation Hall, Wellfleet MA in Boston You, Me, and Harry - Celebrating the Music of Harry Chapin - Wellfleet Preservation Hall, Wellfleet MA
Wellfleet Preservation Hall (6/11-6/11)
Koe Wetzel & Shane Smith and The Saints  in Boston Koe Wetzel & Shane Smith and The Saints
Leader Bank Pavilion (8/19-8/19)