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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

The Guy Who Didn't Like Musicals
The Guy Who Didn't Like Musicals
Feb 5 – Feb 15, 2026

TICKETS ON SALE JANUARY 1st, 2026The Guy Who Didn’t Like Musicals, originally produced by Starkid ProductionsPaul (Michael Silvia) is just an average guy. He’s got...

Ride the Cyclone, The Musical
Ride the Cyclone, The Musical
Oct 17 – Nov 2, 2025

Ride the Cyclone is a Canadian musical with book by Jacob Richmond and music and lyrics by Jacob Richmond and Brooke Maxwell. Darkly funny and deeply...

Evil Dead, The Musical
Evil Dead, The Musical
Oct 11 – Oct 20, 2024

Theatre Company of Saugus is proud to present, Evil Dead, The Musical, Book & Lyrics by George Reinblatt, Music by Cipolla Christopher Bonad, Melissa Morris...

Evil Dead, The Musical
Evil Dead, The Musical
Oct 11 – Oct 20, 2024

Evil Dead, The Musical. Follow five college students to an abandoned cabin in the woods, where they accidentally unleash an evil force that turns them

Videos


The Hunchback of Notre Dame  in Boston The Hunchback of Notre Dame
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)
Gabrielle Bernstein: Time to Trust in Boston Gabrielle Bernstein: Time to Trust
Boch Center Shubert Theatre (5/15-5/15)
Jagged Little Pill in Boston Jagged Little Pill
The Company Theatre (7/24-8/16)
Song Sung Neils in Boston Song Sung Neils
Paris Cabaret Starline Room Dinner Theatre (6/20-6/20)
Dirty Dancing in Boston Dirty Dancing
Emerson Colonial Theatre (11/18-11/22)
Dominick Pupa’s This Is Not a Pride Show But It’s June and I’m Gay in Boston Dominick Pupa’s This Is Not a Pride Show But It’s June and I’m Gay
Club Cafe (6/23-6/23)
Close Encounters With Music Presents: Vivace Baroque Orchestra: The Four Seasons-Antonio Vivaldi and Astor Piazzolla in Boston Close Encounters With Music Presents: Vivace Baroque Orchestra: The Four Seasons-Antonio Vivaldi and Astor Piazzolla
Mahaiwe Performing Arts Center (5/17-5/17)
Jack and the Beanstalk in Boston Jack and the Beanstalk
Puppet Showplace Theater (6/06-6/07)
MTV Unplugged Tribute Band at Taffeta Music Hall in Boston MTV Unplugged Tribute Band at Taffeta Music Hall
Taffeta Music Hall (6/13-6/13)