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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....

Review: WAIT UNTIL DARK Brings Spine-Tingling Thrills to Stoneham


by R. Scott Reedy - March 13, 2026

What did our critic think of WAIT UNTIL DARK at Greater Boston Stage Company?...

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?...

Past Shows

Dear Evan Hansen
Dear Evan Hansen
Jan 10 – Jan 12, 2025

THE TONY AND GRAMMY-WINNING BEST MUSICAL THAT CONNECTED THE WORLDJanuary 10th 2025, 8:00 pmJanuary 11th 2025, 2:00 pmJanuary 11th 2025, 8:00 pmJanuary 12th 2025, 1:00...

TINA - The Tina Turner Musical
TINA - The Tina Turner Musical
Oct 18 – Oct 20, 2024

An uplifting comeback story like no other, TINA – The Tina Turner Musical is the inspiring journey of a woman who broke barriers and became the Queen...

Jagged Little Pill
Jagged Little Pill
Apr 5 – Apr 7, 2024

April 5th 2024, 8:00 pmApril 6th 2024, 2:00 pmApril 6th 2024, 8:00 pmApril 7th 2024, 1:00 pmApril 7th 2024, 6:30 pmSome shows you see. This...

Little Women The Broadway Musical
Little Women The Broadway Musical
Mar 22 – Mar 24, 2024

March 22nd 2024, 8:00 pmMarch 23rd 2024, 2:00 pmMarch 23rd 2024, 8:00 pmMarch 24th 2024, 1:00 pmMarch 24th 2024, 6:30 pmBased on Louisa May Alcott’s...

My Fair Lady
My Fair Lady
Feb 16 – Feb 18, 2024

February 16th 2024, 8:00 pmFebruary 17th 2024, 2:00 pmFebruary 17th 2024, 8:00 pmFebruary 18th 2024, 1:00 pmFebruary 18th 2024, 7:00 pmFrom Lincoln Center Theater that...

Colin Mochrie & Brad Sherwood: Scared Scriptless
Colin Mochrie & Brad Sherwood: Scared Scriptless
Oct 14

October 14th 2023, 7:30 pmArmed with only their wits, “Whose Line is it Anyway?” stars Colin Mochrie and Brad Sherwood are taking to the live...

Charlie Chaplin Silent Film Double Feature
Charlie Chaplin Silent Film Double Feature
May 14

May 14th 2023, 2:00 pmCharlie Chaplin’s The Kid and The Immigrant: Silent Films Accompanied by Clark Wilson on the Mighty Wurlitzer OrganThe screening of these two Charlie Chaplin...

Ricky Duran: Space & Time Tour
Ricky Duran: Space & Time Tour
May 6

May 6th 2023, 8:00 pm110 minutesSpecial guest Max BoylePublic on sale 12/16 at 10amAmerican singer, songwriter and musician Ricky Duran is coming home to the Hanover...

Music Worcester Presents: Dance Theatre of Harlem: The Hazel Scott Ballet
Music Worcester Presents: Dance Theatre of Harlem: The Hazel Scott Ballet
May 4

May 4th 2023, 7:30 pmNow a singular presence in the ballet world, the Dance Theatre of Harlem Company tours nationally and internationally, presenting a powerful...

Neil Berg's The 60's Peace, Love, and Rock N' Roll
Neil Berg's The 60's Peace, Love, and Rock N' Roll
Apr 23

GROUNDBREAKING MUSIC AND TRIBUTESNeil Berg’s latest celebration of the greatest moments of rock and roll history combines behind-the-scenes stories of what actually took place at...

The Moth Mainstage
The Moth Mainstage
Apr 13

April 13th 2023, 7:30 pmIn its 20-year history, The Moth has presented more than 20 thousand stories, told live and without notes, by people from all walks...

RAIN: A Tribute to The Beatles
RAIN: A Tribute to The Beatles
Apr 11

RAIN: A TRIBUTE TO THE BEATLES performs songs from Abbey Road & the Rooftop Concert LIVE, in addition to all your favorites hits. This mind-blowing...

Hadestown
Hadestown
Mar 28 – Apr 2, 2023

March 28th 2023, 7:30 pmMarch 29th 2023, 7:30 pmMarch 30th 2023, 7:30 pmMarch 31st 2023, 8:00 pmApril 1st 2023, 2:00 pmApril 1st 2023, 8:00 pmApril...

Disney's Aladdin
Disney's Aladdin
Mar 15 – Mar 19, 2023

March 15th 2023, 7:30 pmMarch 16th 2023, 7:30 pmMarch 17th 2023, 8:00 pmMarch 18th 2023, 2:00 pmMarch 18th 2023, 8:00 pmMarch 19th 2023, 1:00 pmAn...

The Red Hot Chilli Pipers
The Red Hot Chilli Pipers
Mar 11

March 11th 2023, 8:00 pm90 mins plus intermissionBagpipes with attitude. Drums with a Scottish accent. A blazing rock band and show so hot, it carries...

Paddington Gets in a Jam!
Paddington Gets in a Jam!
Mar 10

March 10th 2023, 6:30 pmMember on sale 1/10 at 10amPublic on sale 1/13 at 10am55 minutesWatch Paddington, the famous, accident prone bear, as he takes...

Il Divo
Il Divo
Mar 7

The international, chart topping supergroup.90 minutes, no intermissionIl Divo debuted in 2004 with instant success. With songs in four languages, their debut album Il Divo became a...

Elvis Costello & The Imposters
Elvis Costello & The Imposters
Mar 4

March 4th 2023, 8:00 pmBorn in London and raised there and in Liverpool, D.P. MacManus later came to be known as“Elvis Costello”. He has been...

Annie
Annie
Feb 23 – Feb 26, 2023

February 23rd 2023, 7:30 pmFebruary 24th 2023, 8:00 pmFebruary 25th 2023, 2:00 pmFebruary 25th 2023, 8:00 pmFebruary 26th 2023, 1:00 pmFebruary 26th 2023, 6:30 pmThe...

Almost Queen: A Tribute to Queen
Almost Queen: A Tribute to Queen
Feb 18

Member on sale 11/8 at 10amPublic on sale 11/11 at 10amTHE most authentic QUEEN live show since the days of QUEEN themselves. A deliberate four...

Footloose!
Footloose!
Jul 22 – Aug 13, 2022

When Ren and his mother move from Chicago to a small farming town, he is prepared for the inevitable adjustment period at his new high...

Footloose: Youth Edition
Footloose: Youth Edition
Aug 6

When Ren and his mother move from Chicago to a small farming town, he is prepared for the inevitable adjustment period at his new high...

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