Review: BRIGADOON at Village Theatre
by Amelia Divine
- September 21, 2025
Musical theater productions serve different purposes: some embrace or challenge the cultural milieu, keeping audiences keenly aware of the context with which the musical exists, and others invite a full escape, an invitation into a completely different world.
Review: PURLIE VICTORIOUS at Main Street Theater
by Brett Cullum
- September 20, 2025
PURLIE VICTORIOUS: A NON-CONFEDERATE ROMP THROUGH THE COTTON PATCH is certainly a curiosity, a satire of Jim Crow life written during the throes of the equal rights movement of the early sixties.
Review: CINDERELLA at Seacoast Repertory Theatre
by Dan Marois
- May 21, 2025
There is simply no denying this updated and witty adaptation from Douglas Carter Beane (Xanadu and Sister Act), who has taken a few liberties with the classic story that takes it from its sugar-frosted traditional tale to a modern story with a satirical edge.
Interview: Justin Sargent of HAMILTON at Orpheum Theater
by Analisa Swerczek
- May 20, 2025
Justin Sargent, currently playing King George in the national tour of Hamilton, shares his journey from community theater to Broadway, his love for rock musicals, and his approach to the iconic role.