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....
by R. Scott Reedy - March 22, 2026
What did our critic think of SUFFS at Emerson Colonial Theatre?...
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....
by R. Scott Reedy - March 13, 2026
What did our critic think of WAIT UNTIL DARK at Greater Boston Stage Company?...
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...
by R. Scott Reedy - March 01, 2026
What did our critic think of A VIEW FROM THE BRIDGE at Apollinaire Theatre Company?...
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....
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...
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....
by R. Scott Reedy - February 13, 2026
What did our critic think of THE MODERATE at Central Square Theater?...
Past Shows
Sweeney Todd has become a bloody, worldwide success since being awarded eight Tony's, (including Best Musical), for its Broadway premiere. Stephen Sondheim's and Hugh Wheeler's...
The Franklin Performing Arts Company presents The Drowsy Chaperone!Winner of five Tony Awards, including Best Book and Best Original Score, The Drowsy Chaperone is a...
The Franklin Performing Arts Company presents Disney & Cameron Mackintoshs MARY POPPINS! The production, choreographed by Broadways Clay Rice-Thomson, will run October 15-17 and 22-24...
A fabulously fun award-winning musical based on the adored movie, Legally Blonde The Musical, follows the transformation of Elle Woods as she tackles stereotypes and...
Emily Koch of Broadways Wicked and Waitress performs a solo-ish show based on her middle school journal, which was ironically addressed Dear Elphaba.eMulbOy5 is a...
Let's celebrate love! Broadway husbands Christopher and Clay Rice-Thomson bring their love-filled PRIDE concert to Franklin. Get ready for radio hits, Broadway classics, and more...
THE BLACK BOX Sings... WICKED! Starring Broadway Elphaba Emily Koch with Jim Hogan singing Fiyero! Pianist Austin Davy from the Wicked tour accompanies an FPAC...
THE BLACK BOX Sings... Newsies brings back to Franklin Broadway's Christopher Rice singing Jack Kelly! With cast members from FPAC's 2018 sell out production and...
THE BLACK BOX presents viral a cappella sensation T.3 as a part of their Spring Arts Awakening Series! T.3 is a New York based vocal...
Spring Arts Awakening at THE BLACK BOX kicks off on April 16 with an in-person & Livestreamed concert by three Disney Stars of Broadway: Broadways...
THE BLACK BOX Broadway Series presents Kara Lindsay and Kevin Massey in a special one-night-only concert! Kara Lindsay has a BFA from Carnegie Mellon. Her...
THE BLACK BOX Broadway Series presents Mamie Parris with a solo one-night-only show accompanied by Broadway Composer Barbara Anselmi (It Should Have Been You). On...
THE BLACK BOX is proud to present the next concert in its Broadway Series: Sara Jean Ford on Friday, November 16 at 8 pm. In...
The Franklin Performing Arts Company presents Disney's Newsies starring Christopher Rice! Set in turn-of-the century New York City, Disney's Newsies is the rousing tale of...
Broadway’s Tyler Hanes performs a solo one-night-only show at THE BLACK BOX following his starring role as Rum Tum Tugger in the highly acclaimed revival...
Broadway’s Matthew Scott performs a solo one-night-only show at THE BLACK BOX! The event is the second of THE BLACK BOX Broadway Series, sponsored by...
THE BLACK BOX Broadway Series Presents Tony Award Winner Beth Leavel in Concert! Don't miss this exclusive show in Franklin! Leading lady Beth Leavel is...
A slob and the neat-freak decide to share one apartment with hilarious results. Neil Simon’s The Odd Couple is an epic mismatch of personalities as...
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