Review: A SHERLOCK CAROL at Lyric Stage Boston
by R. Scott Reedy - Dec 1, 2025
In playwright Mark Shanahan’s clever “A Sherlock Carol,” now at Lyric Stage Boston through December 21, when self-described “consulting detective” Sherlock Holmes hears a knock at his 221B Baker Street door, there’s not a band of Christmas carolers on the other side but rather a visitor seeking his help in investigating the unsolved death of Ebenezer Scrooge.
Review: Detecting fun in MURDER BY TWO at Greater Boston Stage Company
by R. Scott Reedy - Nov 4, 2025
Musical comedy creators Joe Kinosian and Kellen Blair are self-described fans of 1930s screwball comedies, so when the pair decided to collaborate on a musical that only needed two actors and a piano, they asked themselves, “What if the Marx Brothers did an Agatha Christie story?”
BWW Q&A: Joel Ferrell Talks Sexton Institute for Musical Theatre at SMU Meadows School of the Arts
by Joshua Wright - Oct 16, 2025
The Sexton Institute for Musical Theatre offers conservatory-style training within SMU’s liberal arts education. Our small classes and one-to-one mentorship ensure that each student is seen and supported as an individual. We combine rigorous training in acting, voice, and dance with a strong liberal arts foundation, so students graduate as adaptable, employable, and collaborative artists.
Lyric Stage Boston Unveils Cast and Creative Team for A SHERLOCK CAROL
by A.A. Cristi - Oct 10, 2025
Lyric Stage Boston will present Mark Shanahan’s A Sherlock Carol from November 14 to December 21, 2025. Directed by Ilyse Robbins, the holiday mystery combines the worlds of Sherlock Holmes and A Christmas Carol in a witty, fast-paced production featuring Leigh Barrett, Christopher Chew, Paul Melendy, and more.
A SHERLOCK CAROL to be Presented at Lyric Stage Boston
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Oct 9, 2025
A Sherlock Carol is coming to Lyric Stage Boston in November. Under the direction of Ilyse Robbins, the tales of Sherlock Holmes and A Christmas Carol come together like you’ve never seen before. Learn more!
Review: At the Lyric Stage Company, OUR TOWN is Our Story
by R. Scott Reedy - Sep 30, 2025
What did our critic think of OUR TOWN at Lyric Stage Company Of Boston? What makes all worthwhile productions of “Our Town,” like this one, work is what makes the play itself endure. We can relate to Wilder’s characters and connect with their experiences, making the play truly our story in “Our Town.”
New Opera LILI EBE To Preview at Works & Process at the Guggenheim
by A.A. Cristi - Sep 29, 2025
Works & Process at the Guggenheim will host a first look at Tobias Picker and Aryeh Lev Stollman’s new opera Lili Elbe on October 27, 2025. The opera, starring Lucia Lucas in the title role, will have its U.S. premiere at Santa Fe Opera in August 2026.
Review: Paul Melendy Takes Flight in FEATHERBABY at Greater Boston Stage Company
by R. Scott Reedy - Sep 17, 2025
Paul Melendy doesn’t just walk out on stage at the start of “Featherbaby” – the riotous David Templeton play about a potty-mouthed parrot now being given its co-world premiere in conjunction with the Don Fulton New Works Project at Greater Boston Stage Company in Stoneham through September 28 – he pounces on it, and in the front row of the audience, like the Boston theater rock star that he is.