Video: Clips From A SHERLOCK CAROL at Lyric Stage Boston
by Joshua Wright - Dec 15, 2025
Watch all-new clips from A Sherlock Carol at Lyric Stage Boston. Moriarity is as dead as a doornail. Sherlock Holmes is depressed. Without his number one adversary, what’s the point of it all?
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 3, 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 29, 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.”