HERE’S SOMETHING DECIDEDLY NOT ROTTEN A lively, joy-filled production wins over even the most reluctant musicalgoer I was not looking forward to Something Rotten! I’m not big into Shakes…
Raymond Munro (photo by Stephen DiRado) TWO RAYS UNITE IN A JOURNEY OF STORY THEATRE Theatre, by its nature, is ephemeral. That is part of its allure, and part of what we love about it. It f…
OUR TOWN, AND YOURS Thorton Wilder's 1938 Pulitzer Prize winning play Our Town is a masterpiece, drawing on inspiration from the likes of Bertholt Brecht and traditional Chinese theatre. Wit…
THE SHOW BEHIND THE SHOW A well-done backstage farce is always a good time, especially for theatre lovers. But a well-done backstage farce with something to say, with layers and depth"that i…
A HELLO, DOLLY! FOR OUR TIMES If you'd like to know how it's possible to take a decidedly dated musical written in 1964 (set in 1890) and make it come freshly and fully alive today, go see t…
"You can almost hear what everyone's feeling""an aside delivered to the audience midway through the show"neatly sums up what is most striking about The Light in the Piazza, playing at the Hu…
SIT BACK AND LET THIS CAST TAKE YOU TO CHURCH Aptly described as a powerful mix of gospel music and "hattitude," Moonbox Production's Crowns"which opened last night at Arrow Street Arts"inde…
GOING WRONG NEVER FELT SO RIGHT Like any great farce, the success of The Play That Goes Wrong depends on the utmost precision and skill of the actors, crew, and design team to make everythin…
A MAN OF GRAVE IMPORTANCE Each of us is both a man of no importance and of grave importance, which is why A Man of No Importance"crafted by musical theatre's top-tier triumvirate of Terrence…
MIND FOR ALL ITS WORTH The antidote to anxiety is control " or so the mind would have us believe. Our knee-jerk reaction to worrying about a situation, event, person, outcome, or (let's face…
IF SOMETHING'S ROTTEN, IT SURE ISN'T THIS DELIGHTFUL PRODUCTION If you're ready for a break from the woes of daily life and tragic news cycles but can't swing a European getaway, head on ove…
IT MAY BE DATED, BUT IT'S A POIFECT MUSICAL WITH WHICH YOUSE CAN TAKE A DATE Guys and Dolls has long been considered by many to be the perfect musical. Since its premiere in 1950, some have …
LAS CAGES AUX FABULOUS If you are looking for a quality show with poignancy and heart, but ultimately just want to leave your worries at the doorstep and have a good time, head on over to La…
BLACK IN THE GAME Toni Stone is as much about storytelling as it is about the story it is telling. Thanks to the inspiring source material by Martha Ackmann and this resulting play poignantl…
The 3rd Annual Boston New Works Festival " a new Boston tradition " is a weekend-long festival celebrating new original plays by local playwrights. The eight original plays selected for this…