Two Diamonds sparkle in ‘A Beautiful Noise’
By Rich Fahey BOSTON – You know the music in the jukebox. But do you really know the man behind it? Neil Diamond has crafted a career that has spanned generations and included… Continue reading
Author Archive
‘West Side Story’ marks a glorious return for Reagle
By Rich Fahey WALTHAM – Rachel Bertone is the whole package. The award-winning director/choreographer has taken over as artistic director of the Reagle Music Theatre of Greater Boston from founder Robert Eagle, who… Continue reading
A half-century later, ‘Common Ground’ still elusive
BOSTON – In the end, the 600-page book became a teaching tool, a jumping-off point for what became a big-picture look at the attitudes and events that led up to the federally-mandated school… Continue reading
Fire up the jukebox for NSMT’s ‘Smokey Joe’s Cafe’
By Rich Fahey BEVERLY — Before there were hit jukebox musicals such as “Mama Mia!.” “Jersey Boys,” “Beautiful, The Carol King Musical” or revues devoted to composers such as “Side by Side by… Continue reading
Long-buried secrets rise again in Lyric’s ‘The Light’
By Rich Fahey BOSTON – A young man gets on bended knee and offers a ring to a woman he has known for two years. She accepts! All is right with the world.… Continue reading
A new set of storytellers for revival of ‘1776’
CAMBRIDGE – History belongs to the historians. But stories belong to the storytellers. So Lin-Manuel Miranda can remake the story of one of the Founding Fathers, Alexander Hamilton, in his own image and… Continue reading
‘Riverdance’ remains a love letter to Irish culture
BOSTON — It is hard to overstate what a sensation “Riverdance” caused more than a generation ago. After its debut in 1995, it became an international phenomenon and spawned a whole new appreciation of… Continue reading
In ‘The Inheritance,’ one masterpiece meets another
BOSTON – A masterpiece written onto a masterpiece. Playwright Matthew López has used an acclaimed century-old work as a template and a canvas on which to paint his own sprawling, vital work about… Continue reading
Theater UnCorked puts heart, soul into ‘Passion’
ACTON – The death of the brilliant Stephen Sondheim last November was a body blow to the theater world, even if he had a well-lived life that spanned 91 years. It also rekindled… Continue reading
With Lyric’s ‘Gentleman,’ Veloudos reunites the band
BOSTON – Acclaimed director Spiro Veloudos has brought the band back together again. And boy, do they sound great. Veloudos, now the Producing Artistic Director Emeritus at the Lyric Stage Company of Boston,… Continue reading