NSMT’s ‘Billy Elliot’ will steal your heart away
BEVERLY – “Billy Elliot” is a musical that wears its heart on its sleeve. That calls for an extra-large shirt, because “Billy Elliot” has a big heart. The story of a widowed coal… Continue reading
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ASP’s ‘Othello’: Kuntz’s Iago is perfectly evil
BOSTON – Jealousy and envy, when uncontrolled, may be the two most destructive vices. The playwright William Shakespeare knew that, and it plays out again and again in the tragedy that is the… Continue reading
‘A Little Night Music’ is a sexy, sensual delight
BOSTON –The 1973 musical “A Little Night Music” is not only the sexiest, most sensual play acclaimed composer Stephen Sondheim has involved himself in, it also boasts probably his most lush and romantic… Continue reading
‘Radium Girls’ caps solid Flat Earth season
CHARLESTOWN – It was a miracle element, seemingly capable of curing cancer. Radium, it turned out, also had many other uses, some of them industrial, including being used as an ingredient in the… Continue reading
Speakeasy’s ‘Appropriate’: Family matters laid bare
BOSTON – It is risky business when we start unearthing the past. There are interesting, sometimes valuable objects and artifacts to be discovered, to be sure, but when we start disturbing secrets that… Continue reading
Sterling New Rep cast lifts Miller’s ‘Broken Glass’
WATERTOWN – It’s amazing how close the link is between our psyche and our health, and how events in a relationship – or events happening thousands of miles away – can play themselves… Continue reading
Stoneham’s ‘Forum’: Well-performed comedic chaos
STONEHAM – Before Stephen Sondheim got wrapped up in fractured fairy tales, homicidal barbers and the like, he found himself knee-deep in a piece of supreme silliness. The 1962 musical comedy “A Funny… Continue reading
Downsized ‘Fair Lady’ loses none of its luster
BOSTON – It’s gotten to the point where we’re never surprised at what artists such as Artistic Director Spiro Veloudos and Director Scott Edmiston can do in the intimate Lyric Stage Company space… Continue reading
Take the time to get inside Baker’s ‘The Flick’
GLOUCESTER – Change is hard, especially if you inhabit a small world, a world that can be turned upside down in a moment’s notice. Perhaps your name is Sam; you are 35 years… Continue reading
MRT’s ‘The Lion’: A tale told with six guitars
LOWELL – The traveling troubadour has arrived in Lowell, and soon he’ll be off to see the world. The Merrimack Repertory Theatrre’s production of Benjamin Scheuer’s “The Lion,” now at the Nancy Donahue… Continue reading