For NSMT’s Coffee, Scrooge is a role of lifetime
The story below is an expanded and revised version of a story that ran in the Boston Globe’s Holiday Arts Preview on Sunday, Nov. 24 BEVERLY — He was — and still is,… Continue reading
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Cast, director lift Huntington’s ‘Cocktail Hour’
BOSTON — While many theater companies are producing holiday-themed pieces this month, the Huntington Theatre Company has done a bit of cross-programming that allows you to escape the holidays entirely for two hours,… Continue reading
New Rep’s scaled-down ‘Camelot’ still works
WATERTOWN — The timing is no accident. The New Repertory Theatre decided to revive the Lerner-Loewe musical “Camelot” almost exactly 50 years after John F. Kennedy was assassinated in Dallas, Texas . The… Continue reading
Musical ‘Christmas Story’ will warm your heart
BOSTON — For those of you who have been glued to the TNT and then TBS marathon showing of “A Christmas Story” on TV each and every Christmas for the past 15 years,… Continue reading
‘A Little Princess’: A bright bulb on holiday tree
DORCHESTER — Sometimes, it takes a little work to see that brightest bulb on the Christmas tree. You move a branch that’s obscuring your view and — aha! — there it is.… Continue reading
‘Make Up Your Mind’ is more silly than funny
BOSTON — The Speakeasy Stage Company has become known as a cutting-edge company, unafraid of taking on any piece. It has a litany of successes, many of them award-winning productions. And when the… Continue reading
MRT’s ‘Mrs. Mannerly’ oozes charm, warmth
LOWELL — It is Oct. 1, 1967, and 9-year-old Jeffrey Hatcher is one of “Mrs. Mannerly’s boys,” eventually to become a legend of sorts. There have been very many of them in the… Continue reading
Stoneham’s ‘Jekyll’ a treat for theater-goers
STONEHAM — On a recent Saturday afternoon, costumed trick or treaters wandered Stoneham Center garnering treats from businesses, including the Stoneham Theatre. It turns out the real treat was inside the theater. Jeffrey… Continue reading
Anchor struggles to connect in ‘The Power of Duff’
BOSTON — At a time when it seems we’re always connected — to our smart phone Facebook, Twitter — sometimes, to our shock, we find we’re not really connected at all. For a… Continue reading
New Rep’s ‘Rancho Mirage’: There’s no there there
WATERTOWN — In a way, the kind of gated community often found in the leafy suburbs has become a symbol of the tarnished American Dream. It is where the tragic death of… Continue reading