By Rich Fahey BOSTON – At a time in the late 1940’s when Americans basked in the euphoria of winning World War II, everything seemed possible. The American Dream was in full sway.… Continue reading
By Rich Fahey BOSTON – There are families. And then there are families. One of award-winning playwright Branden Jacobs-Jenkins’s specialties is the latter. The theater seats at the Calderwood Pavilion don’t come equipped… Continue reading
By Rich Fahey CAMBRIDGE – Getting to the heart and soul of an icon is tricky business. How far do you have to go to get there? By physical resemblance, as much as… Continue reading
By Rich Fahey CAMBRIDGE – When it comes to the Loeb Drama Center, it appears that Diane Paulus may have saved her best for last. The Tony Award-winning director and American Repertory Theater… Continue reading
By Rich Fahey BEVERLY – You have to like a musical that’s not afraid to poke fun at itself, and never – I mean never – takes itself too seriously. “Rock of Ages,”… Continue reading
By Rich Fahey BOSTON – When the world premiere of “Moulin Rouge! The Musical” re-lit the Emerson Colonial Theatre on July 10, 2018, after the venue had been dark and closed for renovations… Continue reading
By Rich Fahey BOSTON – News flash. People love to be scared. And, when you scare an audience half to death, the screams – go figure — are often followed by nervous laughter.… Continue reading
By Rich Fahey PLYMOUTH – It has always seemed perfectly logical that the members of the Addams Family first found life in cartoons by Charles Addams in The New Yorker magazine. When they… Continue reading
By Rich Fahey BEVERLY — Before there was the “Phantom of the Opera,” and “Jesus Christ Superstar,” a cantata premiered in 1970 by the very young duo of composer Andrew Lloyd Webber and… Continue reading
By Rich Fahey They’re creepy and they’re kooky,Mysterious and spooky,They’re all together ooky,The Addams Family. -The theme from “The Addams Family” TV show PLYMOUTH – It had to happen. Any TV show that… Continue reading