By Rich Fahey NORWELL – “Born To Do This” is a remarkable theatrical achievement. The Company Theatre is presenting a full-length world premiere rock opera on the life of Joan of Arc, and… Continue reading
By Rich Fahey WALTHAM – Rachel Bertone has gracefully picked up the baton Robert Eagle put down after 52 years leading the Reagle Music Theatre of Greater Boston. Eagle retired in June 2021,… Continue reading
By Rich Fahey BOSTON – In the summer of 2013, a fledgling theater company engaged one of the leading lights in the Boston theater community to help get the company off the ground.… Continue reading
By Rich Fahey PLYMOUTH – On Broadway, “Big Fish” was a fish out of water, so to speak. The musical opened in 2013 to mixed reviews and ran for only three months. The… Continue reading
By Rich Fahey BOSTON – Local theater-goers were treated in recent years to national tours of two acclaimed musical revivals first staged at the Lincoln Center Theater in New York City: “South Pacific”… Continue reading
By Rich Fahey STONEHAM – For those of us who have reached a certain age, the 60’s are still alive and well. Musically, the decade saw the arrival of the Fab Four and… Continue reading
By Rich Fahey BOSTON – For decades almost any play or musical featuring nuns has been a go from the start in the Greater Boston area. “Nunsense” and its many sequels and “Late… Continue reading
By Rich Fahey BOSTON – A solo show is a bit like performing naked. There’s nowhere to run, nowhere to hide, no one else to blame if things go off the rails. Naked… Continue reading
By Rich Fahey BOSTON – Sometimes all you want is a sandwich. But not just any sandwich. You want one with fresh, preferably local ingredients, on great bread, with inspired condiments and add-ons… Continue reading
BOSTON – Cirque du Soleil’s first entry into the holiday entertainment genre borrows from a host of other works, but at its heart it’s still Cirque. “Twas the Night Before…,” now at the… Continue reading