Prepare to be engaged in Cobb’s ‘American Moor’
BOSTON – Keith Hamilton Cobb was an English major at NYU when he fell in love with the work of a man who had died more than four centuries before. Cobb’s relationship with… Continue reading
Category Archive: Reviews
Bates is luminous in GSC’s powerful ‘Rainmaker’
GLOUCESTER – It is the Dust Bowl in the midst of the Depression in the 1930’s, and both hope – and rain – are in short supply. In the Gloucester Stage Company’s powerful… Continue reading
This ‘Godot’ honors those actors who sit and wait
BOSTON – How best to satirize or parody a work of art ? Well, in this case it’s be like Sam – aka Samuel Beckett, the author of “Waiting for Godot,” the 1953… Continue reading
Disney’s ‘Beast’ makes a joyous return to NSMT
BEVERLY – When the Walt Disney Company decided to re-purpose its successful animated features for the stage, it was the theatrical equivalent of a baseball player starting his at-bat with a 3-0… Continue reading
‘Bullets over Broadway’: Perfect summer fun
OGUNQUIT, Maine – It’s the theatrical equivalent of a day at the beach, an overflowing lobster roll, and your favorite ice cream cone. The Ogunquit Playhouse production of the musical “Bullets over Broadway”… Continue reading
Reagle’s ‘Show Boat’: A worthy re-telling of a classic
WALTHAM – The Cotton Blossom has been steaming along the American theatrical scene since 1927. The musical “Show Boat,” with music by Jerome Kern and lyrics and book by Oscar Hammerstein II, based… Continue reading
In Quincy, Adams, Jefferson came alive again on 4th
QUINCY – Like the holiday, it only happens once a year. For the 12th straight year, the National Park Service celebrated July 4th at the Adams National Historic Site by staging Howard… Continue reading
GSC’s ‘The Effect’: Is love real, or is it Memorex?
GLOUCESTER – Is that the alcohol talking, or do you really love me? You only have to spend a short amount of time at the nearest dating bar to know that when drugs… Continue reading
Flat Earth’s ‘Fat Pig’ packs a powerful punch
WATERTOWN – It all starts with the title. “Fat Pig” is a smack to the face, a punch to the gut, a strong signal about what playwright Neil LaBute has in store for… Continue reading
Fine voices lift Reagle’s family-friendly ‘Joseph’
WALTHAM –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 lyricist Tim Rice. It was… Continue reading