Look out, Grinch: Here comes CSC’s ‘Christmas Carol’
By Rich Fahey BOSTON – The competition is keen. Just up the street at the Wang Center, the Grinch and his dog Max are terrorizing The Whos. On Washington Street at the Citizens… Continue reading
Category Archive: Reviews
35 years later. it’s time to sing ‘Carol’s’ praises
By Rich Fahey BEVERLY – For everyone involved with North Shore Music Theatre’s adaptation of Charles Dickens’ “A Christmas Carol,” it is a time to celebrate. The show has known nothing but success since… Continue reading
Dynamic dysfunction rules ‘The Lion in Winter’
By Rich Fahey BOSTON – It is a royal family that put the “d” in dysfunctional. And not mere dysfunction, but dynamic dysfunction. James Goldman’s 1966 Broadway play “The Lion in Winter” combined… Continue reading
‘Six’: Queens celebrating a unique sisterhood
By Rich Fahey BOSTON – You probably weren’t paying attention in history class when they tralked about the many wives of the celebrated 16th Century monarch Henry VIII all being rock goddesses, in… Continue reading
GBSC’s ‘Winter Wondrettes’ spreads holiday harmony
By Rich Fahey STONEHAM – There’s nothing wrong with a holiday show that’s a bit hokey and corny. If those qualities were disqualifying factors, then we wouldn’t still be watching “It’s a Wonderful… Continue reading
The audience sets the tone for DePonto’s ‘Mindplay’
By Rich Fahey BOSTON – A production such as “Mindplay” that is so dependent on audience participation reminds one of what Forrest Gump’s mom told him: Life is like a box of chocolates;… Continue reading
Lyric’s ‘Noises Off’ leaves no sardine unturned
By Rich Fahey BOSTON – The answer is, of course, sardines. Now what was the question again? You’ll never look at sardines the same again after platefuls of them are scattered about the… Continue reading
‘Sojourners’ artfully launches Ufot Family Cycle
‘By Rich Fahey BOSTON – The story begins. And what a way to start. The Ufot Family Cycle, a nine-play initiative of works by playwright Mfonsio Udofia, conceived by The Huntington’s artistic director,… Continue reading
GBSC’s ‘Dinner for One’ is a very satisfying meal
By Rich Fahey STONEHAM – For one local theatrical troupe, it’s a new day, a new season and, in many very important ways, a new home that has been extensively upgraded and modernized.… Continue reading
NSMT’s ‘Titanic’: A moving. powerful musical voyage
By Rich Fahey BEVERLY – In more than three decades of reviewing productions at the North Shore Music Theatre, there have been many occasions when, after seeing a show presented in the traditional… Continue reading