Category Archive: Reviews

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 →

In ‘Nassim,’ a playwright bonds with his audience

By Rich Fahey BOSTON – Slowly, but surely, playwright Nassim Soleimanpour will earn our trust. And, with it, create a unique theatrical experience that bridges East and West. In The Huntington’s production of… Continue reading →

NSMT’s ‘Quartet’ offers magical musical moments

By Rich Fahey BEVERLY —  “Million Dollar Quartet” at the North Shore Music Theatre  is a jukebox musical with a capital “J.” But there’s nothing wrong with a jukebox musical when said jukebox… Continue reading →

Many years later, ‘Mamma Mia!’ still means fun

By Rich Fahey BOSTON —   Twenty-three years after “Mamma Mia!” first hit the stage in Boston during the show’s first national tour in 2001, I still recall the explanation from a press representative… Continue reading →

‘Leopoldstadt’s’ power stuns Huntington audience

By Rich Fahey BOSTON – The train was coming down the track. But there was no way – or was there? — that a Viennese family could foretell the wreckage it would cause.… Continue reading →