Joyous ‘Billy Elliot’ wears its heart on its sleeve
OGUNQUIT, ME –– There are many reasons to visit the beautiful seacoast of Maine this summer, and one of them happens to be theatrical. The Ogunquit Playhouse on Route 1 was one of… Continue reading
Category Archive: Reviews
Re-imagined ‘Phantom’ remains a great spectacle
BOSTON — Rarely have a theater and a production been so well-matched. The Boston Opera House, a former vaudeville palace first known as the B.F. Keith Memorial Theatre, was designed in a… Continue reading
GSC’s ‘Jacques Brel’ will break your heart … again
GLOUCESTER — As a songwriter and performer, the late Jacques Brel wore his heart on his sleeve.The Belgian wrote and performed with great emotional honesty, no matter what his theme: love lost… Continue reading
‘Anything Goes’ gets NSMT off to a de-lovely start
BEVERLY — “Anything Goes” gets the North Shore Music Theatre 2014 season off to a delightful, de-lovely start with the music of Cole Porter and the stunning choreography of Michael Lichtefeld. “Anything Goes”… Continue reading
‘Smart People’ explores race with humor, heart
BOSTON — Sometimes smart, well-educated, well-spoken people can get tripped up when it comes to issues of race and class. And big controversial ideas can drive wedges between people — even as… Continue reading
After slow start, sun shines on ‘The Secret Garden’
STONEHAM — There is much that is beautiful about the Stoneham Theatre’s production of the musical “The Secret Garden,” but you can’t get away from the fact that it is decidedly downbeat… Continue reading
‘Lincoln’s Piano’ falls short of Felder’s best
BOSTON — Hershey Felder is an actor and musician who’s rarely out of work, probably because he’s constantly inventing new ways to meld his acting and musical talents. In the last 15 years… Continue reading
‘The Tempest’: The ART has more magic to do
CAMBRIDGE — It turns out that even after the Tony Award-winning revival of “Pippin,” the American Repertory Theatre still had more “Magic To Do.” And while ART Artistic Director Diane Paulus was… Continue reading
Speakeasy’s reborn ‘Carrie’ works best as high camp
BOSTON — Admit it. You guffawed when you first heard the title: “Carrie, the Musical.” After all, who might dare set to music a Stephen King tale about a tortured young girl with… Continue reading
‘Into the Woods’: Sondheim and Lyric at their best
BOSTON — The businessman and author Harvey MacKay said “Find something you love to do, and you’ll never work a day in your life.” Suffice it to say that Spiro Veloudos, the producing… Continue reading