Category Archive: Reviews

‘Much Ado’ is an enchanting afternoon in the woods

LYNN — The Lynn-based arts group Arts After Hours is going into The Woods again. Not to do Sondheim, but, for the second straight summer, Shakespeare. “Much Ado About Northing” is one of… Continue reading →

GSC’s revived ‘North Shore Fish’ still packs punch

GLOUCESTER — Where do you go when the music stops playing? And if you’ve had nothing but a tedious dead-end job all your life and even that’s snatched away, where are you? You… Continue reading →

Nora finds Ayckbourn’s ‘Absurd’ a good fit

CAMBRIDGE — Some people dread the holidays. Oftentimes they are forced to spend time with people they actually detest, sometimes with very good reason.The bad experiences of one Christmas of Thanksgiving, for example,… Continue reading →

Hub’s ‘What I Wore’ is humorous, heartfelt

BOSTON — There is a deep emotional attachment between woman and their clothes. Actually, between women, their clothes, their shoes and other assorted accessories. When it comes to important events in their lives,… Continue reading →

NSMT’s ‘Wizard of Oz’ great for kids from 8 to 80

BEVERLY — Any theater planning a new production of an iconic work such as “The Wizard of Oz” faces a huge challenge. How do you take all the elements the public has come… Continue reading →

Reagle’s ‘Fiddler’ perched solidly on his roof

WALTHAM — From those first iconic notes played by that fiddler on the roof, to those same notes played by him almost three hours later, “Fiddler on the Roof ” is an almost perfect… Continue reading →

CSC’s ‘Two Gentlemen’ a joyous musical delight

    BOSTON — In just a few hours, the agony and the ecstasy of outdoor theater were fully explored. The Commonwealth Shakespeare Company took the worst that Mother Nature could dish out… Continue reading →

Stoneham’s ‘Wonderettes’ a fun summer cooler

STONEHAM — It is summertime, and the living is easy. But when the temperatures climb, theater-goers can be distracted — is it the girls in the bikinis or those gin-and tonics? Therefore, many… Continue reading →

GSC’s ‘Spring Awakening’ will haunt you

  GLOUCESTER — In 1891, German playwright Frank Wedekind made a plaintive cry for help against what he considered a repressive German regime. For the better part of a century, that cry fell… Continue reading →

NSMT’s ‘Sound of Music’ climbs every mountain

BEVERLY — A well-performed and sung score. A charming group of talented young people. A top-notch ensemble cast. When it comes to the theater, these are a few of my favorite things. And,… Continue reading →