Category Archive: Reviews

Reagle, Bertone deliver again with ‘South Pacific’

By Rich Fahey WALTHAM – For all of the past 54 summer seasons, the formula for success for the Reagle Music Theatre of Greater Boston has been a simple one: Presenting classic musicals… Continue reading →

ART’s gorgeous ‘Gatsby’ just needs better balance

By Rich Fahey CAMBRIDGE –  A few years after the end of World War I —  The War to End All Wars – everything seemed possible in America. In 1925, novelist F. Scott… Continue reading →

At NSMT, beloved ‘Fiddler’ gets superb retelling

By Rich Fahey BEVERLY – With the first strains of the violin, the North Shore Music Theatre’s production of the classic Tony and Oscar-winning musical “Fiddler on the Roof” immediately transports you to… Continue reading →

The unstoppable ‘Toni Stone’ made baseball history

By Rich Fahey BOSTON – Stage the show in a  city where the history of pro baseball dates back to 1871. Have the heroine be a woman who made history on the field… Continue reading →

Updated ‘Dial M for Murder’ still has the goods

By Rich Fahey STONEHAM – Sometimes, a show lands right in the wheelhouse of what a theater company does best. The Greater Boston Stage Company – formerly the Stoneham Theatre – has embraced… Continue reading →

In ‘A Strange Loop,’ a human work in progress

By Rich Fahey BOSTON – Years ago, Michael R. Jackson’s voice might never have been heard. It may have been lost amid many other voices trying to be heard and recognized. After all,… Continue reading →

Lyric’s ‘Chaperone’ takes you to a happy place

By Rich Fahey BOSTON – “The Drowsy Chaperone” is the right show at the right time. The musical now at the Lyric Stage Company of Boston is a fast, funny, frothy concoction of… Continue reading →

In NSMT’s ‘Carol,’ Coffee’s Scrooge sets the tone

By Rich Fahey BEVERLY – The Texan sets the tone, just as he has for almost three decades. And everyone seems to follow. And the result is a theatrical explosion of Christmas spirit that… Continue reading →

ART’s ‘Real Women Have Curves’ is joyous, uplifting

By Rich Fahey CAMBRIDGE – The American Repertory Theater’s world premiere musical “Real Women Have Curves: The Musical” is a heartfelt, uplifting, often joyous celebration of Latino culture and the immigrant experience. It… Continue reading →

GBSC’s ‘All is Calm’ is called back into service

By Rich Fahey STONEHAM – After a resounding success in 2021, the soldiers have been called back into service. The Greater Boston Stage Company 2021 production of “All is Calm: The Christmas Truce… Continue reading →