‘No Room for Wishing’: Going inside the tents
BOSTON — From October to December 2011, they were a daily feature on the news: the community of tents and tarps on parkland in the Financial District of Boston, better known as Dewey… Continue reading
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GSC’s comic ‘Crimes’ will win your heart
GLOUCESTER — Dysfunction, thy name is Magrath. And dysfunction can be a lot of fun in Beth Henley’s 1981 Pulitzer Prize-winning comedy, “Crimes of the Heart,” which has a warm, winning production at… Continue reading
‘Marie’: The regrets of a reviled royal
CAMBRIDGE — Playwright David Adjmi’s “Marie Antoinette” is an entertaining and incisive look at history’s most reviled royal. “Marie” is having its world premiere at the Loeb Drama Center in a co-production by… Continue reading
NSMT’s ‘All Shook Up’ had them standing up
BEVERLY — Starting a musical with a parcel of Elvis Presley hits is like a baseball pitcher starting an at-bat with an 0-2 count on the hitter. Now that that is settled, it’s… Continue reading
Reagle is accustomed to Pfisterer’s face
WALTHAM — Broadway actress Sarah Pfisterer has become closely identified with the Reagle Music Theatre, shining in a long succession of roles over the past decade. Think David Coffee and George Dvorsky at… Continue reading
Company One’s ‘Chad Deity’ is a grand slam
BOSTON — Company One‘s production of Kris Diaz‘s “The Elaborate Entrance of Chad Deity” is an entertaining, funny and heartfelt two hours about what happens when you put yourself — and your body… Continue reading
Youngsters come to fore in NSMT’s ‘Annie’
BEVERLY — The old actor’s saw applies here: never act opposite children or animals. That’s because they frequntly steal a scene — or in this case — your heart. A talented crew of… Continue reading
At times, Reagle’s "Birdie" flys high
WALTHAM — The Reagle Music Theatre of Greater Boston is celebrating its 44th summer season, no mean feat as area theater companies sputter, cough and disappear. Founder Robert Eagle’s formula has included shows that… Continue reading
OnBostonStages Makes its Debut
OnBostonStages will be an in-depth look at the theater scene in Eastern Massachusetts with mini-reviews, features, essays, and interviews. I will endeavor to give honest, informed, fair opinions along with profiles, notes and information… Continue reading