Take a trip aboard Americana’s ‘Orient Express’
By Rich Fahey PLYMOUTH – Sometimes – even when it comes to the work of Dame Agatha Christie, one of the greatest mystery writers of all time – less is more. Her masterwork… Continue reading
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Re-opened BosTix booth offers ‘Versailles’ tickets
BOSTON — The iconic BosTix discount ticketing booth at Faneuil Hall, a premier destination for cultural information and discounted tickets in the city for nearly 50 years, will reopen July 10 after halting… Continue reading
GBSC’s ‘Old school’ ‘Guys and Dolls’ is still fun
By Rich Fahey STONEHAM –– “Guys and Dolls” is an “old-school” musical, and that’s meant in the best possible way. The current production at the Greater Boston Stage Company has all of the… Continue reading
Lyric’s ‘Yellow Face’: A cry for racial justice
By Rich Fahey BOSTON – In the years when I was working nights and couldn’t sleep, I would stumble onto movies about a Chinese-American, Honolulu-based detective named Charlie Chan. The early movies featured… Continue reading
The time’s right for a spring Frost in Boston
BOSTON – Perhaps it was a coincidence, but on an early spring day in Boston this week a frost descended on the area, reminding us that quite often the New England winter is… 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
Long-running musical ‘Chicago’ is indestructible
By Rich Fahey BOSTON – Almost a half-century ago, a musical debuted on Broadway to mixed reviews, being nominated for 11 Tonys but winning none, running into a buzzsaw called “A Chorus Line.”… Continue reading
Gothic thriller ‘We Had a Girl’ never lets go of you
By Rich Fahey STONEHAM – As we approach Halloween, someone is out to scare you. And they’re not being subtle about it. The Greater Boston Stage Company, coming off the heels of last… Continue reading
‘Fat Ham’: A backyard barbecue for the ages
By Rich Fahey BOSTON – One man’s imagination can turn a more than 400-year-old Shakespearean tragedy into a backyard wedding barbecue to remember. In an interview Playwright James Ijames explained he first read… Continue reading
‘Stepping Out’: Finding a chorus line in a church hall
By Rich Fahey JAMAICA PLAIN — Before I even stepped into historic Eliot Hall to watch the Footlight Club’s lovely, heartfelt production of Richard Harris’s “Stepping Out,” I found a kinship with the… Continue reading