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
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
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
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
By Rich Fahey BOSTON – At the beginning and end of Joshua Harmon’s superb intergenerational drama “Prayer for the French Republic” at The Huntington, the stirring French national anthem “La Marseillaise” can be… Continue reading
By Rich Fahey CAMBRIDGE – Mash up mythology – both Greek and Nigerian — and the Marvel universe of super-heroes such as “Black Panther.” In the process, have the mythic Greek god Zeus… Continue reading
By Rich Fahey BEVERLY – “The Sound of Music” will turn 64 this November, the very definition of a senior citizen. Then how can it be that it still feels fresh and new,… Continue reading
By Rich Fahey BOSTON – An intimate, comfortable, beautifully air-conditioned theater. Two accomplished artists re-interpreting the works of two of America’s greatest composers, doing so with great panache and a sense of humor.… Continue reading
BEVERLY – The singer/songwriter Carole King has penned more than 400 songs that have been recorded by more than 1,000 artists, but it took her many years to figure out who was the… Continue reading
By Rich Fahey CAMBRIDGE — Even seen through wisps of smoke, a new Argentina emerged on stage. The American Repertory Theater’s new production of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s musical “Evita” is the vision of… Continue reading