‘Paranormal Activity’: True terror comes to stage
By Rich Fahey BOSTON – News flash. People love to be scared. And, when you scare an audience half to death, the screams – go figure — are often followed by nervous laughter.… Continue reading
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‘Gatsby’ is big and beautiful, but something’s missing
By Rich Fahey BOSTON – It’s big. It’s bold. It’s beautiful. But in the end the national touring company of the Broadway musical production of “The Great Gatsby” at the Citizens Bank Opera… Continue reading
Lyric’s ‘Something Rotten’ is actually very fresh
By Rich Fahey BOSTON – Welcome to The Renaissance, as seen through the eyes of some delightfully wacky playwrights/composers, a superb cast, and crews of musicians and designers who will together constantly tickle… Continue reading
Dickens and Doyle team up in ‘A Sherlock Carol’
By Rich Fahey BOSTON – Through the decades, the works and characters originated by Charles Dickens and Sir Arthur Conan Doyle have been bent, folded, spindled, mutilated and twisted every which way, until… Continue reading
CST’s ‘Summer, 1976’ is a series of small pleasures
By Rich Fahey CAMBRIDGE – Often, the children hold the key. They make friends in school, on the playground, on the soccer or softball field or while bouncing around in a kiddie pool.… Continue reading
Dazzling duo’s many talents lift ‘Murder for Two’
By Rich Fahey STONEHAM — It may appear to be frivolous fun, but it is the theatrical and musical equivalent of running the Boston Marathon. It is Greater Boston Stage Company’s “Murder for… Continue reading
Cheating Brits abound in Company’s ‘The Cottage’
By Rich Fahey NORWELL – The British have turned several theatrical genres into cottage industries. They have long since mastered mystery/detective plays, films and TV series, including such notable stage works as “Murder… Continue reading
Huntington’s ‘Hills of California’ sets the bar high
By Rich Fahey BOSTON – Regret, I’ve heard it said, is the cancer of life. And the effects of guilt that festers for years can be toxic and, in the end, deadly. In… Continue reading
Refreshed, renovated ‘The Wiz’ is joyous, uplifting
By Rich Fahey BOSTON – When turning 50, it’s nice to get a makeover. Especially a makeover that makes you look fresh and new. The Tony-winning musical “The Wiz” is actually 51, debuting… Continue reading
Reagle’s ‘Beautiful’: King’s story inspires, entertains
By Rich Fahey BEVERLY – It took Carole King years and years before she looked into the mirror and found the perfect person to deliver her music the way she wanted: Herself. The… Continue reading