BOSTON – “Never work with children or animals” is attributed to the late actor/comedian W.C. Fields, lamenting the scene-stealing that goes on when adults work alongside them. Fields probably would have said that… Continue reading
BOSTON – In almost 26 years of reviewing professional theatrical productions, I’ve seen many long-running hit shows. But until now I’ve never reviewed a work that in a few short years has become… Continue reading
BOSTON – Broadway trembled when it was revealed that Trey Parker and Matt Stone – the creators of the groundbreaking but controversial “South Park” cartoon series – were planning a Broadway musical. And… Continue reading
BOSTON – From the earliest days to the present – from “Beauty and the Beast, “ “The Little Mermaid” and “The Lion King,” to today’s “Frozen,” — Disney Theatrical’s magic has come to… Continue reading
BOSTON – Not every life can be made into a musical that can both entertain and tell a story. But then most musicals don’t have the storyline of Gloria and Emilio Estefan, two… Continue reading
BOSTON – Another prodigal show has returned home, and the good news is that the charm and good humor it showed a few years ago are still intact. The musical “Waitress” began… Continue reading
BOSTON – The problem for Sir Andrew Lloyd Webber was always: How do you follow up a show that’s been playing for 30 years on Broadway? “The Phantom of the Opera” recently celebrated… Continue reading
BOSTON – When you’re telling a tale as large as “The Phantom of the Opera,” little things matter. OK, not so little things, too So while the famed chandelier of the Paris Opera… Continue reading
BOSTON – “Finding Neverland” could have been – maybe should have been – a great musical. After all, the work that is at the heart of the piece – J.M. Barrie’s classic “Peter… Continue reading
BOSTON – Long live “The King and I.” Yes, the iconic Rodgers and Hammerstein classic, based on Margaret Landon’s “Anna and the King of Siam,” has been around since 1951, but it is… Continue reading