Tag Archive: Greater Boston stage Company

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 →

Updated ‘Dial M for Murder’ still has the goods

By Rich Fahey STONEHAM – Sometimes, a show lands right in the wheelhouse of what a theater company does best. The Greater Boston Stage Company – formerly the Stoneham Theatre – has embraced… 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 →

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 →

Female singers take center stage in ‘Beehive’ musical

By Rich Fahey STONEHAM – For those of us who have reached a certain age, the 60’s are still alive and well. Musically, the decade saw the arrival of the Fab Four and… Continue reading →

‘Little Women’: Overflowing with warmth and charm

STONEHAM – When acclaimed choreographer/director Ilyse Robbins approached the Greater Boston Stage Company’s production of “Little Women: The Broadway Musical,” she did it through her own eyes, the eyes of a 12-year-old girl… Continue reading →

Kernels of comedy abound in GBSC’s ‘Popcorn Falls’

By Rich Fahey STONEHAM – Once in a while, a show comes along that reminds us theater doesn’t have to be a huge spectacle with falling chandeliers and large casts, and 3-D special… Continue reading →

With ‘Miss Holmes Returns,’ the chase begins anew

STONEHAM – The remaking of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s famed  British sleuth Sherlock Homes and his trusty sidekick Dr. Watson  into a female duo in April 2018  offered theater-goers at the Greater Boston… Continue reading →

On one Christmas Eve, war was replaced by warmth

STONEHAM — War is hell, but World War I was a special kind of hell. When war broke out in 2014, young soldiers gladly volunteered themselves to enter the fray, enthusiastically marching off… Continue reading →

The chase is on in Hitchcock’s manic ‘The 39 Steps’

STONEHAM – You don’t always need a huge set, a multitude of props, and dazzling special effects to create theatrical magic. The Greater Boston Stage Company is welcoming back live audiences to the… Continue reading →