Tag Archive: Lyric stage company of Boston

Many years later, ‘All My Sons’ is still teaching us

By Rich Fahey BOSTON – At a time in the late 1940’s when Americans basked in the euphoria of winning World War II, everything seemed possible. The American Dream was in full sway.… 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 →

‘Our Town’ has the power to change hearts, minds

By Rich Fahey BOSTON — When reviewing a production of “Our Town” years ago, I noted that when Thornton Wilder was conjuring up the town of Grover’s Corners, N.H., for his Pulitzer Prize-winning… Continue reading →

Lyric’s ‘Hello, Dolly!’ is a gift to theater-goers

By Rich Fahey BOSTON – Well, hello Dolly. It is great to see you back where you belong. The Lyric Stage Company’s “Hello, Dolly!”  is a brilliant blend of song and dance, expertly… Continue reading →

Lyric’s ‘Noises Off’ leaves no sardine unturned

By Rich Fahey BOSTON – The answer is, of course, sardines. Now what was the question again? You’ll never look at sardines the same again after platefuls of them are scattered about the… Continue reading →

Lyric’s ‘Chaperone’ takes you to a happy place

By Rich Fahey BOSTON – “The Drowsy Chaperone” is the right show at the right time. The musical now at the Lyric Stage Company of Boston is a fast, funny, frothy concoction of… Continue reading →

‘The Game’s Afoot’: Murder both foul and funny

By Rich Fahey BOSTON – It’s fast. It’s funny.  And perfect for the holiday season. A cast with some of Boston’s finest comedic actors has been assembled to make sure getting to whodunit… Continue reading →

Veloudos was a towering figure in Boston theater

By Rich Fahey If you were attending a performance at the Lyric Stage Company of Boston, you knew not to arrive late. There were several reasons: Shows at the Lyric tended to start… Continue reading →

Lyric’s ‘Rooted’: A woman planted in the trees

By Rich Fahey BOSTON – Sometimes people are like plants. They are born, live and die on the same plot of land and rarely journey very far from it. Even when they want to.… Continue reading →