Tag Archive: NSMT

Notes of ‘Carol’ may have changed, but magic hasn’t

By Rich Fahey BEVERLY – When the North Shore Music Theatre completed its first-ever season as a year-round theater producing its own shows, the theater’s adaptation of the Charles Dickens novella “A Christmas… Continue reading

In play about ‘Jaws,’ there are two kinds of sharks

By Rich Fahey BEVERLY – Three men on a boat for nine weeks in 1974, often at each other’s throats. An endless series of delays due to a number of mechanical sharks with… Continue reading

NSMT’s ‘Titanic’: A moving. powerful musical voyage

By Rich Fahey BEVERLY – In more than three decades of reviewing productions at the North Shore Music Theatre, there have been many occasions when, after seeing a show presented in the traditional… Continue reading

Humor, heart lift NSMT’s production of ‘Tootsie’

By Rich Fahey BEVERLY — You’re 40 years old and have nothing to show for it. You’re working in a business where almost no one knows you and those that do detest you… Continue reading

NSMT puts its own magical stamp on Disney’s ‘Frozen’

By Rich Fahey BOSTON – What happens when you combine the Disney brand with the established artistry of the North Shore Music Theatre? Theatrical magic fit for all ages. For many years, NSMT’s… Continue reading

At NSMT, beloved ‘Fiddler’ gets superb retelling

By Rich Fahey BEVERLY – With the first strains of the violin, the North Shore Music Theatre’s production of the classic Tony and Oscar-winning musical “Fiddler on the Roof” immediately transports you to… Continue reading

In NSMT’s ‘Carol,’ Coffee’s Scrooge sets the tone

By Rich Fahey BEVERLY – The Texan sets the tone, just as he has for almost three decades. And everyone seems to follow. And the result is a theatrical explosion of Christmas spirit that… Continue reading

Robbins works overtime to keep doo-wop alive

By Rich Fahey Harvey Robbins is the first to admit that the genre of music he has been tirelessly promoting for 30 years pretty much ended 60 years ago. “Doo-wop died with the… Continue reading

NSMT’s ‘Margaritaville’ a perfect summer escape

By Rich Fahey BEVERLY — Apparently, it’s five o’clock the moment you step onto the grounds of the North Shore Music Theatre. At least for the next week or so, it will remain… Continue reading

At NSMT, ‘Sound of Music’ makes a glorious return

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