NSMT is speaking Latin in musical ‘On Your Feet!’
By Rich Fahey BOSTON – By definition, a successful jukebox musical is the perfect marriage of story and score. But not every life can be made into a musical that can both entertain… Continue reading
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‘Eureka Day’: In a disaster, is inclusion possible?
Sasha Diamond, Nancy Lemenager, Ken Cheeseman, and Eunice Wood watch in horror as a livestreamed meeting turns into chaos in “Eureka Day.” Photo by Liza Voll By Rich Fahey BOSTON – If a… Continue reading
CST’s ‘Irma Vep’ lovingly recreates Ludlam’s world
By Rich Fahey CAMBRIDGE – Once again, birds of a feather are getting together. And the result is just as hilarious. Paul Melendy and Gabriel Graetz, who teamed up in Greater Boston Stage’s… Continue reading
It’s just the right time for ‘Annie’ to return
By Rich Fahey STONEHAM – A theater is never as alive as when it is filled with young people – many of whom are experiencing live theater for the first time. And so… Continue reading
Reimagined ‘Oedipus’: A tragic king in the barrio
By Rich Fahey BOSTON — From the beginning we know the ending; we are watching a slow-motion deadly car crash with many casualties. Sophocles wrote “Oedipus Rex” around 430 BC, so we have… Continue reading
SpeakEasy’s ‘Swept Away’ is a towering achievement
By Rich Fahey BOSTON — When put in a desperate situation – survival or death — what would you be capable of? And what if the situation involved a loved one? The SpeakEasy… Continue reading
The Constitution speaks, but do we still listen?
By Rich Fahey STONEHAM – Can a document written and signed in 1787 and then ratified in 1788 serve the needs of a much different population of 349 million people some 238 years… Continue reading
CST’s ‘Breaking the Code’ is an artistic triumph
By Rich Fahey CAMBRIDGE – His genius set the stage for that ever-smarter Smartphone you have in your pocket. Yet in the end his life was that of a tragic hero, someone who… Continue reading
CSC’s second ‘Carol’ is both light and dark
By Rich Fahey BOSTON – Peace on earth, and goodwill towards men. It was in short supply in Charles Dickens’s London in 1843, and perhaps it is still lacking in the here and… Continue reading
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