BOSTON – Perhaps one of the reasons Roald Dahl was one of the greatest writers of children’s books is that he never treated his readers as children. Instead of avoiding issues that the… Continue reading
STONEHAM – You can have a bevy of talented people working on a project but when things don’t come together, they don’t come together. It’s fun to welcome a new work into the… Continue reading
BOSTON – Book of Job, meet the Book of Knox. The issue of faith in the face of overwhelming despair is at the center of Craig Lucas’ “I Was Most Alive With… Continue reading
BEVERLY – The line between comedy and tragedy is a fine one. Smokey Robinson sang of that in “Tears of the Clown” and there are many comedians and entertainers whose outward demeanor masks… Continue reading
GLOUCESTER – I don’t know if it actually happens, but I wouldn’t be surprised if Gloucester Stage Company Artistic Director Robert Walsh consults Lindsay Crouse before setting his season’s schedule. If a… Continue reading
BOSTON – The story of “Peter Pan” has reverberated across the various media – books, stage, TV, film — ever since J.M. Barrie’s play “Peter Pan” debuted in 1904 and led to his… Continue reading
CAMBRIDGE – Mixed media mash-ups are becoming more common as playwrights and designers become more adept and confident in melding film, projections and live stage action into one theatrical vehicle. The theatrical group… Continue reading
BOSTON – This reviewer has always had a soft spot for smaller, intimate musicals, the kind of musical storytelling where’s it’s not the spectacle but the story that matters. The Speakeasy Stage Company… Continue reading
PROVIDENCE – There’s a bright golden haze on the meadow, and it’s Richard and Sharon Jenkins’ bold new production of Rodgers & Hammerstein’s “Oklahoma!” at the Trinity Repertory Company. The exclamation point really… Continue reading
STONEHAM – In most cases, the classic film noir of the 1930s and 1940s has made a seamless transition from film to the stage. Adaptations of “Dial M For Murder,” “Strangers on… Continue reading