BOSTON – Jealousy and envy, when uncontrolled, may be the two most destructive vices. The playwright William Shakespeare knew that, and it plays out again and again in the tragedy that is the… Continue reading
BOSTON –The 1973 musical “A Little Night Music” is not only the sexiest, most sensual play acclaimed composer Stephen Sondheim has involved himself in, it also boasts probably his most lush and romantic… Continue reading
BOSTON – It is risky business when we start unearthing the past. There are interesting, sometimes valuable objects and artifacts to be discovered, to be sure, but when we start disturbing secrets that… Continue reading
WATERTOWN – It’s amazing how close the link is between our psyche and our health, and how events in a relationship – or events happening thousands of miles away – can play themselves… Continue reading
STONEHAM – Before Stephen Sondheim got wrapped up in fractured fairy tales, homicidal barbers and the like, he found himself knee-deep in a piece of supreme silliness. The 1962 musical comedy “A Funny… Continue reading
GLOUCESTER – Change is hard, especially if you inhabit a small world, a world that can be turned upside down in a moment’s notice. Perhaps your name is Sam; you are 35 years… Continue reading
LOWELL – The traveling troubadour has arrived in Lowell, and soon he’ll be off to see the world. The Merrimack Repertory Theatrre’s production of Benjamin Scheuer’s “The Lion,” now at the Nancy Donahue… Continue reading
SOMERVILLE – You can tell how well-trained the actors in a theater troupe are by how they hold together during a performance in less-than-ideal conditions. On a recent afternoon, a persistent mist/drizzle started… Continue reading
CAMBRIDGE – When I would be coming home late at night from my part-time job, my refuge while waiting for my bus was the now-defunct Ashmont Diner in Peabody Square in Dorchester. I… Continue reading
BOSTON – The lives of working-class English folk has proven to be fertile ground for the writers of musicals. The national touring production of “Kinky Boots” at the Opera House in Boston has… Continue reading