Take the time to get inside Baker’s ‘The Flick’
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
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MRT’s ‘The Lion’: A tale told with six guitars
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
Maiden Phoenix’s ‘Winter’s Tale’ will enchant you
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
‘Waitress’: A pie provocateur with an angel’s voice
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
Musical ‘Kinky Boots’ has heart, humor, and sole
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
‘Eyes Shut, Door Open’ is shocking, intense, haunting
ROXBURY – The inspiration for art comes from a very dark place in playwright Cassie M. Seinuk’s psychological thriller “Eyes Shut, Door Open,” being produced by Wax Wings Productions through Aug. 15. Indeed,… Continue reading
Young talent, choreography lift ‘Wonderful Town’
WALTHAM – For many years, Bob Eagle and the Reagle Music Theatre of Greater Boston had a business model that worked for them. Bring in a big name – a Shirley Jones, Debbie… Continue reading
Company Theatre crafts a warm, winning ‘1776’
NORWELL – “!776” has never really gotten its due as one of the great American musicals. It works on several levels: as a history lesson, since most Americans are woefully ignorant of the… Continue reading
Second bananas steal Ogunquit’s riotous ‘Nice Work’
OGUNQUIT, ME. – Yes, I know the leads in a musical are important, but unless you have second and third bananas who can also hit the mark, your show is going nowhere. “Nice… Continue reading
Company One’s ‘Colossal’ is a theatrical touchdown
BOSTON — Football players are risking their lives each time they set foot on the playing field. It is a violent, chaotic, dog-eat-dog world and emotions run high. And when tragedy befalls one… Continue reading