Tag Archive: review

GBSC’s ‘Dinner for One’ is a very satisfying meal

By Rich Fahey STONEHAM – For one local theatrical troupe, it’s a new day, a new season and, in many very important ways, a new home that has been extensively upgraded and modernized.… 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 →

‘Pru Payne’: As the memories dim, love blooms

‘ By Rich Fahey BOSTON – There may be nothing crueler in life than having a loved one slip away due to a cognitive disease. The various conditions —   dementia, Alzheimer’s, Lewy’s  body… Continue reading →

In ‘Nassim,’ a playwright bonds with his audience

By Rich Fahey BOSTON – Slowly, but surely, playwright Nassim Soleimanpour will earn our trust. And, with it, create a unique theatrical experience that bridges East and West. In The Huntington’s production of… Continue reading →

‘Leopoldstadt’s’ power stuns Huntington audience

By Rich Fahey BOSTON – The train was coming down the track. But there was no way – or was there? — that a Viennese family could foretell the wreckage it would cause.… Continue reading →

Casting puts new spin on ‘Hound of The Baskervilles’

By Rich Fahey CAMBRIDGE – Comedy is hard. Physical comedy is comedy on steroids. And it doesn’t get more physical than the manic doings in “The Hound of the Baskervilles,” the 2007 adaptation… Continue reading →

Vibrant ‘Laughs in Spanish’ funny in any language

By Rich Fahey BOSTON —   A demographic largely ignored by the theater at large is having its time in the spotlight. In a nice juxtaposition, the presentation of “Laughs in Spanish” by Alexis… 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 →

Updated ‘Les Mis’ still wears its heart on its sleeve

By Rich Fahey BOSTON – It may be the most emotional musical ever staged, a work that wears its heart on its sleeve for the entire three-hour length of the work. The national… Continue reading →

‘An American in Paris’ may be Reagle’s best ever

By Rich Fahey BOSTON – Since Rachel Bertone became artistic director of the Reagle Music Theatre of Greater Boston in 2022, she has made it a point to challenge herself and her casts,… Continue reading →