Huntington’s ‘Hills of California’ sets the bar high
By Rich Fahey BOSTON – Regret, I’ve heard it said, is the cancer of life. And the effects of guilt that festers for years can be toxic and, in the end, deadly. In… Continue reading
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Overdue ‘Rent’ gets glorious re-telling at NSMT
By Rich Fahey BOSTON – Welcome to Beverly, “Rent-heads.” The good news is that the North Shore Music Theatre has done right by your baby. About three decades after it first exploded on… Continue reading
‘Primary Trust’: Big ideas on a small canvas
By Rich Fahey BOSTON – Sometimes big ideas are drawn on small canvases. That includes the 2024 Pulitzer Prize-winning drama “Primary Trust,” which opens the SpeakEasy Stage Company’s 35th season and runs through… Continue reading
‘Featherbaby’ is another Melendy triumph at GBSC
By Rich Fahey STONEHAM – By any account, Paul Melendy has found an artistic home with the Greater Boston Stage Company. He has lent his talents to many area stages, but the gifted… Continue reading
‘Mrs. Doubtfire’ is flawed, but has humor and heart
By Rich Fahey BOSTON – When it comes to following in the footsteps of a great comic actor, there is one name that stands above the rest and casts the longest shadow: The… Continue reading
Many years later, ‘Grease’ is still the word
By Rich Fahey BEVERLY – Nostalgia sells. And it really sells when much of your subscriber base may consist of “Baby Boomers” who grew up during the Golden Age of Rock ‘n Roll.… Continue reading
Refreshed, renovated ‘The Wiz’ is joyous, uplifting
By Rich Fahey BOSTON – When turning 50, it’s nice to get a makeover. Especially a makeover that makes you look fresh and new. The Tony-winning musical “The Wiz” is actually 51, debuting… Continue reading
In Hub’s ‘The Understudy,’ an actor finds his voice
By Rich Fahey BOSTON – Perhaps I have been part of the problem right along. In writing theater reviews for the past three decades, I never noted the names of the actors understudying… Continue reading
Peter Pan prequel for young, and young at heart
By Rich Fahey PLYMOUTH – The magic of live theater doesn’t always have to come from a falling chandelier. Sometimes it can be as simple as a rope, a prop used to resemble… Continue reading
‘Back to the Future’ is a theatrical thrill ride
By Rich Fahey BOSTON – Let’s get it straight right away. The national touring production “Back to the Future: The Musical” is a theatrical thrill ride of the first order, a series of… Continue reading