It’s just the right time for ‘Annie’ to return
By Rich Fahey STONEHAM – A theater is never as alive as when it is filled with young people – many of whom are experiencing live theater for the first time. And so… Continue reading
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Reimagined ‘Oedipus’: A tragic king in the barrio
By Rich Fahey BOSTON — From the beginning we know the ending; we are watching a slow-motion deadly car crash with many casualties. Sophocles wrote “Oedipus Rex” around 430 BC, so we have… Continue reading
SpeakEasy’s ‘Swept Away’ is a towering achievement
By Rich Fahey BOSTON — When put in a desperate situation – survival or death — what would you be capable of? And what if the situation involved a loved one? The SpeakEasy… Continue reading
The Constitution speaks, but do we still listen?
By Rich Fahey STONEHAM – Can a document written and signed in 1787 and then ratified in 1788 serve the needs of a much different population of 349 million people some 238 years… Continue reading
CST’s ‘Breaking the Code’ is an artistic triumph
By Rich Fahey CAMBRIDGE – His genius set the stage for that ever-smarter Smartphone you have in your pocket. Yet in the end his life was that of a tragic hero, someone who… Continue reading
ART’s musical ‘Wonder’ is promising, but imperfect
By Rich Fahey CAMBRIDGE – In the American Repertory Theater’s world premiere production of the musical “Wonder,” the message is loud and clear. “Wonder” not only talks the talk but walks the walk… Continue reading
CSC’s second ‘Carol’ is both light and dark
By Rich Fahey BOSTON – Peace on earth, and goodwill towards men. It was in short supply in Charles Dickens’s London in 1843, and perhaps it is still lacking in the here and… Continue reading
Darkness and light in Huntington’s ‘Fun Home’
By Rich Fahey BOSTON – For many years, the theater world has known that the source material for a great musical could come from just about anywhere. It didn’t have to be a… Continue reading
Dickens and Doyle team up in ‘A Sherlock Carol’
By Rich Fahey BOSTON – Through the decades, the works and characters originated by Charles Dickens and Sir Arthur Conan Doyle have been bent, folded, spindled, mutilated and twisted every which way, until… Continue reading
CST’s ‘Summer, 1976’ is a series of small pleasures
By Rich Fahey CAMBRIDGE – Often, the children hold the key. They make friends in school, on the playground, on the soccer or softball field or while bouncing around in a kiddie pool.… Continue reading