In Beverly, it takes a village to tell Cher’s story
By Rich Fahey BEVERLY – You know you’ve really made it as an entertainer when you say only one name and everybody knows who you are. Elvis. Sting. Bono. Frank. Liza and, probably,… Continue reading
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‘300 Paintings’ is a harrowing, hilarious journey
By Rich Fahey CAMBRIDGE – For six months, a former Australian stand-up comic toiled in an abandoned cake factory, starting from scratch to learn what it takes to become an artist. After a… Continue reading
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
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
The musical story of ‘Evita’ stands the test of time
By Rich Fahey WALTHAM — When you write a large number of musicals – many of them long-running mega-hits – it may take decades to determine which one of “your children” you love… Continue reading
GBSC’s ‘Little Shop’ puts its best tendril forward
By Rich Fahey STONEHAM — If you’re an actor with great comic chops, this is the show for you. How often do you get the chance to play a sadistic dentist overdosing on… Continue reading
North Shore natives’ return boosts NSMT’s ‘Waitress’
By Rich Fahey BEVERLY – It’s always fun to come home. It’s especially fun if you can show off all you’ve learned since you left home. The husband-and-wife team of Boxford native Matt… Continue reading
‘Two Strangers’: Imported ‘rom com’ is delightful
By Rich Fahey CAMBRIDGE – At first, it sounds like the opening line of a joke: Two strangers carry a cake across New York. But the romantic musical comedy “Two Strangers (Carry a… Continue reading
In play about ‘Jaws,’ there are two kinds of sharks
By Rich Fahey BEVERLY – Three men on a boat for nine weeks in 1974, often at each other’s throats. An endless series of delays due to a number of mechanical sharks with… Continue reading