‘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
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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
‘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
’46 Plays’: Hub Theatre remembers the ladies
’ “Remember the Ladies, and be more generous and favorable to them than your ancestors.” From a letter written by Abigail Adams to her husband, John Adams, on March 31, 1776. By Rich… Continue reading
In Cirque’s ‘OVO,’ insects perform fantastic feats
By Rich Fahey BOSTON – When a great spectacle is combined with fantastic feats of strength and daring , the result is Cirque du Soleil’s production of “OVO,” now at the Agganis Arena… Continue reading
‘All Shook up’: Elvis meets Shakespeare at Reagle
By Rich Fahey WALTHAM – Elvis is not in the building. At least not a full-fledged Elvis Presley impersonator, the kind you’d find in a Las Vegas lounge or even marrying you in… Continue reading
Groundbreaking Ufot Family Cycle launches this fall
BOSTON – It is an initiative groundbreaking in both its length and breadth, a nine-play cycle to be performed over the next two years all across Greater Boston at a large variety of… Continue reading
Musical ‘MJ’ brilliantly recalls an iconic talent
By Rich Fahey BOSTON – Perhaps, through it all and 15 years after his death, he is still the king of pop. Gauged by the raucous welcome the national touring company of “MJ”… Continue reading
Reagle, Bertone deliver again with ‘South Pacific’
By Rich Fahey WALTHAM – For all of the past 54 summer seasons, the formula for success for the Reagle Music Theatre of Greater Boston has been a simple one: Presenting classic musicals… Continue reading