Tag Archive: theatre

‘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.” By Rich Fahey BOSTON – The  well-known quote above – as Adams urged her husband and the other… 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 →

GBSC’s ‘Old school’ ‘Guys and Dolls’ is still fun

By Rich Fahey STONEHAM ––  “Guys and Dolls” is an “old-school” musical, and that’s meant in the best possible way. The current production at the Greater Boston Stage Company has all of the… Continue reading →

At NSMT, beloved ‘Fiddler’ gets superb retelling

By Rich Fahey BEVERLY – With the first strains of the violin, the North Shore Music Theatre’s production of the classic Tony and Oscar-winning musical “Fiddler on the Roof” immediately transports you to… Continue reading →

Lyric’s ‘Yellow Face’: A cry for racial justice

By Rich Fahey BOSTON – In the years when I was working nights and couldn’t sleep, I would stumble onto movies about a Chinese-American, Honolulu-based detective named Charlie Chan. The early movies featured… Continue reading →