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NSMT is speaking Latin in musical ‘On Your Feet!’

Isabel Leoni (Gloria Estefan), Marcello Audino (Emilio Estefan), with the cast of “ON YOUR FEET! The Story of Emilio & Gloria Estefan” at North Shore Music Theatre thru June 14, 2026. Photos © Paul Lyden By Rich Fahey BOSTON – By definition, a successful jukebox musical is the perfect marriage of story and score. But not every life can be made into a musical that can both entertain and tell a story....

NSMT is speaking Latin in musical ‘On Your Feet!’ Isabel Leoni (Gloria Estefan), Marcello Audino (Emilio Estefan), with the cast of “ON YOUR FEET! The Story of Emilio & Gloria Estefan” at North Shore Music Theatre thru June 14, 2026. Photos © …

‘Eureka Day’: In a disaster, is inclusion possible?

Sasha Diamond, Nancy Lemenager, Ken Cheeseman, and Eunice Wood watch in horror as a livestreamed meeting turns into chaos in "Eureka Day." Photo by Liza Voll By Rich Fahey BOSTON – If a school stands for everything, does it actually stand for nothing? And if a school strives to be so inclusive that every viewpoint, every idea, is so equally valued and weighted that the school’s leaders twist themselves into knots, can the school then become paralyzed and unable to move forward?...

‘Eureka Day’: In a disaster, is inclusion possible? Sasha Diamond, Nancy Lemenager, Ken Cheeseman, and Eunice Wood watch in horror as a livestreamed meeting turns into chaos in “Eureka Day.” Photo by Liza Voll By Rich Fahey BOSTON – If a…

CST’s ‘Irma Vep’ lovingly recreates Ludlam’s world

Gabriel Graetz and Paul Melendy in "The Mystery of Irma Vep" at the Central Square Theater. Credit: Maggie Hall Photography By Rich Fahey CAMBRIDGE – Once again, birds of a feather are getting together. And the result is just as hilarious. Paul Melendy and Gabriel Graetz, who teamed up in Greater Boston Stage’s production of “Featherbaby,” have, at the Central Square Theater, taken on another work that is severely testing their talents....

CST’s ‘Irma Vep’ lovingly recreates Ludlam’s world Gabriel Graetz and Paul Melendy in “The Mystery of Irma Vep” at the Central Square Theater. Credit: Maggie Hall Photography By Rich Fahey CAMBRIDGE – Once again, birds of a feather are …

It’s just the right time for ‘Annie’ to return

Audrey Awad as Molly and Livia Quist as Annie in Greater Boston Stage's "Annie." Photo: Nile Scott Strudios 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 the lobby of the Greater Boston Stage Company was buzzing Sunday afternoon in anticipation of the troupe’s musical “Annie,” now onstage through June 28....

It’s just the right time for ‘Annie’ to return Audrey Awad as Molly and Livia Quist as Annie in Greater Boston Stage’s “Annie.” Photo: Nile Scott Strudios By Rich Fahey STONEHAM – A theater is never as alive as when it is fill…

‘Annie’ makes a grand, glorious return to Boston

BOSTON -- National touring productions are like Forrest Gump’s box of chocolates: You never know what you’re going to get. So it’s good news that the national touring production of “Annie” at the City Performing Arts Center’s Wang Theatre is a grand, glorious return of the classic musical to Boston. A standout cast, including a bunch of orphans who register an 11 on a scale of 10 on the Cute-o-Meter, makes this the perfect chance to see “Annie” for the first or the seventh time....

‘Annie’ makes a grand, glorious return to Boston BOSTON — National touring productions are like Forrest Gump’s box of chocolates: You never know what you’re going to get. So it’s good news that the national touring production of “Annie” at …

Reimagined ‘Oedipus’: A tragic king in the barrio

Juan Arturo as Oedipus and Maria Soledad Pereyra as Jocasta in "Oedipus El Rey." Photo: Marc J. Franklin 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 had almost 25 centuries to ponder its greatness and the lessons it teaches on its way to the unspeakable tragedy, he story of a king who seemingly can do no wrong but has actually been doomed from birth....

Reimagined ‘Oedipus’: A tragic king in the barrio Juan Arturo as Oedipus and Maria Soledad Pereyra as Jocasta in “Oedipus El Rey.” Photo: Marc J. Franklin By Rich Fahey BOSTON — From the beginning we know the ending; we are watch…

Lyric’s ‘Something Rotten’ is actually very fresh

Jared Troilo as William Shakespeare in "Something Rotten." Photo Nile Hawver Photography By Rich Fahey BOSTON – Welcome to The Renaissance, as seen through the eyes of some delightfully wacky playwrights/composers, a superb cast, and crews of musicians and designers who will together constantly tickle your funny bone for 21/2 hours. The Lyric Stage Company’s delightful production of “Something Rotten” is a spring awakening of a different sort....

Lyric’s ‘Something Rotten’ is actually very fresh Jared Troilo as William Shakespeare in “Something Rotten.” Photo Nile Hawver Photography By Rich Fahey BOSTON – Welcome to The Renaissance, as seen through the eyes of some delightfully…

SpeakEasy’s ‘Swept Away’ is a towering achievement

Max Connor, Peter DiMaggio, Bishop Levesque and Christopher Chew in "Swept Away." Photo: Nile Scott Studio 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 Stage Company production of the musical “Swept Away” goes to some very dark places, but it does so skillfully and carefully, and only after allowing a superb cast and score to set the table for its harrowing climax....

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The Constitution speaks, but do we still listen?

Ayanna Joseph and Janis Hudson debate in "What the Constitution Means to Me." Photo: Maggie Hall Photography 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 later? That – and much more – will be debated and discussed in Heidi Schreck’s “What the Constitution Means to Me” at the Greater Boston Stage Company through April 26....

The Constitution speaks, but do we still listen? Ayanna Joseph and Janis Hudson debate in “What the Constitution Means to Me.” Photo: Maggie Hall Photography By Rich Fahey STONEHAM – Can a document written and signed in 1787 and then …

CST’s ‘Breaking the Code’ is an artistic triumph

Paula Plum, Eddie Shields and Matthew Beagan in "Breaking the Code." Photo: Nile Scott Studios 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 helped turn the tide of World War II before a combination of homophobia and hypocrisy made for a most unhappy ending....

CST’s ‘Breaking the Code’ is an artistic triumph Paula Plum, Eddie Shields and Matthew Beagan in “Breaking the Code.” Photo: Nile Scott Studios By Rich Fahey CAMBRIDGE – His genius set the stage for that ever-smarter Smartphone you ha…