“Urinetown” at Cockpit-in-Court

Urinetown plays at CCBC-Essex through August 3. (more...)

Bye Bye Birdie: Thanks for the Memories

Despite a few stumbles, North Shore Music Theatre’s trip back to the ’50s shakes, rattles and rolls in nostalgic good humor (more...)

‘Tommy’: an Almost Sensation at Winters Lane

The Who’s Tommy continues through August 3 at CCBC – Catonsville. (more...)

Optimism Doesn’t Grow Old with “Annie”

Reagle Players of Waltham, Mass., present a sparkling “Annie” with the help of jovial direction, a strong cast, and an inspired performance by Sally Struthers as Miss Hannigan (more...)

“Never Sang” at Spots: Parenting a Parent

I Never Sang for My Father runs through August 3 at Spotlighters Theatre. (more...)

Yeston/Kopit 'Phantom' Makes a Lovely, Puzzling Production

Veteran Chicago theatergoers will recall the long-running production of the musical called simply "Phantom," at the now-razed Candlelight Dinner Playhouse in southwest suburban Summit, Illinois. The show, written in the 1980s by composer/lyricist Maury Yeston and bookwriter Arthur Kopit as a follow-up to their Tony-winning musical "Nine,"... (more...)

The Publick Theatre offers a fascinating play fit for a riparian setting. Flock to it! (more...)

Linda Eder will be appearing with Grammy Award-winning vocalist Steve Tyrell for two shows this weekend at the South Shore Music Circus in Cohasset and the Cape Cod Melody Tent in Hyannis. She will be performing standards, but her new CD "The Other Side of Me" scheduled for release in September features songs with a pop, country feel. (more...)

From the moment the cast of twelve actor/musicians step out onto Diego Pitarch’s atmospheric set, which draws its focus from a central black spiral staircase, and begin to play the strains of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s haunting musical prologue for Sunset Boulevard, the audience at the Watermill Theatre, Newbury are drawn into a dark, yet richly evocative world that captivates the mind and thrills the senses throughout. (more...)

Currently appearing in Encores!' revival of Damn Yankees are two ladies who know from funny. (more...)

Get two shows for the price of one…and they're both worth the cost of admission for movie and musical theatre fans alike! (more...)

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It’s Almost Like Being Alive: “Judy Garland in Concert”

Exciting multi-media tribute combining photos, interviews, concert footage and the Boston Pops brings Judy Garland back to life, divinely singing her greatest songs (more...)

Gateway Playhouse in Bellport remains and is so popular that local residents know better than to drive along South Country Road at certain hours lest they become entangled in traffic either entering or exiting the theater. The Gateway Playhouse is located on the site of the former Mott Estate on the eastern-most tip of Bellport , New York . Rumors are rife about the ghost of Lucretia Mott still haunting one of the buildings on the premises but she seems to be benign and hasn't caused any significant problems in the past few decades. (more...)

A Classic “West Side Story” at Toby’s Baltimore

The classic American musical West Side Story plays at Toby’s Baltimore location through August 24. (more...)

Cole Porter's effervescent music and lyrics fizzle rather than sizzle at Zero Arrow Club Cabaret in Cambridge (more...)

"Down, dooby doo, down down, comma comma down…" – down Maine, that is, to the Ogunquit Playhouse New England premiere of the rock 'n' roll musical that showcases the classic songs of the talented and prolific Neil Sedaka (more...)

'Ain't Misbehavin' Is A Rollicking Goodman Time

That roar you heard in Chicago’s Loop Monday evening, June 30th, was the enthusiastic opening night audience at the Goodman Theatre, where the volcanic excitement generated by a summertime, homegrown production of the “Fats” Waller musical “Ain’t Misbehavin’” will very nearly blow the roof off the place for the next month or so. (more...)

Review of The Color Purple at the Kimmel Center. (more...)

Howard Enlivens New Rep’s “According to Tip”

Broadway, TV and film star Ken Howard brings Dick Flavin’s homage to the Speaker of the House of Representatives Tip O’Neill to glowing life in a one-man play receiving its world premiere at the New Rep in Watertown, Mass. (more...)

Everyman Theatre Ends the Season with Tony-winning Play (more...)

“All Shook Up” at Toby’s is a Hunka Hunka Burnin’ FUN!

The area premiere of All Shook Up plays at Toby’s Dinner Theatre of Columbia through August 24th! (more...)

Tiny 'Gutenberg' Delivers Big Laughs, Insight and Warmth

"Gutenberg! The Musical!" is a fun night out, delivering more laughs than many a big budget show... (more...)

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