Chester Theatre Company Presents “Guards at the Taj”

Chester Theatre Company (CTC) presents Guards at the Taj by Rajiv Joseph, at Chester Town Hall Theatre, 15 Middlefield Road, Chester, MA. Guards at the Taj runs July 6 to July 16, with performances Wednesday at 2pm, Thursday at 2pm and 7:30pm, Friday at 7:30pm, Saturday at 2pm and 7:30pm, and Sunday at 2pm.…

REVIEW: “tiny father” at Barrington Stage Company

by Roseann Cane We first see Daniel (Andy Lucien), a 30-something event planner for a major bookstore chain, as he bursts into the NICU (Neonatal Intensive Care Unit) of a leading hospital. In the center of the stage is an isolette (a plastic-encased crib equipped to maintain temperature control and…

REVIEW: “Something Rotten” Playhouse Stage Company in Washington Park

by Paula Kaplan-Reiss As someone privileged to see the original Broadway production of Something Rotten in 2015, starring Brian D’Arcy James and Tony winner Christian Borle, I was excited to have the chance to see this satirical musical again. Yet, I tempered my expectations for the outdoor production offered by…

Theater Voices Announces 2023-2024 Season

Starting this fall, Theater Voices returns to the stage at Steamer No. 10 Theatre for four weekends of staged reading performances – our first full in-person season since before the pandemic. As always, admission to all Theater Voices shows is FREE (with donations greatly appreciated!). *MARK YOUR CALENDARS* *Oct. 13-15:…

Mac-Haydn Theatre Cuts Loose with “Footloose”

(June 29, 2023–Chatham, NY) The Mac-Haydn Theatre continues its summer season of hits with “Footloose,” the Tony and Grammy winning musical based on the decade-defining film of the same name, running July 6 – 16. Coming to the Mac-Haydn stage for only the second time in its history, “Footloose” follows the…

JH Theater Matters Productions Presents “Frances Perkins: A Woman’s Work” at Laurel Park Tabernacle

JH Theater Matters Productions“Frances Perkins: A Woman’s Work”July 13 at 6:00 PMLaurel Park Tabernacle, Northampton, MA.   A one woman Chautauqua presentation of Frances Perkins, first woman Secretary of Labor, and author of New Deal Politics, including Social Security, 40 hour work week, child labor laws, and more.  First 50…

Oona Doherty/OD Works Makes its Pillow Debut in Week 5 of Festival 2023

Resident Island Dance Theatre, Almanac Dance Circus Theatre, and Oyu Oro Afro Cuban Experimental Dance Ensemble to Perform on the Henry J. Leir Stage June 28, 2023 (BECKET, Mass.)—In Week 5 of Festival 2023, Northern Irish company, Oona Doherty/OD Works, founded by choreographer Oona Doherty, will make its Jacob’s Pillow…