REVIEW: “Hairspray” at the Mac-Haydn Theatre
by Jess Hoffman Hey there teenage Baltimore! The stage at the Mac-Haydn Theatre has been transformed into a 1960s recording studio for their current production…
REVIEW: “Primary Trust” at the Weston Theater Company
by Patrick White There is an aching fragility in the Weston Theater Company’s production of Primary Trust that can’t be dismissed even with all the superlative acting…
REVIEW: “13: The Musical” at Playhouse Stage Company
by Paula Kaplan-Reiss Memories of being 13 are often painful. Trying to fit in, struggling with physical changes of adolescence, and hoping to be popular…
REVIEW: “Lobby Hero” at the Dorset Theatre Festival
by Patrick White Dorset Theatre Festival is closing out its summer 2026 season with Kenneth Lonergan’s terrific, twisty, moral thriller Lobby Hero from 2001. For everyone who…
REVIEW: “Lucia di Lammermoor” at the Berkshire Opera Festival
by Barbara Waldinger What could be more satisfying for a theatre critic with a penchant for opera than to attend a bel canto performance of…
REVIEW: “Yellow Wallpaper 2.0 – 2020” at Great Barrington Public Theater
by Paula Kaplan-Reiss The stress of the Covid -19 pandemic was bound to make its way into the theater canon. New mothers, during this time,…
REVIEW: “Dear Alien” at the Chester Theatre Company
by Macey Levin Dear Alien, a quirky, humorous play, with a terrific cast, is the last of Chester Theatre Company’s summer productions. Described as an…
REVIEW: “Hamlet” at Shakespeare & Company
by Sierra Pasquale There are few theatrical challenges more daunting than staging Hamlet. Shakespeare’s most famous tragedy has been performed, adapted, dissected, and reinterpreted so…