Reviewing theater from Broadway to the Fringe since 1994
Nael Nacer is an award-winning actor based in Boston and New York. A classically trained actor with over 20 years of experience, Nael has appeared on many Boston and NY stages throughout his career. He is best-known for playing the role of Charles in the acclaimed Broadway premiere of Joshua Harmon’s Prayer for the French…
Ultimately, The Huntington’s production, directed by Artistic Director Loretta Greco, lacks the urgency and coherence that might have helped make sense of Alfaro’s often jumbled, overreaching script.
As America continues its slide into something unrecognizable to the country’s Founders, there may be no better break from reality than the nostalgic and highly entertaining national touring production of The Music Man, playing this weekend at the historic Hanover Theatre in Worcester.
But for the outstanding cast (especially Finneran and Nacer) and elevated production, The Receptionist would leave us feeling like its revival was merely an opportunity to rub salt into an open, unhealed wound, still festering after more than two decades.
