Reviewing theater from Broadway to the Fringe since 1994
‘Featherbaby’ — Written by David Templeton. Directed by Weylin Symes. Scenic Design by Katy Monthei; Lighting Design by Matt Cost; Costume Design by Deirdre Gerrard; Sound Design by Mackenzie Adamick. 1 hour 45 minutes, one intermission. Presented by Greater Boston Stage Company at 395 Main St, Stoneham, MA, through September 28. By Shelley A. Sackett…
By Kilian Melloy The good people of Grover’s Corner seem like American archetypes. They’re our neighbors, our local merchants and civil servants, our family members; they are us. Thornton Wilder’s 1938 play Our Town celebrates small-town America even as it mythologizes an ideal of family and community. Set in the early years of the 20th…
By C.J. Williams Gleeful send-up and homage, this gender-swapped Holmesian adventure set in 2021 London, featuring a New Yorker Watson and a cast that clearly delights in the havoc of playing multiple roles at speed (one-man Lestrade-Moriarty-Sleazy Politician, anyone?) Ms. Holmes and Ms. Watson by Kate Hamill is a quirky, funny-bone-prodding sprint for its full…
‘My First Ex-Husband’ — Play by Joyce Behar. Directed by Randal Myler. Presented by The Huntington Selects. Produced by Caiola Productions and Cyrena Esposito. At The Huntington Calderwood, 537 Tremont St., Boston, through September 28. By Shelley A. Sackett Joy Behar is familiar to fans of television’s ABC daytime talk show, “The View,” as the…
