Sentimental comedy about seniors at Stoneham Theatre
It doesn’t hurt that playwright/director Jack Neary’s sentimental comedy about senior citizens is set in a working-class eastern Massachusetts neighborhood and features five characters who, to those who grew up in this area, will be as familiar as their own neighbors. But “The Porch” is also a very funny [...]

Sisters of Swing at Stoneham Theatre through May 4
You don’t have to be a member of the Greatest Generation to enjoy Sisters of Swing, the tribute to the Andrews Sisters currently playing at Stoneham Theatre.
But considering that the Andrews Sisters sold over 90 million records, had more Top Ten hits than the Beatles or [...]

The Cutting, at Stoneham Theatre
Each act opens with the sounds of sea gulls, although their full significance will not be realized until much later. Currently at Stoneham Theatre, The Cutting is part mystery, part psychological study and part exploration of the honesty of silence - as it draws you into the mind of a [...]

Unique one-man show at Stoneham Theatre
Antoine Feval is a small play. That is to say, it’s short—-barely an hour and twenty minutes long, with no intermission. It also has a cast of one, which is about as small as it gets.
Currently on stage at Stoneham Theatre, Antoine Feval is a one-man show performed by Tom [...]

The whole silly story broke in the middle of November.
A middle school in Winchester planned a December 19 field trip to Stoneham Theatre where 7th graders would be treated to a professional theatrical performance of the Christmas classic, Miracle on 34th Street. But then the principal abruptly cancelled the school trip after receiving complaints from [...]

Classic Christmas tale at Stoneham Theatre
The historic Stoneham Theatre re-opened as a professional regional theater in December, 2000 with A Christmas Carol as its very first production. After bringing Dickens’ classic back for the next several seasons, in 2005 and 2006 Stoneham Theatre staged adaptations of a more modern classic, A Christmas Story.

Whatever the show, [...]

Wakefield native’s play returns to Gloucester Stage
Many critics consider The Widow’s Blind Date to be Israel Horovitz’s finest work. It has long been a favorite of mine (and not just because Horovitz set the play in his hometown of Wakefield, Massachusetts). The current revival at Gloucester Stage Company, where it premiered in 1983, has only [...]