Alice by Wheelock Family Theater in Boston (5 stars)
               
                   
                
             
      
                ALICE, based on the books, Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland & Alice Through the Looking Glass, written by Lewis Carroll; Wri               
                
               Emerson Presents Powerful, Touching ‘Angels in America: Perestroika’ (4 Stars)
               
                   
                
             
      
                ANGELS IN AMERICA - Perestroika - Written by Tony Kushner; Directed by Nancy Curran Willis; Presented by the Emerson Umbrella Cent               
                
               NSMT Mounts Imaginative, Stunning ‘Chicago’ (5 Stars)
               
                   
                
             
      
                'Chicago' - Music by John Kander; Lyrics by Fred Ebb; and Book by Ebb and Bob Fosse; Directed and Choreographed by Nick Kenkel. Mu               
                
               The Opposite of People Delivers Imaginative Adaptation of ‘Romeo Juliet’ (4 Stars)
               
                   
                
             
      
                Romeo Juliet - Presented by The Opposite of People at the Arsenal Center for the Arts in Watertown, MA (closed)
Romeo Juliet is t               
                
               Stoneham Theatre Delivers Terrific ‘Menopause The Musical’ (5 Stars)
               
                   
                
             
      
                Menopause The Musical, Book and Lyrics by Jeanie Linders; Ryan A. Partridge, Lighting Design/Technical Director; Steve Shapiro, Au               
                
               PEGGY PICKIT Offers Intriguing Glimpse Into Life’s Choices (4 Stars)
               
                   
                
             
      
                PEGGY PICKIT SEES THE FACE OF GOD Written by Roland Schimmelpfennig; Directed by Megan Sandberg-Zakian; Set Design by Richard Ouel               
                
               Speakeasy Stages Brilliant  ‘Color Purple’  (5 Stars)
               
                   
                
             
      
                by Claudia A. Fox Tree
THE COLOR PURPLE - Based on the Alice Walker novel 'The Color Purple'; Music by Brenda Russell, Allee Will               
                
               NSMT Delivers A Haunting ‘Christmas Carol’ (5 Stars)
               
                   
                
             
      
                Review by Claudia A. Fox Tree
A CHRISTMAS CAROL - Directed by Arianna Knapp; Adapted for the stage from the Charles Dickens novel               
                
               Apollinaire Stages Poignant ‘FROM WHITE PLAINS’ (4.5 Stars)
               
                   
                
             
      
                by Claudia Foxtree
From White Plains - By Michael Perlman; Directed by Danielle Fauteux Jacques; Set & Costumes Design by M