★★★★☆ The renovated Huntington reopens with a full-blooded, full-voiced revival of an August Wilson classic
Beyond
Guys and Dolls: Frank Loesser’s Musical Fable Is No Gamble
★★★★★ It’s a probable 12 to 7 that you’ll leave this Kennedy Center production on a musical-theater high
From Boston: Sing Street Soars
★★★★★ The power of music to empower, powers a rousing theatrical experience
From Maine: Mr. Holland’s Opus Hits Some Clinkers
★★☆☆☆ A cinematic salute to an inspiring teacher is musicalized into something less than inspiring
From Massachusetts: Celebrate Everything Passing By, With Sondheim
★★★★★ Broadway veterans demonstrate stardom’s power to make a Sondheim gem glitter ever more brightly
From Maine: The Nutty Professor, Transformed From Wild To Mild
★★★☆☆ Jerry Lewis’s classic 1963 farce, pleasantly musicalized, has its (buck) teeth pulled
From Massachusetts: Most Happy In Concert, Most Dispiriting In Execution
★☆☆☆☆ A glum expressionistic concert does a classic Frank Loesser score, and the audience, no favors
Brian Stokes Mitchell: Songs and Stories for Today
“What a Wonderful World” sings the masterful Tony-winner, still seeking “The Impossible Dream”
From Massachusetts: Barrington Bounces Back with Warhol & Waller
A provocative new play, and a grand musical revival, prove that the Pittsfield-based Barrington Stage is alive and well
Songbook Sundays: Got Gershwin at Dizzy’s Club
New Lincoln Center songbook series, Karen Ziemba & Sydney James Harcourt sing George & Ira