Merrimack Repertory Theatre

Theater Review: “KNYUM” — Opening up to the World

January 17, 2018
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KNYUM is unlike anything else New England theatre currently has to offer — in the best possible way.

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Theater Review: A Soaring “Silent Sky” at MRT

November 10, 2017
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I found myself almost wishing the dramatist had written a longer play (a rare desire coming from a theater critic).

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Theater Review: The Remarkable “Royale” — More Than a Sports Story

September 19, 2017
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The Royale launches the Merrimack Repertory Theatre season with a gloriously theatrical punch to the gut.

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Theater Review: “My 80-Year-Old Boyfriend” — Simple and Profound

May 3, 2017
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My 80-Year-Old Boyfriend is a joyous delight, an irresistible reminder that time flies.

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Theater Review: “Women in Jeopardy!” — Critic Left Unconcerned

February 24, 2017
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The MRT production marches clumsily along the fine line of being funny and knowing it is funny.

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Theater Review: “The Making of a Great Moment” — Not So Much

January 10, 2017
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The Making of a Great Moment comes off as flawed entertainment

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Theater Review: “Going to See the Kid” — Baseball for the Holidays

December 13, 2016
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Despite some small misfires, Going to See the Kid tells an amusing, heartfelt story with confidence and flair.

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Theater Review: “Abigail/1702” — Beat the Devil?

October 21, 2016
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Despite an appearance by Satan, this is not all that frightening a yarn for Halloween, but the MRT’s production is absorbing nonetheless.

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Theater Review: “Tinker to Evers to Chance” — Too Many Pop-ups

February 15, 2016
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The play is at best a solid double off the Green Monster at Fenway, or more appropriate, a line drive into the ivy at venerable Wrigley Field.

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Theater Review: “The White Chip” — An Ambitious Primer on the Woes of Alcohol

January 14, 2016
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Sean Daniels displays a fearless desire to share his own battle with alcoholism, a disease that nearly destroyed his career and his life.

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