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Alyssa Machado

Theater Review: The Case of the Fetching Farce

This farcical stage version of the classic Sherlock Holmes novel teems with physical humor and visual gags while retaining the basic storyline of the complex original version. The Hound of the Baskervilles, by Steven Canny and John Nicholson. Directed by Thomas Derrah. Presented by Central Square Theater, at Central Square Theater, Cambridge, MA, through August […]

By: Alyssa Hall Filed Under: Books, Featured, Theater Tagged: Alyssa Machado, Central Square Theater, Hound of the Baskervilles, Sherlock Holmes, Theater, Thomas Derrah

Theater Review: Sophie Tucker, Lukewarm Mama

Sophie Tucker: The Last of the Red Hot Mamas, By Richard Hopkins, Jack Fournier, and Kathy Halenda. Directed by Kate Warner. Musical Direction by Todd C. Gordon. Staged by New Repertory Theatre at the Arsenal Center for the Arts in the Charles Mosesian Theater, Watertown, MA, through July 11. Reviewed by Alyssa Machado Vaudeville star […]

By: Alyssa Hall Filed Under: Featured, Popular Music, Theater Tagged: Alyssa Machado, Kate Warner, Mary Callahan, New Repertory Theatre, Sophie Tucker

Theater Review: American Trailer Park Paradise

The Great American Trailer Park Musical. Music and Lyrics by David Nehls. Book by Betsy Kelso. Directed by Paul Daigneault. Nicholas Connell, Music Director. David Connolly, Choreographer. Jenna McFarland, Scenic Design. Seth Bodie, Costume Design. Karen Perlow, Lighting Design. Aaron Mack, Sound Design. Staged by the SpeakEasy Stage Company at the Boston Center for the […]

By: Alyssa Hall Filed Under: Featured, Theater Tagged: Alyssa Machado, SpeakEasy Stage Company, The Great American Trailer Park Musical

Theater Review: A Poetic ‘Apple’

Imagine this day. See it in your mind. The sun on your face. The spring in your mouth. Your heart deep inside. No future. No past. No time. Just this day. This moment. — Apple by Vern Thiessen Apple by Vern Thiessen. Directed by Greg Maraio. Presented by Phoenix Theatre Artists and Company One, at […]

By: Alyssa Hall Filed Under: Featured, Theater, Visual Arts, World Books Tagged: Alyssa Machado, Apple, Boston-theater, Canada, Company One, Greg Maraio, Phoenix Theatre Artists, Vern Thiessen

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