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* Boston's Best of 2001-02 overview of Boston's 2001 theatrical year.

* Boston's Best of 2000-01 overview of Boston's 2000 theatrical year.

* Boston's Best of 1997 overview of Boston's 1997 theatrical year.

* Boston's Best of 1996 overview of the Hub's 1996 heatrical year.

* Boston's Best of 1995 the first AisleSay overview, of the Hub's theatrical year 1995.

* Boston Theatre Marathon directed by Kate Snodgrass; Boston U Playwright's Theatre, Boston--1999

* 42nd Street musical comedy at The Reagle Players, Waltham 6/98

* All's Well That Ends Well By William Shakespeare, directed by Normi Noel, Bare Bard Series, Shakespeare & Co, Lenox 7/98

* An American Daughter by Wendy Wasserstein, directed by Melinda Lopez; at SpeakEasy Stage, Boston Center for the Arts, 1998

* American Buffalo By David Mamet, directed by Rick Lombardo, New Repertory Theatre, Newton MA. 3/97

* Angels In America, Part I By Tony Kushner, directed by Oscar Eustace; Trinity Rep, Providence RI 1996

* Annie By Meehan, Charnin, and Strouse; at The Reagle Players, Waltham 1996

* AnotherPart of the Forest by Lillian Hellman, directed by Ron Ritchell; Lyric Stage West, Mass Bay College, Wellesley, MA . 2001

* Anything Goes by Cole Porter, (reviewed with Evita) directed by Robert Eagle and Eileen Grace; Reagle Players, Waltham, 2001

* Anything Goes by Cole Porter, directed by Chris Cardoni; Turtle Lane Theatre, Newton. 1997

* Arcadia By Tom Stoppard; at The Huntington Theatre, Boston 10-96

* Assassins Sondheim musical comedy directed by Spiro Veludos at The Lyric Stage, Boston 1998

* Asylum, Asylum by directed by Carmel O'Reilly, Irish Drama at Sugan Theatre 1998

* At the Black Pig's Dyke by Vincent Woods, directed by Carmel O'Reilly, Sugan Theatre 1999

* The Baccae By Euripides, directed by Francois Rochaix; at The American Repertory Theatre. 1997

* The Bay at Nice By David Hare, Directed by Ted Kasanoff, Equity member Project at the Beau Jest Theatre, Boston. 1998

* The Beast on the Moon Armenian drama at The New Rep, Newton, 1998

* The Beauty Queen of Leenane by Martin McDonaugh, directed by Eric Engel, Sugan Theatre 2000

* Bee Luther Hatchee By Thomas Gibbons, directed by David Miller; Zeitgeist Theatre, 10/5/02

* The Big Slam By Bill Corbett, directed by Rick Lombardo; New Repertory Theatre, Newton, 1997

* Blues for An Alabama Sky By Pearl Cleage; directed by Kenny Leon; at The Huntington Theatre, Boston 1997

* Boston Marriage By David Mamet; directed by David Mamet; at The American Reperatory Theatre, Hasty Pudding Stage, Boston 1999.

* Brigadoon Musical by Lerner & Loewe; directed by Robert Eagle;  Reagle Players, Waltham 1997

* Blue Window By Craig Lucas, New Repertory Theatre, Newton MA. 1995

* Boy x Man By Ed Bullins; at Centastage, BCA, 1996

* Candida By G.B. Shaw; directed by Polly Hogan; at The Lyric Stage, Boston 1996

* Captains Courageous musical; Newton Country Players, Newton. 2001

* Carnival directed by Laura Chase; Turtle Lane Theatre, Newton. 1997

* A Child's Christmas in Wales By Dylan Thomas; directed by Polly Hogan; at The Lyric Stage West, Wellesley, MA 2000.

* A Chorus Line musical comedy at Turtle Lane Playhouse, Newton, 1998

* A Chorus Line at Reagle Players, Waltham 2001.

* Collected Stories by Donald Margulies, starring Annette Miller directed by Daniela Veron; Shakespeare and Company, Lenox, MA 2001

* Cinderella By Richard Rogers & Oscar Hammerstein, directed by Jeri Hammond, music director Jonathan Goldberg, Wheelock Family Theatre, The Riverway, Jamaica Plain, MA. 1995

* Clare Through the Night By Paul Dervis, directed by Karen Marek, at Theatre Redux, Cambridge, MA. 1996

* Comedy of Errors By William Shakespeare, Performance Institute, Stables Theatre, Shakespeare and Co, Lenox 2001

* Conversations on a Homecoming by Tom Murphy, directed by Carmel O'Reilly at Sugan Theatre, 1998

* Coriolanus By William Shakespeare, directed by Tina Packer, Founders' Theatre, Shakespeare and Co. Lenox 2000, 2001

* Crazy for You Gershwin Musical, directed by Robert Eagle, Reagle Players, Waltham , 1996, 1998

* Damn Yankees directed by Chris Cardoni; Turtle Lane Theatre, Newton. 1998

* Dancing At Lughnasa by Brien Freil, directed by Judy Braha; Wellesley Summer Theatre,1999

* Dealer's Choice By Patrick Marber; at The Hovey Players, Waltham, MA 2001.

* Death and the Maiden by Ariel Dorfman, directed by Todd Olsen; Todd’s Hammer at The BCA, 1998

* Death of a Salesman By Arthur Miller, directed by Gerald Freedman, starring Hal Holbrook, at the Colonial Theatre, Boston. 1996

* Definitely Doris By Leo P. Carusone and Patty Carver, Directed by Leo P. Carusone; At the 57 Theatre, Stuart Street, Boston. 1996

* Defying Gravity By Jane Anderson, Merrimac Repertory Theatre, Lowell, MA 2000.

* Diamond Studs   by Jim Wann, Musical, directed by Lora Chase, Turtle Lane Theatre, Newton. 1996.

* Dirty Blonde By Claudia Shear, Directed by Spiro Veloudos; At the Lyric Stage, Stuart Street, Boston. 2002.

* Edward II By Christopher Marlowe; directed by Patrick Wang; at Pet Brick, Boston, 2001.

* Ethan Frome Edith. Wharton, adapted By Dennis Krasnick; at Shakespeare & Co. Lenox, 1996.

* Equus By Peter Shaffer, Nora Theatre., BCA, Boston 4/96

* Evita by A. Lloyd-Webber, (reviewed below "Anything Goes") Reagle Players, Waltham, 2001

* A Fair Country By Jon Robin Baitz; at SpeakEasy, Boston Center For the Arts 5-98

* Family Secrets By Sherry Glasser and Greg Howells, Directed by Greg Howells, At the Spingold Theatre, Brandeis University, Waltham, MA; 3/97

* Follies in Concert Musical performance in two acts; Music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim; Book by James Goldman; Directed by Spiro Veloudos; Musical director, Michael Joseph; Choreography, Ilyse Robbins; Lights, Ellen Moore; Sound, E.L. Copeland; Overture Productions; 11/21/03

* The Food Chain By Nicky Silver; at SpeakEasy, BCA 10-96

* Fool For Love By Sam Shepard, directed by Jeffrey Mousseau: Coyote Theatre, at the Boston Center for the Arts 4/97

* For Want of a Name By Dean O'Donnell, directed by Kimberly Faris: Centastage at the Black Box Theatre, Boston Center for the Arts. 2-18-96

* Forbidden Broadway Strikes Back Written and Directed by Gerard Alessandrini; At the Terrace Room Theatre, Park Plaza Hotel, Boston; ongoing 96-97

* Fortinbras By Lee Blessing, directed by John E. O'Brien,  New Broadway Theatre, Somerville, MA. 1996

* A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum   by S. Sondheim at Vokes Theatre, Wayland 1998

* A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum   By S. Sondheim, Turtle Lane Playhouse, Newton 1998

* The Freedom of the City By Brian Friel; directed by Carmel O'Reilly; Sugan Theatre, BCA, 1996

* A Gardener In Love comedy by Alan Ayckbourn directed by Polly Hogan at Lyric West Theatre, Pine Manor, Brookline 1999

* Get Rid of the Roaches By Jacqui Parker, Women on Top Festival, Black Box Theatre, Boston Center for the Arts, 2000.

* The Gigli Concert By Tom Murphy, directed by Carmel O'Reilly; Sugan Theatre, Alston, MA 1996

* Golda's Balcony by William Gibson, Shakespeare & Co., Tremont Theatre, 1/8/02

* Golf with Alan Shepard directed by Rick Lombardo; New Repertory Theatre, Newton--1999

* Good Night, Desdemona, Good Morning, Juliet By Ann-Marie MacDonald, directed by Cecil MacKinnon, Stables Theatre, Shakespeare & Co, Lenox 7/95

* Grief Encounter By Thespionage, Pavilion Theatre, Brighton Arts Festival, England 8/97

* Guys and Dolls By Frank Loesser , directed by Spiro Veloudos, Publick Theatre, Boston 8/97

* Guys and Dolls By Frank Loesser, directed by Robert Eagle, Reagle Players,Waltham, 1999

* Hair musical by Galt MacDermot & Jerome Ragni, North Shore Music Theatre, Beverly 1998

* Hamlet By William Shakespeare, starring Simon Russell Beale, Royal National Theatre Tour, Wilber Theatre, Boston, 2001.

* Having Our Say by Emily Mann, directed by Lois Roach; New Repertory Theatre, Newton--1999

* Hello, Dolly! musical comedy By Jerry Herman; directed by Bob Eagle at The Reagle Players, Waltham 7/98

* Henry the Fourth, Part I By William Shakespeare, directed by Tina Packer at al. Shakespeare & Co, Lenox 8/97

* How the Other Half Loves By Alan Ayckbourn; directed by Polly Hogan, at The Lyric Stage, Boston 3/97

* How I Learned to Drive by Paula Vogel; American Repertory Theatre, Cambridge--1998

* Iolanthe Music by Arthur Sullivan, Lyrics by W.S. Gilbert, directed by Larry Carpenter, at the Huntington Theatre, Boston. 1-27-96

* The Imported Bridegroom: the musical  by Pamela Berger et al  Boston College 1998

* Irma Vep By Charles Ludlum, directed by Jayme Koszyn at The New Rep, Newton, 10-96

* Into the Woods By Stephen Sondheim, directed by Spiro Veloudos, Publick Theatre, Boston 8/96

* Jack and Jill By Jane Martin, directed by Rick Lombardo; New Repertory Theatre, Newton-- 5/98

* Jack and Jill By Jane Martin; Stables Theatre, Shakespeare and Co. Lenox, MA-- 1999, 2000.

* Jane Eyre adapted from Charlotte Bronte by Polly Teale, directed by Nora Hussy; Wellesley Summer Theatre, 2001

* Jack The Ripper, the Whitechapel Musical By Bergman & Di Grazia, directed by Curt Miller; CentaStage at the Black Box Theatre, Boston Center for the Arts. 5/97

* Kindertransport;  by Diane Samuels, directed by Adam Zahler, New Repertory Theatre Newton MA , 2000

* The King and I  musical by Rogers and Hammerstein, directed by Paul Farwell; Turtle Lane Theatre, Newton. 2000

* King Lear By William Shakespeare, Company of Women, 1996

* King Richard's Faire Faire Grounds, Carter, MA , 1996

* King Richard's Faire Faire Grounds, Carter, MA , 2000

* The Last Shaker By Michael Downing, directed by Joseph Cambone, at Triangle Theatre, Berkeley St. Boston. 12-31-95

* The Little Foxes By Lillian Hellman; directed by Ron Ritchell; at The Lyric Stage West, Wellesley, 2001.

* A Little Night Music by S. Sondheim, directed by Spiro Veloudos, at The Publick Theatre, Boston 1998

* Lost in Yonkers By Neil Simon, directed by Spiro Veloudos, Lyric Stage, Boston 1998

* Love!Valour!Compassion! By Terrence MacNally, SpeakEasy Stage Co., Boston Center for the Arts 1996

* Love's Labours' Lost By William. Shakespeare, directed by Spiro Veloudos, Publick Theatre, Boston 7/97

* Love's Labours' Lost By William. Shakespeare, Shakespeare & Co., Mainstage Lenox, 1999.

* Like the Rain One Acts By Tennesee Williams, directed by Jeffrey Mousseau: Coyote Theatre, at the Boston Center for the Arts. 2-17-96

* Macbeth By Wm. Shakespeare, directed by Tina Packer, Founders Theatre, Shakespeare & Co, Lenox 2002.

* Me and My Girl Musical by Noel Gay, directed by Robert Eagle, Reagle Players, Waltham , 8-96

* Measure for Measure By Wm. Shakespeare, directed by Tina Packer, Stables Theatre, Shakespeare & Co, Lenox 8/96

* Measure for Measure By Wm. Shakespeare, directed by Spiro Veloudos, Publick Theatre, Boston 1999

* Mercy By Laura Harrington directed by Normi Noel and Gary Mitchell, Stables Theatre, Shakespeare & Co, Lenox 7/96

* Mere Mortals By david Ives, Nora Theatre Co, at Boston Playwright's, 1998

* Merry Wives of Windsor By Wm. Shakespeare, directed by Spiro Veloudos, Publick Theatre, Boston 7/96

* Merry Wives of Windsor By Wm. Shakespeare, directed by Tina Packer, Mainstage Shakespeare & Co, Lenox 8/96

* Midsummer Revels By Revels, Inc. DeCordova Museum, Lincoln 6/96

* A Midsummer Night's Dream By William Shakespeare, directed by Steven Maler, Commonwealth Shakespeare Company, Copley Square Park, Boston 7/96

* A Midsummer Night's Dream By William Shakespeare, directed by Tony Simotes, Shakespeare & Co, Lenox 7/97

* The Miser Moliere comedy at The Lyric Stage, Boston 1998

* The Mikado By gilbert and Sullivan, directed by Larry Carpenter, Huntington Theatre,North Shore Music Theatre 1999

* Misery adapted from Steven King by Simon Moore, directed by Doug O'Keefe; Delvena Theatre, Boston Center for the Arts 4/97

* A Moon For the Misbegotten By Eugene O'Neill; directed by Rick Lombardo; at The New Rep, Newton, 10-97

* Morning's At Seven comedy By Paul Osborn, directed by Eric Engle at The Lyric Stage, Boston 1999

* Mrs. Klein By Nicholas  White; directed by Rick Lombardo; at The New Rep, Newton, 4/98

* Mrs Warren's Profession By George Bernard Shaw, at The Lyric Stage, 140 Clarendon St., Boston. 11-26-95

* Much Ado About Nothing By William. Shakespeare, directed by Tina Packer, Mainstage Theatre, Shakespeare & Co, Lenox 8/95

* The Music Man By Meredith Wilson; Turtle Lane Theatre, Newton MA, 12-96

* My One and Only by George Gershwin, Reagle Players, Waltham, 2000.

* NeWorks Festival Seven plays by Boston Area Writers, Artistic Director Rick Des Roches, at the New Theatre, Boston. 2-96

* Nobody Dies On Friday By Robert Brustein, directed by David Wheeler; at The American Repertory Theatre. 4/98

* Oedipus Rex By Sophocles, translated by Dudley Fitts and Robert Fitzgerald, directed by Polly Hogan, at the Lyric Stage Theatre, Boston. 4-96

* Of Thee I Sing By George Gershwin, at The Publick Theatre, 6-14-96

* Oklahoma Rodgers and Hammerstein, Reagle Players, Waltham, 2000.

* One Flea Spare , by Naomi Wallace, directed by David Wheeler, New Rep Theatre, 2000.

* One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest by Ken Keasey/Dale Wasserman at Spiral Stage, Dedham 1999

* The Order of Things , by Melinda Lopez, Boston Playwrights' Theatre, 2000.

* Orpheus Descending By Tennessee Williams, Directed by Fran Weinberg, Equity Members Project at the Huntington Studio Theatre, Boston 7/98

* Patience By Gilbert & Sullivan, directed by Bob Jolly; at The Publick Theatre, 6/97

* Pablo and Cleopatra by Rosanna Yamagiwa Alfaro, Directed by Rick Des Roches, at the New Theatre, Boston. 4-96

* Paul Robeson by Phillip Hayes Dean, Directed by Mary Guaraldi; New Rep Theatre, Newton 1-96

* Peter Pan and Wendy By Elizabeth Eglof, directed by Marcus Stern; The American Repertory Theatre New Stages at the Hasty Pudding Theatre. 1/98

* Phantom , by Maury Yeston and Arthur Kopet, directed by Paul Farwell at Turtle Lane Playhouse, 2000.

* The Philadelphia Story by Philip Barry at Vokes Theatre, Wayland 1999

* Pictures At an Exhibition By Michael Bettancourt, directed by Joe Antoun; Centastage at the Black Box Theatre, Boston Center for the Arts, 8/98

* The Pirates of Penzance By W.S. Gilbert and A. Sullivan, at The Publick Theatre, Boston, 2001

* The Pirates of Penzance By W.S. Gilbert and A. Sullivan, at Turtle Lane Playhouse, Newton, 2001

* Porcelain By Chay Yew, directed by Steve Maler; SpeakEasy Stage Co., Boston 2-98

* The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie By Jay Presson Allen, Adapted from the novel by Muriel Spark, Directed by Susan Kosoff, Wheelock Family Theatre, The Riverway, Jamaica Plain, MA. 4/97

* Private Eyes by Steven Deitz, Baobab Theatre Co. Somerville, 1999.

* Private Eyes by Steven Deitz directed by Tina Packer, Shakespeare & Co. Lenox 1998-1999

* Proposals by Neil Simon, Directed by Nancy Curren Willis; Second Stage at New Rep Theatre, Newton 1999

* Prospero's Magic Island adapted from Shakespeare's The Tempest by Bob Collona; Pan-Twilight Circus, MA and Rhode Island locations June-August 97

* Relatively Speaking By Alan Ayckbourn, directed by Scott Edmiston, at the New Rep Theatre, Newton, MA. 3-20-96

* Relatively Speaking By Alan Ayckbourn, directed by Polly hogan, Lyric Stage West, Mass Bay College, Wellesley, 2000.

* Road By David Earl Jones, directed by Stephen LaBollita; Theatre At Large, Boston Center for the Arts 9/96

* Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead By Tom Stoppard; directed by Rick Lombardo; at The New Rep, Newton, 1999.

* Saturday Night musical by Stephen Sondheim, The Lyric Stage, Boston 2001.

* Say It With Music 1996 By Irving Berlin; at The Reagle Players, Waltham 10-96

* Say It With Music 1998 By Irving Berlin; at The Reagle Players, Waltham 1998

* The Scarlet Letter By Phyllis Ngy; directed by Rick Lombardo; at The New Rep, Newton, 12-96

* She Loves Me Bock/Harnick musical; directed by Spiro Veloudos; at The Lyric Stage, Boston 1999.

* Speed The Plow By David Mamet; directed by Spiro Veloudos; at The Lyric Stage, Boston 10-96

* Showboat By Jerome Kern; at The Reagle Players, Waltham 1999.

* The Sisters Matsumoto By Philip Kan Gotanda; directed by Sharon Ott,  Huntington Theatre, Boston, 1999.

* Shirley Valentine By Willy Russell, Delvina Theatre, Boston Center for the Arts 7/96

* Skylight By David Hare; directed by Rick Lombardo; at The New Rep, Newton, 1998.

* Noises Off, and The Ghost in the Machine By Michael Frayne, David Gilman; directed by Tim Kelley; at Spiral Stage, Dedham, MA 1998

* Spoon River Anthology Charles Aidman's 1963 adaptation of the poems of Edgar Lee Masters, The Nora Theatre, Cambridge, MA 1/96

* Stepping Out By Richard Harris, directed by MaryLee Vitale, at the Boston Baked Theatre, Somerville, MA. 3-2-96

* SubUrbia By Eric Bososian; directed by Steven Maler; at SpeakEasy, BCA 4-97

* St. Nicholas by Conor McPherson, directed by Carmel O'Reilly, Irish Drama at Sugan Theatre 1998

* Summer adapted from E. Wharton by D. Krasnick, directed by Tina Packer, Shakespeare & Co. Lenox 1999.

* Sylvia By A.R. Gurney; at The New Rep, Newton, 1-97

* The Taming of the Shrew By William Shakespeare, directed by Andre Serban; at The American Repertory Theatre. 2/98

* The Tempest By William Shakespeare, directed by Ron Daniels; at The American Repertory Theatre. 12/95

* A Toast To The Ladies 2 One Acts: Cafe Society by Ayshe Raife, and The Donahue Sisters, by Geraldine Aron, Directed by Nora Hussey;QE2 Players, At the Boston Playwrights' Theatre 1-97

* Trust   Ulstermen drama directed by Carmel O'Reilly,  at Sugan Theatre 2001

* Twelfth Nght By Wm Shakespeare, directed by Rick Lombardo; at The New Rep, Newton, 1999

* Uncle Tom's Cabin Drama Dept performance piece directed by Jeffrey Mousseau at Coyote, BCA Theatre 2002

* Valley Song By Athol Fugard, directed by Michael Murray; at The New Rep, Newton, 1-98

* Water Children By Wendy MacLeod, directed by David Sinaiko; Deux Filles at Beau Jest, Boston,1999.

* The Wharton One Acts Shakespeare & Co. Lenox 1998

* The Wharton One Acts, 2001: An International Incident and The Rembrandt , H. James, E. Wharton, directed by Normi Noel, Spring Lawn Theatre, Shakespeare & Co. Lenox 2001

* Weldon Rising By Phyllis Ngy, directed by Steve Maler, by Coyote Theatre at the Black Box Theatre at the Boston Center for the Arts. 4-96

* West Side Story musical By Bernstein; at Turtle Lane Playhouse, Newton, 1999.

* Why We Have a Body Clare Chaffee, directed by Maureen Shea, Coyote Theatre at the Black Box Theatre at the Boston Center for the Arts. 1-97

* Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? By Edward Albee, directed by Doug O"Keefe; Delvena Theatre, Boston Center for the Arts 9/96

* Winter's Tale By William Shakespeare, directed by Rocco Sisto, and Co, Lenox 7/97

* Yeomen of the Guard By Gilbert and Sullivan, directed by Bob Jolly, Publick Theatre, Boston 1999.

* The Young Man from Atlanta By Horton Foote, starring Ralph Waite, directed by Peter Masterson, 11-95


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