GLOUCESTER — As a songwriter and performer, the late Jacques Brel wore his heart on his sleeve.The Belgian wrote and performed with great emotional honesty, no matter what his theme: love lost… Continue reading
BEVERLY — “Anything Goes” gets the North Shore Music Theatre 2014 season off to a delightful, de-lovely start with the music of Cole Porter and the stunning choreography of Michael Lichtefeld. “Anything Goes”… Continue reading
BOSTON — Sometimes smart, well-educated, well-spoken people can get tripped up when it comes to issues of race and class. And big controversial ideas can drive wedges between people — even as… Continue reading
STONEHAM — There is much that is beautiful about the Stoneham Theatre’s production of the musical “The Secret Garden,” but you can’t get away from the fact that it is decidedly downbeat… Continue reading
BEVERLY — Forty years ago, a young dancer/actor named Eddie Mekka spent the summer on the North Shore of Boston in Beverly at the North Shore Music Theatre, alongside stars such as Hal… Continue reading
BOSTON — Hershey Felder is an actor and musician who’s rarely out of work, probably because he’s constantly inventing new ways to meld his acting and musical talents. In the last 15 years… Continue reading
WALTHAM — Reagle Music Theatre of Greater Boston will present “South Pacific” from June 12-22 at the Robinson Theatre (617 Lexington St. Waltham, MA, 02452). “South Pacific” will open Reagle’s 46th Annual Summer Season, followed by”Me… Continue reading
CAMBRIDGE — It turns out that even after the Tony Award-winning revival of “Pippin,” the American Repertory Theatre still had more “Magic To Do.” And while ART Artistic Director Diane Paulus was… Continue reading
BOSTON — Admit it. You guffawed when you first heard the title: “Carrie, the Musical.” After all, who might dare set to music a Stephen King tale about a tortured young girl with… Continue reading
BOSTON — The businessman and author Harvey MacKay said “Find something you love to do, and you’ll never work a day in your life.” Suffice it to say that Spiro Veloudos, the producing… Continue reading