Delightful ‘Me and My Girl’ is Reagle at its best
WALTHAM — Give Bob Eagle and his Reagle Music Theatre of Greater Boston credit. He knows what his audiences want and he gives it to them. Even when staging the grandest and biggest… Continue reading
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Water world: NSMT’s ‘Mermaid’ is blue heaven
BEVERLY — Take some Disney magic, add some more magic from the designers and actors at the North Shore Music Theatre, and the theater’s traditional July family musical is a spectacular singing,… Continue reading
Joyous ‘Billy Elliot’ wears its heart on its sleeve
OGUNQUIT, ME –– There are many reasons to visit the beautiful seacoast of Maine this summer, and one of them happens to be theatrical. The Ogunquit Playhouse on Route 1 was one of… Continue reading
‘Little Mermaid’ star is living her dream at NSMT
BEVERLY — Adrienne Eller said when she reported for rehearsals this week for the North Shore Music Theatre’s production of Disney’s “The Little Mermaid,” she was expected to already know her songs. “Part… Continue reading
Re-imagined ‘Phantom’ remains a great spectacle
BOSTON — Rarely have a theater and a production been so well-matched. The Boston Opera House, a former vaudeville palace first known as the B.F. Keith Memorial Theatre, was designed in a… Continue reading
GSC’s ‘Jacques Brel’ will break your heart … again
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
‘Anything Goes’ gets NSMT off to a de-lovely start
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
‘Smart People’ explores race with humor, heart
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
After slow start, sun shines on ‘The Secret Garden’
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
‘The Big Ragu’ comes full circle at NSMT
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