SOMERVILLE – You can tell how well-trained the actors in a theater troupe are by how they hold together during a performance in less-than-ideal conditions. On a recent afternoon, a persistent mist/drizzle started… Continue reading
CAMBRIDGE – When I would be coming home late at night from my part-time job, my refuge while waiting for my bus was the now-defunct Ashmont Diner in Peabody Square in Dorchester. I… Continue reading
BOSTON – The lives of working-class English folk has proven to be fertile ground for the writers of musicals. The national touring production of “Kinky Boots” at the Opera House in Boston has… Continue reading
BEVERLY – It’s 1976, the year of the great New York City blackout and the Summer of Sam. For Tony Manero (Sam Wolf), a 19-year-old resident of the Bay Point neighborhood of Brooklyn,… Continue reading
ROXBURY – The inspiration for art comes from a very dark place in playwright Cassie M. Seinuk’s psychological thriller “Eyes Shut, Door Open,” being produced by Wax Wings Productions through Aug. 15. Indeed,… Continue reading
WALTHAM – For many years, Bob Eagle and the Reagle Music Theatre of Greater Boston had a business model that worked for them. Bring in a big name – a Shirley Jones, Debbie… Continue reading
NORWELL – “!776” has never really gotten its due as one of the great American musicals. It works on several levels: as a history lesson, since most Americans are woefully ignorant of the… Continue reading
OGUNQUIT, ME. – Yes, I know the leads in a musical are important, but unless you have second and third bananas who can also hit the mark, your show is going nowhere. “Nice… Continue reading
BOSTON — Football players are risking their lives each time they set foot on the playing field. It is a violent, chaotic, dog-eat-dog world and emotions run high. And when tragedy befalls one… Continue reading
CAMBRIDGE — There was a buzz in the air at the Central Square Theatre on the night of a recent performance. There was great anticipation as Norwell native and Emerson College alumna Jennifer… Continue reading