Fiddlehead’s ‘Rent’ a worthy tribute to an icon
BOSTON – Has it really been 20 years since a young playwright turned the theater world on its head? “Rent” debuted at the New York Theatre Workshop on Jan. 22, 1996. the story… Continue reading
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‘Mermaid’ has Fiddlehead leaving Strand on high note
DORCHESTER – Recycling can be very profitable. That’s what Disney Theatericals learned as they took a series of Disney’s animated film hits and transformed them into theatrical blockbusters, aided by the music of… Continue reading
Fiddlehead’s ‘West Side Story’ leaps off the stage
DORCHESTER – Fifty-eight years after it first appeared on Broadway, the musical “West Side Story” is still a staple of the musical theater canon. And while the score by Leonard Bernstein and Stephen… Continue reading
Reimagined ‘Superstar’ is bold, exciting, but uneven
DORCHESTER — When you take a fresh approach to a 2,000-year-old story, the results can be both bold and exciting. The Fiddlehead Theatre‘s production of the Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice’s groundbreaking… Continue reading
Fiddlehead’s ‘The Wiz’ is a warm, winning musical
DORCHESTER — It would be a shame if The Winter of Our Discontent caused many strong productions to go unnoticed or unappreciated. It’s hard enough to get people out to the theater in… Continue reading
Fiddlehead tabs award-winning Stacey Stephens
BOSTON — Meg Fofonoff, President and Artistic Director of Fiddlehead Theatre Company, has announced the appointment of Stacey Stephens as the company’s new Associate Producing Artistic Director. Stephens has collaborated in various roles at Fiddlehead Theatre… Continue reading
Talented Gibson enlivens Fiddlehead’s ‘Aida’
DORCHESTER — When Disney Theatricals decided to recast “Aida” as a musical, it seemed a curious choice. Verdi’s opera “Aida” is an iconic work, so popular that the Metropolitan Opera had performed it… Continue reading