By Rich Fahey BEVERLY – When making Gaston Leroux’s 1910 novel “The Phantom of the Opera” into a musical, events showed there were two very different ways to approach the material. And history… Continue reading
By Rich Fahey BEVERLY – Earlier this month, this country – and the world – marked the 25th anniversary of the attacks on the United States that took place on Sept. 11, 2001.… Continue reading
By Rich Fahey BEVERLY – You have to like a musical that’s not afraid to poke fun at itself, and never – I mean never – takes itself too seriously. “Rock of Ages,”… Continue reading
By Rich Fahey BEVERLY — Before there was the “Phantom of the Opera,” and “Jesus Christ Superstar,” a cantata premiered in 1970 by the very young duo of composer Andrew Lloyd Webber and… Continue reading
By Rich Fahey BEVERLY – You know you’ve really made it as an entertainer when you say only one name and everybody knows who you are. Elvis. Sting. Bono. Frank. Liza and, probably,… Continue reading
By Rich Fahey BOSTON – Welcome to Beverly, “Rent-heads.” The good news is that the North Shore Music Theatre has done right by your baby. About three decades after it first exploded on… Continue reading
By Rich Fahey BEVERLY – Nostalgia sells. And it really sells when much of your subscriber base may consist of “Baby Boomers” who grew up during the Golden Age of Rock ‘n Roll.… Continue reading
By Rich Fahey BEVERLY – It’s always fun to come home. It’s especially fun if you can show off all you’ve learned since you left home. The husband-and-wife team of Boxford native Matt… Continue reading
By Rich Fahey BEVERLY – For everyone involved with North Shore Music Theatre’s adaptation of Charles Dickens’ “A Christmas Carol,” it is a time to celebrate. The show has known nothing but success since… Continue reading
By Rich Fahey BEVERLY – Jon Kimbell recalls there was a lot riding on that first performance of “A Christmas Carol” at the North Shore Music Theatre on Dec. 7, 1989. “The entire… Continue reading