BOSTON – When updating a classic story, handle with care. And that’s exactly what playwright Octavio Solis did with his play “Quixote Nuevo,” now at the Huntington Avenue Theatre through Dec. 8. Solis,… Continue reading
NEEDHAM – You can tinker with the classics, to be sure. But you must always respect the text. So while Anton Chekhov’s “the Seagull” remains the classic it has always been and always… Continue reading
BOSTON — While the fires of Sept. 11, 2001 were still burning, some 7,000 strangers descended on a small Canadian town and discovered what they had in common was much greater than what… Continue reading
BEVERLY – It isn’t easy to step into a role and sing the songs made famous by one of the most iconic performers in history. The late Whitney Houston, who died in 2012,… Continue reading
BOSTON – We’ll never know what Jonathan Larson would have become. Larson died on January 25, 1996, the night before his masterwork “Rent” debuted off-Broadway at the New York Theatre Workshop on Jan. 26.… Continue reading
STONEHAM – Since it opened in Cleveland in September 1995 on the shores of Lake Erie, the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame has been playing a lot of catch-up. The Hall was… Continue reading
BOSTON – “The SpongeBob Musical” is a lot of things. In its treatment of the popular Nickelodeon cartoon series “SpongeBob Squarepants,” it is inspired silliness. It is also a tribute to the imagination… Continue reading
BOSTON – Yes, there are masks, puppets, costumes, headgear and all manner of theatrical, Tony-winning devices in the musical “The Lion King.” But the magic comes from the actors who bring to life… Continue reading
BOSTON — Against the video backdrop of a train in motion, eight passengers are engaged in a variety of mundane activities. Eventually the riders reveal themselves to be more – much more –… Continue reading
BEVERLY – When the opportunity came around, Tony Award-winning actress Alice Ripley was ready for her close-up. Ripley’s first appearance at North Shore Music was as Johanna in NSMT’s 1994 production of “Sweeney… Continue reading