The Boston Theater Critics Association (BTCA) -- of which I am president-- is pleased to announce Broadway icon CHITA RIVERA will be the recipient of the 2013 Elliot Norton Lifetime Achievement Award at this year’s awards ceremony set for Monday May 13 (7pm) at the Paramount Center, 559 Washington Street, Boston! Tickets go on sale [...]
What a weird off kilter night. Let's begin with the host. HOST: Seth MacFarlane-got off to a good fresh start, loved his signing and dancing, but pacing evaded him; he gradually wore thin, and practically disappeared until he and the chirpy Kristin Chenoweth re-emerged for that last, depressing musical coda about the losers. Seth was [...]
This Sunday, for the 85th time, Hollywood will honor its own in a global pageant known as the OSCARS! I love them. I love watching them. I covered them live in a multitude of gowns for 25 years from the red carpet. This year, I will be luxuriating in every tear, laugh, gaffe, sartorial snafu [...]
Hello Arts lovers! Now that I've got your attention with one man's creative approach to photographing his wife (click here) Let's support the Arts in Massachusetts by speaking up now! I know you and I believe in the arts as essential to life, and a key part of what makes our state great! The following [...]
Director David Cromer as Stage Manager in "Our Town" Do not miss a masterpiece onstage right now presented by the Huntington Theatre Company: OUR TOWN. There is no way to talk about this re-staging of the Pulitzer Prize-winning play without feeling the fullness of its resonance almost 75 years after it premiered on [...]
What could get me out of bed at the crack of dawn on a cold Saturday morning in November? Not much. But THIS SATURDAY MORNING NOVEMBER 17-- I'll be doing just that to help beat a disease that almost killed me-- twice: OVARIAN CANCER. Join me and THE SOUL SISTER FOUNDATION for the 5th Annual [...]
Just in time for your holiday shopping, let me introduce you to LISA MONAHAN, an ingenious and philanthropic jewelry designer who's been featured on the "Today Show," "Huffington Post Style," "Daily Grommet," and now "JoycesChoices!"-- and she's right here in our own back yard! This weekend Lisa Monahan Metal works is having the 1st of [...]
Looking for something fun to do with the kids this weekend? I just found out Radio Disney is hosting a party to celebrate the DVD/BLU-RAY™ release of MADAGASCAR 3: EUROPE'S MOST WANTED-- and they're doing it at the STONE ZOO this Saturday October 20! Music, dancing, games, activities, and the first 100 kids in line [...]
"Clifford The Big Red Dog" is celebrating a BIG birthday and Scholastic is throwing him the BIGGEST birthday EVER! "Clifford The Big Red Dog" has been entertaining children, parents, and teachers for 50 years with his BIG adventures, using humor to teach important social-emotional and essential literacy skills. Now YOU can be a part of [...]
Last summer, Paula Poundstone appeared at Bull Run Restaurant, taking the little town of Shirley, Massachusetts by storm. The crowds kept begging for more, so in response, Bull Run will have her back on Friday, September 21 for two shows, at 7 PM and 10 PM. THE FIRST PERSON TO RESPOND (via “Contact Joyce” on [...]
