Theater is back up and on its feet on big stages in and around Boston with a couple of crowd-pleasing musical theater classics through this weekend! MAMMA MIA at North Shore Music Theatre shut down on press opening night after IATSE (International Alliance of Theater and Stage Employees) staged a walkout. (I managed [...]
From the best nanny to the last Schwartz, Shakespearean lovers to LGBTQ rendez-vous's--there's a lot worth your while as you while away these midsummer nights. FIRST, pack a picnic and head down to the heart of Boston to see Commonwealth Shakespeare Company's latest FREE Shakespeare on the common. This is one of their best productions ever! Now until August 7 don't [...]
Summer is in full swing on stages in and around Boston now including two classic musicals, and a trip on the Neverland! North Shore Music Theatre opens its season with FUNNY GIRL the 1963 musical starring Barbra Streisand who went on to win an Oscar for her performance in the 1968 film version. I mention Streisand because of [...]
TWO MUSICALS now onstage in the area will leave you thoroughly entertained and kicking up your heels: CINDERELLA downtown at the Boston Opera House, and BILLY ELLIOT up at North Shore Music Theatre in Beverly. Grab the kids and go and you'll ALL have a good time! These are excellent productions, wonderfully staged with live orchestras and a [...]
To see or not to see-- that is the question! Definitely see"MISS SAIGON" up at the North Shore Music Theatre! I just saw it and despite the fact that it took me 35 minutes to get out of the parking lot-- it was worth it. This Tony-Award winning musical based on Puccini's "Madama Butterfly," is [...]
The north shore is alive with THE SOUND OF MUSIC! Don't waste a moment and see if you can snag a ticket for the last performances this weekend (they've added an extra show Sunday) of North Shore Music Theatre's season opener of the Rodgers and Hammerstein classic that solves a problem like Maria, and climbs every [...]
