'Mockingbird' Sings at Barrington StageOctober 17, 2008Julianne Boyd and the Barrington Stage Company in Pittsfield present a bold, straightforward production of the great American classic 'To Kill a Mockingbird' for the Fall Mainstage Season
Gutenberg Story Makes for Mirthful Medieval Musical!October 8, 2008Extra! Extra! Read all about it...and you can, because Gutenberg has just invented the printing press. You'll learn things you never knew in this piece of
'historical fiction' set to music, performed by two actors wearing many hats in New Rep's Downstage Black Box Theater
Gone With the Wind: The ComedyOctober 1, 2008'Moonlight and Magnolias' goes behind closed doors at Selznick International Pictures in 1939 as the highly anticipated epic gets a new screenplay and a new director to meet boffo expectations
'Let Me Down Easy' UpliftingSeptember 22, 2008Anna Deavere Smith returns to Cambridge and the American Repertory Theatre with a moving assortment of characters in search of grace in tow
Follies: Flawless With a FlourishSeptember 17, 2008Nearly four decades after its pre-Broadway tryout at the Colonial Theatre, the Lyric Stage production of 'Follies' is an homage to the Stephen Sondheim musical, with magnificent costumes, evocative set, rich orchestrations, and an all-star cast.
Betty Buckley Kicks Off Hanover Theatre's First Full SeasonSeptember 15, 2008The Hanover Theatre for the Performing Arts in Worcester launches its first full season on Saturday, September 20th, with a bona fide Broadway Baby, Tony Award-winner Betty Buckley in concert with her quartet. Headed by long-time collaborator, renowned jazz pianist Kenny Werner, they will be joined by Tony Marino on bass, Billy Drewes on reeds, and drummer Anthony Pinciotti in a program featuring selections from Ms. Buckley's two recent CD releases, as well as songs she is known for from the Great White Way. The Hanover's 2008-2009 calendar will feature touring productions of Movin' Out, Cats, Annie, and Chicago, as well as an eclectic mix of music, comedy, dance, and special attractions for the whole family.
'Dirty Rotten Scoundrels:' Great Big Fun!July 27, 2008The Cape Playhouse in Dennis, Massachusetts presents Brent Barrett and Perry Ojeda following in the crooked footsteps of John Lithgow, Jonathan Pryce, and Tony Award-winner Norbert Leo Butz. The good news? They're rotten!
Linda Eder's Weekend in New EnglandJuly 18, 2008Linda Eder will be appearing with Grammy Award-winning vocalist Steve Tyrell for two shows this weekend at the South Shore Music Circus in Cohasset and the Cape Cod Melody Tent in Hyannis. She will be performing standards, but her new CD 'The Other Side of Me' scheduled for release in September features songs with a pop, country feel.
ART's 'Cole' Runs TepidJuly 6, 2008Cole Porter's effervescent music and lyrics fizzle rather than sizzle at Zero Arrow Club Cabaret in Cambridge
How I Spent My Summer Vacation with Neil SedakaJuly 2, 2008'Down, dooby doo, down down, comma comma down…' - down Maine, that is, to the Ogunquit Playhouse New England premiere of the rock 'n' roll musical that showcases the classic songs of the talented and prolific Neil Sedaka
What's In A Name? Go Ask ErnestMay 15, 2008Lyric Stage Company closes the season with great comedy, great costumes, and great cast in Oscar Wilde's 'The Importance of Being Earnest'
The History Boys Deserve Top HonorsMay 9, 2008The 2006 Tony Award winner for Best Play has its New England premiere at Speakeasy Stage Company in a production worthy of accolades. Director Scott Edmiston, topnotch technical crew, and entire cast of faculty and students deserve all 'A's' for this effort.
'Dessa Rose' Triumphant!May 2, 2008New Repertory Theatre's New England Premiere of Ahrens and Flaherty musical is powerful, passionate storytelling with a tour de force performance by Uzo Aduba in the title role
"The Four of Us" Takes TwoApril 25, 2008Regional Premiere of Playwright Itamar Moses' quasi-autobiographical tale has moments of amusement and moments of poignancy, but lacks clarity and purpose