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Review: Lyric Stage Company of Boston Keeps Things Flowing in Uproariously Funny URINETOWN: THE MUSICAL
by R. Scott Reedy - Sep 27, 2024

What did our critic think of URINETOWN: THE MUSICAL at The Lyric Stage Company Of Boston?

Review: With Re-energized Elvis Musical, Reagle Music Theatre Of Greater Boston is ALL SHOOK UP
by R. Scott Reedy - Jul 15, 2024

For decades now, TV movies and feature films have been made about Elvis Presley, but stage shows about the King of Rock ‘n Roll, or built on his amazing musical catalogue, have been fewer and further between.

Video: Get A First Look At FIDDLER ON THE ROOF at North Shore Music Theatre
by Joshua Wright - Jun 6, 2024

Get a first look at Bill Hanney's award-winning North Shore Music Theatre (NSMT) 60th Anniversary Production of FIDDLER ON THE ROOF. The classic Tony and Oscar -winning musical plays thru Sunday, June 16, 2024.

FIDDLER ON THE ROOF Comes to North Shore Music Theatre Next Month
by Stephi Wild - May 14, 2024

For the first time in more than two decades, Bill Hanney's award-winning North Shore Music Theatre (NSMT) will bring one of the world's most beloved musicals to life with a 60th Anniversary Production of FIDDLER ON THE ROOF.

Review: Lyric Stage Company's TROUBLE IN MIND Proves Playwright Stood Her Ground for Good Reason
by R. Scott Reedy - Jan 28, 2024

What did our critic think of TROUBLE IN MIND at The Lyric Stage Company of Boston?

Lyric Stage Boston to Present TROUBLE IN MIIND This Winter
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Dec 19, 2023

A tale that was meant to be told over 60 years ago, Dawn M. Simmons brings to Lyric Stage Boston, Alice Childress's unflinching look at the standards of 1950's Broadway in Trouble in Mind.  

Cast Revealed For STRAPPED at The Downtown Urban Arts Festival
by Stephi Wild - May 12, 2023

The Creative Co-Lab, in partnership with The Downtown Urban Arts Festival, is proud to announce casting for the showcase production of sTrapped, a new play by Arelia Johnson & Award-winning playwright Bryan-Keyth Wilson. Wilson is set to direct the piece, which follows seven strangers as they navigate conversations surrounding race, intimacy, trauma, sex, and sexual identity. 

VIDEO: First Look at The Lyric Stage Company of Boston's SISTER ACT
by Alan Henry - Apr 13, 2023

Get a first look at Sister Act at the Lyric Stage Company of Boston! Featuring a choir of cheeky, loveable nuns led by the fabulous, unforgettable, (and sequin loving!) Deloris Van Cartier, toes will be tapping and spirits will be lifted at this celebration of friendship, the joy of music, and the importance of togetherness.

The Lyric Stage Company of Boston Presents SISTER ACT This Spring
by A.A. Cristi - Mar 18, 2023

Sister Act with Music by Alan Menken, Lyrics by Glenn Slater,  Book by Bill and Cheri Steinkellner, and Additional Materials by Douglas Carter Beane will be Directed by Leigh Barrett with Musical Direction by David F. Coleman and Choreography by Dan Sullivan will raise the roof and lift spirits this spring at Lyric Stage Boston made in part possible by our Corporate Sponsor for the production, Brookline Bank.

THE SECRET GARDEN Returns To Atlanta in Large-Scale Theatrical Concert
by Stephi Wild - Nov 17, 2022

Cobb PARKS and the Jennie T. Anderson Theatre are teaming with the Atlanta Lyric Theatre to break holiday tradition and produce the classic musical, THE SECRET GARDEN.

BWW Review: CLYBOURNE PARK, Park Theatre
by Louise Penn - Mar 25, 2022

A revival of Bruce Norris’s biting satire Clybourne Park still feels relevant today to questions of racial tension and gentrification. 

PSYCHODRAMA Extends World Premiere To July 3
by Stephi Wild - May 27, 2021

The world premiere of 'Psychodrama', a revenge tale about an actress in her 40s under investigation for the murder of an auteur theatre director, performed by Emily Bruni ('Peep Show') extends its run by two extra weeks to July 3 due to overwhelming demand.

VIDEO: West End Musicians Perform a Medley of Musical Overtures
by Stephi Wild - Nov 29, 2020

A group of West End musicians got together, virtually, to create a medley of overtures from various musicals! The piece, titled 'Overture of Overtures' was orchestrated and arranged by Alan Williams.

FLOWERS FOR MRS HARRIS Cast Album To Be Released
by Stephi Wild - Nov 19, 2020

The cast album of the hugely acclaimed musical Flowers for Mrs Harris, recorded by the Chichester Festival Theatre company, will be released on 3 December. With a book by Rachel Wagstaff and music and lyrics by Richard Taylor, Flowers for Mrs Harris captures the glowing humanity of the novel by Paul Gallico on which it is based.

Guest Blog: Writer Matt Wilkinson On Revenge Play PSYCHODRAMA
by Marianka Swain - Oct 23, 2020

Psychodrama is a monologue play about an actress in her 40s under investigation for the murder of an auteur theatre director. 

Writers of CAUTIONARY TALE Want You to Perform At Home and Share it Online
by Stephi Wild - May 7, 2020

Cautionary Tale, an exciting new British musical, was deep in development when the Covid-19 pandemic struck and the workshop performances had to be cancelled.  Now, the writers don't want its incredible journey to come to an end so are giving people the opportunity to stage it in their own homes and share their recordings online. 

Photo Flash: THRILL ME Opens Tonight at The Other Palace
by A.A. Cristi - Jun 26, 2018

After critically acclaimed sold-out runs at the Edinburgh Festival, the award-winning musical Thrill Me comes to London for a limited week-long engagement at The Other Palace from 25 - 30 June

Photo Flash: First Look at THRILL ME at The Other Palace
by Stephi Wild - Jun 25, 2018

Chicago, 1924. A shocking true story of two aspiring lawyers who kidnapped and murdered a 14 year-old boy in their desire to commit the perfect crime. An obsessive relationship which exploded into violence and, with the eyes of the world on their trial, they narrowly escaped the death penalty.

What Larks! GREAT EXPECTATIONS Comes To The Belgrade Theatre
by A.A. Cristi - Apr 9, 2018

Tilted Wig Productions take on Charles Dickens' classic story of money, mystery and social mobility at the Belgrade Theatre

BWW Review: GREAT EXPECTATIONS, Richmond Theatre
by Aliya Al-Hassan - Mar 14, 2018

Following a chance encounter with an escaped convict, orphan Pip is given an unexpected opportunity to visit the reclusive Miss Havisham. In the decay and faded grandeur of her house, Pip falls in love with her adopted daughter Estella and helped by an anonymous benefactor, he moves to London to attempt to become a gentleman and win the hard heart of Estella.