BWW Review: THE ROCKY HORROR SHOW: Moonbox Productions Brings It Back to Harvard Square
THE ROCKY HORROR PICTURE SHOW was a staple of the Harvard Square entertainment scene from 1984 through 2012, enjoying an astounding 28-year run of Saturday midnight screenings at the late AMC Loews Theater. Just around the corner, Moonbox Productions returns to its Cambridge roots and blasts into its tenth season with THE ROCKY HORROR SHOW, the live musical version at a pop-up venue at 25 Brattle Street. The venue, a once and future retail site, has a strangely appropriate ambience, an air of temporariness that is in sync with the secret of the creepy country estate where the story takes place. The cast is loaded with triple threats who can sing, dance, and act, but the number one reason to see the show is Peter Mill's performance as Frank N. Furter
BWW Review: New Rep's Season of Resilience: MAN OF LA MANCHA
New Repertory Theatre's 2017-2018 season is labeled Resilience, and it doubles down on the theme with its current production of MAN OF LA MANCHA. The 1965 Tony Award-winning Best Musical, which was based on the play I, DON QUIXOTE, ran for 2,328 performances, has been revived on Broadway four times, and was subsequently adapted for a film. This enduring piece of musical theater is also the story of one man's resilience as he maintains his idealistic quest despite the odds against him.
BWW Review: BARNUM: Run Away With This Circus
The Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus may be folding after 146 years in operation, but you can catch Moonbox Productions' loving tribute to its creator, P.T. Barnum at the Roberts Studio Theatre at the Boston Center for the Arts. Director/choreographer Rachel Bertone has crafted a dazzling, dizzying staging of BARNUM, featuring electrifying performances, beautiful vocals, and an array of circus routines that are made to look easy by the talented ensemble cast. Come follow the band and join this circus!
Moonbox Productions Presents the Dazzling American Musical, BARNUM
Moonbox Productions, nominated for numerous IRNE and Elliot Norton Awards, is thrilled to present the dazzling American musical, Barnum, by Mark Bramble, Michael Stewart and Cy Coleman, April 8th - 30th at the Boston Center for the Arts Calderwood Pavilion, Roberts Studio Theatre, 539 Tremont Street, Boston. Performances are Thursdays at 7:30 pm, Fridays/Saturdays at 8 pm, Sat/Sun matinees 2 pm. There will also be a performance at 7 pm on Sunday, April 9th. Tickets are $60/$50 ($25 for under 25 and $20 student rush ½ hour prior to performance) available at bostontheatrescene.com or by calling 617-933-8600. (*Press performances Saturday April 8th at 8pm and Sunday April 9th at 2pm and 7pm, these performances are open to the public.)
BWW Review: Book Passage on Fiddlehead's SHOW BOAT
SHOW BOAT inaugurates a partnership between Fiddlehead Theatre and Citi Performing Arts Center Shubert Theatre. The lavish, spectacular production is co-directed by Meg Fofonoff and Stacey Stephens, features a 27-piece live orchestra, and a cast of 50 triple-threat performers. The costumes by Stephens are to die for and the musical numbers are triumphant. If only it had a little more heart.
Moonbox Productions to Host Second Annual Cabaret Fundraiser, 10/19
Moonbox Productions, nominated for numerous IRNE and Elliot Norton Awards, kicks-off its sixth season with its second annual, one-night only, company cabaret entitled - Decadence, Debauchery and Divas! The cabaret takes place at Club Oberon, 2 Arrow Street in Cambridge, on October 19th from 7:30 pm - 10:30 pm. Tickets are $25 and all proceeds and donations benefit Moonbox Productions' mission to produce top quality local theater and to help area non-profits increase the reach and impact of their work.
Creative License Productions Coming to FringeNYC
Creative License Productions is proud to present the New York Premiere of Creative License as part of the 19th annual New York International Fringe Festival - FringeNYC. A new Boston-based rock musical with book and lyrics by Kevin Cirone and music by Cirone, Spencer Elliott and Dan Rodriguez, Creative License is a testament to the power of art, family, friendship, and double-malt scotch.
BWW Reviews: ME AND MY GIRL - Madcap Midsummer Mirth
Reagle Music Theatre of Greater Boston brings back this crowd-pleasing British musical comedy about a cockney gent who learns that he is the 14th heir to the Earl of Hareford, but must choose between love and money. Director/Choreographer Cynthia Thole appeared in the original Broadway revival of ME AND MY GIRL and transmits her familiarity with the show to an exuberant cast, led by engaging, talented Peabody native Joshua Holden.