Interview: Kristine Nielsen Talks Summers in Cotuit and Appearing in a Broadway SMASH
Kristine Nielsen has made her name on Broadway playing roles in all kinds of comedies and dramas, but only a very few musicals.
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Interview: Mezzo-soprano Jamie Barton Talks Boston Lyric Opera's Production of CAROUSEL
The legend of Boston’s Emerson Colonial Theatre stems in part from the many pre-Broadway tryouts that have and continue to take place there, including not one but two now-iconic Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II musicals, 1943’s “Oklahoma!” – when it was still being called “Away W
Interview: David Mendizábal Talks Directing DON'T EAT THE MANGOS at The Huntington
In playwright Ricardo Pérez González’s “Don’t Eat the Mangos,” three Puerto Rican sisters are living outside San Juan as a hurricane approaches and family tumult causes secrets and ugly truths to spill out.
Interview: Melody Munitz Talks Playing Wednesday in THE ADDAMS FAMILY
Anyone familiar with the mysterious and spooky, not to mention altogether ooky, Addams Family will tell you that Morticia and Gomez’s daughter Wednesday is known not only for her morbid nature, but also for her ever-present and carefully protected pigtails.
Interview: Waltham Native Krystal Hernandez Makes Broadway Debut After Open Call Audition
Waltham native Krystal Hernandez made her Broadway debut on February 19, taking over the coveted role of Anna of Cleves, one of the wives of Henry VIII, in the New York production of the Tony Award-winning musical comedy “SIX,” now at the Lena Horne Theatre.
Interview: Playwright Sarah Ruhl Talks Bringing Vivaldi & Ruhl's THE SEASONS to Boston Lyric Opera
Growing up outside Chicago, Tony- and Pulitzer Prize-nominated playwright Sarah Ruhl (“The Clean House,” “In the Next Room (or The Vibrator Play)”) would listen to a cassette of Antonio Vivaldi’s “The Four Seasons” on holiday drives with her family to her father’s home state of Iowa.
Interview: Gerard Alessandrini talks spoofing Sondheim and more in FORBIDDEN BROADWAY: MERRILY WE STOLE A SONG
Writer and director Gerard Alessandrini, the comedy mastermind behind “Forbidden Broadway,” has long taken his own Broadway fandom one step further, though, creating iconic parodies of stars like Ethel Merman, Mary Martin, Carol Channing, Liza Minnelli, Yul Brynner, Patti LuPone, Chita Rivera, M
Interview: Playwright, Actor and Producer Jordan E. Cooper Talks AIN'T NO MO' and More
Actor, playwright, producer, and director Jordan E.
Interview: You Should Hear How Melissa Manchester Talks About FUNNY GIRL
Having landed more than a dozen hits – “Midnight Blue,” “Don’t Cry Out Loud,” “You Should Hear How She Talks About You,” and “Through the Eyes of Love” among them – on the Billboard charts in her long recording career, Grammy Award-winning singer/songwriter Melissa Manchester k
Interview: Christine Goerke Talks Boston Lyric Opera and Boston Symphony Orchestra Collaboration on DIE TOTE STADT
Goerke will be doing just that in “Die Tote Stadt” (“The Dead City”) – composer Erich Wolfgang Korngold’s poignant opera about the struggle with haunting memories of a lost loved one, that captures the final chapter of the Romantic era – which will be presented by the Boston Symphony O
Interview: Lea Salonga Talks 'Sounding Joy' with the Boston Pops
Lea Salonga, who makes her home in New York, was in Los Angeles recently when she took time out for a telephone call to discuss her new holiday album, her debut with the Boston Pops, and more.
Interview: Maurice Emmanuel Parent tells of Front Porch Arts Collective's HOLIDAY FEAST Where Sitcoms are on the Menu
For the second straight year, Front Porch Arts Collective, Boston’s leading Black theater company, is presenting a “Holiday Feast” of staged readings of Christmas episodes from classic Black sitcoms, at Central Square Theater, December 12–14.
Interview: Sarah Milnamow Heads Home for the Holidays in DR. SEUSS' HOW THE GRINCH STOLE CHRISTMAS THE MUSICAL!
Actor and singer Sarah Milnamow grew up in Northborough watching the classic animated television special “How the Grinch Stole Christmas!” every year.
Interview: Will Lyman Talks Playing Scrooge in Commonwealth Shakespeare Company's A CHRISTMAS CAROL
Boston has a long history with “A Christmas Carol.
Interview: Janet Eilber talks MARTHA GRAHAM DANCE COMPANY'S American Legacies and more
Janet Eilber was a high school senior at Michigan’s Interlochen School for the Arts when she first crossed paths with modern dance legend Martha Graham (1894–1991).
Interview: Teal Wicks Talks & JULIET and More Ahead of Boston Engagement
Teal Wicks first performed “Shakespeare Meant for Kids” when she was in the fifth grade, and later, while in college at U.
Interview: Kelli O'Hara Promises Some Surprises in Concert at Groton Hill Music Center
Kelli O’Hara says there’ll be some surprises in store when she plays Groton Hill Music Center on November 2.
Interview: Karen MacDonald Makes New Memories in SpeakEasy Stage Company's PRU PAYNE
Actor Karen MacDonald has done everything from the classics to contemporary dramas, comedies, and musicals – including some 70 productions as a founding member of the American Repertory Theater – on greater Boston stages and beyond.
Interview: Everything's Coming Up Rosie for Carly Sakolove in MAMMA MIA! Tour
Over the past decade, performer Carly Sakolove has appeared in “Mamma Mia!” on land – in the 2013–2014 North American tour – and at sea on Royal Caribbean cruise lines.
Interview: Michael Hammond talks adapting BABY JANE for the stage at The Company Theatre
If you’re a fan of the 1962 feature film “Whatever Happened to Baby Jane?” and eager to learn more about the story that inspired the cult classic, then you may want to head to The Company Theatre in Norwell, now through October 27, for “Baby Jane.
Interview: Joe DiPietro of AN OLD-FASHIONED FAMILY MURDER at New Theatre & Restaurant
Kansas City audiences do not often get the opportunity to see World Premiere productions of plays by Tony Award winning playwrights.
Interview: Everything's Coming Up Rosie for Carly Sakolove on MAMMA MIA! Tour
Over the past decade, performer Carly Sakolove has appeared in “Mamma Mia!” on land – in the 2013–2014 North American tour – and at sea on Royal Caribbean cruise lines.
Interview: Puppeteer Vinny Lovegrove Brings His Miracle Fish Puppet Theater to KING RICHARD'S FAIRE
If it’s late summer or early fall in southeastern Massachusetts, then King Richard’s Faire must be in town, and so it is no surprise that the Renaissance festival recently opened its 43rd season on an 80-acre wooded site in Carver, where it will run weekends and Monday holidays through October 2
Interview: Scarlett Strallen Talks A GRAND SUITE FROM HARRY POTTER with Boston Pops
Stage performer and concert artist Scarlett Strallen – a favorite in London’s West End for her leading roles in “Mary Poppins,” “A Chorus Line,” and “HMS Pinafore,” and on Broadway in “A Gentleman’s Guide to Love and Murder” and “Travesties” – made such an impression in h
Interview: Bill Medley on THE RIGHTEOUS BROTHERS Farewell and Whether There's a Jukebox Musical in his Future
For six decades, Bill Medley – who will bring the Righteous Brothers Lovin’ Feelin’ Farewell Tour to the Cape Cod Melody Tent in Hyannis on August 23 and the South Shore Music Circus in Cohasset on August 24 – has reached generations of fans with his singular bass-baritone voice and “blue-
BWW Q&A: Natalie Joy Johnson on NEXT TO NORMAL at Barrington Stage Company
We spoke to Natalie Joy Johnson, most recently seen on Broadway in Lempicka about starring in Barrington Stage's Next to Normal, directed by Artistic Director Alan Paul, in a co-production with Round House Theatre in Washington, DC.
Interview: Marilyn Maye Talks Provincetown, Her Upcoming Town Hall Debut, and What Makes a Song Great
After a dozen years of sold-out engagements at the Art House, and a Covid-necessitated poolside show at the Crown & Anchor in 2020, Maye is back this year to give a Broadway-themed concert at Town Hall on August 25, with Tedd Firth on piano, Steve Doyle on bass, and Daniel Glass on drums.
Interview: For Playwright Lindsey Ferrentino, THE QUEEN OF VERSAILLES is a Hometown Story
Playwright Lindsey Ferrentino not only wrote the book for “The Queen of Versailles,” she came up with the original idea for a musical about the billionaire Florida couple living their own version of the American Dream – building a gargantuan gilded palace – until the Great Recession of 2008
Interview: Costumer Joe Michienzie talks KINKY BOOTS at The Company Theatre
The eponymous thigh-highs in “Kinky Boots” are just one of the many statement-making fashion elements in the musical, which will be at The Company Theatre (TCT) in Norwell, July 26 to August 18.
Interview: WHAT MORE DO YOU NEED? Mary Callanan returns to Provincetown with new cabaret show
Mary Callanan has long been a fixture on Boston area stages and in piano bars and cabaret rooms in Provincetown.
Interview: Sam Gravitte Talks SONGS THAT RAISED ME at Post Office Cafe and Cabaret and BEAUTIFUL at Cape Playhouse
Singer, actor, and writer Sam Gravitte will not only be making his performance debut in Provincetown when he appears in John McDaniel’s Broadway Series, at the Post Office Café and Cabaret on July 6, it will be his first visit to the town.
Interview: John McDaniel and Betty Buckley Talk Playing Provincetown in JOHN MCDANIEL'S BROADWAY SERIES
Tony Award-winning Broadway legend Betty Buckley will headline the opening night of this year’s John McDaniel’s Broadway Series, at Provincetown Town Hall on June 23, and McDaniel, the Emmy- and Grammy Award-winning music director, composer, arranger, and producer wouldn’t have it any other wa
Interview: FIDDLER ON THE ROOF is a Tradition for Kathy St. George
Actor, singer, and Stoneham native Kathy St.
Interview: Victoria Clark and Jason Danieley talk BROADWAY TODAY! BROADWAY'S MODERN MASTERS
Interview: Victoria Clark and Jason Danieley talk BROADWAY TODAY! BROADWAY'S MODERN MASTERS
Interview: Janie E. Howland Honor Sets the Stage for ELLIOT NORTON AWARDS
The 41st annual Elliot Norton Awards, presented by the Boston Theater Critics Association (BTCA) on May 20 at the Huntington Theatre, promises to be a big night for scenic designer Janie E.
Interview: Playwright Kirsten Greenidge talks MORNING, NOON, AND NIGHT and more
Morning, Noon, and Night, being given its world premiere by C1 in a co-production with Boston University’s College of Fine Arts at the Plaza Theatre, Boston Center for the Arts, through May 25 – follows a mother and daughter, Mia and Dailyn, as they struggle to feel seen and supported by each ot
Interview: Avon Native John Ambrosino Makes his Broadway Debut in THE WHO'S TOMMY
While a student at Thayer Academy in Braintree, actor, singer, and director John Ambrosino saw his earliest Broadway shows – from “Sunset Boulevard” to “Victor/Victoria” and, in his senior year, “Titanic” with Brian D’Arcy James, brother of the school’s then Head of Drama, Anne Jam
Interview: Gordon Clapp talks ROBERT FROST: THIS VERSE BUSINESS
Bittersweet serendipity will be in the air when actor Gordon Clapp takes the stage in the Boston premiere of “Robert Frost: This Verse Business,” being presented April 23–28 by Spring Pool Arts at the Calderwood Pavilion, Boston Center for the Arts.
Interview: Lowell Native Maryann Plunkett Brings Real-Life Experience to THE NOTEBOOK: THE MUSICAL
Tony Award winner Maryann Plunkett has played a wide range of roles in her Broadway career.
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THE 25TH ANNUAL PUTNAM COUNTY SPELLING BEE The Cape Playhouse (9/02-9/19) |
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Worcester Youth Orchestras Auditions: Travel to Europe Mechanics Hall (8/26-8/26) |
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Beetlejuice Jr. The Company Theatre (11/06-11/08) |
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Martin Sexton Payomet Performing Arts Center (7/17-7/17) |
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Lovesong The Unicorn Theatre (7/22-8/23) |
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Yidstock: The Festival of New Yiddish Music Yiddish Book Center (7/09-7/12) |
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Circus & The Bard: The Next Chapter. Tina Packer Playhouse (7/16-7/26) |
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Summer in the City: the Circus that Never Sleeps Wellfleet Harbor Actors Theater (6/25-9/06) |
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Kristin Hersh Payomet Performing Arts Center (7/18-7/18) |
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The Sound of Music Boch Center Wang Theatre (11/17-11/22) |