Eddie Shields News

BWW Review: THE INHERITANCE at SpeakEasy Stage is a Six and a Half Hour Look at How Our Lives Make a Lasting Impact

by Erik Bailey — June 2, 2022

'He has a story to tell- it is banging around inside him, aching to come out.

SpeakEasy Stage Company to Present Regional Premiere of THE INHERITANCE

by Marissa Tomeo — April 16, 2022

From April 22 – June 11, 2022, SpeakEasy Stage Company will proudly present the US Regional Theatre premiere of Matthew López’s epic two-part drama THE INHERITANCE, winner of the 2020 Tony Award for Best Play.

SpeakEasy Stage Launches The Boston Project Podcast

by A.A. Cristi — August 13, 2020

On Friday, August 14, 2020, SpeakEasy Stage Company will launch the first two episodes of its latest venture, THE BOSTON PROJECT PODCAST.

New Repertory Theatre to Present HAIR, Opening January 27

by Chloe Rabinowitz — January 14, 2020

New Repertory Theatre presents Hair, with MacDermot's groundbreaking music and the show's progressive themes, Hair revolutionized musical theatre as Broadway's first rock musical in 1968.

HAIR: THE AMERICAN TRIBAL LOVE-ROCK MUSICAL is Coming to the Mosesian Center for the Arts

by Chloe Rabinowitz — December 9, 2019

New Repertory Theatre will present Hair this winter.

THE LEGEND OF GEORGIA MCBRIDE Comes to Seven Angels Theatre

by Stephi Wild — November 13, 2019

The award winning Seven Angels Theatre in Waterbury, CT presents The Legend Of Georgia McBride, by Matthew Lopez, as the second equity show of their 29th Mainstage season.

BWW Review: N. E. Premiere of THE VIEW UPSTAIRS Coincides With LGBTQ Pride Month

by Nancy Grossman — June 5, 2019

Just in time for LGBTQ Pride Month, and on the cusp of the 50th anniversary of the Stonewall riots, SpeakEasy Stage Company presents the New England premiere of the Off-Broadway musical THE VIEW UPSTAIRS in the Plaza Theatre at the Boston Center for the Arts.

THE VIEW UPSTAIRS Comes to SpeakEasy Stage

by Stephi Wild — May 19, 2019

From May 31 through June 22, 2019, SpeakEasy Stage Company will proudly present the New England Premiere production of the acclaimed Off-Broadway musical THE VIEW UPSTAIRS.

MOULIN ROUGE, JAGGED LITTLE PILL & More Earn Nominations for 23rd Annual IRNE Awards

by Stephi Wild — February 25, 2019

The Independent Reviewers of New England (IRNE) today announced the nominees for the 23rd Annual IRNE Awards, which honor the best of the previous year's actors, directors, choreographers, designers and companies across the full spectrum of large, mid-size and fringe theater companies.

BWW Review: LES LIAISONS DANGEREUSES: Bring on the Men

by Nancy Grossman — June 5, 2018

Artistic Director Lee Mikeska Gardner embraces the mission of The Nora Theatre Company to "promote the feminine voice" with an all-male production of LES LIAISONS DANGEREUSES, Christopher Hampton's 1985 adaptation from the novel by Choderlos de Laclos.

The Drilling Company Brings Shakespeare Back to Bryant Park

by Julie Musbach — April 16, 2018

The Drilling Company, led by director/producer Hamilton Clancy, returns for their fifth summer season at Bryant Park.

BWW Review: SHAKESPEARE IN LOVE Sizzles at SpeakEasy Stage Company

by Nancy Grossman — January 16, 2018

SpeakEasy Stage Company's New England premiere production of SHAKESPEARE IN LOVE is a meaty, fast-paced comic romp with lots of sizzle to go with that steak.

SpeakEasy Stage Presents SHAKESPEARE IN LOVE

by Stephi Wild — December 16, 2017

From January 12 to February 10, 2018, SpeakEasy Stage Company will present the New England premiere of the hit London comedy SHAKESPEARE IN LOVE.

2017 IRNE Awards Winners Announced - Shoshana Bean, Mark Rylance, SCOTTSBORO BOYS and More!

by Christina Mancuso — April 25, 2017

The 21st Annual IRNE Awards ceremony was held last night in the Ballroom of the Holiday Inn Brookline/Boston.

Actors' Shakespeare Project Presents Rarely Seen EDWARD II by Christopher Marlowe

by A.A. Cristi — January 11, 2017

Actors' Shakespeare Project kicks off 2017 with Christopher Marlowe's complex Edward II, England's notorious king who forsakes everything for his public and private passions--only to meet horrific ends at the hands of his queen and his conniving noblemen.