Leigh Barrett News

Nearly 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.

Babes With Blades inaugurates its 2008-2009, 11th anniversary season with Chicago Dramatists network playwright Mark Burns' 'Land of the Free,' directed by Babes With Blades ensemble member Beth Cummings.

Broadway, film, television and recording star Rachel York entertained 300 patrons and guests at the New Repertory Theatre's annual fund-raising Gala on Tuesday, May 6 in Watertown, Mass. Performing her celebrated cabaret 'For the Love of It,' York thrilled the festive crowd with her vocal versatility and dynamic personality.

New 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

New Repertory Theatre announces the New England Premiere of Dessa Rose, from the award-winning composer-lyricist team of Ragtime. This powerful story of two strong-willed women explores diversity and unlikely friendship in the antebellum South. Dessa Rose opens for the press on Friday, April 25, 2008 at 8:00 p.m. and plays through May 18, 2008 at the Arsenal Center for the Arts.

Whether you like your theatrical holiday fare to wax nostalgic or break with traditional sentiment, you're bound to find something in the Boston area to brighten your days now that the Winter Solstice is upon us.

New Repertory Theatre sashays onto the summer scene with a delectable side dish

The 25th annual Elliot Norton Awards were held on May 21, 2007, at the Cutler Majestic Theatre

Lippa's 'The Wild Party' raises the roof at New Rep while North Shore Music Theatre embraces Gershwin with 'Crazy for You'

The 25th annual Elliot Norton Awards, presented by Boston Theater Critics Association and honoring the season's best work in Boston theaters (April 2006 to March 2007), will be held on May 21, 2007, at 7:00pm at the Cutler Majestic Theatre.

Boston area theaters mount a weighty 'Orson's Shadow,' a delightful 'Souvenir' and a quietly powerful 'Grapes of Wrath'

Patti LuPone and The 25th Annual Putnam Spelling Bee stars Jared Gertner and Jenni Barber are among the nominees of the 2006 Independent Reviewers of New England's (IRNE) Awards.

Stellar performances and exquisite direction and design enrich this emerging American musical classic with heartfelt tenderness and explosive drama

North Shore Music Theatre's one night only benefit performance of Jason Robert Brown's 'Songs For A New World'--Monday, October 24 at 8 PM at the John Hancock Hall (180 Berkley Street in Boston--For tickets, call 978-232-7200 or visit www.nsmt.org.

Jason Robert Brown and Lauren Kennedy will take part in an October 24th benefit concert of Brown's Songs for a New World to benefit the fire-damaged North Shore Music Theatre

Stoneham Theatre kicks off their 2005-2006 season with 'Pal Joey,' the ground-breaking Rodgers and Hart musical that centers around a roguish nightclub emcee who ditches his naïve girlfriend to romance a rich older woman, who subsequently finances his lifestyle and business pursuits, until a blackmail scheme threatens to ruin them all.

Love conquers loss in Lippa and Greenwald's tender family duet

Romance triumphs Sondheim's most upbeat musical playing in Boston.