Mamma Mia! keeps its beat and leaves you feeling like a dancing queen. The ABBA jukebox musical has hit the road once again, 25 years after its premiere. This remount of the original production proves how the show found massive success. Mamma Mia! uses the timeless music of ABBA to tell the story of Donna … Continue reading On Tour: Mamma Mia!
World Premiere: The Queen of Versailles
Kristin Chenoweth is American Royalty in the world premiere of The Queen of Versailles at the Emerson Colonial Theatre. Glitz, glamour, and facade are at the front of the new musical with music and lyrics by Stephen Schwartz, a book by Lindsey Ferrentino, direction by Michael Arden, and starring Kristin Chenoweth and F. Murray Abraham … Continue reading World Premiere: The Queen of Versailles
World Premiere: Gatsby: An American Myth at A.R.T.
Dazzling scenes, heart-wrenching lyrics, and gritty commentary on the American Dream— these are just a few things that bring Gatsby: An American Myth to life at the American Repertory Theatre. While audiences may question what's the need for another adaptation of the 1925 F. Scott Fitzgerald novel, The Great Gatsby, this world premiere production does … Continue reading World Premiere: Gatsby: An American Myth at A.R.T.
On Tour: The Cher Show
The Cher Show falters as the bio-jukebox musical attempts to tackle Cher's life and career. Dressed in Bob Mackie costumes and laced with big hits like "I Got You Babe," "Believe," "If I Could Turn Back Time," and "Woman's World," The Cher Show creates a caricature of its namesake. The musical covers Cher's early career … Continue reading On Tour: The Cher Show
Regional: Assassins at Lyric Stage Company
Boston's Lyric Stage Company breathes new life into Steven Sondheim's Assassins. Framed like a classic carnival game, the revue-style musical takes the audience on a journey as The Proprietor invites them into the twisted games of the historical figures who have attempted (both successfully and not) to assassinate the president of the United States. Each … Continue reading Regional: Assassins at Lyric Stage Company
Regional: POTUS at Speakeasy Stage
Selina Fillinger's POTUS: Or, Behind Every Great Dumbass Are Seven Women Trying to Keep Him Alive puts the spotlight on seven women navigating a political funhouse as a PR disaster goes from bad to worse for the vulgar President of the United States. After the president's blunder, the president's chief of staff, Harriet (Lisa Yuen), … Continue reading Regional: POTUS at Speakeasy Stage
Eleri Ward’s Keep A Tender Distance and The Tender Tour
Up-and-coming singer Eleri Ward's Keep A Tender Distance, her second indie-folk Sondheim album, and the subsequent Tender Tour connect Stephen Sondheim's music to new audiences. While I didn't have a chance to talk about her album when it was released last fall, I figured there was no better time to talk about the album and … Continue reading Eleri Ward’s Keep A Tender Distance and The Tender Tour
Regional: Sing Street in Boston
Called "the Joyus New Musical that Lights You Up," Huntington Theatre Company's production of Sing Street is electric and lighting up Boston this fall. I had learned of Sing Street through its highly-anticipated Broadway run in the spring of 2020, only for those hopes to be dashed before it even hit the stage. Then, delayed … Continue reading Regional: Sing Street in Boston
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