American Repertory Theater coming to Allston after BPDA approval
The American Repertory Theater has hosted world renowned performers, such as James Earl Jones and Audrey McDonald, over the decades in Cambridge’s Harvard Square, but the venue will be on the move...
View ArticleMusic bridges differences in ‘The Band’s Visit’
When a group of Egyptians are marooned in a small Israeli town, they need to find a connection that crosses borders: geographical and cultural. In “The Band’s Visit,” that connection — as it so often...
View ArticleBoston rings in a bright holiday theater season
Holiday theater can silly, sweet, stupid funny, and it can be great art. From classic classics, new classics, and reinvented classics to irreverent wonders, here are seasonal offerings worth...
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‘Real Women Have Curves’ musical attuned with possibilities
Yvette González-Nacer’s last acting gig was as glamorous as they come — she toured the country starring as glittering cabaret queen Satine in “Moulin Rouge! The Musical.” Next up, something a bit more...
View ArticleNorman Lear, producer of TV’s ‘All in the Family’ and influential liberal...
By LYNN ELBER (AP Television Writer) LOS ANGELES (AP) — Norman Lear, the writer, director and producer who revolutionized prime time television with “All in the Family,” “The Jeffersons” and “Maude,”...
View ArticleRembrandt portraits that were privately held for nearly 200 years go on show...
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — After nearly 200 years in a private collection, a pair of small portraits by 17th century Dutch Master Rembrandt van Rijn went on display Wednesday after a long-term loan...
View Article‘Die Hard,’ laugh harder at one-man parody
British actor Darrel Bailey does a great German accent. This was a problem. While Bailey was rehearsing to perform “Yippee Ki Yay” — a one-person retelling of “Die Hard” — he kept crushing his German...
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Boston First Night Parade and Fireworks Draws Thousands
Boston, MA -December 31, 2023: Revelers make their way along Tremont Street during the First Night parade. (Chris Christo/Boston Herald)Boston, MA -December 31, 2023: Pipers pass the Park Street Church...
View ArticleHottest winter theater tickets in Boston
Cold weather, hot emotions. Dark nights, bright lights. Explore artistic poles this winter in the Boston theater scene. There will be shows with silly pop music, riffs on classic literature, ballet,...
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Behind the scenes & songs of ‘Moulin Rouge! The Musical’
In 24 hours, Justin Levine went from happily, furiously working on arrangements for “Moulin Rouge! The Musical” to wondering how to redo half the show after watching a dozen songs evaporate. “In one...
View ArticleOn stage & flying high with Blue Man Group
I am handcuffed to a stranger on stage. We are playing twister in front of a couple hundred people. I am fine with it. Or I will be later. Right now I feel nothing beyond a sort of blinding euphoria....
View ArticleChita Rivera, revered and pioneering Tony-winning dancer and singer, dies at 91
By MARK KENNEDY (AP Entertainment Writer) NEW YORK (AP) — Chita Rivera, the dynamic dancer, singer and actor who garnered 10 Tony nominations, winning twice, in a long Broadway career that forged a...
View ArticleCarl Weathers, linebacker-turned-actor who starred in ‘Rocky’ movies and ‘The...
By MARK KENNEDY (AP Entertainment Writer) NEW YORK (AP) — Carl Weathers, a former NFL linebacker who became a Hollywood action movie and comedy star, playing nemesis-turned-ally Apollo Creed in the...
View ArticleTaylor Swift’s jet-setting ways under scrutiny
PHILADELPHIA — For weeks, scrutiny over singer Taylor Swift’s travel in private jets has been bubbling up on social media, with people pointing out the planet-warming emissions of carbon dioxide...
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The mystery of book designer Janet Halverson
You know the work. But you might not know who made it. From the 1950s to the 1990s, book designer Janet Halverson created covers for an array of authors and titles: Maya Angelou’s “I Know Why the Caged...
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Explore these cities and art exhibits during Black History Month
Terika L. Haynes | TravelPulse (TNS) As Black History Month 2024 unfolds, it’s time to celebrate and explore some of the most compelling Black art exhibits that not only showcase talent but are pivotal...
View ArticleJapanese conductor Seiji Ozawa, who was music director of the Boston Symphony...
TOKYO (AP) —Seiji Ozawa, the Japanese conductor who amazed audiences with the lithe physicality of his performances during three decades at the helm of the Boston Symphony Orchestra, has died, his...
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Belflower mines Southern youth for ‘John Proctor is the Villain’
Playwright Kimberly Belflower grew up in a two-stoplight town in a dry county in rural Georgia. Back in high school, Belflower didn’t think of her experience as distinctive. But when she started...
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Words & music collide in Scott Guild’s ‘Plastic’
When author and musician Scott Guild began work ten years ago on his epic music/novel project “Plastic,” he didn’t think a story about a plastic female figurine could ever be a hit. He was glad to be...
View ArticleGrand Kyiv Ballet kicks off ‘Giselle’ tour in Boston
The dancers in the Grand Kyiv Ballet company know their classical repertoire from “Swan Lake” to “Romeo & Juliet.” But for its first US tour last year, Grand Kyiv Ballet offered up something...
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March roars in with exciting arts lineup in Boston
Spring is springing and art is blooming. From fresh classical masterworks to stereotype-shattering theater to K-pop explosions, March arts comes in like a pride of lions and keeps roaring all month...
View ArticleHumorously morose comedian Richard Lewis, who recently starred on ‘Curb Your...
By MARK KENNEDY (AP Entertainment Writer) NEW YORK (AP) — Richard Lewis, an acclaimed comedian known for exploring his neuroses in frantic, stream-of-consciousness diatribes while dressed in all-black,...
View ArticleFederal court revives lawsuit against Nirvana over 1991 ‘Nevermind’ naked...
LOS ANGELES (AP) — A federal appeals court on Thursday revived a child sexual exploitation lawsuit filed by the man who appeared naked as a 4-month-old on the cover of Nirvana’s 1991 album “Nevermind.”...
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‘Girl From the North Country’ a fresh take on Dylan
The character of Mr. Burke in the musical “Girl From The North Country” is a Southerner with a failed business after the stock market crash of 1929. Or he was until David Benoit was cast in the role....
View ArticleBoston Ballet showcases classic ‘Cinderella’
Boston Ballet principal dancer Seo Hye Han dreamed of dancing the role of Cinderella as a young student. Han would repeatedly replay footage of legends performing in the British choreographer Frederick...
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PAX East: A slice of ‘normal’ in an otherwise crazy world
In a world gone mad, spending days with a bunch of costumed nerds and mutually geeking out over video games is what qualifies as normal, according to one of the minds behind Boston’s PAX East. Jerry...
View ArticleGender-swap revives musical ‘Company’
Bobbie is the 35-year-old protagonist of Stephen Sondheim and George Furth’s “Company.” Britney Coleman is the 35-year-old actor who plays Bobbie. “It feels validating in a way,” Coleman told the...
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PHOTOS: Hanging beauties at Boston’s Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum
Boston’s famed Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum continued its annual celebration of spring by hanging nasturtiums over third-floor balconies overlooking the museum’s courtyard. The 20-foot orange...
View Article‘The Drowsy Chaperone’ brings Jazz Age to Boston
The modern musical isn’t beholden to any one format. The artistic and emotional gulfs between “Hamilton,” “Moulin Rouge,” and “The Book of Mormon” are immense. But a century ago, Broadway wasn’t so...
View ArticleStar Kai Clifton caught in ‘A Strange Loop’
Meta-musical “A Strange Loop” tells the story of Usher, a Black, queer writer penning a musical about a Black, queer writer penning a musical about a Black, queer writer. Actor Kai Clifton, who plays...
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