The movie that opened the same night as “Batman”
A summer time movie goer looking for wholesome and energetic fun at the theater should look no further than the movie version of the broadway hit “Mamma Mia.” Director Phyllida LLoyd translates the...
View ArticleBandslam is a big disappointment
1 out of 4 stars Honestly, there is nothing more frustrating than a movie that squanders all potential to make itself decent. With Vanessa Hudgens taking top billing, hopes were not all that high for...
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Daniel Radcliffe back on stage
Harry Potter and the $1000 Suit, anyone? A year after Daniel Radcliffe galloped around naked in the Great White Way’s Equus, the young actor announced he will hit Broadway in a production of the 1961...
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Johnny Baseball: The new musical about the Red Sox
"Johnny Baseball" is wicked fun. If you like American musicals and like the pageantry, ritual and mythology of Red Sox fandom, you will love this. If you like the Sox stuff but don’t like musicals,...
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Stage Review: “Nine” from SpeakEasy Stage Company
As yet another winter storm pummels Boston, picture yourself in a Venetian spa. The air is warm, with a sea breeze. There’s nothing but endless pampering, picnic lunches, and fifteen beautiful women...
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Stage Review: “Ain’t Misbehavin’” at the Lyric
Did Fats Waller write every great jazz song of the 20’s and 30’s? It sure feels this way when you peruse the 30-strong song list for “Ain’t Misbehavin’, We’re talking about standard after standard...
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‘Mass Hysteria’ is a hit!
Last Friday, I was a guest on Michael Graham’s popular talk radio show, which airs from 3-7 p.m., on 96.9 WTKK. I was participating in the final hour of his broadcast–the “That’s a Wrap”...
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Lyric Stage Company hits it right out the neighborhood with “Avenue Q”
John Ambrosino, Davron S. Monroe, Erica Spyres. (Media Credit/Mark S. Howard via The Lyric Stage)You’ll have to pardon the headline and the second sports reference in this otherwise serious arts...
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J.K. Rowling Developing Harry Potter Stage Show
Calling all young witches and wizards: wands at the ready! We will soon be heading to the West End and Broadway to catch the new Harry Potter stage show. Within the next two years, J.K. Rowling will...
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