Are you planning a trip to Provincetown this summer and do you love Broadway musicals? You may want to mark your calendars and call while tickets remain to this Broadway Series that includes names like Liza Minnelli (sorry that show has sold out), Carol Channing, Linda Eder as well as Andrea McArdle, Donna McKechnie and Faith Prince.
Check out The Crown & Anchor’s 2014 Summer line up and purchase your tickets to one of these amazing shows HERE.
Mr. Teddy is a full length play being produced by a new LGBTQ theater company in Boston called Smartguy Productions Inc. This is their first full length play. It explores the dynamics of three gay men who have decided to make a family with each other.
Tickets are available for shows on June 5, 6, 7, 12, 13 at 8PM and June 15 matinee show at 3PM.
About Mr. Teddy: Alec, Mark and Teddy found true love two years ago when Alec brought Teddy home for a three way and Teddy never left. Like everyone, Teddy comes with some baggage, namely a Teddy Bear and a desire to call Marc and Alec his “Daddies”. All is bliss until Alec’s friend, Allison, insists that Teddy is suffering delayed development and he must be pushed to grow up and leave his Daddies behind if he is ever to find true happiness. Patrick, a friend of all three men, finally sees his chance to steal Teddy away for himself. The resulting confrontations have explosive consequences for everyone involved.
Elizabeth Erardi in the SpeakEasy Stage production of CARRIE THE MUSICAL.
Photo by Craig Bailey / Perspective Photo.
Earlier this week I had the opportunity to see CARRIE the musical by SpeakEasy Stage Company. I’ll admit that I didn’t know quite what to expect of a classic Stephen King novel that had been adapted into musical theater, but the cast made me a believer, and I think you’d enjoy this show as well.
Paul Melone does a fantastic job directing this New England premiere and it is definitely a worthy consideration for a date night or fun night out with friends. The cast does an impressive job and includes a number of good voices.
Do you have tickets to the show which runs through Saturday, June 7th? If not, you can purchase them here.
The SpeakEasy Stage Company’s next production, CARRIE The Musical opens this Saturday and Friday, May 16th is SpeakEasy Stage Co’s Out & About performance where you can join the cast following for a special post-show party.
Get your tickets here.
Do you have summer plans that include spending time in Ogunquit, Maine? Last month the Admiral’s Inn Resort shared their summer / fall 2014 line up. Personal favorites include Varla Jean Merman who will perform May 22 – 25 and Dame Edna who will be there August 28 – 31.
Photo by: Michael von Redlich
Tomorrow night Ryan Landry and his Gold Dust Orphans will open with their latest production, “Snow White and the 7 Bottoms”. This fairy tale, takes you on a twisted trip that features new songs, dances, fabulous costumes and gorgeous sets. The show which opens tomorrow, Friday, April 18th will run through Sunday, May 18th before it closes and presumably reopens this summer in Provincetown so get your tickets while they last because this will definitely sell out.
For those of you unfamiliar with this groundbreaking musical, Hair tells the story of a group of politically active, bohemians in New York City fighting against conscription into the Vietnam War. The musical broke new ground in the theater world by defining the genre of “Rock Musical.”
Get your tickets today before the musical sells out. Tickets are an unbelievably affordable $30 for Premium Seating making this an affordable “date night” option.
Just to whet your appetite here is one of the musical’s more famous songs
Tomorrow night Boston’s Lyric Stage Co. presents, Rich Girl. The two hour play is about a sheltered rich girl named Claudine who falls in love with Henry, a down on his luck artist and a tough-talking mother who has her doubts about Henry’s motives. Does he really love Claudine or her wealth?
Rich Girl is a clever new comedy about women, men, mothers, and money. The show opens on Friday, March 28th and runs through Saturday, April 26th.
Ryan Landry and the Gold Dust Orphans started selling tickets to their latest production that opens Marathon Weekend here in Boston.
Snow White and The Seven Bottoms will only play for one month at The Ramrod Performing Arts Center (a.k.a. Ramrod).
Shows run from April 18th thru May 18th each Friday and Saturday night at 8pm and every Sunday afternoon at 5pm. So get your tickets before the show sells out.
SpeakEasy Stage: THE WHALE. Photo credit: Craig Bailey / Perspective Photo
The SpeakEasy Stage Company latest production, The Whale, is an emotional two act play that runs for nearly two hours and centers around the final weeks of Charlie, a morbidly obese, gay man who lives in rural Idaho.
The struggles Charlie face in this touching play written by Samuel D. Hunter and produced at The SpeakEasy Stage Co. by David R. Gammons made me uncomfortable at times. While his fate was never in doubt, I couldn’t help but wonder what would become of the motley cast of supporting characters: Liz, his co-dependent and enabling friend; Ellie, his angry teenage daughter; Elder Thomas, the persistent Mormon missionary; and even his ex-wife, Mary.
The Whale runs through Saturday, April 5th. Get your tickets here.
The Bridge Repertory Theater of Boston opened with their first play one year ago this month. Starting tomorrow night they will open with their third production, Hello Again.
Hello Again is at the Calderwood Pavilion, March 12 – 29th
The cabaret style production runs 90 minutes without intermission and weaves ten characters through ten intimate encounters that all take place during a different decade in the last century.
Tickets are $35 each and $28 for students. Purchase tickets here.
Auditions for Ryan Landry’s next production are this weekend. Needless to say, I’m definitely going to see this show.
Details about the auditions are here.
The SpeakEasy Stage is offering a one day only sale for the first six performances of THE WHALE and CARRIE the musical by offering tickets regularly priced $55 – $60 for only $30.
Don’t miss this opportunity and take advantage of this great savings. Plan a fun night out with friends or someone special and help support a great local performing arts company all at the same time. Here are the details on how you can get your hands on tickets to these shows: Online tickets are available 9:00 a.m. thru Midnight at speakeasystage.com; alternatively you call the box office from Noon thru 7:00 p.m. at (617) 933-8600; or walk up to the box office from Noon thru 7:00 p.m. at 527 Tremont Street in the South End.
Friday, February 21st at 8PM
The Welcoming Committee has arranged a take over of the Hasty Pudding Theater near Harvard Square and I couldn’t resist the opportunity to check out this program with tickets only $35 (while they last). I’ve never been to see a production from this hallowed theatrical group. Care to join Sergio and Me as we crash The Welcoming Committee Take Over? More details about the production and buy your ticket(s) here.
A few details about the evening:
+ Showtime is 8pm at The Hasty Pudding Theater (Farkas Hall, 12 Holyoke St., Cambridge) near Harvard Square.
+ Tickets are general seating so you can sit with friends but if you’re on your own let me know and we can watch it together.
+ You may pick up your ticket at the box office.
Last weekend I had the opportunity to see SpeakEasy Stage’s production of The Color Purple. This musical is based on the Pulitzer Prize-winning novel by Alice Walker and the acclaimed film by Steven Spielberg.
While watching a musical about a poor African-American woman living in the South in the 1930s may not be the first thing you think of when planning a night out, trust me – you are going to love this show. The SpeakEasy Stage has assembled a large, talented cast that belt out amazing music and draw you in, making the time fly. As you might expect, the show runs the emotional gamut and provides ample fodder for conversation later. For my more shallow readers, the incredibly handsome Jared Nixon (shown below) might be sufficient motivation.
Jared Dixon and Valerie Houston in The Color Purple. Photo by Glenn Perry Photography.
I’ve included a video of one of my favorite songs from The Color Purple courtesy of Mercury Theater Chicago. The local production here at The SpeakEasy Stage runs through February 8th so get your tickets today.
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