Category Archives: Theater

A new show called Cupcake opens this week at Club Cafe. This is an original musical developed and produced locally.

Cupcake takes place in Summertown (Hmm… can you say Provincetown?) in a free-spirited seaside resort where every mouth waters for Tom’s irresistible cupcakes.  Unfortunately, rookie Officer Stone is on the prowl and the law clearly states that street sales of food are taboo. The locals, especially the hunky Lifeguard and the sexy-nerdy Librarian relish Tom’s contraband cupcakes and help their adored baker boy avoid arrest.

May 10 – June 24 at Club Cafe 

Shows are Thursdays through Saturdays at 8pm as well as Sunday brunch/matinee shows (June10, 17, and 24 at 2pm). Ticket are $25 -$35 and can be purchased online here.

I recently attended the opening night performance of the New Repertory Theatre production of Little Shop of Horrors.  This was  my first visit to the theater company in Watertown. Normally, I don’t travel much beyond Cambridge, but I’m really pleased I did.  The theater company has a lovely home in the Arsenal Center for the Arts (by the Arsenal Mall), and was surprisingly easy to get to.

I anticipate the New Repertory Theatre’s production of Little Shop of Horrors will be quite successful.  The rock musical is filled with songs inspired by the sounds of early Motown and has more than its share of outrageously funny scenes that will appeal to a wide audience.

The Rep’s designers did a great job building the set and the ensemble works well together.  I was particularly taken by Susan Molloy who plays the role of Audrey. Her voice, comedic timing and all round acting was fantastic. Personal favorites where when she sang “Somewhere That’s Green” and “Suddenly Seymour“.

With several dining options near the theater and plenty of free parking there really is no excuse not to check out Little Shop of Horrors (prices range $28-$58) so snap up your tickets before this show passes you by. Little Shop of Horrors runs through Sunday, May 20th.

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Last night I went to see the Lyric Stage of Boston production of The Temperamentals.

“Temperamental” was code for “homosexual” in the early 1950’s and this off-Broadway play revolves around Harry Hay, his lover, Rudi Gernreich, a Viennese refugee and designer, and the men who first came together to build the first gay rights organization in the United States. Do you know your gay history? Did you think it started at Stonewall? Think again, The Temperamentals is a powerful story about the birth of the LGBT movement in the US>

The Temperamentals closes this Saturday (April 28th) so hurry and buy your tickets if you are interested in seeing this show. Tickets can be purchased online here.

Tonight I’m heading out of town to see The Full Monty at the Stoneham Theater.  This is based on the 1997 surprise hit movie that tells the tale of six unemployed, disgruntled steel workers living in Sheffield England. I remember seeing the movie at the Kendall theater and loving it.  Aside from the obvious nerves it must take to play one of the six men, it is always a risk to take a popular film and try to bring it to the stage.  I remain hopefully optimistic and look forward to attending a performance at a theater I’ve never visited before.

How will you be spending Valentines Day?

I will be watching Gomez, Morticia and  the rest of the Addams family as this Broadway show visits the Shubert Theatre.  I vaguely recall these quirky characters on t.v. reruns and loved the movie from the early 90s .

Interested in seeing the show? Move quickly as the show only has 13 performances.

You can buy your tickets online here.