'West Side' glory by [email protected] (daniel Gewertztheater)

'West Side Story" has been called the greatest stage musical of all time. But most people now only know it from...

SOURCE: Boston Herald at 11:44pm on June 11, 2011☆⚑

Arachnophobia by Jed Gottlieb

As a Broadway musical, "Spider-Man: Turn off the Dark" is fine. As a trend, it's terrifying. "Spider-Man," which...

SOURCE: Boston Herald at 11:41pm on June 11, 2011☆⚑

Sophisticated 'Lady' graces North Shore by [email protected] (daniel Gewertz)

The word for the North Shore Music Theatre's staging of "My Fair Lady" is elegant. It is simply an exquisite production...

SOURCE: Boston Herald at 11:11pm on June 9, 2011☆⚑

Dick Flavin elects to play Tip O'Neill in his one-man play by [email protected] (tenley Woodman)

Quincy native Dick Flavin has played many parts: press secretary, political analyst, poet laureate of Red Sox Nation,...

SOURCE: Boston Herald at 12:49am on June 8, 2011☆⚑

City Hall audiences sure to get Hooked on 'Peter Pan' by [email protected] (joshua Walovitch)

This fall, Tinkerbell will sprinkle a whole heap of fairy dust on the Hub. Mayor Tom Menino - with a little...

SOURCE: Boston Herald at 11:30pm on June 6, 2011☆⚑

Rebuked playwright Tony Kushner gets NY honorary degree

NEW YORK - Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Tony Kushner has been awarded an honorary degree from the City University...

SOURCE: Boston Herald at 2:08pm on June 3, 2011☆⚑

Musical based onl 'Carrie' returns from dead

NEW YORK - The story of "Carrie," that weird high school girl who exacts revenge on bullies with her telekinetic...

SOURCE: Boston Herald at 2:44am on June 1, 2011☆⚑

Broadway beams its offerings via movie screens

NEW YORK - Movie theaters in the next few weeks will be filled with stories about misbehaving pandas, heroic mutants,...

SOURCE: Boston Herald at 2:03pm on May 31, 2011☆⚑

Ailey dancer inspires students to follow in his steps by [email protected] (keith Powers)

Every day after school, a small group of talented teen dancers hone their skills at the Boston Youth Moves studios...

SOURCE: Boston Herald at 8:35pm on May 30, 2011☆⚑

Fast rise of Broadway's Nina Arianda turns heads

NEW YORK - Nina Arianda's summer plans will hopefully involve plenty of work. Currently in the middle of a...

SOURCE: Boston Herald at 8:44am on May 30, 2011☆⚑

Nora's 'Silver Spoon' a deliciously witty musical by [email protected] (daniel Gewertz)

The new musical "Silver Spoon" is modest in size. There are just four characters and four musicians. The sets are...

SOURCE: Boston Herald at 12:25am on May 24, 2011☆⚑

Bravo for Bard's 'Comedy,' 'Richard' by [email protected] (daniel Gewertz)

Propeller, Britain's all-male Shakespeare troupe, made its Boston debut on Saturday in killer style. Staging...

SOURCE: Boston Herald at 11:14pm on May 22, 2011☆⚑

U.S. housing crisis gets center stage in opera tune by [email protected] (jerry Kronenberg)

Call it "'Madame Butter- fly' Meets the Housing Bust." Two National Public Radio reporters and a Juilliard School...

SOURCE: Boston Herald at 12:18am on May 22, 2011☆⚑

Take 2: Troubled Broadway 'Spider-Man' flies again

NEW YORK - A revamped "Spider-Man" musical has taken flight on Broadway. The reboot of the $70 million show...

SOURCE: Boston Herald at 8:29pm on May 12, 2011☆⚑

Take the plunge with Emerging America Festival by [email protected] (daniel Gewertz)

Don't go to the Emerging America Festival expecting traditional theater. Go for "groundbreaking performance by...

SOURCE: Boston Herald at 11:57pm on May 11, 2011☆⚑

Oprah's Broadway acting dream is on the express track by [email protected] (chris Jones)

CHICAGO - Oprah Winfrey has long said she would love to return to acting. But as her iconic talk show approaches...

SOURCE: Boston Herald at 10:24am on May 11, 2011☆⚑

Groupon, Live Nation form online-ticket deal site

NEW YORK - Concert promoter Live Nation Entertainment Inc. and online deal site Groupon are forming a venture to...

SOURCE: Boston Herald at 4:53pm on May 9, 2011☆⚑

Beverly theater revives musical performances

BEVERLY -- The revival of the North Shore Music Theatre continues this summer with the booking of some major music...

SOURCE: Boston Herald at 9:16am on May 9, 2011☆⚑

'Zoo' keeper Edward Albee a class act by [email protected] (daniel Gewertz)

Edward Albee's one-act play "The Zoo Story" holds a unique place in the life of the man routinely called America's...

SOURCE: Boston Herald at 11:50pm on May 4, 2011☆⚑

Spider-Man's world to get too crowded for comfort

PHILADELPHIA - Things are going to get buggy for Spider-Man as the Marvel Comics hero realizes what life can be...

SOURCE: Boston Herald at 9:38pm on May 4, 2011☆⚑

'The Book of Mormon' leads Tony Award nominations

NEW YORK - "The Book of Mormon" nabbed a leading 14 Tony Award nominations Tuesday morning, earning the profane...

SOURCE: Boston Herald at 9:27am on May 3, 2011☆⚑

'Passing' resemblance by [email protected] (daniel Gewertz)

Is it strange that the Tony award-winning "Passing Strange" is now being staged without Stew, its writer/composer/singer/guitarist,...

SOURCE: Boston Herald at 11:33pm on April 29, 2011☆⚑

Huntington Theatre Co. gets $10M gift from Calderwood foundation by [email protected] (daniel Gewertz)

The Huntington Theatre Co. has received one of the largest gifts ever bestowed upon an American theater company:...

SOURCE: Boston Herald at 4:03pm on April 28, 2011☆⚑

'Grease' at 40 a bit of a stretch by [email protected] (lauren Beckham Falcone)

Now 40 years old, "Grease" is showing its age. Sure, the 1971 off-Broadway blockbuster made its way to the Great...

SOURCE: Boston Herald at 1:28am on April 28, 2011☆⚑

Injured Broadway 'Spider-Man' actor rejoins show

NEW YORK - An actor seriously injured at the Broadway musical "Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark" returned to work...

SOURCE: Boston Herald at 4:57pm on April 25, 2011☆⚑