I knew who Lester Bangs was well before REM sang about him. I was a bit of a weird kid and while still reading Tiger Beat and 16 Magazine, I was also reading CREEM. Now that isn’t to say…
Angela Lansbury, Boston, George Hearn, Live Theater, Metropolitan Center, Musicals, Playbills, Sweeney Todd
Sweeney Todd – Metropolitan Center – January 1981
This is the Playbill for Sweeney Todd in 1981. Specialized for the Metropolitan Center – It’s gorgeous but I’m disappointed it isn’t Sweeney Todd specific. I was 12 years old in 1981 and most of my family worked in the…
One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest – Boston Children’s Theatre – April 2017
The fine print – “Parental Advisory: Due to strong language and adult themes, parental discretion is advised. No person 14 or under will be admitted without a guardian’s permission.” Because I have the short-term memory of a goldfish, I can’t…
2017, Alex Finke, Barrow Street Theatre, Betsy Morgan, Brad Oscar, Duncan Smith, Jeremy Secomb, Joseph Taylor, Live Theater, Matt Doyle, Musicals, Off-Broadway, Siobhán McCarthy, Sweeney Todd
Sweeney Todd – Barrow Street Theatre – March 2017
I’m mesmerized by this cover. Walking out of Harrington’s Pie and Mash Shop at the Barrow Street Theatre last night, all I could keep saying was “wow.” I have quite the way with words, I know. Last fall, Matt Doyle,…
2017, Amanda Plummer, American Repertory Theatre, Bill Heck, Cambridge, Dana Delany, Elizabeth Ashley, James Earl Jones, Live Theater, Night of the Iguana, Tennessee Williams
The Night of the Iguana – American Repertory Theatre – February 2017
(I don’t write reviews but I was so enthralled with The Night of the Iguana – presented by the American Repertory Theater and now playing at the Loeb Drama Center – that I wanted to make sure I wrote my…
My New Project
So I have a new project: Collecting old Playbills. But only those from shows I actually saw live. I’m TERRIBLE at saving things and didn’t have any Playbills from the many shows I’ve seen over the years EXCEPT for those…