On one hand, a musical like “Xanadu!” should not work at all. After all, this is a show based on a critically panned 1980 Olivia Newton-John movie that, when it
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Andrew Burton Kelley is a full-time working actor in musical theater, but he’s not famous. He’s very happy with that, and he wants to tell young actors all about it.
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Live musical theater is back with the Firehouse Center for the Arts production of the rock musical “RENT,” opening at Spencer-Peirce-Little Farm on Friday, May 14, and running through Sunday, May 23.
“RENT” is a rock musical with music, lyrics, and book by Jonathan Larson, loosely based on Giacomo Puccini’s 1896 opera “La Bohème.” It tells the story of a group of impoverished young artists struggling to survive and create a life in Lower Manhattan's East Village in the thriving days of bohemian Alphabet City, under the shadow of HIV/AIDS.
“It’s the 25th anniversary of the show opening on Broadway,” said John Moynihan, Firehouse Center for the Arts Executive Director. “It’s a show that touches upon so many relevant factors today. The struggles of the artist have never been more relevant than right now. There’s still the feeling of isolation and the reunifying factor of friends a family.”
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Players' Ring goes all virtual
The Players' Ring has announced the cancellation of all live theater through the end of the year due to the rise in COVID-19 numbers. Alas, that includes the popular, annual "Discovering Magic with Andrew Pinard." Its current production "Christmas Carol," a one-man featuring Christopher Savage, is now only available online at https://playersring.org.
Slack Tide in Hot 100
Slack Tide, which features four Seacoast musicians, just made it to Music Connection Magazine's Hot 100 Unsigned Artists list for 2020.
The band is Chris Cyrus, guitar, vocals; Michael Wingate Seavey, piano, keyboards, vocals; Adam Jeffrey, bass; and Jake Smith, drums.