Author Archives: barbara

    Carolee Carmello and Barbara Brilliant   Carolee Carmello is a chameleon. She changes characters more often than Jay Leno changes cars. Last night she appeared in concert at the Arsenal Theatre in Watertown through the auspices of The … Continue reading →

  If you are a fan of the Colbert Report, with funnyman Stephen Colbert, then you will have seen how he brags about his Peabody Awards by putting them on the desk all the time.  How disgusting. I, on the … Continue reading →

Summertime and the livin is easy. No, I am not going to report on Porgy and Bess. For that you have to go to Broadway ( and it’s worth it) However I am going to tell you about another classic … Continue reading →

CAPE COD AND THE BERKSHIRES For great summer destination activities what could be better than a short drive to Cape Cod or the Berkshires. If you’re fond of sand dunes and salty air, quaint little villages here and there, you’re … Continue reading →

If you are a fan of the Colbert Report, with funnyman Stephen Colbert, then you will have seen how he brags about his Peabody Awards by putting them on the desk all the time. How disgusting. I, on the other … Continue reading →

Up Next: The inaugural NEXT REP BLACK BOX FESTIVAL: five plays and three new play readings in two Black Box Theaters beginning with TONGUE OF A BIRD, Ellen McLaughlin’s drama of a rescue pilot searching for a lost girl in … Continue reading →

(BOSTON) – From March 7 through April 5, 2014, SpeakEasy Stage Company will proudly present the New England premiere of the acclaimed Off-Broadway drama THE WHALE by Samuel D. Hunter. Winner of the 2013 Lucille Lortel Award for Best Play, … Continue reading →

Six on Sondheim HBO Documentary December 10, 2013 James Lapine is not Stephen Sondheim. So trying to make a documentary that imitated a Sondheim musical did not work. Sondheim can be edgy, ambivalent, stark and have it all add up … Continue reading →

In The Mood tips it’s hat to the 40s in a most delightful way. The big band was great as was the music. The 6 singer/dancers were delightful. Yes, it was all the old chestnuts, but who doesn’t love chestnuts. … Continue reading →

CAMELOT Be magically transported to “Camelot” for happily-ever-aftering at the New Repertory. CAMELOT runs through December 22, 2013 at the Charles Mosesian Theater at the Arsenal Center for the Arts in Watertown. From the romantic “If Ever I Would Leave … Continue reading →