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Before we announce the winners of the 2011 My Theatre Awards, we’re proud to present the My Theatre Nominee Interview Series.   BU On Broadway’s superb production of Sweeney Todd is up for 6 My Theatre Awards in the student division, including Best Actor (Chris Behmke), Best Actress (Stephanie Gray) Best Supporting Actor (Carl Welch), Best Ensemble, […]

 

(see Part I- “Abandoning Idol…“)… which brings me to the show that’s very quickly replacing American Idol in the ratings and has long since replaced it in the minds and hearts of discerning, modern audiences. The Voice. The high-concept competition was a risk for NBC and the format, though a good one, could have done […]

I appreciate when theatre companies aren’t afraid to tackle the tough topics. Last weekend, I had the pleasure of seeing two brash and honest plays by Heart & Dagger Productions. Beyond the Light is a new play by theatre “jack-all-trades” Joey C. Pelletier. His venture into playwriting is rewarding for both the company and the […]

Before we announce the winners of the 2011 My Theatre Awards, we’re proud to present the My Theatre Nominee Interview Series.   The demise of Boston’s Independent Drama Society was one of the saddest theatre-related tragedies of 2011. But before they left us, IDS presented 2 of the best independent productions of the year (both […]

 

By the second track of Open Your Heart, there seems to be an exciting path this album is going to follow. Lead Nick Chiericozzi, is gruffing his way through lyrics like “Wrap your hands around my throat / Run your nails through my mind / I wanna feel you,” as a few female backups counteract […]

Before we announce the winners of the 2011 My Theatre Awards, we’re proud to present the My Theatre Nominee Interview Series.   The theatre-savvy city of Toronto was shaken by the arrival of a single superb new work last summer at the annual Fringe Festival. Tickets for Fringe’s Best New Play Award-winner Kim’s Convenience sold so […]

I Love You, Beth Cooper is Larry Doyle’s first novel (he also wrote Go, Mutants!, the subject of my first review here at My Books). I Love You, Beth Cooper’s about a boy—Denis Cooverman, captain of the debate team and valedictorian of BGHS (Buffalo Grove High School), to be precise—and his ill-advised attempt to make […]

Before we announce the winners of the 2011 My Theatre Awards, we’re proud to present the My Theatre Nominee Interview Series.   The cast of Soupcan Theatre’s Marat/Sade was an incredibly strong ensemble. In fact, the production’s 4 My Theatre Award nominations this year are all in the acting categories- Best Actor (Liam Morris- Marat), […]