Tag: American Repertory Theater
Omar Lopez-Cepero: Che’s Lament
I recently attended a performance of Evita at the famed American Repertory Theater in Cambridge, MA and left feeling incredible pathos for the character of Che. This surprised me, as I had always experienced Che as an angry stand-in for the audience’s perspective, a single […]
Sammi Cannold: Evita and the Elusive Journey
Director Sammi Cannold is at the helm of the current production of the famed musical, Evita, currently playing at the American Repertory Theater (ART) in Cambridge, MA with music by Andrew Lloyd Webber and Lyrics by Time Rice. She is an exciting and young director […]
Nora Schell – Everything’s Gonna Be Fine, Fine, Fine
Nora Schell (Spamilton, Company at Barrington Stage Company) is a rare breed, a person on the public eye who is wholly open about her life, triumphs and struggles. On social media, Schell has been honest about dealing with mental illness, helping to take one more […]
You Oughta Know – 7 Truths About Addiction in Jagged Little Pill
Sean Allan Krill as Steve Healy and Elizabeth Stanley as Mary Jane Healy In Jagged Little Pill at the American Repertory Theater (Photo: Evgenia Eliseeva) Jagged Little Pill, which premiered last year at the American Repertory Theater and opens on Broadway December 5, 2019, is […]
Kathryn Gallagher – Portraying Sexual Assault in Jagged Little Pill
(Photo: Joshua Shultz) There is a new show that is quickly elevating into the pantheon of great mental health musicals. Joining the ranks of such powerful pieces as Next to Normal and Dear Evan Hansen is the new work, Jagged Little Pill. It is currently […]
Jagged Little Pill Explores Mental Health
The sounds of an angry beat drive the protestations of a scorned lover, reminding her ex, “I’m here to remind you of the mess you left when you went away. It’s not fair to deny me of the cross I bear that you gave to […]
Jeremy Jordan – Accidental Actor
To watch Jeremy Jordan perform is to witness confidence and swagger personified, whether leading the newsboys’ strike in Newsies, exploring childhood imagination in Finding Neverland, or charming his way through a string of heists in Bonnie & Clyde. So you might be surprised to learn […]
MJ Rodriguez – The Importance of Being Seen
MJ Rodriguez is a force on and off the stage. She has had breakthrough roles in Rent (playing Angel in the 2011 off-Broadway production), Runaways at Encore! City Centers, and the world premiere of Burn All Night this past summer at the American Repertory Theater, […]
Burn All Night and Collective Trauma
Burn All Night is a gritty immersive musical making its world premier at the American Repertory Theater in Cambridge. It follows young Bobby, freshly arrived in New York City, as he runs into his old friend, Holly and then tries to settle into his adulthood. […]