Musical (2005)
Music and lyrics by
Lin-Manuel Miranda
Book by Quiara Alegría Hudes
Speakeasy Stage Company
Boston Center for the Arts
Boston, MA
May 10 – June 16, 2013
A lively and engaging rendition of the Tony winning Broadway musical about Washington Heights, a dominantly Hispanic neighborhood in northern Manhattan.
Tappin’ Thru Life: An Evening With Maurice Hines
Jazz, Vocals, Dance
ArtsEmerson
Emerson Majestic Theater
Boston, MA
May 14 – 19, 2013
A fabulous evening of popular song, big band sound, and tap dancing – some of it wild and crazy – led by Maurice Hines, the now 70ish Broadway star and elder brother of the late tap dancing phenom Gregory Hines.
The Great Gatsby
Film (2013)
Directed by Baz Luhrmann
Screenplay by Baz Luhrmann and
Craig Pearce
Based on the novel by
F. Scott Fitzgerald
With Leonardo DiCaprio, Carey Mulligan, Tobey Maguire
A lot of visual effects in 3D supersede the psychological ones in this lollapalooza production that is more likely to interest CGI fans than literary ones.
Seascapes
Paintings
by Jane Sherrill
Somerville Open Studios
Vernon Street Studios
Somerville, MA
May 4-5, 2013
Wonderfully dynamic and energetic representations of the ocean in all its temperaments, with crashing waves, roiling tempests, turbulent skies – and sometimes more placid states – in vivid forms and colors.
Skunkadelia
Sculptures in Metal
by Skunk
Somerville Open Studios
Somerville, MA
May 4-5, 2013
Fanciful composite sculptures in metal constructed from found objects.