Musical (1982)
Book and Lyrics by Howard Ashman
Music by Alan Menken
Based on the film (1960) by Roger Corman
Screenplay by Charles Griffith
Lyric Stage Company of Boston
Copley Square area, Boston
August 30 – October 6, 2019
An exuberant and wonderfully staged revival of the show about a flower shop with a plant that eats humans.
Virtue and Virtuosity: Bach, Berio, Yamada, Beethoven
Concert
A Far Cry
Jordan Hall
Symphony Hall area
September 13, 2019 8:00pm
An exquisitely performed series of offerings by Boston’s very own highly virtuosic, yet democratically organized, string chamber ensemble.
Linda Ronstadt: The Sound of My Voice
Film (2019)
Documentary
Directed by Rob Epstein, Jeffrey Friedman
Reviewed by Tim Jackson
A new portrait of the noted vocal powerhouse.
Official Secrets
director Gavin Hood and journalist Martin Bright
Interview
Speaking with Gavin Hood, director of the new film Official Secrets and Martin Bright, the British journalist who is portrayed in it.
Murder On The Orient Express
Play (2017)
Adapted by Ken Ludwig
from the novel (1934) by
Agatha Christie
Directed by Shaun Kerrison
Ogunquit Playhouse
Ogunquit, Maine
August 14-31, 2019
A wonderfully staged version of the classic Agatha Christie railroad mystery with a distinctive Inspector Poirot.