Theater - Marblehead Current

12 Oct

NEWS IN BRIEF: No Kings rally coming up, addiction series and Veterans Town Hall return

Leigh BlanderArt, Education, Local News, News in brief, Politics, Theater

The Current accepts News in Brief submissions of 150-200 words at info@marbleheadnews.org. No Kings, GOTV rally Marblehead’s weekly pro-democracy rally will be part of a national No Kings Day on Oct. 17. CURRENT PHOTO / LEIGH BLANDER On Sat. Oct. 17, Marblehead's weekly pro-democracy rally will be a national No Kings Day to urge passersby to vote. This nonpartisan No Kings event is intended to get citizens to vote in the upcoming mid-term elections. Participants will meet at the intersection of Lafayette and Maple streets…

25 Sep

Local voices bring Greek tragedy to life in MLT’s ‘Medea’

Marielle SabbagArt, Entertainment, Theater, Top Stories

Marblehead Little Theatre is bringing up the curtain on its fall play, “Medea,” and locals Niko King-Mahan and Nora Falk are part of the Greek chorus. “Medea” is a Greek tragedy by Euripides. A former princess of the kingdom of Colchis is abandoned by her husband, Jason, who leaves to marry another woman. Enraged, Medea plots her revenge against Jason and his comrades. Marblehead High senior Niko King-Mahan began her acting journey with MLT years ago. When she was in fifth grade, she starred in…

09 Sep

Marblehead Little Theatre celebrates 70 years

Marielle SabbagArt, Entertainment, Theater, Top Stories

The curtains are rising for a significant milestone. The public is invited to attend Marblehead Little Theatre’s 70 year anniversary gala on Saturday, Sept. 19. It all began in 1955, when Terry Hale, the chairperson of the Drama Committee of the Marblehead Women’s Club, staged a one-act play with her group. After a positive response, Hale planned another show, this time inviting men, for MLT’s first production of Moss Hart’s “Light Up the Sky” in January 1956. The rest is history. MLT originally started as…

25 Aug

CURRENT EVENTS: Marblehead’s best bets coming up

Leigh BlanderArt, Entertainment, Theater, Top Stories

Current Events spotlights exciting happenings in the coming week. If you’d like to contribute a listing, please email the Current at info@marbleheadnews.org. ‘Glover and His Crucial Leadership in 1776’Wednesday, Aug. 26, 7-8:30 p.m.Learn about the crucial leadership of John Glover during his time as colonel of the Marblehead Regiment in this talk presented by Larry Sands, captain of the Glover’s Marblehead Regiment reenactment unit. This event is presented in collaboration with the Marblehead 250 Committee and Abbot Public Library. This program will be hybrid.…

19 Aug

From MLT to Broadway and back: Ari Conte brings ‘The Women We Carry’

Marielle SabbagArt, Culture, Entertainment, Theater, Top Stories

A concert from the past is returning to Marblehead Little Theatre on Friday, Aug. 21. “The Women We Carry” is an original concert reading performed by Ari Conte that explores family, heritage and the women whose stories have become part of her own. Originally from Marblehead, Conte is a theater producer and communications strategist based in New York City. She graduated from Marblehead High School in 2011. Marblehead native and New York City performer Ari Conte is bringing one of her own productions home to…

19 Aug

CURRENT EVENTS: Marblehead’s best bets coming up

Leigh BlanderAbbot Public Library, Art, Culture, Entertainment, Local History, Recreation, Theater, Top Stories

Current Events spotlights exciting happenings in the coming week. If you’d like to contribute a listing, please email the Current at info@marbleheadnews.org. Adult Craft NightThursday, Aug. 21, 7-9 p.m.Join Slime Time Studios MHD for Adult Craft Night, 10 Spring St. Come with friends, make new friends and go home with a beautiful craft that you create. For their first Adult Craft Night you will be making beautiful pressed-flower frames while we chat and have a good time! Feel free to BYOB. Tickets are $35.…

05 Aug

MHS student actor takes the stage in Greater Boston Stage Company festival

Leigh BlanderArt, Local News, Theater

Marblehead High School student actor Ronan McKiernan will take the stage this month with the Greater Boston Stage Company, appearing as Wes Warnicker in “Footloose: The Musical.” The production is part of Greater Boston Stage Company’s Summer Festival 2026, which features five fully staged musicals performed by students in grades four through 12. Running Aug. 6-16, the festival brings together nearly 100 young performers from 22 Greater Boston communities. The students work with professional directors, choreographers, music directors, designers and theater artists to create full-scale…

04 Aug

CURRENT EVENTS: Marblehead’s best bets coming up

Leigh BlanderArt, Community Resources, Culture, Education, Entertainment, Recreation, Theater, Top Stories

Current Events spotlights exciting happenings in the coming week. If you’d like to contribute a listing, please email the Current at info@marbleheadnews.org. Slavery to Freedom walking tourThursday, Aug. 6, 4 p.m. Join Jarrett Zeman from Marblehead Museum for a walking tour on the history of slavery and the abolition movement in Marblehead. You’ll see local sites where enslaved people worked and lived, and where white abolitionists fought for freedom from the pulpit, ballot box and Underground Railroad. Tickets are $15.90 for the general public. Go…

12 Jun

MLT to stage angsty Broadway hit, ‘Jagged Little Pill’

Marielle SabbagArt, Entertainment, Theater, Top Stories

Starting June 19, Marblehead Little Theatre will present “Jagged Little Pill,” the Tony and Grammy Award-winning musical featuring songs of Alanis Morissette. It premiered on Broadway in 2019. The story follows the Healy family in their suburban Connecticut home as they confront issues including addiction, sexuality and trauma. Steve Black, a Beverly resident, directs this jukebox production. Cole Hastings as Phoenix, Sarah Koury as Jo and Elainy Mata as Frankie rehearse for MLT’s production of “Jagged Little Pill.” COURTESY PHOTO “I enjoy working on shows…

08 May

Curtain up on chaos: Marblehead actress Falk brings farce and mystery to life

Marielle SabbagArt, Entertainment, Theater, Top Stories

Marblehead actress Nora Falk is preparing for her latest performance — as Rita in the North Shore debut of the play “The Chesapeake Chicks,” a farcical murder mystery. Originally from Vienna, Austria, Falk has always enjoyed performing, especially singing. She sang in her high school choir, a punk/blues band and as a general music and ESL teacher for middle schoolers. She didn’t start acting until moving to the United States in 2001. Falk has been in several productions, including Marblehead Little Theatre’s “The Sound of…