Theater - Marblehead Current

30 Jun

CURRENT EVENTS: Beyond the Arts Festival edition

Leigh BlanderArt, Culture, Entertainment, Local News, Recreation, Theater

Current Events spotlights exciting happenings in the coming days. If you’d like to contribute a listing, please email Current Editor Leigh Blander at lblander@marbleheadnews.org. Cardboard creationsThursday, July 3, 2-4 p.m. Join Willie Shaker Gallery and MacRae’s for this cardboard workshop. Design and make creatures to wear and parade (just in time for the Horribles Parade, see below). All ages are welcome. Workshop location is MacRae’s, 108 Washington St. $30. Red Sky NightThursday, July 3, 6-10 p.m. Pleon Yacht Club is hosting its annual Red Sky…

28 Apr

CURRENT EVENTS: Marblehead’s best bets

Leigh BlanderArt, Entertainment, Local News, Nonprofit corner, Theater

Current Events spotlights exciting happenings in the coming days. If you’d like to contribute a listing, please email Current editor Leigh Blander at lblander@marbleheadnews.org. Celebrate Community ChampionsThursday, May 1, doors open at 6 p.m., music starts at 7 p.m. Join the Marblehead Counseling Center at The Beacon Restaurant to celebrate community spirit, as the MCC recognizes the hard work and generous contributions of local business leaders, coaches, volunteers, friends and neighbors. The MCC will announce its first Amy Saltz Community Champion, Anne Tassel-Todisco of Marblehead.…

20 Feb

CURRENT EVENTS: Marblehead’s best bets

Leigh BlanderAbbot Public Library, Art, Culture, Entertainment, Theater, Top Stories

Current Events spotlights exciting happenings in the coming days. If you’d like to contribute a listing, please email Current Editor Leigh Blander at lblander@marbleheadnews.org. ‘Little Women: The Broadway Musical’Friday, Feb. 21- Sunday, Feb. 23 Based on Louisa May Alcott’s life, “Little Women” follows the adventures of sisters Jo, Meg, Beth and Amy March. Marblehead Little Theatre presents the Broadway version, which debuted 20 years ago. For more info and tickets, visit mltlive.org. The Dirty FloorboardsSaturday, Feb. 22, 8:30 p.m. Come to The Beacon Restaurant, 123…

15 Oct

Local director stages spooky performance at Lee Mansion

Leigh BlanderArt, Local News, Theater

Do you love a scary story? Then you won’t want to miss “Haunted, An Evening of Ghost Stories in the Dark” at the Jeremiah Lee Mansion later this month.Local director Peyton Pugmire, known for his biannual presentation of “A Christmas Carol” (which is off this year) at the Lee Mansion, decided to put on a Halloween-themed show this season. “I love ghosts; I love spooky things,” Pugmire told the Current. “The mansion is a perfect setting to explore the supernatural.” Pugmire explained the performance as…

23 Sep

CURRENT EVENTS: Marblehead’s best bets

Leigh BlanderArt, Community Resources, Culture, Education, Entertainment, Local History, Nonprofit corner, Recreation, Theater, Top Stories

Current Events spotlights exciting happenings in the coming days. If you’d like to contribute a listing, please email Current Editor Leigh Blander at lblander@marbleheadnews.org. Chamber of Commerce annual meeting and community awards celebrationThursday, Sept. 26, 5:30-8:30 p.m. The Marblehead Chamber of Commerce announces their 72nd annual meeting and 2024 community awards celebration. The event will be held at the Corinthian Yacht Club in Marblehead. $65 per person. Join the Chamber to honor the 2024 award recipients – Dave Rodgers, The Harbor Light Inn, Teresa Collins,…

22 Jun

Young Marblehead stars shine in ‘Moana’

Leigh BlanderLocal News, Theater

Several Marblehead kids appear in the North Shore Children's Theatre production of "Moana" at the Collins Middle School in Salem. Brown School student Cecilia prepares for her role in "Moana" COURTESY PHOTO Friday, June 21, at 6p.m.Saturday, June 22, at 1:30 p.m.Saturday, June 22, at 4:30 p.m.Sunday, June 23, at 2 p.m. Performances run: For more information, visit nsctheatre.org.

20 Jun

MLT opens ‘Something Rotten’ Friday evening

Leigh BlanderArt, Theater, Top Stories

This Friday, June 21, Marblehead Little Theatre will perform its opening night of this year’s summer musical, “Something Rotten.” The show runs Friday-Sunday at 7:30 p.m. and again June 26-30 at the same time. Director Katie Meuse is excited to present the show as her directorial debut at MLT. The cast of “Something Rotten” performs a musical number in one of their final rehearsals before opening night. COURTESY PHOTO The comedy musical ‘“Something Rotten” first played on Broadway in 2015, and has since made the…

18 Jun

CURRENT EVENTS: Marblehead’s best bets

Leigh Blander0 CommentsArt, Community Resources, Culture, Environment, Local News, Theater

By Leigh BlanderCurrent Events spotlights exciting happenings in the coming days. If you’d like to contribute a listing, please email Current Editor Leigh Blander at lblander@marbleheadnews.org. ‘Something Rotten!’ at MLTFriday, June 21-Sunday, June 30 Check out the outrageous, crowd-pleasing musical farce “Something Rotten” at Marblehead Little Theatre. The show received several Best Musical nominations and was hailed by Time Out New York as “the funniest musical comedy in at least 400 years.” Get your tickets at mltlive.org. Community Wellness DaySaturday, June 22, 1-4 p.m. Marblehead…

10 Apr

MHS Drama Club preparing for ‘The Prom’

Will Dowd0 CommentsEducation, Local News, Marblehead Public Schools, Theater

The Marblehead High School Drama Club is in full swing into rehearsals for the upcoming spring musical, “The Prom.” The show debuts Friday, April 26, and plays through that weekend. The cast, crew and directors are working hard to put all the pieces together. “The Prom” tells the story of four washed-up Broadway stars who are looking to repaint their image as celebrity activists. When they catch wind that the bigoted PTA of a small town in Indiana has canceled the high school prom, all…

01 Apr

‘The Mother of the Maid’ opens at MLT Friday night

Leigh Blander0 CommentsArt, Community Resources, Culture, Entertainment, Local News, Nonprofit corner, Religion, Theater

Marblehead Little Theatre will open its production of “The Mother of the Maid” this Friday night at 7 p.m. The play, written by Jane Anderson, tells the story of Joan of Arc through the perspective of her mother, Isabelle, and explores familial relationships through realistic humor and remarkable moments in the lives of ordinary women. “The Mother of the Maid” will run for two weekends, April 5-14, and tickets are available at mltlive.org. Director Hannah Schuurman is especially excited to share this story, and incredibly…