Merrimack Repertory Theatre begins its 2025-26 season with “Misery,” adapted by William Goldman based on the novel by Stephen King. The thrilling stage adaptation of the popular book…
Read more Stages: Talking with MRT favorite MacDonald about season-opener ‘Misery’Jack Neary, the Lowell born and bred playwright/actor/director, is busier than ever, and Stages is pleased to give this talented guy some ink. He’s been writing plays for…
Read more Stages: Jack Neary is busy, and loves itRags to riches to rags. This ancient axiom neatly describes Stefano Massini’s epic play The Lehman Trilogy, now mesmerizing at Stages. Adapted from the Italian (and its five-hour…
Read more The Fall of the House of Lehman: The Lehman Trilogy at StagesTo the haunting, wordless, and ethereal sound of solo soprano accompanied by a caressing orchestra, Sergei Rachmaninoff’s Vocalise ushers us into a lush garden of birch trees bordered…
Read more The Beautiful Sounds of Rachmaninoff and the Tsar at Stages TheaterThe terminology used to describe people like me has, let’s say, evolved over the years. Specifically, for me, from Chicano/a and Mexican-American to Hispanic to Latino/a, and then…
Read more The Hispanic/Latino/Latina/Latinx/Latine Vote a Sharp Satire at StagesThey’re talking about the house that Ruth built over at Stages. No, not Yankee Stadium. Not Babe Ruth. The house, in this case, is Atlantic Records, and Stages…
Read more An R&B Queen Reigns in Miss Rhythm: The Legend of Ruth Brown at StagesShakespeare’s Othello is a five-act tragedy that is no stranger to a 180-minute performance. Thankfully, Stages theater steers us from that slog fest and gives its Houston audience…
Read more Othello: The Remix Bounces Along With Infectious Energy at StagesEvery December, celebrities, billionaires and wealthy dilettantes descend on Miami for a week of parties and extravagant events under the guise of celebrating contemporary art. Art Basel is…
Read more Laughs in Spanish Uses An Art Theft as a Jumping Off Point For Humor and Deeper MeaningLowell’s Merrimack Repertory Theatre (MRT) proudly welcomes “Dishwasher Dreams” to its Liberty Hall stage on East Merrimack Street Feb. 28-March 17. Written and performed by Alaudin Ullah, and…
Read more Stages: ‘Dishwasher Dreams’ at MRT a first-person tale of immigration
