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A Fitting Tribute to the Andrews Sisters

09Apr08

Sisters of Swing at Stoneham Theatre through May 4 You don’t have to be a member of the Greatest Generation to enjoy Sisters of Swing, the tribute to the Andrews Sisters currently playing at Stoneham Theatre. But considering that the Andrews Sisters sold over 90 million records, had more Top Ten hits than the Beatles […]


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ANTOINE FEVAL BLENDS STAND UP COMEDY & THEATER

17Jan08

Unique one-man show at Stoneham Theatre Antoine Feval is a small play. That is to say, it’s short—-barely an hour and twenty minutes long, with no intermission. It also has a cast of one, which is about as small as it gets. Currently on stage at Stoneham Theatre, Antoine Feval is a one-man show performed […]


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NO ‘MIRACLE’ TRIP FOR WINCHESTER STUDENTS

07Dec07

The whole silly story broke in the middle of November. A middle school in Winchester planned a December 19 field trip to Stoneham Theatre where 7th graders would be treated to a professional theatrical performance of the Christmas classic, Miracle on 34th Street. But then the principal abruptly cancelled the school trip after receiving complaints […]


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HOLLYWOOD LEGEND COMES TO LIFE IN MARILYN: FOREVER BLONDE

31Oct07

About 10 minutes into Marilyn: Forever Blonde I caught myself thinking that I was watching the real thing. That’s how convincingly actress Sunny Thompson channels Marilyn Monroe in her one-woman show, at Stoneham Theatre through November 11, 2007. Thompson is no mere look-a-like or Marilyn impersonator, although in full makeup and costume she is a […]


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MARILYN: FOREVER BLONDE COMING TO STONEHAM

27Oct07

East Coast premier stars Sunny Thompson “Who would want to be compared to Marilyn Monroe?” That was actress Sunny Thompson’s initial reaction when her husband, Greg Thompson, asked her to read for the one-woman show he had written about one of Hollywood’s most iconic figures. “Marilyn: Forever Blonde” is set to make its East Coast […]


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EVERYTHING’S COMING UP ROSES IN STONEHAM THEATRE’S GYPSY

21Sep07

Starring Wakefield’s Leigh Barrett & Emily Sheeran There are plenty of good reasons to see the current production of Gypsy at Stoneham Theatre, especially if you’re from Wakefield. First, Gypsy is the quintessential American musical, an instant classic from the day the original production starring Ethel Merman opened on Broadway in 1959. Second, in an […]


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WAKEFIELD NATIVE LEIGH BARRETT STARS IN GYPSY

17Sep07

1983 WHS grad takes on role of ‘Mama Rose’ in Stoneham Leigh Barrett is arguably the First Lady of the Boston musical stage. The Wakefield native and 1983 Wakefield High School graduate has risen to the top of her profession performing in theaters all over the Boston area. She won the 2004 Elliot Norton Award […]


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