Robert S. Brustein, 96, died at his home in Cambridge on Sunday, Oct. 29. Born in Brooklyn, Brustein had been a seasonal resident of the Island since the early 1960s, living on Lambert’s Cove Road not far from Seth’s Pond. A champion of nonprofit theater, he was dean of the Yale School of Drama from […]
“Billy Baloo,” the new fun musical onstage at the Martha’s Vineyard Playhouse, is an act of love … or, in this case, multiple acts. From the moment the actors walk onstage, you know they are having a marvelous time and love what they’re doing. It all starts with three truly humorous prospectors-turned-miners played by […]
When Michael Mason died in February this year, he left behind a loving family, but he also left behind his life’s work in the form of a musical tale that takes place in the late 1800s in a tiny mining town in the Colorado Rockies: “Billy Baloo.” Jemima James and her two sons, Willy and […]
Martha’s Vineyard Playhouse, the Island’s renowned professional nonprofit theater, has historic roots. The white clapboard building was erected in 1833 and used for many purposes, including a public meeting hall, a venue for weddings and community meals, and up until 1845, a Methodist Meeting House. In 1982, Eileen Wilson and Isabella McKamy purchased it […]
With Irish wit and charm, Michael Mellamphy as Tim Finnegan, spins an enthralling yarn of crime, immigration, America’s struggling poor, corruption and love in the Irish Repertory Theatre’s production “The Smuggler” by the awardwinning play by Ronán Noone. The play is on stage at the M.V. Playhouse through Saturday, June 3. Mellamphy is […]