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'Tina — The Tina Turner Musical' coming to The Hanover Theatre
Oct 8, 2024 · "Tina — The Tina Turner Musical" was just two performances into its new national tour, but the show was already putting together a notable record. "So far, two-for-two standing ovations," said cast member Steven Sawan after the musical's opening Sept. 24 and 25 at the E. J. Thomas Hall in Akron, Ohio. "You feel the audience," he said about the reaction to he show's inspiring story of Tina ...
Get your Irish up at Irish Cultural Festival at Polar Park
Oct 9, 2024 · (This story was updated to correct the spelling of a name)At the beginning of Worcester’s first Irish Cultural Festival last October, organizer Caitlin Sargent watched one memorable moment unfold as two Gaelic football teams lined up on the grass at Polar Park. “Right before the opening ceremonies, we had a lineup with the Irish flag, the American flag, and one line was the American-born ...
Next Draft: Charlton's Tree House now largest brewery outside …
Jul 6, 2021 · Jack’s Abby, now the second largest brewery outside of Boston, reported only a 3% decline in 2020 despite losing 40% of its production volume early on during the pandemic when it lost all of its on-premise accounts — bars and restaurants. Even as the 40,800 barrels Jack’s Abby sold fell short of its goal, co-founder Sam Hendler said the ...
Chuck & Mud to strum into 45th anniversary with show at John …
Oct 10, 2024 · The duo’s 45th anniversary show will feature the six-piece Hole in the Dam Band and begin at 1:30 p.m. with a half-hour set of children’s songs. “Some of the kids' songs are just good songs,” Demers said. “I'm thinking of 'All God's Critters Got A Place in the Choir.'. It's a well-written tune and a nice lyrical song.
2024 marks the 50th anniversary of Bruce Springsteen's show at …
Apr 11, 2024 · At a Clark concert 50 years ago, Bruce Springsteen heralded things to come. Before he was chrome-wheeled, fuel-injected and selling out stadiums, Bruce Springsteen was another aspiring, up-and-coming artist on the club and college circuit. And it was 50 years ago this year — on Oct. 6, 1974, to be precise — when Clark University students ...
Boylston native Jean Louisa Kelly takes Iceman’s breath away in …
Jun 7, 2022 · It’s been 36 years since the original “Top Gun” movie took global audiences’ collective breath away. And in the much-anticipated sequel and already colossal blockbuster “Top Gun: Maverick,” it’s Boylston native Jean Louisa Kelly who has taken the breath away of one of the franchise’s beloved characters, Tom “Iceman” …
Gary Sohmers crafts out-of-this world 'Beasties: A Sci-Fi Rock Opera'
Oct 2, 2024 · Rock 'n' roll fantasy. Ageless hippie Gary Sohmers is the writer, lyricist, creator and producer of “Beasties: A Sci-Fi Rock Opera.” Turns out, Sohmers — an appraisal expert of pop culture, collectibles and toys for 13 years on “The Antique Roadshow” and entrepreneur of the legendary Wex Rex, formerly in Hudson (where he lives) — is also a frustrated rock star.
Listen Up: Growing up, loss envelop Circus Trees' 'This makes me …
Oct 8, 2024 · At the heart of the album is the fifth track, “Save Yourself,” a deeply vulnerable track where McCarthy lays out the simple and heavy emotion at the center of the record. “My mom, she left me/because I’m nobody/because I just grew up/and I guess I’m not lonely enough,” McCarthy sings. “I won’t leave you if you love me the way I ...
Welcome to Worcester: A newcomer's guide to the ... - Worcester …
Sep 13, 2021 · The world has certainly noticed Worcester, or Wormtown to many of locals, a name coined in the 1980s by local DJ L.B. Worm, meant to represent the city’s booming punk rock scene. Though I admit, that particular moniker had me hesitant at first, before I learned where it came from. It's also sometimes called Wortown by the hip-hop scene.