March 23, 2007
NATICK
Starting tonight, The Odd Couple (Female Version) is coming to The Center for Arts in Natick.
The feminized take on the classic roommate mismatch is based on the Tony Award-winning 1965 stage classic starring Walter Matthau and Art Carney and later became a hit TV show.
The Odd Couple (Female Version) fast-forwards to the 1980s and replaces the bachelors with female alter-egos. Legendary playwright Neil Simon co-wrote this feminized version of his bachelor comedy, which enjoyed a yearlong run on Broadway in 1985 starring Sally Struthers and Rita Moreno.
The Odd Couple (Female Version) runs March 23 through April 1. Tickets are $18, available at the TCAN box office at 14 Summer St., Natick, by phone at (508) 647-0097 or www.natickarts.org
-- Erica Noonan
Posted by Erica Noonan, Globe West at 03:02 PM
January 18, 2007
FRAMINGHAM
There's a steakhouse battle brewing on Route 9. The upscale Metro 9 Steakhouse has opened up shop directly across the street from local landmark Ken's Steak House.
But the owners of both places say there is plenty of room for everyone. Ken's has hordes of loyal regulars who have been coming for decades, says owner Tim Hanna. And Metro 9 is shooting for a younger audience, offering the feel of a high-end downtown Boston steakhouse for $45 or $50 per guest, instead of $80 or $90.
And Tim Hanna may have some changes in store for the 4.25 acres of land his parents bought 60 years ago for $7,000. He's thinking of building a small shopping mall or hotel adjacent to Ken's.
Read more in today's Globe West.
-- Erica Noonan
Posted by Erica Noonan, Globe West at 11:57 AM
November 5, 2006
HOLLISTON
(JoDee Messina visited her old elementary school, the Miller School, in Holliston, in September 2005, Globe Photo by Robert Klein)
Country singer JoDee Messina grew up in Holliston, but that's not where she got into country music. She told the Herald News in Joliet, Ill. that she actually got into country when she went away to a private school.
"I had gone away to a private school for a year, and there were kids from all over the country. One of them was from the South and would listen to it. I just kind of gravitated toward it because it was real. It was so relatable to me," Messina said in a Q and A with the Herald News.
Messina says the best part about being famous is that she can speak out for the underdog. The worst part? Not being able to use the restroom in peace and quiet.
Posted by Martin Finucane at 03:31 PM
August 29, 2006
REGION
Happiness and relief are expected to be the order of the day as a military unit returns from Iraq. A welcome home ceremony is scheduled in Boxboro for the 220th Transportation Company.
Members are shown below on the bus from the airport where they landed today.
Among those returning is Staff Sergeant James Hamm of Holliston.
His mother, Christine, says she hasn't heard much from him since he was deployed a little over a year ago.
Mrs. Hamm is a member of a "family readiness" group and experts have told the group that their returning loved ones may have a difficult time adjusting to Stateside life.
"I'm not overly concerned, but it's good to know what to look for," Mrs. Hamm said.
(Globe Staff Photo by Janet Knott)
Posted by Martin Finucane at 02:17 PM
July 18, 2006
NEWTON
As theatrical parts go, they don’t get much bigger than the one being tackled by Nik Walker, the teenage son of Channel 4's Liz Walker, over the next two weekends.
In Newton Summer Stage’s production of Stephen Schwartz’s “Children of Eden,” the 18-year-old Brookline actor plays the role of Father. As in God.
Director David Bloom says Walker, who shone as Colehouse Walker in Summer Stage’s 2004 production of “Ragtime,” can handle it.
“Nik is the kid where you know that if he wants to he’s going to make it,” Bloom said. “He has an amazing voice, but he also has a vivaciousness on stage too that you really can’t quantify. He can play the highs of creation and the lows of the flood with such passion and compassion that it’s really remarkable.”
Bloom said his entire teenage ensemble has an outstanding job with the ambitious show, in which the cast of 43 must get through 43 musical acts spanning whole biblical book of Genesis, from creation to the new start after the flood.
“Children of Eden,” which also features elaborate sets and a 17-piece orchestra, runs July 21, 22, 27, 28, and 29 at 7:30 p.m., and July 23 at 2 p.m. at Newton North High School, 360 Lowell Ave. in Newton. Tickets are $10 to $15 and patrons can call 617-559-6443 or visit Newton Summer Stage online for more information.
-- Denise Taylor
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