The Heights

Stars Who Suck at Singing: The Dangerous Cycle of Stunt Casting in Theater

Morgan Vasiliauskas • September 19, 2025

This practice of bringing in a celebrity to boost ticket sales, known as stunt casting, has become the norm. One cannot walk a street in New York City without seeing a billboard with a famous movie or television star coming to Broadway.

Lights, Camera, Zoom: BC Theatre Gets Creative

Jillian Ran, Grace Mayer, and Nathan Rhind • September 13, 2020

Amid a global pandemic, the Boston College theatre department is experimenting with new ways to practice its craft.

Huntington Theatre Brings Back ‘Hamlet’ with a Twist in ‘Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead’

Isabella Cavazzoni • October 23, 2019

Originally performed at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe in 1966, the play opens with Rosencrantz and Guildenstern (Or is it Guildenstern and Rosencrantz?

‘Choir Boy’ Comes to Boston

Stephanie Liu • September 23, 2019

Choir Boy, in its first post-Broadway production and New England premier, brings the hallowed halls of the fictional Charles R. Drew Prep School, an elite academy dedicated to instilling excellence in young black men, to Speakeasy Stage Company in Boston.

Theatre Professor Jorgensen Ties Teaching and Acting Together

Brooke Kaiserman • September 8, 2019

“I was thinking, ‘Oh man,’ you know, I don’t know if I want to teach or if I want to keep acting,” Jorgensen said. “But for me, I’ve always been very impatient in the sense of, I couldn’t stand the idea that I had to wait for someone to pick me to make art.”

Silence Speaks Volumes in ‘Small Mouth Sounds’

Colleen Martin • January 17, 2019

Six strangers are led on a silent retreat that allows them to get to know each other and themselves on a deeper level than they believed possible. SpeakEasy Stage Company's 'Small Mouth Sounds' is a sensation.

‘Straight White Men’ Pushes Audience to Question Privilege

Colleen Martin • September 16, 2018

The play 'Straight White Men,' pushes viewers out of their comfort zones, and invites them to examine privilege and social justice.

While Off Broadway, Clyve Sets Scene for Aspiring Thespians

Jack Goldman • January 30, 2018

After a career working with presidents, popes and persons of the year, Scott Clyve is bringing industry-insider lessons to the Boston College Campus.

Senior Actress and Singer, Christy Coco Is Steps Away From Stardom

Veronica Gordo • February 16, 2017

Christy Coco, MCAS' 17, is on her way to bigger and brighter things. She's starred in BC productions 'Carousel' and 'The Trojan Women' and recently made her off-broadway debut in 'Fiorello!.'

In Davis Square, Not Another Wasted Evening

Catherine Daniels • February 9, 2017

The Rockwell theatre in Davis Square welcomes a drunk version of Shakespears Romeo and Juliet where theatregoers can enjoy free-flowing alcohol.