Photo: The “Chicago” cast in one final pose. They can tango, do the bunny hop, the shimmy shake, razzle dazzle, and, when need be, perform a reverse standing somersault. And for all that jazz, the dancers in the Belmont High School Performing Arts Company’s Spring musical production of “Chicago” walked away with serious bling at the […]
Photo: One of the best show’s this year; BHS PAC’s “Chicago” Belmont High’s Performing Arts Company’s production of the musical “Chicago” has been nominated as one of the top show produced by a high school this year. Wednesday, May 31, the Massachusetts Educational Theatre Guild announced nominations for its annual Musical Theater Awards and Chicago was nominated in […]
Photo: This year’s poster The final act of the 2016-17 theatrical season by the Belmont High School Performing Arts Company takes place this holiday weekend with the annual student-directed “One Act Festival.” Featuring 10-minute plays directed by PAC members (typically seniors), the One Acts are a mix of comedy, drama and everything in between. There are three […]
Photo: The poster for the Holiday Coffeehouse Fundraiser Join the Belmont High School Performing Arts Company for its annual Holiday Coffeehouse Fundraiser taking place on Friday, Dec. 16 from 6 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. in the Belmont High School cafeteria. The Holiday Coffeehouse has become an yearly favorite PAC tradition. Students transform the cafeteria into a […]
Photo: Jasper Wolf as Hamlet Ezra Flam loves directing Shakespeare. And of all the plays in the folio, the director and producer of the Belmont High School Performance Arts Company’s production of “Hamlet” is drawn most to the tragedy of the Prince of Denmark. “It’s my favorite Shakespeare play and so for me I love […]
Photo: From the final scene of “Hamlet”. (credit: BHS PAC) Tickets for the Belmont High School Performing Arts Company’s production of Shakespeare’s tragic play “Hamlet” are now on sale for next week’s performances. “As usual, we’re putting our updated take on this classic story of a prince’s revenge, highlighting the play’s exploration of the human […]
Photo: Broadway Night! is Friday and Saturday at 7 p.m. Why travel 200 miles to see the Great White Way? The great musicals are coming to Belmont this weekend as the Belmont High School Performing Arts Company presents its annual musical theater showcase: “Broadway Night!” The traditional kicks off to the coming PAC season, students […]
Photo: The poster for the 2016 One-Act Plays. A man falling from a plane who spends his final moments on a business call, a bedtime story that goes terribly awry and the tale of a boy becoming a man with a topsy-turvy ending you’ll see coming from miles away. These are just a few of […]
Photo: Rehearsal for “Urinetown.” For three days in April, the Belmont High School Performing Arts Company is turning the “Town of Homes” into “Urinetown.” But don’t worry folks. Unlike the residents of the mythical city, it’ll still be free to pee for the steady stream attending this year’s spring musical. Rumors to the contrary are […]
Photo: Poster for Friday’s PAC Coffeehouse. Belmont High School Performing Arts Company performers will be in the spotlight Friday, Dec. 17 putting on a coffeehouse fundraiser FOR the spotlights: all of the night’s proceeds will support the purchase of new lighting equipment for the main theater space in the auditorium and the Little Theater. There will […]