In a memorable scene from the Academy Award winning blockbuster, Frozen, Hans the Prince implores Elsa the Snow Queen to “Stop the winter please and bring back summer.” To which Elsa responds, “Don’t you see…I can’t!” Tens of thousands nationwide were wishing they could “bring back summer” these past couple of weeks as a record-breaking […]
The glass slipper certainly caused a hullabaloo on the Bennett Hall Stage this month as Prince Charming went in search of his dream girl who had left it behind. But, it was the amazingly talented cast of Theatre Workshop of Nantucket’s production of Cinderella (directed by Justin Cerne) who really stole the show. With over […]
Who can forget the image of Clark Griswold’s illuminated house in National Lampoon’s box office hit Christmas Vacation. With lights strung from front to back, rooftop to cellar, the extravagant “masterpiece” had Aunt Bethany asking, “Is your house on fire Clark?” To which Clark (played by the hilarious and unforgettable Chevy Chase) responded, “No Aunt […]
In her 1970’s blockbuster hit, “Big Yellow Taxi,” Joni Mitchell reminds all of us that “we don’t know what we got ’til it’s gone.” She also causes us to pause and consider the wisdom in “paving paradise to put up a parking lot” (so to speak). For those of us who love Nantucket and who […]
The Free Dictionary defines empty nest syndrome as “the depressed state some parents feel after their children leave home.” They qualify their definition by noting it’s not a “clinical condition.” But let’s be honest, if you’ve ever moved your youngest child into their own dorm room or apartment, you know the empty nest syndrome is […]
There’s a funny home décor sign in a downtown shop that reads, “If life is a stage, I seriously need better lighting.” The Nantucket “stage” never needs to worry about having a bad lighting day. Even on the gloomiest, grayest day of the year, the natural light seeps through and illuminates everything in its path. […]
“I’m gonna build me a boat with these two hands…it’ll be a fair curve from a noble plan,” croons Jimmy Buffet. I wonder if the Nantucket boat enthusiasts had Jimmy’s soundtrack playing last week while they were crafting their own boats? The “homemade boat” race was just one of the many events that were […]
Remember the scene from the 1943 Oscar winning classic Casablanca where Ingrid Bergman, as the captivating Isla, implores the pianist Sam to play her favorite song, As Time Goes By “for old times sake?” As tears well up in her eyes, she’s transported down memory lane. That song was one of many that serenaded members and […]
Photo courtesy of TWN and Pixel Perfect Nantucket In their riveting performance of “The Last Five Years,” Vanessa Calantropo and Donald Dallaire of the Theatre Workshop of Nantucket compelled the audience to reflect on their own lives through the lens of the last five years. Artistically presented from two different perspectives, Jamie (the husband) tells the story of his five year marriage forward from […]
It’s been said, “You can’t play a symphony alone, it takes an orchestra to play it.” The famed Boston Pops exhibited this to perfection this past weekend as they presented a spectacular musical symphony during what has become THE Nantucket summer event of the season. Each POPS virtuoso was brilliantly gifted in their own right, but when […]
