When Robert Ellis Orrall’s music career caught fire in the early 1980s, the 1973 Lynnfield High grad and his bandmates often rehearsed in the basement of his parents’ 7 Wing Road home. His dad, Roy, would occasionally weigh in with his opinion. One day, Roy yelled down from his upstairs office. “Gee, I don’t know about that one, Bobby.” Orrall and his bandmates – … [Read more...] about Robert Ellis Orrall’s journey from basement rehearsals to global fame
Entertainment
AP Art Show is up close and personal
While some Lynnfield High departments are facing the prospect of reduced course offerings, the Art Department is bucking the trend when it comes to AP Art. In addition to AP Art (2D Studio Art) and AP Photography/Graphic Design (2D Studio Art), students now have the option of taking a new course that was added this year, AP Drawing, after successful completion of AP … [Read more...] about AP Art Show is up close and personal
THE BEST OF THE BEST
NSMT celebrates 50 years of ‘Jaws” with ‘The Shark is Broken’
BEVERLY — Bill Hanney’s award-winning North Shore Music Theatre (NSMT) kicks off the expanded 70th Anniversary 2025 Season with West End and Broadway smash hit play, “The Shark is Broken.” The original Broadway creative team will reunite for this award-winning, one-act play at NSMT from May 2-11. This new production will then move to Oak Bluffs for a summer run at the … [Read more...] about NSMT celebrates 50 years of ‘Jaws” with ‘The Shark is Broken’
Middle School to host METG drama festival
Lynnfield Middle School will host the Massachusetts Educational Theater Guild's Middle School Drama Festival on Saturday, May 3. The school's entry, 'Sonder,' an original play by eighth graders Nora Hutter and CC Ragalevsky, inspired by Greek mythology, kicks off the festival at 9 a.m. The following is a schedule of the schools that will be competing and their … [Read more...] about Middle School to host METG drama festival