Upcoming Shows

Buy Tickets!	The Mills Brothers & The Four Aces *A Valentine's Day trip down memory lane* This New Year, resolve to rewind the clock to a time of simple comforts. Recent Vocal Group Hall of Fame inductees, The Four Aces, are waiting to take you back to the 1950's with their beautiful renditions of "Three Coins in a Fountain," "Tell Me Why," and "Love is a Many Splendored Thing." The individual talents of each member - including the musicianship, vocals, comedy, impressions, and fluent Italian singing - combine to create the superb showmanship that has sustained The Four Aces as an entertainment "must-see" for decades. Enjoy this rare, nostalgic opportunity to reminisce in the comfort of the Robinson theatre. Teaming up with The Four Aces on this double bill are the fabulous Mills Brothers starring John Mills with Elmer Hopper. The magic continues unabated today under the leadership of John - son, grandson, and nephew of the original group's members. Elmer spent 21 years with the renowned Platters after being trained by Paul Robi, the Platters' original baritone. Together they recreate the inimitable harmonies and sounds of The Mills Brothers in the original keys and with the original scores, as they vocalize on such classics as "Cab Driver," "Glow Worm," "Lazy River," and "Paper Doll." With a certifiable hit each year between 1935 and 1947 and at least three dozen legitimate hits spanning their career, these are entertainers whose repertoire you won't want to miss. The Four Aces and The Mills Brothers will be appearing here for just two performances on Valentine's Day - Saturday, February 14 - so be sure to escape back in time with the one you love most.
Buy Tickets!	A Little Bit of Ireland *A donnybrook of talent hits Reagle stage* This year’s edition of the smash Irish revue, *A Little Bit of Ireland, boasts a starry cast. The rarefied principal performers in the current production include a two-time World Champion Irish Step Dancer, a world-renowned Irish fiddler and a Broadway star whose gifted soprano does heavenly things with Irish songs. World champion Irish Step dancer Liam Harney, a star of the London version of Riverdance,* makes a repeat guest appearance in the 10th edition of *A Little Bit of Ireland. Harney is joined by world recognized fiddler extraordinaire Seamus Connolly, appointed to the “Artist in Residence” Sullivan Chair in Irish Music at Boston College. Connolly is an acknowledged master Irish fiddler – winner of the Irish National Fiddle Championship ten times, a feat unequalled by any other musician. Rounding out the stellar headliners is gifted soprano, Sarah Pfisterer, Broadway’s beautiful leading lady of Show Boat* and The Phantom of the Opera. If things Irish are your pleasure, you will find that the Reagle Players’ production of *A Little Bit of Ireland* is surely a little bit of heaven. This famed Metrowest revue packs them in and delivers an entertainment punch equal to any “donnybrook” ever held on the old sod. Opening March 13 and playing through March 15 for four performances only, this revue is filled to the brim and beyond with classic Irish entertainment. A virtual Mulligan Stew of a show, it has something for everyone. Look for touches of Riverdance magic, a taste of the Irish Tenors, sights and melodic sounds of rural Irish pubs and cottage life plus dozens of songs and reels and jigs and jokes to warm any heart. One featured segment of particular note is the impressive Massachusetts Harp Ensemble, a collection of harpists to rival any you’ve ever seen, or imagined for that matter. Count ‘em! There are ten full-sized harps onstage. And what a delirious sound they create, weaving spells of shamrocks, shillelaghs and such. The infectious spirit of Irish music somehow makes everyone Irish around St. Patrick’s Day and that all inclusive feeling nicely pervades Reagle’s nifty revue. This production contains enough Irish tunes, lullabies, prayers, sing-a-longs, jokes and ditties to leave one reeling. The cast numbers more than sixty gifted onstage performers. The thirty-member Reagle Chorale practically runs the gamut of great Irish tunes. Guest performers also include skilled dancers from The Harney Academy of Irish Dance in Walpole. Featured performers of note are Irish singer, Máiriń Ui Chéide whose haunting renditions of famed numbers leave audiences bewitched. Popular local tenor and crowd favorite, Rusty Russell explores the delights of the Irish song while longtime Reagle funnyman, Jerry Walker, stirs up more than a lilt of Irish laughter throughout the evening. Walker, a master of the Irish joke, evokes waves of laughter from enthusiastic crowds – always eager for more of his delicious blarney and yarns. And, as always, the highly popular and noted fixture of local Irish music, Larry Reynolds and Comhaltas, provide a talented and authentic touch to the musical festivities. High on the show’s priority list are the delights of the classic Irish song, be it a favorite like “Danny Boy”, a charm song like “Harrigan”, an Irish lullaby or an old familiar Irish prayer set to a choral background. Listen for all of your old favorites and fall under the spell of the sounds of penney whistles, button accordions and bodhrans filling the air. One quickly discovers that more than Irish eyes are smiling at Reagle’s Robinson Theatre home in Waltham. Performances of this lively revue help celebrate that great day for the Irish – St. Patrick’s Day. But Irish or not, it’s a great day for anyone viewing this popular entertainment. The show’s opening image reveals a large show curtain in the form of a huge and colorful map of Ireland. Filling the entire Reagle stage, the map shows a country surrounded by mighty and, sometimes, threatening seas. Soon the curtain lifts and it is clear sailing into the grandly joyous and oft melancholy heart of everything Irish in this delightful jewel of a revue – a tribute to an Emerald Isle – *A Little Bit of Ireland*.
Buy Tickets!	Nunsense *Sally Struthers leads 25th anniversary tour!* Two time Emmy Award winner Sally Struthers is getting into the habit (literally!) of returning to the Reagle stage. After her stint there this past summer, there’s more funny business in store from All in the Family’s Struthers with a BACK-BY-POPULAR-DEMAND Boston area visit in *Nunsense* – now on its 25th anniversary national tour under the supervision of creator Dan Goggin. Starring as Mother Superior in the long-running musical comedy satire, Struthers brings the comedic skills to Nunsense that she brought to last summer’s popular Reagle production of Annie. Local audiences found Struthers’ energetic antics as Miss Hannigan great over-the-top fun. Nunsense, a zany nun’s tale Chaucer never imagined, begins as the Little Sisters of Hoboken discover that their cook Sister Julia, Child of God, has accidentally poisoned 52 fellow sisters. Money must be raised immediately for burials. The sisters decide that the best way to raise the money is to put on (what else?) a variety show. Here we meet Reverend Mother Regina, a former circus performer; Sister Mary Hubert, the Mistress of Novices; a streetwise nun named Sister Robert Anne, Sister Mary Leo, a novice who is a wannabe ballerina, and the delightfully wacky Sister Mary Amnesia, the nun who lost her memory when a crucifix fell on her head. Featuring star turns, tap and ballet dancing, an audience quiz, and comic surprises, this show has become an international phenomenon boasting more than 5000 productions worldwide in over 21 different languages. Original creator Dan Goggin directs, once more, his Little Sisters of Hoboken through their uproarious song and dance performances. Goggin wrote the book, music and lyrics and supervises this entire production. For his original work on Nunsense, he won the 1986 Outer Critics’ Circle Award for Best Musical, Best Book and Best Music. Goggin says, "with the addition of Sally Struthers, her wonderful talent, and knack for musical comedy - we think this tour will enchant as well as present the production for a new generation to discover." The delightfully daffy show has become an international phenomenon with more than 5,000 productions worldwide and has been translated into 21 languages. The New York Times calls the show “a hail of fun and frolic” while USA Today suggests “it is a hit of the first order.”