Matthew Murphy

Nov 24, 2024 | comicbook.com | Matthew Murphy

The box office this weekend is bringing back some memories of last year with the same day releases of Wicked and Gladiator II. The combination of films couldn’t have been more contrasting: Wicked, a musical fantasy film adaptation of the beloved Broadway show, and Gladiator II, an epic historical action film that is a sequel to the iconic 2000’s film Gladiator.

Nov 8, 2024 | columbiaspectator.com | Matthew Murphy |Evan Zimmerman |Kristin Merrilees

Downey Jr. is captivating as McNeal from the very first scene, in which we learn that in all the novelist’s brilliance, he is a classic tortured genius archetype managing worsening alcoholism. In between a testy exchange with his doctor Sahra Grewal (Ruthie Ann Miles), who warns him he is going to go into liver failure within four months, McNeal waits for a call from Sweden to tell him if he won the Nobel Prize in Literature.

Jun 15, 2024 | dailygazette.com | Adam Shinder |Matthew Murphy

It’s showtime. For actress Sarah Litzsinger, whose stage career spans more than 40 years and includes a laundry list of Broadway roles, it's a blast being on tour with the ghost with the most. “It’s so much fun,” said Litzsinger, who plays Delia in the touring production. “I say it’s the most fun.”Just don’t say the name three times.

Oct 27, 2023 | wgbh.org | Jared Bowen |Molly McCaul |Matthew Murphy

The instant classic 1975 thriller “Jaws” is a film held near and dear to New Englanders’ hearts. From its fictional New England setting of Amity Island, to being locally filmed on Martha’s Vineyard, it put New England summers and the summer blockbuster on the map. Now, playwright and actor Ian Shaw, son of late “Jaws” star Robert Shaw, is bringing the story behind the movie to the stage.