On a cold and rainy Monday night in Boston, a crowd of fans lined up down the sidewalk outside the Brighton Music Hall ahead of a 7:00 p.m. show. Clad...
By Bryce Heilmann, Senior Living Arts Reporter
/ November 12, 2025
In a cultural landscape banking on uninspired nostalgia and needless remakes, the musical reinvention of “Death Becomes Her” shines as a killer example...
It’s opening night at the ballet and as the curtain rises, dancers stand, limbs trembling, waiting for the music to start. On Nov. 6 at 7:30 p.m., Boston’s...
Stories came off the page in Copley Square on Saturday, Oct. 25 as authors and presenters from across the globe came together for the Boston Book Festival....
By Sam Shipman, Editor-at-large
/ November 8, 2025
A group of really good friends might not see each other for years, but when they finally reunite, it’s like they never left each other at all. This is...
Thousands of fans lined up outside the MGM Music Hall at Fenway on Friday, Oct. 24— faces painted a mystical shade of blue. A few diehards even took...
By Ava Bartels, Beacon Correspondent
/ November 6, 2025
Makeup mogul and Emerson alum Bobbi Brown ‘79 brought humor, career insights, and life lessons to a crowded audience in the Bobbi Brown and Steven Plofker...
The house lights dimmed and the fog machines hissed at the Emerson Colonial Theatre as India Shelbi Boone and her bedazzled castmates took to the stage...
Many readers yearn for a good light-hearted romance novel filled with emotional depth, cute dialogue, and compelling love interests. But what if you added...
A joyful Halloween tradition took over Downtown Crossing on Saturday as the streets filled with hundreds of dogs strutting, performing, and socializing...
Arthur Preston, or so he calls himself, appeared dressed in a top hat, a red bow tie, a red and black button-up, a cane, gray gloves, and ghoulish face...
By Sam Shipman, Editor-at-large
/ October 29, 2025
While Emerson students may have plenty of Halloween parties to go to, everyone’s got some gaps in their schedule. We at The Beacon have dug up (graverobbed)...
A variety of rich fragrances from curry to kimchi wafted through City Hall Plaza at Boston’s first Spicetober Fest. The event, which took place last...
In a room full of people, it's hard to miss Sombr.
The 20-year-old singer stands out among a crowd, with his curly black hair, angular face, and impressive...
The smell of cotton candy as you step into the tent, kids waving around light-up toys, and the sound of vendors popping popcorn have all made their way...
It’s not what one would expect from a rock concert; nearly everyone is dressed in formal attire, with a bewildering number of handlebar mustaches on...
The childhood game Sardines involves a version of hide and seek in which players find one another and hide together, taking players out of the game one...