On Friday night, Little Barn was the place to be for Hibachi Dinner.
The popular Post Road restaurant’s menu has not changed. Hibachi Dinner is the name of an equally popular band, featuring 3 Brannigan brothers — Terry, Eamon and Seamus — plus Maddy Cerito, and special guest Dylan Curran.
The place was packed. Some of the most energetic fans were members of Staples Players. A week after their great “Guys and Dolls” show closed, they were there to support Seamus, a cast member.
Friday’s Little Barn crowd.
The Staples band Dulcit (Grant Hill, Freddie Aldridge, Liam Donaldson and Jake Weissman) opened for Hibachi Dinner. Last night, it was Strictly Business. (That’s the name of another local band that played.)
High school audiences don’t buy drinks at the bar. But Little Barn owner Scott Beck doesn’t mind. He’s happy to provide a venue for them, and their friends.
Kudos to him and his staff. And of course, to Hibachi Dinner, Dolcit and Strictly Business, we say: Rock on!
Hibachi Dinner (from left): Seamus Brannigan, Maddy Cerito, Terry Brannigan, Eamon Brannigan, Dylan Curran.
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Speaking of entertainment: Our neighbor Kelli O’Hara opened at the Metropolitan Opera last week as Laura Brown in the new American opera “The Hours.”
Her costars include legendary star Renee Fleming and multi-Grammy winner Joyce DiDonato.
This is Kelli’s 3rd Met appearance. She starred previously in “The Merry Widow” and “Cosi Fan Tutte.”
Brava!
Kelli O’Hara acknowledges a standing ovation, after her Metropolitan Opera debut. Joining in: Renee Fleming (white dress) and Joyce DiDonato (red dress). (Hat tip and photo: Nancy Diamond)
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Alan Fiore has done it again.
The 2021 Staples High School graduate and current Berklee College of Music student has just released his new single, “A Matter of Time.”
It’s part of an EP, with several previous songs.
It’s just “a matter of time” before Alan hits the big big big time. You heard of him first on “06880.”
Click here to listen, on your favorite streaming platform.
Alan Fiore
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Remarkable Theater closed for the season last month, with some blockbuster Halloween films.
A month later, here’s the scene at the Imperial Avenue parking lot:
(Photo/Amy Schneider)
No worries. There’s plenty of time before the 4th season begins next spring.
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Before this holiday weekend gets too far in the rear view window, here’s one more turkey-themed “Westport … Naturally” image:
(Photo/Rusty Ford)
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And finally … Irene Cara, the Academy and Oscar- Award-winning singer most famous for her title songs from the films “Flashdance” and “Fame,” has died. She was 63. Click here for a full obituary.
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