"Punk Rock Takes the Stage in Belfast's Musical Oasis"

"Good Vibrations," a stage musical based on the life of Terri Hooley, who opened a record store in Belfast during the Troubles, is running at the Irish Arts Center in Manhattan until July 16. The musical follows Hooley's journey as he started the shop and then a label that released early singles by the Undertones and the Outcasts. The show portrays the toll his obsession took on his marriage to the poet Ruth Carr. The musical is a snapshot of life in Northern Ireland during the Troubles through its music scene.