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Barenaked Ladies Founder Steven Page Brings His Trio To City Winery Boston May 2
by BWW News Desk - April 11, 2023
Grammy-winning founder of Barenaked Ladies, Steven Page brings his unmistakable voice and humor to City Winery Boston on Tuesday May 2 at 7:30pm.
New England Premiere Of Gabriela Lena Frank's CONQUEST REQUIEM to be Presented at New England Conservatory
by BWW News Desk - April 11, 2023
New England Conservatory (NEC) will return to Symphony Hall for the first time since 2018 in a wide-reaching program of orchestral and choral works.
Lineup Set For the 2023 Harbor Stage Company Season
by BWW News Desk - April 11, 2023
The Harbor Stage Company, the artist-run ensemble that produces intrepid, live theater on the shores of Wellfleet Harbor, will return to their iconic seaside home for an eleventh season of serious fun.
South Shore Ballet Theatre Celebrates 15th Anniversary At Annual Gala Next Month
by BWW News Desk - April 11, 2023
South Shore Ballet Theatre (SSBT) presents its “15th Anniversary Gala,” a staged, family-friendly ballet performance, on Saturday, May 13, 1 pm, at Thayer Academy Center for Performing Arts, 745 Washington Street, Braintree. 
Revolutionary Spaces To Host Book Launch For POLLY SUMNER: WITNESS TO THE BOSTON TEA PARTY
by BWW News Desk - April 10, 2023
On Wednesday, April 19, Revolutionary Spaces will host the official book launch for Polly Sumner: Witness to the Boston Tea Party (Lawley Publishing). Written by Richard C. Wiggin and illustrated by local artist/illustrator Keith Favazza, this children’s book tells the heartwarming story of the Polly Sumner doll, a real doll that arrived in Boston aboard one of the Tea Party ships in 1773.
Passim Launches The Folk Collective, A Cohort of Musicians Creating, Curating and Defining Folk Music 
by BWW News Desk - April 10, 2023
Passim has launched The Folk Collective, a group of artists, musicians, and cultural thought leaders from the greater Boston area dedicated to exchanging ideas and developing projects to expand and diversify the musical and cultural offerings at the non-profit organization. 
Boston's Guerilla Opera and Pao Arts Center Present HER | alive.un.dead
by BWW News Desk - April 10, 2023
Boston's Guerilla Opera and Pao Arts Center present Emily Koh's HER | alive.un.dead, a world premiere media opera and surrealist sci-fi drama that follows two Chinese-American women who meet in the afterlife and explore heartfelt familial and cultural conflicts.
Aaron Lewis and Almost Queen Come to Indian Ranch This Summer
by BWW News Desk - April 10, 2023
Two new shows have been added to the 2023 Concert Series at Indian Ranch in Webster, MA. Almost Queen: A tribute to QUEEN makes its debut on Sunday, July 23, 2023 and Aaron Lewis returns to the Indian Ranch stage on Saturday, September 30, 2023.
MOD HOLLYWOOD! to Make Boston Debut at Club Cafe in May
by BWW News Desk - April 09, 2023
Jo Brisbane's acclaimed cabaret show 'Mod Hollywood! Tunes From A Town Without Pity' makes its Boston debut in Josephine's at Club Café on May 9 at 6:30 pm.
The Hanover Theatre To Present MADAGASCAR THE MUSICAL 
by BWW News Desk - April 07, 2023
The hit DreamWorks animated franchise, Madagascar, is now a live stage musical that will  “Move It, Move It” to The Hanover Theatre and Conservatory for the Performing Arts on May  19, 2023 as part of the 12-week national tour.
ASSASSINS, TROUBLE IN MIND & More Set for Lyric Stage 2023/24 Season
by BWW News Desk - April 07, 2023
Lyric stage has announced its 2023/24 season! See full programming, and learn how to purchase tickets!
Cast Set for Cape Cod Premiere of Harvey Fierstein's CASA VALENTINA at Provincetown Theater
by BWW News Desk - April 07, 2023
Beginning May 11, the Provincetown Theater at 238 Bradford Street in Provincetown, MA will open its 60th anniversary season with the Cape Cod premiere of Harvey Fierstein’s Casa Valentina -- the latest Broadway play written by the Tony Award-winning icon of Kinky Boots, La Cage, and Torch Song Trilogy.
A STRANGE LOOP, THE BAND'S VISIT, and More Set For SpeakEasy Stage Company's 33rd Season
by BWW News Desk - April 07, 2023
A STRANGE LOOP; the Tony Award-winning musical comedy THE BAND’S VISIT; the searing Pulitzer Prize-winning drama COST OF LIVING; the hilarious Broadway comedy POTUS: OR, BEHIND EVERY GREAT DUMBASS ARE SEVEN WOMEN TRYING TO KEEP HIM ALIVE; and the award-winning Off-Broadway hit  A CASE FOR THE EXISTENCE OF GOD will make up SpeakEasy Stage Company’s 33rd Season.
MURDER ON THE RERUN to be Presented at The Barnstable Comedy Club in May
by BWW News Desk - April 06, 2023
The Barnstable Comedy Club will present MURDER ON THE RERUN, a comedy-mystery by Fred Carmichael and directed by Linda M. Stevens.
BSO and Celebrity Series Of Boston Present Osvaldo Golijov's FALLING OUT OF TIME At Symphony Hall
by BWW News Desk - April 06, 2023
A special concert on Sunday, April 30 at 2 p.m. presents Argentine-born American composer Osvaldo Golijov's Falling Out of Time (2019), composed for a multicultural, multistylistic instrumental ensemble and presented in a semi-staged performance at Symphony Hall, in association with Celebrity Series of Boston.
Princeton University Jazz Festival Features Artemis, Rudresh Mahanthappa & Bird Calls, Rufus Reid, April 15
by BWW News Desk - April 05, 2023
Jazz at Princeton University, helmed by acclaimed saxophonist/composer Rudresh Mahanthappa, presents the annual Princeton University Jazz Festival on Saturday, April 15. The festival features Artemis, Jazz at Princeton's chair Rudresh Mahanthappa and his Bird Calls ensemble, jazz greats playing with Princeton's exceptional student groups, and the legendary Rufus Reid with the Creative Large Ensemble.
Commonwealth Shakespeare Company And Coolidge Corner Theatre Present Shakespeare Reimagined: William Shakespeare's ROMEO + JULIET
by BWW News Desk - April 05, 2023
The plays of Shakespeare have been translated into more than one hundred languages, and his timeless stories have inspired great works in many art forms. For the second year in-person after creating the series during the pandemic, Commonwealth Shakespeare Company (CSC) and the Coolidge Corner Theatre ('the Coolidge') are teaming up to take an in-depth look at how some filmmakers have brought Shakespeare's stories to the screen. 
THE ART OF THE BRICK -- LEGO Art Exhibition Extended One Final Week In Boston
by BWW News Desk - April 05, 2023
THE ART OF THE BRICK— a captivating exhibition featuring intriguing works of art by renowned contemporary artist Nathan Sawaya— has announced that it will extend its final week in Boston, with tickets now on sale through Sunday, April 30 — this will be the last chance to experience the exhibition as it must close.
Feature: ARCHIBALD AVERY at Cape Rep Theatre
by Sue Mellen - April 05, 2023
It’s a common theme. A writer is stuck down a blind alley and can’t seem to pull from his grey matter the words that will get them out of that spot. All who have called themselves writers know just how deep you sometimes have to dig to make your prose (or poetry) sing. That’s the theme of a new musical by three young Cape Cod playwrights/rock musicians, Macklin, Paddo and Seamus Devine, who have literally set the writer’s quest to music.
Celtic Roots Trio Kalos Celebrates Release Of New Album At Club Passim
by BWW News Desk - April 05, 2023
Celtic roots trio Kalos will perform an eclectic mix of instrumentals and songs at Club Passim April 27. The group will be celebrating the release of their new album, “Headland,” which is due out hours before the band takes the stage at the legendary music listening room in Harvard Square.
Tiffany Will Perform At City Winery Boston This Month
by BWW News Desk - April 05, 2023
American pop star Tiffany, who earned two U.S. number one hit singles and set a record as the youngest female artist to top the Billboard charts with her debut album (a full year younger than Billie Eilish when she topped the charts) will be performing at City Winery Boston on April 23rd at 7:00 PM.
ArtsEmerson Presents AND SO WE WALKED
by BWW News Desk - April 05, 2023
ArtsEmerson, Boston’s leading presenter of contemporary world theater and film and the professional presenting and producing organization of Emerson College, is excited to welcome Cherokee actress, artist, and activist DeLanna Studi and her frank, heartwarming, and surprisingly funny one-woman show And So We Walked illuminating and reckoning with one of the darkest corners of American history. 
Club Passim Sets Lineup For 11th Annual Down Home Up Here Bluegrass Fest
by BWW News Desk - April 05, 2023
The Down Home Up Here Festival is back for the 11th year on April 15th and 17th. The festival, held annually on Patriots' Day Weekend, will feature more than a dozen Bluegrass and Old Time acts performing live on the Passim stage. There will also be classes for musicians looking to get into Bluegrass and Old Time music and a Bluegrass brunch on Sunday morning.
Concord Women's Chorus Presents Spring COME DAY, COME NIGHT Concert On May 13
by BWW News Desk - April 04, 2023
Concord Women's Chorus (CWC), fostering the power of women's voices in song, presents a spring concert “Come Day, Come Night,” on Saturday, May 13, 4 pm, at Trinity Episcopal Church, 81 Elm Street, Concord.  The performance is conducted by CWC Artistic Director Jane Ring Frank, with accompaniment by Scott Nicholas, piano.
The Huntington Announces The Cast And Creative Team Of Taylor Mac World Premiere Play JOY AND PANDEMIC
by BWW News Desk - April 04, 2023
The Huntington announces the cast and creative team of Joy and Pandemic, a new play by renowned playwright and performance artist Taylor Mac and directed by Huntington Artistic Director Loretta Greco, making her Huntington directorial debut. The world premiere production runs from April 21 – May 21, 2023 at the Calderwood Pavilion at the BCA at 527 Tremont Street in the South End.

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