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Pamela Means Brings The Power Of Protest Songs To Club Passim in October
by BWW News Desk - August 18, 2022
Club Passim will welcome Pamela Means, a multitalented performer and producer on October 20th, 2022. She will present her show “Power of Protest Song: Our Shared History & Present Day”, showcasing the power of political music.
Club Passim Announces Labor Day Weekend's Campfire Festival Schedule
by BWW News Desk - August 18, 2022
Club Passim has announced the lineup for the annual Campfire. Festival over Labor Day Weekend. With more than 70 artists performing over four days at the legendary Harvard Square listening room, Campfire. is a celebration of Boston's folk music scene and a way for the club to showcase emerging artists including Jocelyn Pettit & Ellen Gira, Jillian Matundan, Kara McKee & Emmery Brakke.
Photos: First Look At THE BUDDY HOLLY STORY Playing At North Shore Music Theatre
by BWW News Desk - August 17, 2022
THE BUDDY HOLLY STORY playing at North Shore Music Theatre through August 28, 2022. See photos from the production.
Cotuit Center for the Arts Presents Giants Of Jazz With Joe & The Cape Jazz Crew
by BWW News Desk - August 17, 2022
Cotuit Center for the Arts presents a tribute to the greatest jazz players of the mid-twentieth century, with live music performed by some of the Cape's most talented jazz musicians. “Giants of Jazz: A Tribute ft. Joe Mongelli & The Cape Jazz Crew” will take place on Wednesday, August 24 at 7:30pm on the Main Stage. 
SpeakEasy Stage Company to Present Boston Premiere of HEROES OF THE FOURTH TURNING by Will Arbery in September
by BWW News Desk - August 17, 2022
From September 9 to October 8, 2022, SpeakEasy Stage Company will present the Boston premiere of the provocative drama HEROES OF THE FOURTH TURNING by Will Arbery.
THE REVOLUTIONISTS Comes to Wellfleet This Month
by BWW News Desk - August 17, 2022
Wellfleet Harbor Actors Theater proudly presents The Revolutionists by Lauren Gunderson, directed by Megan Nussle. Performances are Tuesdays through Sundays, August 27 - September 17 on the Julie Harris Stage. Performances are at 8 p.m. Tuesday-Saturday and 4 p.m. Sunday. Preview performances at 7:30 p.m. on August 25 and 26 are discounted and open to the public.
Boston Ballet Announces 2022-2023 Company Roster
by BWW News Desk - August 17, 2022
Boston Ballet Artistic Director Mikko Nissinen announces the 2022–2023 season roster. The roster includes a diverse roster of dancers from around the world with 63 professional dancers. Five new dancers join the main company, six new dancers join Boston Ballet II (BBII), Boston Ballet’s second company, and eight Boston Ballet dancers received promotions for the upcoming season.
Boston Playwrights' Theatre Appoints Megan Sandberg-Zakian as New Artistic Director
by BWW News Desk - August 16, 2022
Boston Playwrights’ Theatre, the professional producing arm of Boston University’s M.F.A. Playwriting Program, has announced the appointment of Megan Sandberg-Zakian as its new Artistic Director. Sandberg-Zakian officially assumes the role this week.
Madison Ferris, Danny Gomez & More to Star in the World Premiere of ALL OF ME at Barrington Stage Company
by BWW News Desk - August 16, 2022
Barrington Stage Company has announced casting for the world premiere of Burman New Play Award winner All of Me on the Boyd-Quinson Stage September 21 – October 9, 2022. All of Me will feature Madison Ferris (Broadway’s 2017 The Glass Menagerie revival) as Lucy, Danny Gomez (NBC’s “New Amsterdam”) as Alfonso, and more.
Cast Announced For GOLDEN LEAF RAG TIME BLUES at Shakespeare & Company
by BWW News Desk - August 15, 2022
Shakespeare & Company has announced the cast of Golden Leaf Rag Time Blues by Charles Smith, to be staged at the Elayne P. Bernstein Theatre from September 23 through October 30.
PETER WOLF AND THE MIDNIGHT TRAVELERS Will Return to the Cabot in October
by BWW News Desk - August 15, 2022
​​​​​​​ The Cabot announced that Peter Wolf will return Saturday, October 1, 2022 with his band The Midnight Travelers. This will be Peter's only Boston appearance this fall. Tickets go on sale this Friday, August 19th at 10:00am with Cabot Club presale on Wednesday, June 23rd at 10:00am. 
Review: A LITTLE NIGHT MUSIC at Barrington Stage Company
by Marc Savitt - August 14, 2022
There are a few technical glitches that presented themselves to a keen eye, but virtually something for everyone to like.  Overall, BSC’s production of ALITTLE NIGHT MUSIC represents another triumph for both Barrington Stage and the woman who has steered the company’s successful course for the past 27 years.   
Photos: First Look At The Colonial's DRACULA
by Grace Cutler - August 13, 2022
Professor Van Helsing investigates the mysterious illness of a young woman, Lucy Seward, whose father is the doctor in charge of an English sanitorium.
Urbano Project to Present Free 3-Day Art Showcase This Month
by BWW News Desk - August 11, 2022
Urbano Project has announced the culmination of its Summer 2022 art programs with a 3-Day Showcase: a series of three events celebrating artwork created by Youth Artists and Community Participants in each project, August 18-20.
Christopher Cross to Perform at City Winery Boston in August & September
by BWW News Desk - August 11, 2022
Grammy Award-winning singer-songwriter Christopher Cross will bring his 40th Anniversary Tour to City Winery Boston for shows on Wednesday, August 31 and Thursday, September 1, 2022 at 8:00 PM.
Tina Packer Awarded 2022 Ellen Stewart Career Achievement Award In Professional Theatre
by BWW News Desk - August 10, 2022
The Association for Theatre in Higher Education has awarded the 2022 Ellen Stewart Career Achievement Award in Professional Theatre to Tina Packer, founding artistic director of Shakespeare & Company in Lenox, Mass.
Berkshire Theatre Group Announces Fall 2022 Season Featuring Tributes to The Eagles, Bon Jovi and Journey & More
by BWW News Desk - August 10, 2022
Berkshire Theatre Group has announced the 2022 fall season at The Colonial Theatre in Pittsfield. Joining the already scheduled production of Edward Albee’s Seascape at The Unicorn Theatre in Stockbridge, there is something for everyone now in the fall line up including a national performing act, as well as local and regional bands.
Rachel York Sings FOR THE LOVE OF IT at College Light Opera Company On Cape Cod This Month
by BWW News Desk - August 10, 2022
Broadway's Drama Desk and Helen Hayes Award-winning actress and singer Rachel York (Victor/Victoria, Anything Goes) brings her one-woman show For the Love of It to The College Light Opera Company, Falmouth, Mass.
Moonbox Productions Presents JONATHAN And THE GOOD DELI In Repertory
by BWW News Desk - August 09, 2022
Winner of numerous IRNE and Elliot Norton Awards, Moonbox Productions will kick-off its season with the debut of two original plays by two local playwrights and Moonbox alumni, Jonathan by Mary ElizaBeth Peters and The Good Deli by Kevin Cirone. 
New England Conservatory's Pioneering Jazz Studies Department Announces 2022-2023 Season
by BWW News Desk - August 09, 2022
New England Conservatory’s internationally renowned Jazz Studies Department announces its 2022-2023 season with an array of concerts featuring NEC students performing with faculty and guest artists.
Gloucester Stage Company To Present PARADISE BLUE
by BWW News Desk - August 09, 2022
Gloucester Stage Company has announced the regional premiere of the critically acclaimed PARADISE BLUE by Tony Award nominee Dominique Morisseau, with direction by the creative team of Elise Joyner and Logan Pitts.
Blue Man Group Will Have a Pop-Up Performance at Fisherman's Feast
by BWW News Desk - August 09, 2022
Blue Man Group will be doing a special pop-up performance at the 112th annual Fisherman's Feast in Boston's North End on Saturday, August 20th at 7:30 pm. The Fisherman's Feast is free to attend.
Chester Theatre Company Presents TO THE MOON AND BACK Beginning This Week
by BWW News Desk - August 09, 2022
CTC’s 2022 season will close with the World Premiere of To the Moon and Back, written by Darcy Parker Bruce, and starring Tara Franklin (Tiny Beautiful Things, On the Exhale, Sister Play) and Raye Birk (Curve of Departure) as a daughter and father with history as murky as the dark side of the moon.
Review: PIPPIN: Growing Up Is Hard To Do
by Nancy Grossman - August 08, 2022
The second and final production of Reagle Music Theatre of Greater Boston’s 2022 season is Stephen Schwartz’s PIPPIN, originally produced on the Broadway stage in 1972 with direction and choreography by Bob Fosse, and revived/reimagined in 2013 by Diane Paulus at the American Repertory Theater before going to Broadway. Undaunted by following in those two very large sets of footsteps, RMT Artistic Director Rachel Bertone forges her own path to stage a version that leads with an enlarged heart and a healthy helping of fun and whimsy.
Interview: Andrew Bovell (Playwright) of THINGS I KNOW TO BE TRUE at Great Barrington Public Theater
by Adam Cohen - August 08, 2022
Playwright Andrew Bovell shares his thoughts as his play 'Things I Know To Be True' is presented at the Great Barrington Public Theater through August 14th.

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