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White Snake Projects Premieres COSMIC COWBOY
by BWW News Desk - June 17, 2022
Thanks to a recently announced $750k grant from the Mellon Foundation, Cerise Jacobs and her activist opera company, White Snake Projects (WSP), have announced their first complete season of performances in 2022-23. Kicking off the season is Cosmic Cowboy, a poli sci-fi opera composed by award-winning MIT faculty member and former Guggenheim Fellow Elena Ruehr that blends ancient history and fantasy to discuss the subject of colonization.
Cape Rep Theatre Presents A SYMPHONY OF CRICKETS Next Month
by BWW News Desk - June 17, 2022
Cape Rep Theatre will present a new celebration of words and music, A Symphony of Crickets, based on the writing of acclaimed African-American poet Charles Coe.
New Bedford Festival Theatre Presents Disney's BEAUTY AND THE BEAST Live On Stage.
by BWW News Desk - June 16, 2022
New Bedford Festival Theatre and Executive Producer Wendy Hall have announced the casting for their production of Disney's Beauty and the Beast which will be presented July 22-31, 2022 at the Zeiterion Performing Arts Center at 684 Purchase Street New Bedford, MA.
The Comedy & Conversation Series Appears At Shakespeare & Company, June 19
by BWW News Desk - June 16, 2022
Berkshire Mountain Comedy Arts Festival and Shakespeare & Company present an evening of stand-up comedy and sit-down conversation with three-time Manhattan Association of Cabarets & Clubs (MAC) Award-winning comedian Eddie Brill, Sunday, June 19 at 7 p.m. at the Tina Packer Playhouse.
The Mac-Haydn Theatre to Present A CHORUS LINE
by BWW News Desk - June 16, 2022
The Mac-Haydn Theatre will present A CHORUS LINE from June 23 through July 3, 2022, kicking off their 53rd season in Chatham.
Lucy DeVito and Sarah Schekkan Will Lead Cape Cod Theatre Project's THE VIOLET SISTERS
by BWW News Desk - June 16, 2022
The Cape Cod Theatre Project's (CCTP) all-female playwright season opens with Gina Femia's The Violet Sisters, featuring Lucy DeVito and Sarah Schenkkan, directed by Taylor Reynolds. Reynolds is the 2021 LPTW Lucille Lortel Award recipient and director of the critically-acclaimed Tambo & Bones at Playwrights Horizons.
Jacob's Pillow Dance Festival to Present A.I.M by Kyle Abraham in the Fourth Week of the 90th Anniversary Season
by BWW News Desk - June 15, 2022
The fourth week of the Jacob’s Pillow Dance Festival 2022 will welcome A.I.M by Kyle Abraham, performing An Untitled Love in the Ted Shawn Theatre, from July 13-17.
Berkshire Theatre Group to Present Sensory Friendly Performances For Summer 2022 Season
by BWW News Desk - June 15, 2022
Berkshire Theatre Group has announced that this season BTG has expanded the sensory-friendly programming and will offer a sensory-friendly performance for many of its summer season shows.
Cast Change Announced For MOSSO's Sondheim Celebration at Symphony Hall
by BWW News Desk - June 15, 2022
MOSSO, the Musicians of the Springfield Symphony Orchestra, will celebrate the music of legendary composer and lyricist Stephen Sondheim on Thursday, June 23, at 7:30 PM in Springfield Symphony Hall. The Sondheim Celebration, conducted by Tim Stella, will feature Broadway stars Hugh Panaro and Lisa Vroman.
Sarah Schulman's THE LADY HAMLET Will Come to Provincetown Theater
by BWW News Desk - June 15, 2022
The Provincetown Theater (David Drake, Artistic Director) presents the world premiere of Sarah Schulman's daring and romantic farce The Lady Hamlet, a rollickingly smart, gender-defying comedy with big heart, deep curiosity, and serious laughs.
Great Barrington Public Theater Premieres LEAVE YOUR FEARS HERE
by BWW News Desk - June 15, 2022
The GB Public Theater 2022 stage season presents four new solo performances over six weeks. All feature stories of humanity and demonstrate the power of a single voice to tell them.
Cotuit Center for the Arts Presents YOU'RE A GOOD MAN, CHARLIE BROWN
by BWW News Desk - June 15, 2022
Happiness is great musical theatre! Cotuit Center for the Arts will present YOU’RE A GOOD MAN, CHARLIE BROWN, the first production at the venue's new outdoor performance space for the summer of 2022.
'RuPaul's Drag Race' Superstar Jujubee Will Be Featured in CINDERELLA at NSMT in July
by BWW News Desk - June 15, 2022
This summer, audiences can expect a show that will be anything but a drag when Bill Hanney's award-winning North Shore Music Theatre (NSMT) presents an all-new production of Rodgers + Hammerstein's CINDERELLA that will feature 'RuPaul's Drag Race' superstar Jujubee as 'Madame.' 
BLACK KINGDOMS MATTER Will Be Presented at Cotuit Center for the Arts
by BWW News Desk - June 15, 2022
This Juneteenth, Cotuit Center for the Arts will host the latest installment of the Black Lives Matter series, titled Black Kingdoms Matter - Africa: The Motherland. The Black Lives Matter series of presentations is written by Robin Joyce Miller and presented by James Walter Miller and Robin Joyce Miller.
CHUANG Stage, Pao Arts Center, And Asian American Theatre Artists Of Boston Announces New Bilingual Radio Play
by BWW News Desk - June 14, 2022
CHUANG Stage in collaboration with Pao Arts Center and Asian American Theatre Artists of Boston (AATAB) announces A Ghost of Keelung, presenting on Saturday, June 25, 2022, at 6 p.m. at Mary Soo Hoo Park on the Rose Kennedy Greenway.
New Summer Programming Announced For BSO NOW Concert Streaming Platform
by BWW News Desk - June 14, 2022
Select Spring Pops 2022, Tanglewood 2022, and Archival Pops and Tanglewood Programs are available for video-On-Demand viewing at BSO.ORG/NOW from June 23 through September 30 and can be viewed on the web and via Apple TV, Roku, Amazon Fire TV, and Select Samsung Smart TVs
COMEDY NIGHT Returns to Samuel Slater's Restaurant This Month
by BWW News Desk - June 14, 2022
Comedy returns to Samuel Slater's Restaurant in Webster, MA on Thursday, June 23rd. Headliner Will Noonan will be joined by special guests Dan Crohn and Chris Tabb for a night of laughs.
Gloucester Stage Company Will Present MR. FULLERTON, BETWEEN THE SHEETS
by BWW News Desk - June 14, 2022
The summer will quickly heat up at Gloucester Stage Company with its season's second production, MR. FULLERTON, BETWEEN THE SHEETS, running from July 1 to 24. Directed by Judy Brahaº, it is a turn-of-the-century tale of unbridled passion by Massachusetts playwright Anne Undeland.
Richard P. Garmany Fund Donates $15,000 to MOSSO for Stephen Sondheim Celebration
by BWW News Desk - June 13, 2022
 The Richard P. Garmany Fund at the Hartford Foundation for Public Giving will be the lead sponsor of MOSSO’s, the Musicians of the Springfield Symphony Orchestra, celebration of the music of legendary composer and lyricist Stephen Sondheim.
Cast Announced For Reagle Music Theatre's WEST SIDE STORY
by BWW News Desk - June 13, 2022
Something's coming at Reagle Music Theatre of Greater Boston! From July 8-16, 2022, West Side Story takes to the main stage, opening Reagle's 53rd summer season (Robinson Theatre, 617 Lexington St. Waltham, MA, 02452).
Tanglewood Announces Updated COVID Protocols For Summer 2022
by BWW News Desk - June 10, 2022
When Tanglewood opens on June 17 for a full season of music-making for the first time since 2019, visitors will not be required to show proof of vaccination or a negative test result to gain access to the festival grounds or performance spaces.
Photos: American Repertory Theater Raises $1.35 Million & Honors Linda Henry at Gala
by BWW News Desk - June 10, 2022
The American Repertory Theater (A.R.T.) at Harvard University raised $1.35 million in support of the theater’s mission to expand the boundaries of theater through its artistic productions and educational offerings at its annual fundraising gala held last Monday, June 6. Check out photos from the gala!
Boston Symphony Orchestra, John Williams, and Anne-Sophie Mutter Reunite For World Premiere Recording
by BWW News Desk - June 09, 2022
Following the huge success of John Williams–The Berlin Concert, which topped the German pop charts earlier this year, Deutsche Grammophon is now proud to present the world premiere recording of John Williams' Violin Concerto No. 2.
​​​​​​Berkshire Theatre Group Announces Casting For Late Summer 2022 Season
by BWW News Desk - June 09, 2022
​​​​​​Berkshire Theatre Group has announced casting for shows in BTG’s Late Summer 2022 Season. The full season will feature B.R.O.K.E.N code B.I.R.D switching, a world premiere play and an award recipient of the GRANTS FOR ARTS PROJECTS from the National Endowment for the Arts; Once, a Tony Award-winning musical; Songs For a New World, the first musical by a Tony Award winner; Dracula, a classic gothic tale of horrors; and Edward Albee's Seascape, a Pulitzer Prize-winning play. 
VIDEO: First Look at SMOKEY JOE'S CAFE at North Shore Music Theatre
by BWW News Desk - June 09, 2022
SMOKEY JOE'S CAFE: The Songs of Leiber and Stoller is playing at North Shore Music Theatre through June 19, Tue - Thurs at 7:30 pm, Fri & Sat at 8 pm, matinees Wed, Sat and Sun at 2 pm. Get a first look at footage from the production!

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