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New England Conservatory Preparatory School & Musicale to Present Recital By 11-Year Old Piano Phenom Masanobu Pires
by BWW News Desk - June 09, 2022
New England Conservatory Preparatory School and Musicale will present a special solo piano recital by 11-year old piano phenomenon Masanobu (Masa) Pires from Sharon, MA, to benefit The Jimmy Fund for cancer research.
Chester Theatre Company Announces Casting For The 2022 Season
by BWW News Desk - June 09, 2022
After two seasons away, Chester Theatre Company (CTC), under the leadership of Producing Artistic Director Daniel Elihu Kramer, will return to the Town Hall Theatre, its beloved home in Chester, MA.
A Three Course Comedy! Hub Presents The Boston Premiere Of SLOW FOOD
by BWW News Desk - June 08, 2022
Hub Theatre Company of Boston will return to in-person performances this summer with the Boston premiere of Wendy MacLeod's Slow Food, directed by Daniel Bourque.
Photos: First Look at SMOKEY JOE'S CAFE at North Shore Music Theatre
by BWW News Desk - June 08, 2022
SMOKEY JOE'S CAFE: The Songs of Leiber and Stoller is playing at North Shore Music Theatre through June 19.
Punk In Drublic Craft Beer & Music Festival Announces Fall Dates In Worcester, Baltimore, and Asbury Park
by BWW News Desk - June 08, 2022
Brew Ha Ha Productions has announced fall event dates for Punk In Drublic Craft Beer & Music Festival, featuring the best in punk rock music and craft beer, with all shows featuring a lineup of punk rock icons, headlined by NOFX.
SW!NG OUT to be Presented in Week 3 of Jacob's Pillow's Festival 2022
by BWW News Desk - June 08, 2022
In the third week of Jacob’s Pillow Dance Festival 2022, audiences in the Ted Shawn Theatre will be treated to live music and the best of the swing dance world in SW!NG OUT. Also in Week 3, JazzAntiqua Dance & Music Ensemble, Prakriti Dance, Bill Shannon, and The New York Korean Performing Arts Center will take to the outdoor Henry J. Leir Stage.
CSC Announces Cast of MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING
by BWW News Desk - June 08, 2022
Commonwealth Shakespeare Company (CSC) and Artistic Director Steven Maler are pleased to announce the cast and creative team of Free Shakespeare on the Common in the summer of 2022 - William Shakespeare's Much Ado About Nothing, directed by Megan Sandberg-Zakian. Performances will begin on The Boston Common on Wednesday, July 20 at 8PM (with press opening on Wednesday, July 27 at 8PM) and end on Sunday, August 7.  
WAM Theatre Presents A MisCast Cabaret
by BWW News Desk - June 08, 2022
Producing Artistic Director Kristen van Ginhoven, Managing Director Molly Merrihew, and the WAM team will present a special one-night-only benefit cabaret at the Mahaiwe Performing Arts Center in Great Barrington, MA. hosted by Tony Award and Drama Desk Nominee Jayne Atkinson (House of Cards, Criminal Minds, Bluff City Law).
Boston Ballet Announces ÜNI Public Art
by BWW News Desk - June 08, 2022
Boston Ballet Artistic Director Mikko Nissinen announces the launch of ÜNI, Boston Ballet's Public Art Installation. ÜNI is a multimedia pop-up experience that brings people together and breaks down preconceived notions about dance.
Cape Rep Theatre Announces 2022 Outdoor Summer Children's Show Series
by BWW News Desk - June 07, 2022
Summer starts at Cape Rep's Outdoor Theater on June 28th with our Summer Children's Show Series.
Reagle Music Theatre Appoints New Managing Director, Emma Calabrese
by BWW News Desk - June 07, 2022
Reagle Music Theatre of Greater Boston has named Emma Calabrese as its new Managing Director. She began her tenure on May 9, 2022.
YMCA Theatre Institute Brings MAMMA MIA! To Foxboro
by BWW News Desk - June 07, 2022
The Hockomock Area YMCA Theatre Institute will present the hit-musical, Mamma Mia! ABBA's hits tell the hilarious story of a young woman's search for her birth father in this high energy jukebox musical.
Nantucket's White Heron Theatre Announces Mark Shanahan As Its Resident Director
by BWW News Desk - June 07, 2022
The White Heron Theatre Company of Nantucket today announced that director, writer, and actor Mark Shanahan has expanded his relationship with the company stepping into a new role as Resident Director.
Casts Announced for B.R.O.K.E.N CODE B.I.R.D SWITCHING World Premiere & More Berkshire Theatre Group
by BWW News Desk - June 07, 2022
Berkshire Theatre Group and Kate Maguire have announced casting for shows in BTG’s Early 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 recipient of an NEA Grants for Arts Projects Award and more.
Casting announced for THE LADY HAMLET at Provincetown Theater
by BWW News Desk - June 07, 2022
The Provincetown Theater in Provincetown, Massachusetts has announced that New York actresses Jennifer Van Dyck and Kate Levy will star in the world premiere of Sarah Schulman’s daring new comedy The Lady Hamlet, starting performances on June 27.
Hub Theatre Company of Boston Presents SLOW FOOD
by BWW News Desk - June 07, 2022
Hub Theatre Company of Boston will return to in-person performances this summer with the Boston premiere of Wendy MacLeod's Slow Food, directed by Daniel Bourque, Saturday, July 16 through Saturday, July 30 at Club Café, 209 Columbus Ave. in Boston's Back Bay. Performances are Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays at 7:30 pm, and Saturdays and Sundays at 2:00 pm.
COMEDY & CONVERSATION Series Continues with Eddie Brill Sunday, June 19 At Shakespeare & Company
by BWW News Desk - June 06, 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.
Pop Culture Legend Ringo Starr Receives Honorary Degree from Berklee
by BWW News Desk - June 04, 2022
Berklee College of Music honored pop culture icon Ringo Starr with an honorary degree during a tribute concert and ceremony held in person on Thursday. The event, which took place on campus at the David Friend Recital Hall in Boston, featured performances from Berklee students, introductory remarks from President Erica Muhl, and an acceptance speech from the Bealtes legend himself.
Photos: Go Inside Guerilla Opera's Premiere of I GIVE YOU MY HOME
by BWW News Desk - June 04, 2022
Boston’s Guerilla Opera and the Nichols House Museum sell out performances of 'I Give You My Home', a world premiere site-specific chamber opera inspired by the life of Rose Standish Nichols, a true-life Women’s Peace Party and Suffrage Activist and professional landscape architect with music and original libretto by local composer Beth Wiemann, and stage direction by Cara Consilvio.
The Franklin Performing Arts Company Presents SWEENEY TODD: THE DEMON BARBER OF FLEET STREET
by BWW News Desk - June 03, 2022
The Franklin Performing Arts Company (FPAC), Franklin's own professional theater company, will present Stephen Sondheim's Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street June 10-12 at THE BLACK BOX. 
Boston Arts Academy Students Present Malcolm X Exhibit, June 17
by BWW News Desk - June 03, 2022
A free Malcolm X exhibit at The Strand Theater will feature new works by Boston Arts Academy Students
Summer Boston Celtic Music Festival Returns To Club Passim in July
by BWW News Desk - June 03, 2022
The Fourth of July weekend tradition is back as the Summer Boston Celtic Music Festival returns to Club Passim July 3, 2022. This year there will be shows both inside the club and outside on Palmer Street.
GB Public Solo Fest Premieres Will LeBow's THE BARD THE BEAT THE BLUES
by BWW News Desk - June 03, 2022
Great Barrington Public Theater Solo Fest Premieres Will LeBow's The Bard The Beat The Blues. A master actor's muses and music take him from Greenwich Village and Lawrence Ferlinghetti to Shylock, Malvolio and Ma Rainey.
BWW Review: THE INHERITANCE at SpeakEasy Stage is a Six and a Half Hour Look at How Our Lives Make a Lasting Impact
by Erik Bailey - June 02, 2022
'He has a story to tell- it is banging around inside him, aching to come out. But how does he begin?' These are the first words the audience of SpeakEasy Stage's production of Matthew López's play THE INHERITANCE. The six-and-a-half-hour play (presented in two parts) explores what it means to write the 'story of our lives' and how our place in the world impacts those who come after us.
THE PROM, FAIRVIEW & More Announced for SpeakEasy's 2022-2023 Season
by BWW News Desk - June 02, 2022
The riveting drama HEROES OF THE FOURTH TURNING; the profound comedy ENGLISH; the  Pulitzer Prize-winner FAIRVIEW; the wildly imaginative romance WILD GOOSE DREAMS; and the joyous musical comedy THE PROM will make-up SpeakEasy Stage Company’s 32nd Season, the company’s Founder and Producing Artistic Director Paul Daigneault announced today.

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