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Rose Art Museum Presents Frida Kahlo: POSE
by BWW News Desk - July 07, 2021
Organized in five overlapping sections—Posing; Composing; Exposing; Queering; and Self-Fashioning––the show highlights the profound and creative interplay between photography, fashion, art, and the construction of identities within Kahlo’s multidimensional oeuvre.
THE NICETIES Will Be Performed By Chester Theatre Company Beginning Next Week
by BWW News Desk - July 07, 2021
The play is inspired, in part, by a 2015 controversy at Yale, where a professor’s email set off a debate and subsequent protests about the role white supremacy can play on campus, contributing to a hostile environment for students of color. It explores the critical need for communication and reaching across a divide to find a place of understanding.
Guerillas Awarded a $15,000 Live Arts Boston Grant from The Boston Foundation
by BWW News Desk - July 06, 2021
Guerilla Opera has been selected to participate in the 2021 Live Arts Boston cohort. This award will support 'I Give You My Home: The Rose Standish Nichols Story', a site specific chamber opera inspired by the life of Rose Standish Nichols and in collaboration with the Nichols House Museum in Boston. This world premiere opera paints a portrait of a strong-willed, intelligent, and professional woman and highlights her efforts to affect change through the Women's Peace Movement, Women's Suffrage and in her professional work.
Revels Boston Harbor Cruise And Sing Returns August 10
by BWW News Desk - July 06, 2021
Revels is happy to announce the return of one of its most popular summer events, a two-hour sunset Boston Harbor Cruise and Sing!
Photos & Video: KING LEAR Opens at The New Spruce Theatre
by BWW News Desk - July 06, 2021
Shakespeare & Company is presenting King Lear By William Shakespeare. Directed by Nicole Ricciardi and featuring Christopher Lloyd, the play will be running through August 28 at The New Spruce Theatre. 
TINY FATHER Will Stream From The Cape Cod Theatre Project This Week
by BWW News Desk - July 06, 2021
Tiny Father was originally commissioned by Audible as part of their Audible Emerging Playwrights Fund. Lew is the 2021 Guggenheim Fellow and Teenage Dick playwright. In the play Lew draws upon personal experience with a premature baby and the acceptance of becoming a parent whether you are ready or not.
Jimmy Tingle Will Perform New Show NO MASK at Wellfleet Harbor Actors Theater This Summer
by BWW News Desk - July 06, 2021
In his new show, No Mask, Tingle weaves the good, the bad and the ugly of the pandemic with the humor, hope and humanity the world so desperately needs in 2021. If laughter is the best medicine, then Jimmy Tingle is the Dr. Fauci of political humor.  
Jacob's Pillow Announces Festival Week 3 Programming
by BWW News Desk - July 02, 2021
In the third week of the 2021 Jacob's Pillow Dance Festival, Ballet Hispánico makes its fifth appearance at Jacob's Pillow with a program encompassing five decades of lush and virtuosic dance from July 14-18 on the Henry J. Leir Stage.
ImprovBoston Announces Corey O'Rourke as Artistic Director
by BWW News Desk - July 02, 2021
ImprovBoston and its Board of Directors have announced that Corey O'Rourke has accepted the position of Artistic Director of the 40-year-old nonprofit comedy theater. Corey succeeds Michael Carr, who left the organization in 2020 to continue his artistic endeavors in Florida.
Composer Nkeiru Okoye & Students At South Shore Conservatory To Team Up For Upcoming Performance
by BWW News Desk - July 01, 2021
South Shore Conservatory has announced Nkeiru Okoye as the first composer-in-residence for its new SSC Transform initiative, which uses music education as a vehicle to promote social awareness and social justice. 
Melissa Errico and Edmund Bagnell Join Provincetown's Crown & Anchor 2021 Summer Lineup
by BWW News Desk - July 01, 2021
Edmund Bagnell, 1st Violinist & vocalist of the internationally acclaimed group Well-Strung, will bring his new solo show Happy Days Are Here Again, directed by and co-written with Michael Schiralli, to the Crown & Anchor’s P-Town lineup for a summer-long run this season from July 6 - August 31.
Review Roundup: SPAMALOT Finds Its Grail in Ogunquit Playhouse's New Leary Pavilion
by BWW News Desk - July 01, 2021
From the comedic brilliance of the mighty Pythons, this new take on Eric Idle’s already hysterically inaccurate version of King Arthur’s quest for the Holy Grail — directed by BT MacNicholl, who helmed the show’s 1st National Tour, and starring Charles Shaughnessy, Mariand Torres, Jen Cody, Marc Ginsburg, Josh Grisetti, Daniel A. Lopez, Dwelvan David, and Nic Rouleau — SPAMALOT has been thrilling New England audiences in a brand new 25,000 square foot, steel structured outdoor venue. Performances run through July 10.
Silkroad Announces 2021 Global Musician Workshop In Partnership with New England Conservatory 
by BWW News Desk - June 30, 2021
Silkroad and New England Conservatory announced today the 2021 Global Musician Workshop(GMW), which will be held virtually for the first time due to the ongoing pandemic from August 8-14.
VIDEO: Playwright Alec Wilkinson Talks SISTER SORRY for Barrington Stage
by BWW News Desk - June 30, 2021
The world premiere of Sister Sorry at Barrington Stage (August 12-29) is a new play by The New Yorker writer Alec Wilkinson, loosely based on a stunning true crime confession, and directed by Richard Hamburger(Japanoir, Curse of the Starving Class).
Premiere of 20/20 VISION Celebrates the Lives of Women Of Color in The Berkshires
by BWW News Desk - June 29, 2021
Signifying the return to live indoor performances, the much-anticipated Rites of Passage: 20/20 Vision - a large-scale collaborative art & performance project focusing specifically on the lives and visionary futures of Black, Indigenous, Immigrant, (cis and trans) Women of Color in America - is finally set to have its premiere after postponing its original 2020 opening due to the pandemic from August 13th through 17th for 10 performances at the Whitney Center for the Arts.
Provincetown Tennessee Williams Theater Festival Announces 2021 Tennessee Williams Institute Programming
by BWW News Desk - June 29, 2021
The 16th Annual Provincetown Tennessee Williams Theater Festival has announced the 2021 Tennessee Williams Institute (TWI).  TWI 2021 offers workshops in creative responses to censorship and a symposium on attempts to censor theaters from Ancient Greece to Soviet Russia – and to America during Tennessee Williams' lifetime and now. 
Jacob's Pillow Announces Week 2 Dance Festival Programming
by BWW News Desk - June 29, 2021
Los Angeles-based CONTRA-TIEMPO will perform on the Henry J. Leir Stage during the second week of Jacob’s Pillow Dance Festival, fusing Salsa, Afro-Cuban, hip-hop, and contemporary dance into a theatrical performance titled joyUS justUS, from July 7-11.
Photo Flash: Kelli O'Hara Performs Outdoor Concert Presented by Berkshire Theatre Group
by BWW News Desk - June 29, 2021
On June 25 and June 26, Tony Award winner Kelli O'Hara brought her glorious voice, irresistible stage appeal, and radiant personality to the Berkshires in an evening of personal favorite songs.
Rose Art Museum Presents re: collections
by BWW News Desk - June 29, 2021
Organized in celebration of the Rose’s 60th anniversary and opening June 25th, the exhibition re: collections, Six Decades at the Rose Art Museum, casts a critical eye in these two directions: highlighting the Rose’s radical roots while showcasing the potential for future transformations.
ArtsEmerson Announces Its 2021/22 Season
by BWW News Desk - June 29, 2021
ArtsEmerson will be holding a Virtual 21/22 Season Preview Event on Tuesday, August 3 at 5:00 PM ET, where more detailed information will be shared about all announced events.
Great Barrington Public Theater Announces WET INK Event Series
by BWW News Desk - June 28, 2021
Great Barrington Public Theater adds Wet Ink live stage readings and outdoor storytellers to season, plus a special presentation of Mr. Fullerton at The Mount, with playwright talkback, on July 14. 
Boston Symphony Orchestra's Tanglewood 2021 Season Begins On July 10
by BWW News Desk - June 28, 2021
The Boston Symphony will return to Tanglewood, its summer home in the beautiful Berkshires since 1937, and welcoming back audiences, July 9–August 16, for the first time since March 2020.
THE LONG WAY HOME to Open at the Museum Of Russian Icons in July
by BWW News Desk - June 28, 2021
Featuring more than 40 stunning photographs taken by Lankton during a life-changing motorcycle trip to 24 different countries across Europe and Asia in the mid-1950s, the exhibition will be on view July 29 through October 3, 2021.
A CHRISTMAS STORY, THE MUSICAL to be Presented at The Boch Center
by BWW News Desk - June 28, 2021
A Christmas Story, The Musical, brings the classic 1983 movie to hilarious life on stage in Boston at the Boch Center Wang Theatre, December 7 – 19, 2021. The Boch Center Wang Theatre continues its tradition as the premiere destination for live holiday entertainment in Boston.
The Lyric Stage Company of Boston Announces 2021-2022 Season
by BWW News Desk - June 28, 2021
The Lyric Stage Company of Boston will welcome audiences back for their 47th season.  Their six-show season asks us how far we would go for the people and things we hold dear. They're excited to open their doors on September 24 and share these powerful, exciting, and moving shows with audiences.

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THT Rep presents William Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream in Boston THT Rep presents William Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream
Jean McDonough Arts Center's BrickBox Theater (1/28 - 2/14)
Boston Landmarks Orchestra Presents: A Concert for the New Year in Boston Boston Landmarks Orchestra Presents: A Concert for the New Year
Ray and Joan Kroc Center (1/10 - 1/10)
Music Worcester Presents: Bach Christmas Oratorio in Boston Music Worcester Presents: Bach Christmas Oratorio
Mechanics Hall (6/1 - 1/24)
The Guy Who Didn't Like Musicals in Boston The Guy Who Didn't Like Musicals
Theatre Company of Saugus (2/5 - 2/15)
The Hellenic Music Ensemble in Boston The Hellenic Music Ensemble
Emerson Colonial Theatre (2/9 - 2/9)
Wurlitzer Pops Young Performer Showcase in Boston Wurlitzer Pops Young Performer Showcase
Knight Auditorium (1/11 - 1/11)
Les Miserables in Boston Les Miserables
Citizens Opera House (6/25 - 6/25)
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