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Dan Tyminski, Bruce Katz Band and More to Perform at The Spire Center
by BWW News Desk - November 17, 2025
​The Spire Center for Performing Arts has revealed  four new shows. Multi-Grammy Award-winning bluegrass musician Dan Tyminski will perform, plus many more.
VOYAGE - Journey Tribute Band Returns To Indian Ranch
by BWW News Desk - November 17, 2025
VOYAGE is the world’s premier Journey tribute band, celebrated for their uncanny ability to recreate the legendary sound, energy, and passion of one of rock's greatest bands.
BROADWAY'S HOME FOR THE HOLIDAYS to Run for 4 Performances in the Cape Cinema
by BWW News Desk - November 15, 2025
Claybourne Elder and Sara Jean Ford will perform a selection of traditional and Broadway holiday songs and share some wonderful seasonal stories and laughter through four performances of Broadway's Home for the Holidays in the Cape Cinema.
Voting Open for the 2025 BroadwayWorld Boston Awards
by BWW Awards - November 13, 2025
Voting is now open for the 2025 BroadwayWorld Boston Awards. The 2025 Regional Awards honor regional productions, touring shows, and more which had their first performance between October 1, 2024 through September 30, 2025.
DEREK HOUGH SYMPHONY OF DANCE: ENCORE is Coming to Boch Center Wang Theatre
by Chloe Rabinowitz - November 13, 2025
DEREK HOUGH SYMPHONY OF DANCE: ENCORE will stop at the Boch Center Wang Theatre in Boston, MA. From the EMMY award winning mind of Derek Hough, the live dance show features new high-energy choreography and more.
A CHRISTMAS CAROL BY CANDLELIGHT is Coming to The 204 Theater In Harwich
by BWW News Desk - November 13, 2025
The Christmas story you know by heart is about to breathe, sing, and move all around you. CAPENESS's immersive retelling of Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol is coming to Harwich's 204 Theater.
IS THIS A ROOM to Run at Apollinaire Theatre Company
by BWW News Desk - November 12, 2025
Apollinaire Theatre Company will present Tina Satter’s IS THIS A ROOM, a verbatim play based on the FBI interrogation transcript of Reality Winner. The production runs December 12–January 11 at Chelsea Theatre Works.
BIG EASY HOLIDAY BASH To Play Arrow Street Arts In December
by BWW News Desk - November 12, 2025
Arrow Street Arts will host the Big Easy Holiday Bash, featuring Delfeayo Marsalis and Uptown Jazz Orchestra, for three performances this December. The program will include holiday standards, New Orleans R&B, and Duke Ellington’s Nutcracker Suite.
Boston Symphony Orchestra To Present E PLURIBUS UNUM: FROM MANY, ONE Festival
by BWW News Desk - November 12, 2025
The Boston Symphony Orchestra will present E PLURIBUS UNUM: FROM MANY, ONE, a January festival highlighting American music and interdisciplinary conversations across the city.
Tickets to BEAUTY AND THE BEAST National Tour in Boston on Sale Now
by BWW News Desk - November 12, 2025
Tickets are now on sale for Disney’s Beauty and the Beast, the first North American touring production of the musical presented by Disney in over 25 years, in Boston.
Executive Artistic Director Courtney Sale to Depart The Merrimack Repertory Theatre
by BWW News Desk - November 12, 2025
Board of Trustees announced today that Courtney Sale, Nancy L. Donahue Executive Artistic Director, will step down from her role in January 2026. Courtney accomplished significant projects in her nearly six years with the company.
Broadway In Worcester Named Resident Company Of Worcester's JMAC
by BWW News Desk - November 12, 2025
​The Hanover Theatre and Conservatory for the Performing Arts has named Broadway in Worcester as an official resident company of the Jean McDonough Arts Center.
Interview: Larry Yando talks playing Dumbledore in HARRY POTTER AND THE CURSED CHILD
by R. Scott Reedy - November 11, 2025
A self-admitted “crazy person” for J.K. Rowling’s Harry Potter novels who “stood in line at a bookstore whenever a new volume was released,” performer Larry Yando knows that portraying Dumbledore – onetime headmaster of the Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry – in the play “Harry Potter and the Cursed Child” is a high-profile piece of work.
The Academy of Music Theatre to Hold Auditions for VALLEY VOICES STORY SLAM
by BWW News Desk - November 11, 2025
The Academy of Music Theatre is producing the second show in Season 11 of the Pioneer Valley community favorite, Valley Voices Story Slam, and they are set to hold auditions.
Alice Howe and Freebo to Return to The Burden for Two Shows
by BWW News Desk - November 11, 2025
The Los Angeles-based musical duo Alice Howe and Freebo, will return to the Burren Backroom in Somerville, MA for two shows with their band. They will be joined at the Burren by Marty Walsh (electric guitar) and Peter Whitehead (drums). 
Shakespeare & Company to Present 2026 Northeast Regional Tour Of HAMLET
by BWW News Desk - November 11, 2025
The cast has been revealed and routes are being planned for Shakespeare & Company's Northeast Regional Tour of Shakespeare, hitting the road to present Hamlet.
The School At Jacob’s Pillow Announces Summer 2026 Dance Program Offerings
by BWW News Desk - November 10, 2025
The School at Jacob’s Pillow has announced its Summer 2026 dance programs, welcoming an international roster of directors, choreographers, and artist faculty to guide the next generation of dance artists.
Boston Playwrights’ Theatre Unveils Jack Welch Residency And Fellowship Recipients
by BWW News Desk - November 10, 2025
Boston Playwrights’ Theatre has announced Walt McGough and Deirdre Girard as the recipients of the Jack Welch Developmental Residency and Fellowship.
Triple Live Blues Society Challenge Winners Show To Take Place At Taffeta Music Hall
by BWW News Desk - November 07, 2025
The Triple Live Blues Society Challenge Winners Show will bring three acclaimed blues acts—21 Grams More, Bees Deluxe, and Frank EB Music—to Taffeta Music Hall in Lowell, MA, on Friday, December 12, 2025.
Marblehead School Of Ballet Will Host Free Afternoon of Dance
by BWW News Desk - November 07, 2025
The Marblehead School of Ballet's (MSB) celebration of National Arts and Humanities Month culminates with a special presentation --“An Afternoon of Dance: In-Studio Performance”.
Boston Pops Will Host Third Annual Holiday Pops Preview For The Military Community
by BWW News Desk - November 07, 2025
The Boston Pops has announced its third annual Holiday Pops preview event for members of the military community and their families on December 3 at 7:30 p.m. Learn more here!
Berkshire Theatre Group and The Trustees Of Reservations Collaborate This Holiday Season
by BWW News Desk - November 07, 2025
Berkshire Theatre Group (BTG) and The Trustees of Reservations (The Trustees) have announced the return of their collaboration that will once again enchant audiences and usher in the holiday spirit this winter.
Review: Little to Marvel at in SpeakEasy Stage's LIZARD BOY
by R. Scott Reedy - November 06, 2025
Comic strips and cartoons have long been the basis for stage plays and musicals – from “It’s a Bird, It’s a Plane, It’s Superman,” “Annie,” “You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown,” and “Doonesbury” to “Spiderman: Turn Off the Dark” and “The SpongeBob Musical” – and, of course, have also spawned the hugely profitable Marvel Universe and DC Comics film franchises.
Video: Ian Axel and Yair Evnine Perform 'Moon Boy' From WONDER
by BWW News Desk - November 06, 2025
Ian Axel and Yair Evnine perform “Moon Boy” from the new musical Wonder, co-composed by Ian Axel and Chad King of A Great Big World. The new musical follows the Pullman family as they navigate change, identity, and what it means to belong.
Cast Announced for Provincetown Theater’s Holiday Production of A CHRISTMAS CAROL
by BWW News Desk - November 05, 2025
The Provincetown Theater will present A Christmas Carol, adapted by Doris Baizley and directed by David Drake, November 20–December 7, 2025. The cast features 17 Cape Cod actors led by Paul J. Halley as Scrooge.

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