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Hub Theatre Company of Boston Presents MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING
by BWW News Desk - October 21, 2020
Theatre Company of Boston returns to the (virtual) stage this fall with William Shakespeare's timeless comedy Much Ado About Nothing, directed and adapted by Bryn Boice. The show will be performed live online at 7:30pm on Saturday, Nov. 14, Friday, Nov. 20 and Saturday, Nov. 21 and also at 4:00pm on Sunday, Nov. 15.
Cola Concerts Announces Initial Lineup Of Shows At Columbia Speedway Entertainment Center
by BWW News Desk - October 21, 2020
Cola Concerts is bringing music back to Columbia with a star studded lineup to kick off the new series at the Columbia Speedway Entertainment Center.
Celebrity Series Of Boston Announces October-December Digital Programming Listings
by BWW News Desk - October 20, 2020
Celebrity Series of Boston October--December streaming and live digital events featuring Takács Quartet, cellist Alisa Weilerstein and pianist Inon Barnatan, and folk singer-songwriters Sara and Sean Watkins. Get full details here:
Two Weeks Left To Submit Nominations For The 2020 BroadwayWorld Boston Awards
by BWW News Desk - October 20, 2020
There's just two weeks left to submit nominations for the BroadwayWorld Boston Awards - which are back bigger than ever, celebrating the best in local theatre of the past decade!
Two Weeks Left To Submit Nominations For The 2020 BroadwayWorld Berkshires Awards
by BWW News Desk - October 20, 2020
There's just two weeks left to submit nominations for the BroadwayWorld Berkshires Awards - which are back bigger than ever, celebrating the best in local theatre of the past decade!
Handel and Haydn Society Moves 2020-21 Season Online
by BWW News Desk - October 20, 2020
The Handel and Haydn Society today announced major changes for the 2020-21 Season. Following the closure of Symphony Hall, and the ongoing health directives from the Governor's and Mayor's offices, H+H is moving the rest of its season online.
Boch Center's Ghost Light Series On NECN Continues This Friday
by BWW News Desk - October 19, 2020
The Boch Center's new television music series, The Ghost Light Series, continues Friday, October 23rd at 7:30 PM on NECN with acclaimed singer songwriter and Stoughton, MA native Lori McKenna filmed live on-stage at the Wang Theatre.
First-Ever Boston Virtual Book Fair Online Events and Programs Announced
by BWW News Desk - October 19, 2020
The first-ever Boston Virtual Book Fair, to be held November 12-14, 2020, will launch with an all-day Paid Preview on Thursday, November 12. Online programming on Friday and Saturday, November 13 and 14, will feature curator Marylène Altieri exploring the culinary collection at Harvard's Schlesinger Library, and more.
Samuel Slater's Restaurant To Host THREE FUNNY LADIES Comedy Dinners
by BWW News Desk - October 19, 2020
Samuel Slater's Restaurant announced that it will host Three Funny Ladies, socially distanced limited capacity comedy dinners, featuring Kelly MacFarland, Laura Severse and Emily Ruskowski, on Wednesday, October 28 and Thursday, October 29.
History At Play, LLC Presents Livestream Event JOHN MUIR: FATHER OF OUR NATIONAL PARKS
by BWW News Desk - October 19, 2020
In John Muir: Father of Our National Parks, HAP, LLC presents Living Historian J.T. Turner in a first-person, living history performance, recalling the life of one of the United States' most renown and impactful conservationists, John Muir (1838-1914).
BabsonARTS Presents ALTERED STATES, a Curated Series of Digitally Presented, 21st Century Monologues
by BWW News Desk - October 19, 2020
BabsonARTS has announced the Fall 2020 production from The Empty Space Theater Company (TEST) a curated series of 21st century monologues by Christina Anderson, Sam Chanse, Jackie Sibblies Drury, Idris Goodwin, Jen Silverman, and James Still, titled Altered States presented digitally on Vimeo, November 1-7, 2020.
Boston Symphony Orchestra Presents Music Written in the Wake of the George Floyd Killing and More
by BWW News Desk - October 19, 2020
BSO will present an Encore BSO Recitals stream featuring a program of Schumann, Dukas, and Mozart, and two compositions by Richard Sebring, his Awaken! A New Day! for Alphorns and—music written in the wake of the killing of George Floyd—Listen, to the Cry of Your Fellow Man with former TMC Fellow and harpist Charles Overton.
UMass Theater Department Announces Virtual 2020-21 Season
by BWW News Desk - October 19, 2020
This semester, UMass's venue is a space online instead of a stage. The theatre department invites you to join in as they fuse theatrical creativity with modern technology to safely reach the farthest corners of the community.
MANIFEST DESTINY'S CHILD Premieres This Week
by BWW News Desk - October 18, 2020
Acronym TV presents Manifest Destiny's Child, a provocative, intelligent, and humorous meditation on how America lost its way and woke up in Trumplandia. Written and performed by the Communications Director of Jill Stein's well-meaning but flawed 2016 Presidential Campaign.
StageSource Announces 2019 New England Theatre Census
by BWW News Desk - October 16, 2020
In 2015, the StageSource Gender Parity Task Force created the benchmark of '50/50 by 2020' - achieving a 50% representation of women in the New England theatre employment by the year 2020.
Strange Trace Announces THE MISSING PIECE: A HORROR OPERA
by BWW News Desk - October 16, 2020
Strange Trace, a new opera company in the Boston and New England area with world-wide digital reach, has released a recording of a new horror opera, The Missing Piece. 
Boston Baroque Releases Biber's THE MYSTERY SONATAS on Boston Baroque Live
by BWW News Desk - October 16, 2020
Boston Baroque is introducing Biber's The Mystery Sonatas as the next full-length concert release on Boston Baroque Live. Starting today, audiences can watch the performance, featuring GRAMMY®-nominated concertmaster Christina Day Martinson, on the Boston Baroque Live platform at baroque.boston free for 30 days.
David Dower, David Howse, Tonasia Jones, And Harold Steward on SHIFTING LEADERSHIP IN A SHIFTING CLIMATE at ArtsEmerson & The Theater Offensive
by Andrew Child - October 16, 2020
As organizations convene to release comprehensive anti-racism plans, put out public relations fires as past transgressions come back into focus, and tighten their deadly clutch around maintaining a season subscription model, op eds and interviews circulate as leaders are asked, “what’s next?”
Boston Symphony Orchestra Cancels 2020 Holiday Pops Series
by BWW News Desk - October 16, 2020
Mark Volpe, Eunice and Julian Cohen BSO President and CEO; Andris Nelsons, Ray and Maria Stata BSO Music Director; and Keith Lockhart, Julian and Eunice Cohen Boston Pops Conductor have released a joint statement about the cancellation of the 2020 Holiday Pops series.
Provincetown Theater Premieres Virtual Halloween Play GHOST LIGHT
by BWW News Desk - October 15, 2020
In celebration of Halloween – and the quest to continue making new online entertainment -- on Thursday, October 29 at 7pm, the Provincetown Theater will premiere its first play created exclusively for virtual consumption with the haunting Hallow's Eve tale Ghost Light: A Provincetown Ghost Story.
MINIATURE MASTERPIECES: RUSSIAN LACQUERED BOXES Opens October 30 At Museum Of Russian Icons
by BWW News Desk - October 15, 2020
Miniature Masterpieces: Russian Lacquer Boxes, an exhibition featuring more than 100 intricately painted lacquer boxes widely renowned for their exquisite detail and bright colors will be on view at the Museum of Russian Icons, October 30, 2020 – March 31, 2021.
BWW Blog: Finding Moments of Light
by Student Blogger: Alyssa Silver - October 15, 2020
There have been many ups and downs for me while being home. 
Wheelock Family Theatre Announces The 2020 Vision Playwriting Project
by BWW News Desk - October 15, 2020
Wheelock Family Theatre embarks on an exciting journey this fall, THE 2020 VISION PLAYWRITING PROJECT. Grades 8-12 are invited to partake in this collaborative and experimental theater opportunity, culminating in a shared reflective performance piece.
Huntington Theatre Company Artistic Director Peter DuBois Steps Down Amid Staff Complaints and Board Investigation
by BWW News Desk - October 14, 2020
The Boston Globe has reported that Peter DuBois, artistic director of Huntington Theatre Company is stepping down amid complaints from current and former staffers and an investigation from the board. 
Break A Leg Theater Works To Present Virtual NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD! THE MUSICAL! High School Edition
by BWW News Desk - October 14, 2020
Break a Leg Theater Works, one of the premier performing arts programs on the South Shore, announced today co-founders Kyle Wrentz and Healy Sammis are producing and directing a COVID-safe virtual movie presentation of Jordan Wolfe's Off-Broadway hit, 'Night of the Living Dead! The Musical!' - high school edition.

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