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James Taylor Will Host a Free Stream Of THE BEST OF TANGLEWOOD ON PARADE
by BWW News Desk - August 13, 2020
Hosted by perennial Tanglewood favorite James Taylor, The Best of Tanglewood on Parade is a video stream of highlights from past Tanglewood on Parade concertsa?"features the Boston Symphony, Boston Pops, and Tanglewood Music Center orchestras, as well as the Tanglewood Festival Chorus and Boston Symphony Children's Choir, in selections led by conductors Andris Nelsons, Keith Lockhart, John Williams, James Burton, and Seiji Ozawa.
42nd Provincetown Carnival Goes Virtual
by BWW News Desk - August 13, 2020
The Provincetown Business Guild (PBG), one of the oldest LGBTQ business organizations in the country, has announced Carnival, their largest annual event, is going online.
Berkshire Opera Festival Announces FROM STAGE TO SCREEN: THE SHOW MUST GO ON(LINE)
by BWW News Desk - August 11, 2020
Berkshire Opera Festival is launching its first virtual concert comprised of musical selections from across the operatic spectrum and beyond. The concert will feature performances from the internationally-renowned cast of BOF's (recently canceled) 2020 production of Don Giovanni.
BWW Review: HARRY CLARKE at Barrington Stage Company Takes Audiences On A Slide Down A Slippery Slope.
by Marc Savitt - August 11, 2020
Dold demonstrates mastery of an overwhelming amount of dialogue and the nuance necessary to present a total of some 19 characters. Dold navigates the thin line between perception and reality so adeptly, the line blurs and we find ourselves questioning whether the character knows exactly what he is doing, or has become lost in his own deception.
Shakespeare & Company And Cherry Orchard Festival Co-Present STATE VS. NATASHA BANINA
by BWW News Desk - August 11, 2020
Shakespeare & Company and the Cherry Orchard Festival will co-present the Arlekin Players Theatrea??s production State vs. Natasha Banina, a live online interactive art experiment directed by Igor Golyak, 2020 Elliot Norton Award-winner for Best Director, and featuring Darya Denisova, winner of the 2020 Elliot Norton Award for Outstanding Actress, Small or Fringe Theater, for her performance in Arlekina??s The Stone. 
Boston-Area Theatres Discuss How the Health Crisis Affected Them and What They're Doing to Stay Afloat
by BWW News Desk - August 11, 2020
NBC Boston recently chatted with three local theatre companies, Huntington, ArtsEmerson and Boch Center, about what they're doing to stay afloat amidst the health crisis.
History At Play Presents I NOW PRONOUNCE YOU LUCY STONE
by BWW News Desk - August 10, 2020
In honor of the 2020 centennial celebration of the 19th Amendment, HAP brings Lucy Stonea??s incredible story to life: The first woman from Massachusetts to earn a college degree, a fierce abolitionist, and womena??s rights activist, Lucy Stone was never one to take the easy road in the fight against discrimination.
Nantucket's White Heron Theatre Announces All Episodes Of Inaugural Podcast Now Available
by BWW News Desk - August 10, 2020
a??a??a??a??a??a??a??The White Heron Theatre Company of Nantucket today announced that all episodes of its first podcast series are now available on Soundcloud, Spotify, Simplecast, Apple Podcasts, and the White Heron Theatre Company's website.
Conrad Tao, Thomas Adès and More Perform in Week 7 of the 2020 TANGLEWOOD ONLINE FESTIVAL
by BWW News Desk - August 10, 2020
The Tanglewood 2020 Online Festival is being offered in response to continuing concerns over the spread of COVID-19 and official crowd restriction policies that have necessitated the cancellation of the festival's live performance series.
BWW Review: M(O)THER at Boston Experimental Theatre
by Andrew Child - August 09, 2020
With director Vahdat Yeganeh and a team of artists streaming in live from around the globe, Boston Experimental Theatre has perfectly divined that piece of performance art that neither begrudgingly embraces its virtual form nor coyly alludes to its obvious limits, but rather exists in a way that could never wholly be replicated in another medium.
BWW Review: GODSPELL at Berkshire Theatre Group Marks A Rebirth of Theatre In America That's All For The Best
by Marc Savitt - August 09, 2020
There are many good reasons you might choose to see GODSPELL under the tent at Berkshire Theatre Group's Colonial Theatre. Whatever the motivation, you will experience a new, fresh, relevant, powerful, topical, and most certainly different production. You will also be making history as part of what many see as the rebirth of theatre in America.
VIDEO: White Heron Theatre's Student Company Creates Montage of MACBETH's 'Tomorrow and Tomorrow...' Monologue
by BWW News Desk - August 08, 2020
The White Heron Theatre's Student Company on Nantucket participated in a Shakespeare workshop this summer led by Jimmy Calitri and Joe Short.
Lyric Stage Company Lets Go of Employee After His 'Harmful and Unprofessional' Comments on a Facebook Post
by BWW News Desk - August 07, 2020
Lyric Stage Company recently let go of an employee due to 'harmful and unprofessional' comments he made on a Facebook post.
Norman Rockwell Museum Presents First Major Solo Exhibition For Liza Donnelly
by BWW News Desk - August 06, 2020
In the first-ever retrospective exhibition of Liza Donnelly's work, visitors can explore her hand-drawn lines that are a means of examining the way we live our lives, finding common ground, launching political movements, or calling leaders into account.
Norman Rockwell Museum Presents 'Rose O'Neill: Artist And Suffragette'
by BWW News Desk - August 06, 2020
 Rose O'Neill: Artist & Suffragette is a special installation created with recently acquired artwork, generously donated by The Rose O'Neill Foundation to Norman Rockwell Museum's permanent collection of illustration art.
Hanover Theatre President and CEO on the Effects of the Health Crisis, and What They're Doing to Stay Afloat
by BWW News Desk - August 06, 2020
President and CEO of the theater, Troy Siebels, recently chatted with MassLive about the effects the pandemic has had on the theater, and what they are doing to stay afloat.
Handel And Haydn Society Moves The Society Ball Online For A Virtual Soirée
by BWW News Desk - August 05, 2020
The Handel and Haydn Society will hold a special digital gala Saturday, September 26. The Society Ball was originally scheduled for May 2 but was postponed and then had to move online due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Guerilla Opera Kicks Off 14th Season With A Bash
by BWW News Desk - August 05, 2020
Guerilla Opera's fourteenth season is kicking off with a Bash, the Guerilla Backyard Bash, a virtual backyard gala that offers you an exclusive taste of what the Guerillas have got cooking!
Theatre Nantucket Presents LOVE AND INFORMATION
by BWW News Desk - August 05, 2020
In this pause, when live theatre has been interrupted across the world, Theatre Nantucket has reached out to theatres and theater university departments across the country to join in on a journey to bring Love and Information to life in this virtual moment.
THE LIZZIE BORDEN MURDER HOUSE Livestream Event Announced
by BWW News Desk - August 04, 2020
As the world continues to cope with a deadly pandemic, we struggle to find some sense of a 'new normal' and ways to combat the boredom of spending all, or a good part of our time at home. In a possible silver lining to the situation, artists and producers have begun to stretch their boundaries to create new and innovative entertainment, and the team at The Dark Zone Network is leading the pack!
Helios Opera to Debut with Pandemic-Driven Performance Initiative
by BWW News Desk - August 04, 2020
In its debut performance, Helios Opera, a newly formed opera company driven by its mission to use sustainable, business-minded practices to bring opera into the future, will premiere a new virtual opera through its Modular Opera Project (MOP) initiative.
Boch Center Launches GHOST LIGHT SERIES of Online Performances
by BWW News Desk - August 04, 2020
The Boch Center is launching a new virtual video program called the 'Ghost Light Series.'
Chester Theatre Company Announces THE STORY OF KING LEAR
by BWW News Desk - August 04, 2020
Chester Theatre Company (CTC) has announced its first virtual performance, The Story of King Lear, a 50-minute telling of the Shakespeare classic adapted and directed by CTC Producing Artistic Director Daniel Elihu Kramer. The show will air at 7:00pm (eastern) on Thursday, August 27, and will be available for viewing through Sunday, August 30.
VIDEO: See the Zany Online Musical CORONA BROs
by BWW News Desk - August 03, 2020
Everyone needs a laugh in these trying times. CORONA BROs is a twenty-minute movie musical about COVID-19 from the virus's point of view.  Berklee College of Music professor Kevin Bleau shot the movie in his basement with his wife and two daughters.
History At Play Presents RENDEZVOUS WITH RACHEL REVERE
by BWW News Desk - August 03, 2020
In Rendezvous with Rachel Revere, HAP, LLC Founder and Artistic Director Judith Kalaora is Rachel Revere - wife of Paul Revere and a Founding Mother of an American Republic. This immersive solo performance takes the audience back to May 2, 1775.

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