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History At Play, LLC Presents Livestreamed Performance of VICTORIAN GOSSIP GIRL: ANNIE ADAMS FIELDS
by BWW News Desk - May 30, 2020
History At PlayTM, LLC has garnered nationwide attention for their one-woman living history performances, chronicling the lives of legendary women who changed society. In Victorian Gossip Girl: Annie Adams Fields, the Boston author, philanthropist, and original Gossip Girl dishes on the lives of her closest literary friends! 
Barrington Stage Company Hopes to Reopen the Theater This Summer
by BWW News Desk - May 29, 2020
The Boston Globe has reported that Barrington Stage Company is hoping to reopen its doors this summer, preparing to present several shows.
Stacy Wolf and Drew Carr Will Be Featured on Theatre Book Club With Katie Birenboim
by BWW News Desk - May 29, 2020
Berkshire Theatre Group (BTG) and Kate Maguire have announced Theatre Book Club with Katie Birenboim's upcoming guests.
Handel and Haydn Society Announces 2020 Youth Choruses Scholarship Award Recipients
by BWW News Desk - May 28, 2020
Recognizing a high degree of achievement in and a commitment to vocal arts, the Handel and Haydn Society announced the recipients of the 2020 Youth Choruses Scholarship Awards. Presented annually by the H+H Education Committee, four musicians who are members or alumni of the Youth Choruses were awarded scholarships between $1,000 and $3,000.
Berkshire Opera Festival Announces Changes to its Fifth Anniversary Season in Response to the Health Crisis
by BWW News Desk - May 28, 2020
In response to ongoing concerns related to the COVID-19 pandemic, Berkshire Opera Festival is reevaluating and reimagining the programming originally slated for its upcoming 2020 summer season.
ImprovBoston Swings Big To Keep Business Afloat
by BWW News Desk - May 27, 2020
Chester Theatre Company Announces More Programming Changes
by BWW News Desk - May 26, 2020
As a result of the Covid-19 crisis, CTC has made the necessary decision to cancel the entirety of its 2020 summer season which had originally been slated to run between June and August. The company, which celebrated its 30th anniversary last year, cancelled its first three shows previously. Now it is announcing that its fourth and final show, which was to be Tiny Beautiful Things by Nia Vardalos, will not be performed on the stage of the Town Hall Theatre. Citing concerns about the ability to ensure the safety of all involved--audiences, artists, staff, interns, and Chester residents--Producing Artistic Director Daniel Elihu Kramer says there are no plans for live, in-person performances this summer.
Boston Pops, Steve Carell, Rachel Platten, and More Will Honor Massachusetts Graduating Seniors in Virtual Ceremony
by BWW News Desk - May 26, 2020
Massachusetts graduating seniors will receive a virtual ceremony, thanks to WGBH, who teamed up with Governor Charlie Baker to honor the class.
AFD Theatre Cancels 2020/21 Season
by BWW News Desk - May 26, 2020
AFD Theatre has announced the cancellation of its 2020/21 season.
Celebrate The Centennial Of Women's Suffrage in the US With a Live Stream of I NOW PRONOUNCE YOU LUCY STONE
by BWW News Desk - May 23, 2020
Hear Lucy Stone's incredible story, LIVE STREAMING, on Friday, May 29th at 7:30 PM ET.
Joseph Leo Bwarie, Steve Miller, Joyce Kulhawik & More Featured in The Umbrella Arts Center's STAND BY ME
by BWW News Desk - May 22, 2020
 On the evening of May 29, 2020, The Umbrella Arts Center invites the community to participate in a free special online celebration of the arts, STAND BY ME, at TheUmbrellaArts.org/StandByMe
2020 The Town And The City Festival Postponed
by BWW News Desk - May 22, 2020
Porter Productions, the organizers of The Town and The City Festival, has officially postponed the 2020 festival.
Cape Cod Theatre Project Will Stream Summer Season Of New Plays
by BWW News Desk - May 22, 2020
Artistic Director Hal Brooks has announced that the 2020 Season of the Cape Cod Theatre Project will feature staged readings of new work by Zora Howard, Michele Lowe, Edith Freni and Kevin Artigue.
Composer/ Librettist Toshi Reagon on THE PARABLE OF THE SOWER at ArtsEmerson
by Andrew Child - May 22, 2020
Toshi Reagon didn't go to college herself, but when her mother, Bernice Johnson Reagon, was tapped by Toni Morrison (yes, that Toni Morrison) to teach a creative course at Princeton, Bernice explained that she would accept the position if her daughter could teach collaboratively alongside her.
The Theatre Community Benevolent Fund Presents CARE-OKE
by BWW News Desk - May 21, 2020
The Theatre Community Benevolent Fund (TCBF) presents CARE-oke, a fundraiser by the Greater Boston theatre community for the Greater Boston theatre community.
Huntington Theatre Company Announces Virtual 2020 Spotlight Spectacular
by BWW News Desk - May 21, 2020
Huntington Theatre Company has announced that their annual Spotlight Spectacular Gala will take place virtually on the Huntington's Facebook and YouTube channels Monday, June 15, 2020.
Jacob's Pillow Announces DANCE WE MUST: A Virtual Event to Support Jacob's Pillow
by BWW News Desk - May 20, 2020
Jacob's Pillow hosts Dance We Must: A Virtual Event Supporting Jacob's Pillow on June 20th at 7pmEDT. Co-hosted by Pillow Trustees Kyle Abraham and Wendy Whelan, this event is free, open to all, and will be streamed on Jacob's Pillow's website and social media channels.
Museum Of Russian Icons Presents New Virtual Programming
by BWW News Desk - May 19, 2020
The Museum of Russian Icons has created a varied program of new digital offeringsa?"children's story times, spotlight tours, an icon making workshop, informative webinars, Spotify playlist, and morea?"exploring Russian and Eastern Orthodox culture; available via museumofrussianicons.org.  
BWW Review: Arlekin Players' STATE VS NATASHA BANINA: Live Theater on Zoom
by Nancy Grossman - May 18, 2020
Fresh on the heels of a solid showing at the virtual 38th Annual Elliot Norton Awards, where the Boston Theater Critics Association recognized their achievements during the abbreviated 2019-2020 season with ten nominations and four wins, the Arlekin Players Theatre boldly launches a new production in cyberspace. STATE VS NATASHA BANINA is a live, interactive theater art experiment which manages to engage the audience as a collective and unified body, thanks to creative direction by Igor Golyak and Darya Denisova's uncanny portrayal of the adolescent title character.
Julie Pappas Smith to Teach Virtual Floor-Barre and Tap With Marblehead School of Ballet
by BWW News Desk - May 18, 2020
The Marblehead School of Ballet announced that Broadway performer Julie Pappas Smith has joined the studio, as a special guest instructor, teaching live online Floor-Barre and Tap classes.
Provincetown Theater Debuts Virtual OUR TOWNIE VARIETY SHOW Featuring Tom Hewitt, Dixie Longate and More
by BWW News Desk - May 18, 2020
In the quest to continue creating new virtual entertainment programming, on Sunday, May 24 at 7pm, the Provincetown Theater will debut its online production of Our Townie Variety Show, via the thesater's streaming feature on provincetowntheater.org.
Toshi Reagon Launches PARABLE PATH BOSTON - A Year Long Artist Residency At Emerson College
by BWW News Desk - May 15, 2020
ArtsEmerson, the professional presenting and producing organization at Emerson College, is thrilled to announce that renowned musician, composer, producer, and activist Toshi Reagon is launching a new community engagement initiative on May 22, which she calls Parable Path Boston, based on the tenets of Octavia E. Butler's novel The Parable of the Sower. Reagon is Emerson College's current artist-in-resident through June 2021 funded by the Fresh Sound Foundation and the Doris Duke Foundation.
Merrimack Repertory Theatre Young Company Goes Virtual With Online Theatre Classes Start July
by BWW News Desk - May 15, 2020
Merrimack Repertory Theatre's professional training program for high school students, the MRT Young Company, goes virtual this year with classes online from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. for three weeks, July 13-31. Renowned Chicago educator, director, and actor Robert Cornelius returns to lead the intensive.
2020 Tanglewood Live Performance Schedule Canceled; Online Series to be Offered Throughout the Summer
by BWW News Desk - May 15, 2020
2020 Tanglewood live performance and education programs, scheduled to take place June 19-August 27, are canceled due to concerns over spread of covid-19. Season offerings will now take place through tanglewood 2020 online festival, a groundbreaking digital series of audio and video streams.
The Hanover Theatre's 2020-2021 Broadway Series to Feature MEAN GIRLS, THE BAND'S VISIT and More
by BWW News Desk - May 15, 2020
Plan your escape now for a season of award-winning hits and powerful new musicals. The Hanover Theatre and Conservatory for the Performing Arts has announced its 2020-2021 Broadway Series.

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