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MRT Announces New Directors
by BWW News Desk - May 22, 2019
Boston director Shana Gozansky will direct The Wickhams: Christmas at Pemberley, and Chicago director Jessica Hutchinson will helm the world premiere of The Lowell Offering for Merrimack Repertory Theatre's 2019-20 Season. The pair replace former Artistic Director Sean Daniels as director of these plays.
Eddie Ray Johnson Of The GroovaLottos Receives NAACP Unsung Hero Award
by BWW News Desk - May 22, 2019
On Sunday afternoon, the Riverway Lobster House's main dining room was packed to capacity for the 42 Annual Joseph Daluz Unsung Hero Awards, as hosted by the Cape Cod Branch of the NAACP. Among those being honored was GroovaLottos drummer, Eddie Ray Johnson (Billie J Atkins, II) for his accomplishments and contributions to music as well as his dedicated mentoring work through Song Keepers, LTD.
PAW PATROL LIVE! Returns To The Hanover Theatre
by BWW News Desk - May 22, 2019
No job is too big, no pup is too small with the PAW Patrol's latest adventure. Join the fun in this brand new live show when PAW Patrol Live! Race to the Rescue, comes to The Hanover Theatre and Conservatory for the Performing Arts for two shows, Tuesday, October 8 at 6 pm and Wednesday, October 9 at 6 pm. Tickets go on sale to members today and to the general public on Friday, May 31 at 10 am.
14th ANNUAL DANCE FESTIVAL Comes to The Provincetown Theater
by BWW News Desk - May 22, 2019
The Provincetown Theater is honored to partner with the Truro Center for the Arts at Castle Hill in producing this 14th Annual Provincetown Dance Festival. The festival will include seven companies, totaling some 20 dancers of various and eclectic styles and disciplines for two performances only: Friday, June 21 and Saturday, June 22 at 7:30pm at the Provincetown Theater at 238 Bradford Street, Provincetown, MA.
Cape Cod Chamber Orchestra Names New Composer-In-Residence
by Sarah Hookey - May 21, 2019
Cape Cod Chamber Orchestra (CCCO), the region's newest professional orchestra, announces its newest Composer-In-Residence Cody W. Forrest. CCCO champions living composers, an initiative at the forefront of the orchestra's mission, bringing audiences closer to the music of modern time, positioned as an essential and educational element to each program, under the direction of Founding Conductor Dr. Matthew Scinto.
Review Roundup: What Did Critics Think of AUGUST: OSAGE COUNTY at The Provincetown Theater?
by BWW News Desk - May 21, 2019
The Cape Cod Premiere of the Pulitzer Prize-winning August: Osage County is running now through May 26 at The Provincetown Theater. What did the critics think? Read all the reviews!
Alan Cumming Comes To Society Of Arts + Crafts
by BWW News Desk - May 21, 2019
Boston's Society of Arts + Crafts announced today a special Gay Pride Month event featuring stage, television, and movie star Alan Cumming in conversation with Boston artist and designer Izzy Berdan. 'Conversation and Q+A with Alan Cumming,' a benefit for the Society, will be held Wed., June 26, 2019 at 7:30 pm, at the Society's headquarters and gallery space at 100 Pier Four Boulevard in Boston's Seaport. Tickets are $50-$125 (top-price tickets include a reception with the star). Tickets are available here.
ArtsEmerson Announces Its 10th Anniversary Season
by BWW News Desk - May 21, 2019
ArtsEmerson, Boston's leading presenter of contemporary world theatre, proudly announces its 10th Anniversary Season featuring five new commissioned works and five reprises from six different countries. The 2019/20 season continues ArtsEmerson's commitment to international work and to contemporary artistic forms including circus, mixed media, music theatre and first person narrative all from diverse perspectives. The landmark anniversary season will feature the world premiere of Detroit Red (produced by ArtsEmerson and written by Will Power) which uplifts Malcolm X's under-examined, life-shaping experiences as a young man who called Boston home. It will also feature the U.S. Premiere of Plata Quemada (TEATROCINEMA), the gritty true story of Argentina's most daring bank heist.
The Boston Modern Orchestra Project And Record Label BMOP/sound, Launch Online Radio Station
by BWW News Desk - May 20, 2019
Known as the nation's foremost label launched by an orchestra and devoted exclusively to 20th and 21st century music, BMOP/sound today announced the debut of BMOP Radio, its own commercial-free, 24/7 online streaming radio station broadcasting the label's entire catalog of 75+ recordings. 
NEMPAC Opera Project Announces Cast Of Portman's THE LITTLE PRINCE
by BWW News Desk - May 20, 2019
North End Music & Performing Arts Center is thrilled to feature an exciting cast of professional artists from the Boston area and inspiring young singers who will be a part of this year's NEMPAC Opera Project 2019 Production 'The Little Prince' Opera by Rachel Portman based on Antoine de Saint-Exupery's beloved French children's novel by the same name. Co-presented by NorthEndBoston.com, this opera will take place on June 20th and 22nd, 2019 at 7:30 pm, at Faneuil Hall's Great Hall in Boston, MA.
THE VIEW UPSTAIRS Comes to SpeakEasy Stage
by BWW News Desk - May 19, 2019
From May 31 through June 22, 2019, SpeakEasy Stage Company will proudly present the New England Premiere production of the acclaimed Off-Broadway musical THE VIEW UPSTAIRS.
New Repertory Theatre Receives $10,000 Grant From NEA For Educational Initiatives
by BWW News Desk - May 17, 2019
National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) Acting Chairman Mary Anne Carter has approved more than $80 million in grants as part of the Arts Endowment's second major fundraising announcement for fiscal year 2019. Included in this announcement is an Art Works grant of $10,000 to New Repertory Theatre for the Classic Repertory Company. Art Works is the Arts Endowment's principal grantmaking program. The agency received 1,592 Art Works applications for this round of grantmaking, and will award 977 grants in this category.
THE THREE MUSKETEERS Ride Into GBSC In Collaboration With The Front Porch Arts Collective
by BWW News Desk - May 17, 2019
Greater Boston Stage Company, in collaboration with The Front Porch Arts Collective, proudly presents a new take on the classic The Three Musketeers. With a cast of predominately black and brown actors, it's all for one and one for all in this action-packed, humor-filled take on Alexandre Dumas' The Three Musketeers. The Three Musketeers marks our inaugural production in Giving Voice: The Foundation Trust Drama Series.
Franklin Performing Arts Company Announces CABARET
by BWW News Desk - May 16, 2019
The Franklin Performing Arts Company (FPAC) will conclude its musical season with Kander and Ebb's Cabaret June 14 and 15 at THE BLACK BOX.
BCA Announces 2019-2020 Resident Artists & Two New Theatre Residency Programs
by BWW News Desk - May 16, 2019
Boston Center for the Arts (BCA) announces their 2019-2020 resident artists in: visual art, dance, music and two new theatre residency programs! Through the BCA residencies, artists will have the opportunity to take risks and experiment with their craft and develop and test new ideas. Artists will also receive access to BCA resources including: support for research, development, rehearsal, production support, marketing, mentorship and more.
Announcing YOU'RE A GOOD MAN CHARLIE BROWN (REVISED) At The Colonial Theatre
by BWW News Desk - May 15, 2019
Berkshire Theatre Group (BTG) will present You're A Good Man, Charlie Brown (Revised), featuring BTG'S 2019 Acting Intern company on August 17, directed by Alan Filderman, with music direction by Andrew Baumer and choreography by Tim McGarrigal. Tickets are specially priced at $5.
Award-winning Cape Cod Playwright & Musician Revisits 1968 With THE SOUL SESSION
by BWW News Desk - May 15, 2019
Actor rehearsal, band rehearsals, re-writes, guest artist appearances to confirm, it looks a lot like theater in the lower level of the Governor Bradford Restaurant as Oversoul Theatre Collective gears up for it's summer run of 'The Soul Session' a musical theater piece written and directed by award-winning playwright and GroovaLottos keyboardist, Mwalim.
BWW Review: PACIFIC OVERTURES: Lyric Stage's Sondheim Finale
by Nancy Grossman - May 15, 2019
Over the course of the last twenty years, Producing Artistic Director Spiro Veloudos has been a man with a mission. During that time period, he has systematically presented the works of composer Stephen Sondheim at the Lyric Stage Company, beginning with ASSASSINS in the 1998-1999 season, and concluding with PACIFIC OVERTURES to wrap up the 2018-2019 season. In spite of the daunting nature of the undertaking, Veloudos has tackled it with gusto and proven himself to be a meritorious interpreter of the Sondheim canon. Collaborating with Music Director Jonathan Goldberg, Choreographer Micheline Wu, and his familiar roster of designers, Veloudos recreates the musical in his own vision, downsizing what originated as a behemoth show to fit the parameters of the Lyric's thrust stage.
RACE Opens At Wellfleet Harbor Actors Theater
by BWW News Desk - May 14, 2019
Wellfleet Harbor Actors Theater opens the 2019 season of live theater with Race, by David Mamet, June 5-28. Race is directed by Jackie Davis, with stage and film actors Johnny Lee Davenport, John Kooi, Bill Mootos, and Tyra Ann-Marie Wilson. Performances are at 8:00 p.m., Tuesdays through Saturdays (with one Monday performance on June 24). Two preview performances, June 5 and 6, begin at 7:30 p.m. Opening night is June 7, at 8 p.m.
Photo Flash: First Look at A.R.T.'s WE LIVE IN CAIRO
by BWW News Desk - May 14, 2019
We Live in Cairo begins previews tonight, Tuesday, May 14 at the Loeb Drama Center, 64 Brattle Street, Cambridge, MA. It opens Wednesday, May 22, and plays through June 23.
Boston Piano Amateurs Association Celebrates 10th Boston International Piano Competition
by Sarah Hookey - May 14, 2019
Boston Piano Amateurs Association (BPAA) celebrates its 10th Boston International Piano Competition from June 5 through 8 at Longy School of Music's Edward M. Pickman Concert Hall, 27 Garden Street Cambridge. The four-day biennial event draws top talent competitors from around the globe. Competition rounds and awards presentations are open to the public, under the leadership of Competition Director Robert S. Finley.
Review Roundup: What Did Critics Think Of Boston Lyric Opera's THE HANDMAID'S TALE?
by BWW News Desk - May 14, 2019
This weekend Boston Lyric Opera concluded the run of THE HANDMAID'S TALE - the first performances of a new edition by composer Poul Ruders, commissioned by Boston Lyric Opera. The production starred Jennifer Johnson Cano and Caroline Worra.
Boston Ballet Presents A Farewell Performance For Kathleen Breen Combes
by BWW News Desk - May 14, 2019
After 16 years with Boston Ballet, Principal Dancer Kathleen Breen Combes is retiring from Boston Ballet to accept a position as the executive director of Festival Ballet Providence. Breen Combes' final performance will be in Paulo Arrais' ELA, Rhapsody in Blue as part of the Rhapsody program on June 9 at 1:30 pm at the Citizens Bank Opera House.
BWW Review: Israeli Stage Bows Out With N.E. Premiere of THE RETURN
by Nancy Grossman - May 13, 2019
Even as Artistic Director and Founder Guy Ben-Aharon rings down the curtain on Israeli Stage after nine seasons, his final offering draws back the curtain to give us a peek at the human collateral damage of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Playwrights Hanna Eady and Edward Mast's collaboration on THE RETURN, receiving its New England Premiere production at Deane Hall at the Boston Center for the Arts, holds a mirror up to the deep fracture caused by the long-running and controversial hostilities within the State of Israel and throughout the Middle East. Philana Mia (Her) and Nael Nacer (Him) combine in a tours de force performance to portray the humanity of two people, virtually powerless in an inhumane world.
MRT Welcomes Robert Cornelius as New Young Company Director
by BWW News Desk - May 13, 2019
Esteemed Chicago educator, actor, writer, and singer Robert Cornelius will join the staff of Merrimack Repertory Theatre this summer to direct the MRT Young Company, a professional theatre training program for high school students.

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