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Rev Tor's 8th Annual DEAD OF WINTER JAM Back at The Garage
by BWW News Desk - January 25, 2019
Berkshire Theatre Group welcomes Rev Tor's 8th Annual Dead of Winter Jam, featuring Rev Tor's Steal Your Peach Band & Friends, celebrating the music of The Grateful Dead at The Garage (located in The Colonial Theatre lobby) on Friday, February 22 at 8pm. Tickets are $10 in advance and $15 at the door.
FSPA Students Learn from Broadway Stars in NYC
by BWW News Desk - January 25, 2019
Over MLK Weekend, students from the Franklin School for the Performing Arts (FSPA) traveled to New York City to study with Broadway professionals. FSPA Musical Theater students of all ages took Song Interpretation, Monologue, and Theater Dance classes with Broadway stars, casting directors, and agents, while FSPA Dance students took classes at the world-renowned Broadway Dance Center. This trip has been an annual offering for FSPA students since 2008.
Chris Botti Will Play The Hanover Theatre
by BWW News Desk - January 25, 2019
Grammy Award-winning Chris Botti, backed by his incredible band, will perform live at The Hanover Theatre and Conservatory for the Performing Arts on Friday, May 10 at 8pm. Tickets are on sale now.
In Spring Concert, Boston Gay Men's Chorus To Give Voice To Black Lives Tragically Lost
by BWW News Desk - January 25, 2019
Theater for the New City takes you to the past where theater ghosts enlighten the present in Ghost Light Now & Then, a new play by Barbara Kahn.
Photo Flash: First Look at A.R.T.'s OTHELLO
by BWW News Desk - January 25, 2019
American Repertory Theater (A.R.T) at Harvard University, under the leadership of Terrie and Bradley Bloom Artistic Director Diane Paulus and Executive Producer Diane Borger, has released additional production photos of the acclaimed Oregon Shakespeare Festival production of Othello directed by Bill Rauch, playing now through February 9 at the Loeb Drama Center in Cambridge, MA.
Wheelock Family Theatre Announces The Tony Award-Winner RAGTIME
by BWW News Desk - January 25, 2019
Wheelock Family Theatre at Boston University's production will reveal the contemporary resonances of the Tony Award-winning musical, Ragtime, based on the novel by E.L. Doctorow with book by Terrence McNally, music by Stephen Flaherty, and lyrics by Lynn Ahrens. Performances will run Today, January 25th (Opening) through Sunday, February 17th with Todays at 7:30pm, Saturdays at 2pm and 7:30pm, and Sundays at 2 pm. Tickets are $20-40 and may be purchased online by visiting https://web.ovationtix.com/trs/dept/1292. 
Cantata Singers Presents 'Primosch, Bartók, And Pärt' On Today
by BWW News Desk - January 25, 2019
Cantata Singers season continues today, January 25, 2019 at 8pm in New England Conservatory's Jordan Hall with a program of music by James Primosch, Bela Bartok, and Arvo Part.
The Academy Of The Company Theatre Presents A CHORUS LINE
by BWW News Desk - January 25, 2019
The Academy of The Company Theatre (A.C.T.) presents the musical theatre sensation A Chorus Line, today, January 25, 7:30 pm, Saturday, January 26, 4 and 7:30 pm, and Sunday, January 27, 3 pm at The Company Theatre Center for Performing Arts, 30 Accord Park Drive, Norwell. A Chorus Line is conceived and originally directed and choreographed by Michael Bennett, with book by James Kirkwood and Nicholas Dante, music by Marvin Hamlisch, lyrics by Edward Kleban and co-choreographed by Bob Avian. The production is directed by Jordie Saucerman, with music direction by Melissa Carubia and choreography by Sally Forrest.
Huntington Theatre Company Presents Pop-Centric ROMEO AND JULIET
by BWW News Desk - January 24, 2019
William Shakespeare's enduring romantic tragedy, Romeo and Juliet comes to the Huntington Theatre Company as a thrillingly modern event helmed by Artistic Director Peter DuBois. Performances begin March 1 at the Avenue of the Arts / Huntington Avenue Theatre (264 Huntington Avenue, Boston) and will run through March 31. Tickets are now on sale to the general public.
LES MISERABLES Returns To Boston This Spring; Tickets On Sale This Weekend!
by BWW News Desk - January 24, 2019
Cameron Mackintosh's acclaimed production of Alain Boublil and Claude-Michel Schonberg's Tony Award-winning musical phenomenon, LES MISERABLES, will go on sale January 27, 2019 for its much anticipated Boston engagement following its celebrated two-and-a-half year Broadway engagement. Performances at the Boston Opera House April 16 - 28, 2019 as part of the 2018-2019 Lexus Broadway In Boston Season.
Apollinaire Theatre Company Presents Lucas Hnath's THE CHRISTIANS
by BWW News Desk - January 24, 2019
The Christians is a play about a charismatic pastor who has had a revelation, that asks difficult questions about belief and faith, family and community, and the need for a place called Hell.
Cellist Amit Peled Performs Haydn Cello Concerto No. 1 With Longwood Symphony Orchestra
by BWW News Desk - January 24, 2019
On Saturday, March 9, 2019 at 8:00pm, Israeli-American cellist Amit Peled joins the Longwood Symphony Orchestra for a performance of Haydn's Cello Concerto No. 1 in C Major, Hob. VIIb/1 in Jordan Hall, led by Music Director Ronald Feldman.
Handel And Haydn Society Announces 2019 -20 Season; Artistic Director Harry Christophers Will Step Down Following 2020-21 Season
by BWW News Desk - January 24, 2019
With nine major subscription concerts at Symphony Hall and the New England Conservatory's Jordan Hall and a host of notable guest performers and conductors, the Handel and Haydn Society announces its 2019-20 season, the 205th season in its history.
Love Canon Brings Bluegrass Infused '80s And '90s Pop To Club Passim
by BWW News Desk - January 24, 2019
Touring in support of their fourth album, Cover Story, bluegrass band LOVE CANON brings their acoustic-roots sensibilities to the electronic tinged pop hits of the 80's and 90's for two shows at Club Passim in Harvard Square on January 24th & 25th. Doors for both shows open at 8:00 pm.
Wheelock Family Theatre Announces ELEPHANT & PIGGIE'S WE ARE IN A PLAY
by BWW News Desk - January 23, 2019
Wheelock Family Theatre at Boston University announces a special engagement of Elephant & Piggie's "We Are In A Play!" based on the Elephant & Piggie books by Mo Willems, with script and lyrics by Mo Willems and music by Deborah Wicks La Puma. Directed by Wheelock Family Theatre's Education Director, Jeri Hammond, the production returns to Wheelock Family Theatre after playing to sold-out audiences at Boston's Children's Museum to perform four afternoon matinees at 1pm, February 19, 20, 21, and 22. The theatre is located at 200 The Riverway in Boston, MA 02215. Tickets are $20 and may be purchased online by calling 617-353-3001 or by visiting https://web.ovationtix.com/trs/pr/1003092.
BWW Review: SLOW FOOD World Premiere at Merrimack Repertory Theatre
by Nancy Grossman - January 23, 2019
You might go home hungry, but you'll have your fill of belly laughs at Wendy MacLeod's SLOW FOOD now having its World Premiere at Merrimack Repertory Theatre in Lowell. We've all been there, sitting in a restaurant, starving, and waiting what seems like eons before the waiter sashays over to introduce himself. "Hello, I'm Bryce - like the Canyon - and I'll be taking care of you." This is the premise and the situation for the couple having a bad first day on their anniversary trip to Palm Springs. Their gratification is seriously delayed, but we get 95 minutes of delicious comedy.
A.R.T. Announces ENDLINGS Cast And Creative Team
by BWW News Desk - January 23, 2019
American Repertory Theater (A.R.T) announces the cast and creative team for Endlings by Celine Song. Directed by Sammi Cannold and featuring Wai Ching Ho, Emily Kuroda, Jiehae Park, and Jo Yang, Endlings begins previews Tuesday, February 26; opens Friday, March 1; and closes Sunday, March 17, 2019 at the Loeb Drama Center in Cambridge, MA.
Commonwealth Shakespeare Company Presents SHAKESPEARE AND THE LAW
by BWW News Desk - January 22, 2019
Commonwealth Shakespeare Company (CSC), in collaboration with the Boston Lawyers' Chapter of the Federalist Society, are pleased to present its 16th annual Shakespeare and the Law series, focusing this winter on the subject of "Belief and the Burden of Proof" through the lens of Shakespeare's plays, directed by CSC's Associate Artistic Director Adam Sanders and produced by McCarter & English partner Daniel J. Kelly. 
A.C.T. Announces Full Cast And Creative Team For Lauren Yee's THE GREAT LEAP
by BWW News Desk - January 22, 2019
American Conservatory Theater (A.C.T.) Artistic Director Pam MacKinnon announced today the full cast and creative team for award-winning Bay Area playwright Lauren Yee's The Great Leap, performing at A.C.T.'s Geary Theater (415 Geary St., San Francisco) March 6-31, 2019.
SPAMILTON Extends Boston Engagement
by BWW News Desk - January 22, 2019
Huntington Theatre Company has announced the extension of the Boston engagement of the acclaimed musical comedy, Spamilton: An American Parody. Due to high ticket demand, the "smart, silly and convulsively funny" (New York Times) parody of the hit Broadway phenomenon, originally slated to shutter on March 10, will now run at the Calderwood Pavilion at the BCA from February 12 through April 7, 2019.
Jacob's Pillow Opens 3rd Annual Chance To Dance Contest With New, Live Competition Component
by BWW News Desk - January 22, 2019
Jacob's Pillow seeks dance artists across all genres to enter the third annual Chance to Dance viewers' choice contest, a crowd-sourced online competition that lets dance fans around the world decide who will be invited  to compete at America's longest-running dance festival. New this year, the top three finalists with the most online votes will travel to Jacob's Pillow for a live competition scored in real time by audience members and online fans via live-stream.
LEFTOVERS: PTSD Musical Premieres At Fort Point Theater Channel
by BWW News Desk - January 20, 2019
LEFTOVERS, a full-length play with music, will premiere as part of Fort Point Theater Channel's Senses Performance Series, Sunday January 27th at 7pm. LEFTOVERS explores the physical and psychological impact of PTSD, conveying the pain, the losses and ultimately the gifts of transformation that stem from trauma. Rather than a chronological accurate sequence of events, the play illustrates how trauma is actually experienced: in intricate nonlinear tapestries of sounds, images and sensations. The playwright, Amy Oestreicher, wrote LEFTOVERS based on her own story of waking up from a coma after months of keeping a secret of sexual abuse from her family. Oestreicher has given three TEDx Talks on transforming trauma into creative growth through the power of theatre, and has toured the country with her own one-woman autobiographical musical, Gutless & Grateful. Her book, My Beautiful Detour, is now available for preorder.
BWW Review: HEARTLAND: What's Going On?
by Nancy Grossman - January 20, 2019
HEARTLAND conjures up an image of amber waves of grain and purple mountains majesties. For the part of it that is set in Nebraska, some of that may be appropriate. However, for the portion of it that is set in Afghanistan, it may be nothing more than a mirage. Likewise, the image of the United States as a land of exceptionalism and the world's moral authority would receive far more acceptance in the heartland than in that faraway, war-torn country that has been intertwined with ours for decades. Playwright Gabriel Jason Dean holds a mirror up to the face of US involvement with Afghanistan from the time of Russia's occupation, exploring a myriad of questions about responsibility, complicity, transparency, and morality, and the unintended consequences that always follow from even the most noble efforts.
MRT Premieres THE HEATH By Lauren Gunderson
by BWW News Desk - January 19, 2019
Merrimack Repertory Theatre (MRT) will present the world premiere of The Heath by Lauren Gunderson, one of the most produced playwrights in America (Silent Sky, I and You, Miss Bennet: Christmas at Pemberley) from February 13 to March 10 at the Nancy L. Donahue Theatre at Liberty Hall, according to Artistic Director Sean Daniels and Executive Director Bonnie J. Butkas.
GhostLit Repertory Theatre Company Presents SWEENEY TODD
by BWW News Desk - January 19, 2019
GhostLit Repertory Theatre Company, under the leadership of Harrison Lang and Caitlin Teeley, has announced that a semi-staged concert performance of Stephen Sondheim and Hugh Wheeler's Tony Award-winning classic Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street will be performed today, January 19 at 7:30pm at The Egremont Barn.

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