Castle Hill Presents the 13th Annual Provincetown Dance Festival
by BWW News Desk - May 27, 2018
Truro Center for the Arts at Castle Hill is excited to announce the 13th Annual Provincetown Dance Festival. The performances will take place on June 22nd and 23rd at the Provincetown Theater at 238 Bradford Street, Provincetown at 7:30pm. The 2018 line-up includes seven dance companies or solo artists who celebrate the broad landscape of today's national dance scene. Performances will include classical Indian, tap, ballet, hip-hop and contemporary.
by BWW News Desk - May 27, 2018
Truro Center for the Arts at Castle Hill is excited to announce the 13th Annual Provincetown Dance Festival. The performances will take place on June 22nd and 23rd at the Provincetown Theater at 238 Bradford Street, Provincetown at 7:30pm. The 2018 line-up includes seven dance companies or solo artists who celebrate the broad landscape of today's national dance scene. Performances will include classical Indian, tap, ballet, hip-hop and contemporary.
Back By Popular Demand, Legendary Improv Group Upright Citizens Brigade Comes To The Colonial On Today
by BWW News Desk - May 26, 2018
Berkshire Theatre Group welcomes back Upright Citizens Brigade (UCB) Touring Company at The Colonial Theatre today, May 26 at 8pm. Tickets are $25.
by BWW News Desk - May 26, 2018
Berkshire Theatre Group welcomes back Upright Citizens Brigade (UCB) Touring Company at The Colonial Theatre today, May 26 at 8pm. Tickets are $25.
BWW REVIEW: JAGGED LITTLE PILL Is a Lot to Swallow at A.R.T.
by Jan Nargi - May 26, 2018
There's a lot to digest in the American Repertory Theater (ART) premiere of the new musical JAGGED LITTLE PILL, billed as a story of 'pain, healing, and empowerment' based on Alanis Morissette's landmark rock album of the same name. Directed and choreographed - sometimes too aggressively - by Diane Paulus and Sidi Larbi, this exploration of a suburban Connecticut family's extensive sturm und drang packs a checklist of contemporary issues into one explosive package.
by Jan Nargi - May 26, 2018
There's a lot to digest in the American Repertory Theater (ART) premiere of the new musical JAGGED LITTLE PILL, billed as a story of 'pain, healing, and empowerment' based on Alanis Morissette's landmark rock album of the same name. Directed and choreographed - sometimes too aggressively - by Diane Paulus and Sidi Larbi, this exploration of a suburban Connecticut family's extensive sturm und drang packs a checklist of contemporary issues into one explosive package.
BWW REVIEW: SMOKEY JOE'S CAFE Is Hot, Hot, Hot in Ogunquit's Off-Broadway Preview
by Jan Nargi - May 25, 2018
An unequivocal hit is currently heating up the Ogunquit Playhouse in Ogunquit, Maine in preparation for its transfer Off-Broadway to Stage 42 in NYC July 6. Featuring a veritable goldmine of 40, count 'em, rock 'n' roll, blues, and R&B classics, SMOKEY JOE'S CAFE: The Songs of Lieber and Stoller is a stunning revival of the landmark musical revue that makes all other juke box musicals pale by comparison.
by Jan Nargi - May 25, 2018
An unequivocal hit is currently heating up the Ogunquit Playhouse in Ogunquit, Maine in preparation for its transfer Off-Broadway to Stage 42 in NYC July 6. Featuring a veritable goldmine of 40, count 'em, rock 'n' roll, blues, and R&B classics, SMOKEY JOE'S CAFE: The Songs of Lieber and Stoller is a stunning revival of the landmark musical revue that makes all other juke box musicals pale by comparison.
BWW REVIEW: ALLEGIANCE Is an Earnest Celebration of Resilience and Redemption
by Jan Nargi - May 25, 2018
FDR called the attack on Pearl Harbor "a day that will live in infamy." Equally ignominious, though, was his knee-jerk response: the decision to authorize the incarceration of 110,000 Japanese Americans in internment camps - without cause, trials, or hearings - for close to the duration of WWII. The Broadway musical ALLEGIANCE, championed by actor/activist George Takei and based on his true life experiences, attempts to shed light on that particularly ugly chapter in American history precisely at a time when a new generation of immigrants is being persecuted, detained and deported. In its New England regional premiere at SpeakEasy Stage Company in Boston, that mission is only partially achieved.
by Jan Nargi - May 25, 2018
FDR called the attack on Pearl Harbor "a day that will live in infamy." Equally ignominious, though, was his knee-jerk response: the decision to authorize the incarceration of 110,000 Japanese Americans in internment camps - without cause, trials, or hearings - for close to the duration of WWII. The Broadway musical ALLEGIANCE, championed by actor/activist George Takei and based on his true life experiences, attempts to shed light on that particularly ugly chapter in American history precisely at a time when a new generation of immigrants is being persecuted, detained and deported. In its New England regional premiere at SpeakEasy Stage Company in Boston, that mission is only partially achieved.
Americana Theatre Company Presents MAN OF LA MANCHA
by BWW News Desk - May 25, 2018
Americana Theatre Company (ATC), Plymouth's professional theatre company, presents the musical theatre classic Man of La Mancha, starring Boston television personality Scott Wahle in the dual role of Don Quixote/Cervantes, from July 7 through 29, with performances weekly from Thursday through Sunday, at Spire Center for Performing Arts, 25 ½ Court Street, Plymouth. Man of La Mancha is written by Dale Wasserman, with music by Mitch Leigh and lyrics by Joe Darion. The production is directed by Michael Kirkland, with music direction by Nancy Sparklin.
by BWW News Desk - May 25, 2018
Americana Theatre Company (ATC), Plymouth's professional theatre company, presents the musical theatre classic Man of La Mancha, starring Boston television personality Scott Wahle in the dual role of Don Quixote/Cervantes, from July 7 through 29, with performances weekly from Thursday through Sunday, at Spire Center for Performing Arts, 25 ½ Court Street, Plymouth. Man of La Mancha is written by Dale Wasserman, with music by Mitch Leigh and lyrics by Joe Darion. The production is directed by Michael Kirkland, with music direction by Nancy Sparklin.
Double Edge Theatre Presents its Summer Spectacle WE THE PEOPLE
by BWW News Desk - May 25, 2018
Each year, Double Edge Theatre welcomes thousands of spectators to its Farm in Ashfield, MA to experience its Indoor/Outdoor Traveling Summer Spectacle. Over the past sixteen years, this annual performance has become an iconic, must-see summer event in Western MA. Double Edge's 2018 Summer Spectacle will be a new imagining of We The People, the theatre's 2017 Spectacle, which ran for three weeks last year, and was sold out before opening night.
by BWW News Desk - May 25, 2018
Each year, Double Edge Theatre welcomes thousands of spectators to its Farm in Ashfield, MA to experience its Indoor/Outdoor Traveling Summer Spectacle. Over the past sixteen years, this annual performance has become an iconic, must-see summer event in Western MA. Double Edge's 2018 Summer Spectacle will be a new imagining of We The People, the theatre's 2017 Spectacle, which ran for three weeks last year, and was sold out before opening night.
THE BLACK BOX Presents The Peacheaters And The DayBreakers, Today
by BWW News Desk - May 25, 2018
THE BLACK BOX Local Artist Series presents The Peacheaters - An Allman Brothers Band Experience and The Daybreakers today, May 25 at 8 p.m. THE BLACK BOX theater, music and event venue is located at 15 West Central Street in downtown Franklin.
by BWW News Desk - May 25, 2018
THE BLACK BOX Local Artist Series presents The Peacheaters - An Allman Brothers Band Experience and The Daybreakers today, May 25 at 8 p.m. THE BLACK BOX theater, music and event venue is located at 15 West Central Street in downtown Franklin.
BWW Review: Everybody Rejoice! The Lyric Stage Company's THE WIZ Is a Whirlwind
by Nancy Grossman - May 24, 2018
Colorful and imaginative costumes, other-worldly lighting and sound effects, and a scenic design that combines magic with urban details, serve as the playground for the Lyric Stage Company's production of the 1975 Tony Award-winning Best Musical, THE WIZ, under the direction of Dawn M. Simmons. Helping her translate her vision of Oz, by way of New Orleans, are Music Director Allyssa Jones, fronting a vibrant eight-piece orchestra, and Jean Appolon, whose inventive choreography anthropomorphizes a tornado, a poppy field, and the eponymous Yellow Brick Road.
by Nancy Grossman - May 24, 2018
Colorful and imaginative costumes, other-worldly lighting and sound effects, and a scenic design that combines magic with urban details, serve as the playground for the Lyric Stage Company's production of the 1975 Tony Award-winning Best Musical, THE WIZ, under the direction of Dawn M. Simmons. Helping her translate her vision of Oz, by way of New Orleans, are Music Director Allyssa Jones, fronting a vibrant eight-piece orchestra, and Jean Appolon, whose inventive choreography anthropomorphizes a tornado, a poppy field, and the eponymous Yellow Brick Road.
Elements Theatre Company Presents Noël Coward's Witty Comedy, BLITHE SPIRIT
by BWW News Desk - May 24, 2018
This summer, don't miss Elements Theatre Company's production of Noel Coward's comedy, Blithe Spirit, directed by Joanna Weir Ouston (Oxford School of Drama, UK & guest director for Elements' production of All My Sons, by Arthur Miller in 2016).
by BWW News Desk - May 24, 2018
This summer, don't miss Elements Theatre Company's production of Noel Coward's comedy, Blithe Spirit, directed by Joanna Weir Ouston (Oxford School of Drama, UK & guest director for Elements' production of All My Sons, by Arthur Miller in 2016).
Cape Cod Chamber Music Festival Tickets Now on Sale
by BWW News Desk - May 24, 2018
Tickets are now on sale for Cape Cod Chamber Music Festival (CCCMF)'s 39th season as Cape Cod's premiere presenter of summer chamber music. Twelve compelling concerts will be performed at venues across the Cape from August 1 through 24. Advance purchase is recommended for discount tickets (available through July 7) and packages, limited to capacity.
by BWW News Desk - May 24, 2018
Tickets are now on sale for Cape Cod Chamber Music Festival (CCCMF)'s 39th season as Cape Cod's premiere presenter of summer chamber music. Twelve compelling concerts will be performed at venues across the Cape from August 1 through 24. Advance purchase is recommended for discount tickets (available through July 7) and packages, limited to capacity.
HONOR KILLING Up Next In WAM Theatre's 2018 Fresh Takes Play Reading Series
by BWW News Desk - May 24, 2018
The WAM Theatre 2018 Fresh Takes Play Reading Series continues with Honor Killing by Sarah Bierstock at 3:30pm on Sunday, June 10, at No. Six Depot Roastery and Cafe in West Stockbridge. Former Fresh Takes curator Molly Merrihew will direct this hard-hitting political play that recently completed its premiere production at Florida Studio Theatre.
by BWW News Desk - May 24, 2018
The WAM Theatre 2018 Fresh Takes Play Reading Series continues with Honor Killing by Sarah Bierstock at 3:30pm on Sunday, June 10, at No. Six Depot Roastery and Cafe in West Stockbridge. Former Fresh Takes curator Molly Merrihew will direct this hard-hitting political play that recently completed its premiere production at Florida Studio Theatre.
Handel And Haydn Society Announces Summer Program For Boston Public School Students
by BWW News Desk - May 24, 2018
The Handel and Haydn Society has announced a new partnership with Boston Public Schools that will offer students in grades 5-9 the chance to develop their music skills in a chorus.
by BWW News Desk - May 24, 2018
The Handel and Haydn Society has announced a new partnership with Boston Public Schools that will offer students in grades 5-9 the chance to develop their music skills in a chorus.
June Events Announced at THE BLACK BOX
by BWW News Desk - May 23, 2018
An award-winning musical and renowned blues artist highlight the lineup of June events at THE BLACK BOX theater and music venue in downtown Franklin.
by BWW News Desk - May 23, 2018
An award-winning musical and renowned blues artist highlight the lineup of June events at THE BLACK BOX theater and music venue in downtown Franklin.
VIDEO: Watch Audra McDonald and Oskar Eustis in Conversation at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
by BWW News Desk - May 23, 2018
Watch a video of Audra McDonald and Oskar Eustis in conversation at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) on April 14, 2018.
by BWW News Desk - May 23, 2018
Watch a video of Audra McDonald and Oskar Eustis in conversation at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) on April 14, 2018.
Harbor Stage Opens THE WEIR
by BWW News Desk - May 23, 2018
The Harbor Stage Company, the artist-run ensemble on Cape Cod's Wellfleet Harbor, opens their seventh intrepid season with Conor McPherson's spellbinding drama The Weir. Set in a sleepy Irish pub, this modern classic follows a lonely newcomer and band of local bachelors as they wind through an unexpectedly eerie evening. Rich humor and haunting lyricism shape this hypnotic portrait of community, confession, and the thin line between memory and myth.
by BWW News Desk - May 23, 2018
The Harbor Stage Company, the artist-run ensemble on Cape Cod's Wellfleet Harbor, opens their seventh intrepid season with Conor McPherson's spellbinding drama The Weir. Set in a sleepy Irish pub, this modern classic follows a lonely newcomer and band of local bachelors as they wind through an unexpectedly eerie evening. Rich humor and haunting lyricism shape this hypnotic portrait of community, confession, and the thin line between memory and myth.
BWW Review: The 36th Annual Elliot Norton Awards
by Nancy Grossman - May 22, 2018
The Boston Theater Critics Association (BTCA) celebrated more than two dozen outstanding actors, directors, designers, and ensembles at The 36th Annual Elliot Norton Awards ceremony at the Huntington Avenue Theatre last night. The coveted Elliot Norton Prize for Sustained Excellence was presented to Leigh Barrett, Robert J. Eagle received a Special Citation in honor of his 50 years at Reagle Music Theatre, and the Guest of Honor Award went to internet sensation Randy Rainbow.
by Nancy Grossman - May 22, 2018
The Boston Theater Critics Association (BTCA) celebrated more than two dozen outstanding actors, directors, designers, and ensembles at The 36th Annual Elliot Norton Awards ceremony at the Huntington Avenue Theatre last night. The coveted Elliot Norton Prize for Sustained Excellence was presented to Leigh Barrett, Robert J. Eagle received a Special Citation in honor of his 50 years at Reagle Music Theatre, and the Guest of Honor Award went to internet sensation Randy Rainbow.
Pink Martini With China Forbes Comes to The Hanover Theatre for the Performing Arts
by BWW News Desk - May 22, 2018
Experience a musical trip around the globe when Pink Martini with China Forbes comes to The Hanover Theatre for the Performing Arts on Wednesday, October 3 at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are now on sale to theatre members and go on sale to the public on Friday, May 25 at 10 a.m.
by BWW News Desk - May 22, 2018
Experience a musical trip around the globe when Pink Martini with China Forbes comes to The Hanover Theatre for the Performing Arts on Wednesday, October 3 at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are now on sale to theatre members and go on sale to the public on Friday, May 25 at 10 a.m.
WAM Theatre Announces Girls Ensemble 2018
by BWW News Desk - May 22, 2018
WAM Theatre is proud and excited to announce openings in their summer 2018 Girls Ensemble devised theatre program. Now in its third year, the program is open to young people ages 13-18 from throughout the Berkshire region. In keeping with WAM's mission to support local artists and through the generosity of WAM's education program sponsors, Girls Ensemble participants will be paid a stipend for their artistic work.
by BWW News Desk - May 22, 2018
WAM Theatre is proud and excited to announce openings in their summer 2018 Girls Ensemble devised theatre program. Now in its third year, the program is open to young people ages 13-18 from throughout the Berkshire region. In keeping with WAM's mission to support local artists and through the generosity of WAM's education program sponsors, Girls Ensemble participants will be paid a stipend for their artistic work.
Tanglewood Music Festival Presents Staged Productions Of Leonard Bernstein's ON THE TOWN, TROUBLE IN TAHITI, and More
by BWW News Desk - May 22, 2018
As a major highlight of its summer-long celebration, June 15-September 2, of the centennial of Leonard Bernstein's birth, Tanglewood, the summer home of the Boston Symphony Orchestra (BSO) in Lenox, MA, has programmed several fully staged and semi-staged productions of Leonard Bernstein's work written for the stage, featuring several Tony Award-winning Broadway performers, choreographers, and directors.
by BWW News Desk - May 22, 2018
As a major highlight of its summer-long celebration, June 15-September 2, of the centennial of Leonard Bernstein's birth, Tanglewood, the summer home of the Boston Symphony Orchestra (BSO) in Lenox, MA, has programmed several fully staged and semi-staged productions of Leonard Bernstein's work written for the stage, featuring several Tony Award-winning Broadway performers, choreographers, and directors.
Elliot Norton Award Winners Announced, Including THE COLOR PURPLE National Tour, ART's ARRABAL, and More
by BWW News Desk - May 22, 2018
Awards were presented to more than two dozen outstanding actors, directors, designers, and ensembles last night, May 21, by The BostonTheater CriticsAssociation (BTCA), at The 36th Annual Elliot Norton Awards ceremony, held at the Huntington Avenue Theatre.
by BWW News Desk - May 22, 2018
Awards were presented to more than two dozen outstanding actors, directors, designers, and ensembles last night, May 21, by The BostonTheater CriticsAssociation (BTCA), at The 36th Annual Elliot Norton Awards ceremony, held at the Huntington Avenue Theatre.
Huntington Mourns The Passing Of Richard N. Goodwin
by BWW News Desk - May 21, 2018
Huntington Theatre Company leadership and staff were saddened to learn that playwright and former Huntington Trustee Richard N. Goodwin died last evening, May 20, of cancer.
by BWW News Desk - May 21, 2018
Huntington Theatre Company leadership and staff were saddened to learn that playwright and former Huntington Trustee Richard N. Goodwin died last evening, May 20, of cancer.
BWW Review: THE LAST ACT: World Premiere at Israeli Stage
by Nancy Grossman - May 21, 2018
Israeli playwright Joshua Sobol, unable to find a theater in his home country, stages the world premiere production of THE LAST ACT at Boston's Israeli Stage Company. Producing Artistic Director Guy Ben-Aharon asserts the importance of engaging with the audience to spark thought and conversation, regardless of which side of the issue one might align with. A quartet of accomplished actors gives compelling performances that draw us into the personal drama, played out against a backdrop of the political divide between the Israelis and the Palestinians.
by Nancy Grossman - May 21, 2018
Israeli playwright Joshua Sobol, unable to find a theater in his home country, stages the world premiere production of THE LAST ACT at Boston's Israeli Stage Company. Producing Artistic Director Guy Ben-Aharon asserts the importance of engaging with the audience to spark thought and conversation, regardless of which side of the issue one might align with. A quartet of accomplished actors gives compelling performances that draw us into the personal drama, played out against a backdrop of the political divide between the Israelis and the Palestinians.
Cape Cod Chamber Orchestra Presents Summer Celebration Concert
by BWW News Desk - May 21, 2018
Cape Cod Chamber Orchestra (CCCO), the region's newest professional orchestra, presents Summer Celebration, an afternoon of music fit for a Cape Cod summer, on Sunday, July 29, 3 pm, at Pilgrim Congregational Church, 533 Main Street, Rt. 28, Harwich Port. The orchestra is conducted by Matthew Scinto, featuring violinist Gabriel Lefkowitz, concertmaster of The Louisville Orchestra, and harpist Charles Overton, recognized for his performances with New York Philharmonic, Boston Symphony Orchestra, Tanglewood Music Center Orchestra, and Pacific Music Festival Orchestra, and his Jazz quartet, The Charles Overton Group.
by BWW News Desk - May 21, 2018
Cape Cod Chamber Orchestra (CCCO), the region's newest professional orchestra, presents Summer Celebration, an afternoon of music fit for a Cape Cod summer, on Sunday, July 29, 3 pm, at Pilgrim Congregational Church, 533 Main Street, Rt. 28, Harwich Port. The orchestra is conducted by Matthew Scinto, featuring violinist Gabriel Lefkowitz, concertmaster of The Louisville Orchestra, and harpist Charles Overton, recognized for his performances with New York Philharmonic, Boston Symphony Orchestra, Tanglewood Music Center Orchestra, and Pacific Music Festival Orchestra, and his Jazz quartet, The Charles Overton Group.
Guerilla Opera Looks To The Future In Their Season Finale
by BWW News Desk - May 21, 2018
Whet your appetite for the "enterprising" (Opera News) Guerilla Opera's productions and recordings to come at "Emergence I," a concert presentation featuring a first-listen to new music from Mischa Salkind-Pearl's A Dead Body based on the short story by Anton Chekhov, libretto by Franny Zhang, as well as beloved revivals of Marti Epstein's magical Rumpelstiltskin and Per Bloland's dark and brilliant Pedr Solis with libretto by Paul Schick."Emergence I" plays on Wednesday, June 13, 2018, 8:00PM in the OBERON at 2 Arrow Street, Cambridge, MA 02138. Admission is $20.00 and tickets can be purchased online at cluboberon.com, by phone at 617-547-8300 and at-the-door one hour before curtain at the OBERON.
by BWW News Desk - May 21, 2018
Whet your appetite for the "enterprising" (Opera News) Guerilla Opera's productions and recordings to come at "Emergence I," a concert presentation featuring a first-listen to new music from Mischa Salkind-Pearl's A Dead Body based on the short story by Anton Chekhov, libretto by Franny Zhang, as well as beloved revivals of Marti Epstein's magical Rumpelstiltskin and Per Bloland's dark and brilliant Pedr Solis with libretto by Paul Schick."Emergence I" plays on Wednesday, June 13, 2018, 8:00PM in the OBERON at 2 Arrow Street, Cambridge, MA 02138. Admission is $20.00 and tickets can be purchased online at cluboberon.com, by phone at 617-547-8300 and at-the-door one hour before curtain at the OBERON.
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