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Wellfleet Harbor Actors Theater Season Opens May 30 With THIS IS OUR YOUTH
by BWW News Desk - May 07, 2018
The 2018 theater season opens at Wellfleet Harbor Actors Theater with This Is Our Youth, by Academy Award winner Kenneth Lonergan, directed by Katherine M. Carter and starring Michael Goldsmith, John Evans Reese and Ruby Wolf. Designers for This Is Our Youth are Edward Morris (Scenic Design), Caitlin Cisek (Costume Design), Conor Mulligan (Lighting Design), and Beth Lake (Sound Design). Performances are at 8:00 p.m., Tuesdays through Saturdays, June 1-22. Two preview performances, May 30 and 31, begin at 7:30 p.m.
BTG's On The Stage Series Returns With Berkshires' Blues Band, Misty Blues
by BWW News Desk - May 07, 2018
Berkshire Theatre Group's On The Stage Series returns, featuring the band Misty Blues at The Colonial Theatre on Thursday, May 24 at 7pm. Tickets are $20.
Judy Kuhn, Lesli Margherita, and More Join Cape Playhouse 2018 Season
by BWW News Desk - May 07, 2018
Some of the top talent in the Broadway community will be gracing the stage of The Cape Playhouse this summer. The impressive list of headliners includes Judy Kuhn, Michelle Pawk, Mary Testa, Nancy Opel, Jennifer Simard, Mike McGowan and Jennifer Cody..Michael Rader, Artistic Director, today announced the casting for the historic theatre's 92nd season in Dennis, MA. The six-play schedule, running from June 12 - September1, 2018, features three plays and three musicals-including three Playhouse premieres-in a season featuring Tony and Drama Desk Award-winning shows and the premiere and Pre-National Tour Engagement of a new production of the classic movie Clue: On Stage.
Gloucester Stage Presents World Premiere Of Madame Defarge
by BWW News Desk - May 06, 2018
Gloucester Stage Company opens its 39th season of professional theater on May 11 with the world premiere of Madame Defarge, Wendy Kesselman's new musical inspired by Charles Dicken's classic A Tale of Two Cities. The world premiere musical runs from May 11 through June 2 at Gloucester Stage Company, 267 East Main Street, Gloucester, MA. A passionate re-imagining of Dickens' infamous Madame Defarge illuminates this new musical by Wendy Kesselman.
Marblehead School Of Ballet To Model Azarian Designs During Marblehead Art Walk
by BWW News Desk - May 05, 2018
The Marblehead School of Ballet (MSB) joins the town of Marblehead in celebrating the arts during Marblehead Art Walk. To mark the occasion, the MSB's dancers are modeling local artist Rosanne Azarian's stunning blends of art and textile designs of elegant, wearable fashion, including caftans, scarves, wraps and jackets. See the dancers model these works of art on Saturday, May 19 from 1:00 to 2:00 p.m. across from the studio, located at 115 Pleasant Street in Marblehead, in front of Marblehead Antiques.
Stimulating Conversations And Salary Negotiation Workshops For Women Are Highlights Of Special Events For 'Top Girls'
by BWW News Desk - May 04, 2018
In conjunction with its current production of Top Girls, Huntington Theatre Company will host several special events and post-show conversations. Admission to onsite post-show events is free with a ticket to Top Girls, available online, by phone at 617 266 0800, or in person at the Huntington Avenue Theatre (264 Huntington Avenue) and Calderwood Pavilion at the BCA (527 Tremont Street) box offices. Tickets start at $25. Performances run through May 20, 2018 at the Avenue of the Arts / Huntington Avenue Theatre.
OBERON Announces May/June 2018 Programming
by BWW News Desk - May 04, 2018
OBERON, the American Repertory Theater's (A.R.T.) second stage and club-theater venue on the fringe of Harvard Square, announces events to be presented at OBERON during May and June 2018-including OBERON Presents, Glowberon, usual suspects, and more.
BWW Review: LOVE! VALOUR! COMPASSION! Captures the Zeitgeist
by Nancy Grossman - May 04, 2018
LOVE! VALOUR! COMPASSION! by Terrence McNally won the 1995 Tony Award for Best Play and, although much has changed in the ensuing twenty-four years since it opened at the Manhattan Theatre Club, as a slice of gay life, it withstands the test of time. On each of the three major summer weekends, eight gay male friends gather at one's sprawling lakeside country house in Dutchess County to dish, dine, and dance. President Bill Clinton was in his first term, the AIDS epidemic infiltrated every aspect of the gay community, and the fragility of life weighed on the hearts and minds of these close friends.
GhostLit Rep Announces Initial Casting And Addition To Summer Season
by BWW News Desk - May 03, 2018
GhostLit Repertory Theatre Company, under the leadership of Artistic Directors Caitlin Teeley and Harrison Lang, is excited to announce casting for their upcoming summer season as well as an addition to their season lineup.
Artists From Suburbia Announces Farewell Production AN EVENING OF DEVISED THEATRE
by BWW News Desk - May 03, 2018
Artists from Suburbia, a leader in new and experimental community-based theatre on Boston's south shore, today announced their farewell production, 'An Evening of Devised Theatre,' on May 18, 2018, 8 p.m. at the East Bridgewater Public Library. The production incorporates the talents of established theatre professionals in the Boston area with community members on the south shore to create original theatre pieces during a two-day rehearsal process. The theatre initiative will close after this production due to new career opportunities for its co-founders and current operators - Andrew Child and Gavin Damore - in the Boston and the Chicago areas.
ArtsEmerson Announces COLD BLOOD, From Belgium's Astragales
by BWW News Desk - May 03, 2018
ArtsEmerson, Boston's leading presenter of contemporary world theatre, proudly welcomes the return of Belgium's Astragales with Cold Blood, by choreographer Michele Anne De Mey and filmmaker Jaco Van Dormael, the creators of the unforgettable Kiss & Cry. A fabulous journey to the heart of the infinitely subtle, Cold Blood draws images of an overwhelming simplicity: the memories we carry when we pass from life to death. Filmed live on stage, skillfully choreographed hands move within miniature film sets and are projected on the big screen.
Boston Gay Men's Chorus Pride Concerts Take Place June 2 & 3
by BWW News Desk - May 03, 2018
The Boston Gay Men's Chorus (BGMC) proudly presents Together, a concert to celebrate Boston Pride and BGMC's upcoming South Africa Tour with a moving blend of Broadway classics, Hollywood hits, spirituals and pop culture crowd pleasers. Performances will take place Saturday, June 2 at 8pm and Sunday, June 3 at 3pm at New England Conservatory's Jordan Hall in Boston. BGMC will also perform a Together preview/outreach concert on at Timberlane Performing Arts Center in Plaistow, NH, on Sunday, May 20 at 3pm.
New England Conservatory Raises $1 Million At Gala
by BWW News Desk - May 03, 2018
New England Conservatory (NEC), an institution built on 150 years of innovation, hosted NEC150, a celebration to support NEC's future musicians, at Jordan Hall and the Student Life and Performance Center on April 28, 2018. The event was co-chaired by Trustees Deborah Bennett Elfers '82, Barbara W. Glauber, and Frances B. Wilmerding.
HAIR In Provincetown Announces Casting & Creative Team
by BWW News Desk - May 03, 2018
HAIR The American Tribal Love-Rock Musical is a Broadway cult classic with book and lyrics by Gerome Ragni and James Rado and music by Galt MacDermot.
ART's Final RESISTANCE MIC! of the 2017/18 Season to Be Held on May 16
by BWW News Desk - May 03, 2018
American Repertory Theater (A.R.T.) and Carr Center for Human Rights Policy will present the final Resistance Mic! of the 2017/18 season on Wednesday, May 16 at 8PM at OBERON, the A.R.T.'s club space for cutting-edge performance. The Resistance Mic! series of five intimate performances co-hosted by director of the A.R.T. of Human Rights initiative Timothy Patrick McCarthy and celebrated Boston author Sarah Sweeney to celebrate and promote resistance began last November on the first anniversary of the 2016 Presidential Election.
CSC Stage2 For Young Audiences Presents SHAKESPEARE'S MACBETH Directed By David R. Gammons
by BWW News Desk - May 03, 2018
Commonwealth Shakespeare Company's Stage2 Series for Young Audiences presents Shakespeare's Macbeth for students from 23 local schools at six Student Matinees and one Public Performance, from May 24-June 1 at the Carling-Sorenson Center at Babson College, 19 Babson College Drive, Wellesley, MA. Stage2 Performances are presented with support from BabsonARTS.
Kat Radley to Headline the $5 Comedy Garage
by BWW News Desk - May 02, 2018
Berkshire Theatre Group (BTG) welcomes Kat Radley to the $5 Comedy Garage (located in the Colonial lobby) on Thursday, May 17 at 7:30pm. This event is sponsored by Pittsfield Cooperative Bank.
Boston Ballet School Presents Next Generation, June 6
by BWW News Desk - May 02, 2018
Boston Ballet School (BBS) proudly presents its ninth annual Next Generation performance featuring Christopher Wheeldon's The American, Act III of Raymonda by Marius Petipa with additional choreography by Boston Ballet Artistic Director Mikko Nissinen, and a new work by BBS faculty member Igor Burlak. The program opens with Les Passages, which features dancers of all levels of the Pre-Professional program in pieces choreographed by BBS faculty members. This one-night-only performance takes place June 6 at the Boston Opera House.
Pilgrim Festival Singers Presents Magical Musicals South Shore Summer Concert Series
by BWW News Desk - May 02, 2018
Pilgrim Festival Singers, a select vocal ensemble of Pilgrim Festival Chorus (PFC), the region's principal community choral group, presents its South Shore four-concert summer series, Magical Musicals. Performances are held on Friday, June 15, 7:30 pm, at Pilgrim Church UCC, 404 Washington Street, Duxbury; Saturday, June 16, 7:30 pm, at First Congregational Church, 254 Main Street, Plympton; Saturday, June 23, 7:30 pm, at First Trinitarian Congregational Church, 381 Country Way, Scituate; and Sunday, June 24, 7:30 pm, at Spire Center for Performing Arts, 25 ½ Court Street, Plymouth. The ensemble is conducted by Co-Artistic Director William B. Richter and accompanied by Co-Artistic Director Elizabeth Chapman Reilly on piano.
NEFA's Creative City Announces THE WAY WE LIVE NOW Public Theater Exploring Opiate Use
by BWW News Desk - May 01, 2018
The New England Foundation for the Arts' Creative City program announces The Way We Live Now (2018), a civic dialogue project on opioids, chronic pain, trauma, and hope by artists Maia Dolphin-Krute (writer) and Jesse Erin Posner (director). The performance takes place Wednesday, May 16, at 6pm at Fenway Health (1340 Boylston Street, 9th Floor, Boston) and is free and open to the public with RSVP at https://thewaywelivenow.wixsite.com/project/events.
Boston Landmarks Orchestra Announces 2018 Free Summer Concerts
by BWW News Desk - May 01, 2018
Boston Landmarks Orchestra (LO) under the direction of Music Director Christopher Wilkins, and Executive Director Jo Frances Meyer,  announces its 2018 season of free concerts at the DCR's Hatch Memorial Shell on the Esplanade. Concerts will be held every Wednesday evening (7 p.m.) from July 11 through August 29, 2018. For more information visit landmarksorchestra.org.
Actor Amanda Plummer Is Guest Of Honor at Provincetown Gala
by BWW News Desk - May 01, 2018
The Provincetown Tennessee Williams Theater Festival is pleased to announce acclaimed stage and screen actor Amanda Plummer as the recipient of the Festival's second annual TENN Award.
Cirque Dreams Holidaze Comes To The Boch Center Shubert Theatre, 12/4 - 9
by BWW News Desk - May 01, 2018
The Boch Center, Steve Litman Presents and Larry Magid Entertainment announced that the iconic holiday stage spectacular Cirque Dreams Holidaze will light up Boston this holiday season with nine performances at the Boch Center Shubert Theatre from Tuesday, December 4 - Sunday, December 9, 2018. This critically acclaimed holiday stage extravaganza is a Broadway musical, new Cirque adventure and family show wrapped in one! Tickets go on sale to the general public on Friday, May 4 at 10:00AM.
StageSource Announces 2018 Town Hall
by BWW News Desk - May 01, 2018
StageSource, the New England alliance of theater artists, organizations, and audience members, announces the 2018 Town Hall which will take place on May 15 from 6:00 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. at the Central Square Theater, located at 450 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, MA 02139.
BWW Review: BROKELAHOMO! Gold Dust Orphans Go Western
by Nancy Grossman - May 01, 2018
Ryan Landry mines the Old West and Old Hollywood for his new Gold Dust Orphans springtime musical. It's a fast ride on a runaway train with more kicks than a buckin' bronco. Old Orphans and new rally around Director Robin JaVonne Smith, stepping into the big boots of the late, beloved Larry Coen, and she hits the bullseye. Don't let a team of wild horses keep you from BROKELAHOMO!

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