MRT Presents World Premiere Of THE VILLAINS' SUPPER CLUB By Lila Rose Kaplan
by BWW News Desk - April 03, 2018
For the final play in its 2017-18 Season, Merrimack Repertory Theatre (MRT) is proud to premiere The Villains' Supper Club, a new comedy by playwright Lila Rose Kaplan, whose 2016 play Home of the Brave was the best-selling world premiere in MRT's history.
by BWW News Desk - April 03, 2018
For the final play in its 2017-18 Season, Merrimack Repertory Theatre (MRT) is proud to premiere The Villains' Supper Club, a new comedy by playwright Lila Rose Kaplan, whose 2016 play Home of the Brave was the best-selling world premiere in MRT's history.
Kenny Hadley Big Band Comes to The Black Box This Sunday
by BWW News Desk - April 02, 2018
THE BLACK BOX, downtown Franklin's theater, music, and event venue, presents a Big Band Brunch with the renowned Kenny Hadley Big Band this Sunday, April 8. Brunch begins at 11:30 a.m., with music beginning at noon.
by BWW News Desk - April 02, 2018
THE BLACK BOX, downtown Franklin's theater, music, and event venue, presents a Big Band Brunch with the renowned Kenny Hadley Big Band this Sunday, April 8. Brunch begins at 11:30 a.m., with music beginning at noon.
Wellfleet Harbor Actors Theater Announces its 2018 Summer Theater Season
by BWW News Desk - April 02, 2018
Wellfleet Harbor Actors Theater announces its 2018 Summer Theater Season featuring 4 outstanding plays and the return of WHAT for Kids.
by BWW News Desk - April 02, 2018
Wellfleet Harbor Actors Theater announces its 2018 Summer Theater Season featuring 4 outstanding plays and the return of WHAT for Kids.
Jeremy Jordan, Bianca del Rio, Stephanie J. Block, and More Announced for Provincetown This Summer
by BWW News Desk - April 02, 2018
For the eighth consecutive season since taking the helm as Producing Artistic Director at Provincetown's Art House, Mark Cortale has upped the ante - announcing his largest music and comedy lineup yet.
by BWW News Desk - April 02, 2018
For the eighth consecutive season since taking the helm as Producing Artistic Director at Provincetown's Art House, Mark Cortale has upped the ante - announcing his largest music and comedy lineup yet.
The Rose Art Museum Presents Blueprint For Counter Education
by BWW News Desk - April 02, 2018
Inaugurated during the volatile and transformative late 1960s, the unconventional publication Blueprint for Counter Education introduced the tools for a radical transformation of liberal arts education. A project of Brandeis Sociology Professor and Chair Maurice Stein and his student, Larry Miller, this "classroom in a box" encouraged participants to shape an educational environment from their own lived experiences, bridging disciplinary divides to create a socially engaged mode of learning. Blueprint's open-ended charts mapped a world of ideas, from the avant-garde to the postmodern, in a form that presaged the Internet, allowing participants to chart multiple courses of thinking and discovery that anticipated the prevalence of search engines, social media, and the quick connection of the hyperlink.
by BWW News Desk - April 02, 2018
Inaugurated during the volatile and transformative late 1960s, the unconventional publication Blueprint for Counter Education introduced the tools for a radical transformation of liberal arts education. A project of Brandeis Sociology Professor and Chair Maurice Stein and his student, Larry Miller, this "classroom in a box" encouraged participants to shape an educational environment from their own lived experiences, bridging disciplinary divides to create a socially engaged mode of learning. Blueprint's open-ended charts mapped a world of ideas, from the avant-garde to the postmodern, in a form that presaged the Internet, allowing participants to chart multiple courses of thinking and discovery that anticipated the prevalence of search engines, social media, and the quick connection of the hyperlink.
Heart & Dagger Announces STILL, NOW
by BWW News Desk - March 30, 2018
Heart & Dagger Productions presents still, now by Katie Bender. Performances begin May 4th at Martin Hall in the Boston Center for the Arts. Performances continue through May 13th.
by BWW News Desk - March 30, 2018
Heart & Dagger Productions presents still, now by Katie Bender. Performances begin May 4th at Martin Hall in the Boston Center for the Arts. Performances continue through May 13th.
VIDEO: Lyric Stage Company of Boston Announces 2018 Season; THE WOLVES, THE LITTLE FOXES, and More!
by BWW News Desk - March 30, 2018
The Lyric Stage Company of Boston announces complete 7-play 2018-19 season.
by BWW News Desk - March 30, 2018
The Lyric Stage Company of Boston announces complete 7-play 2018-19 season.
Cape Rep Theatre Announces 2018 Season
by BWW News Desk - March 30, 2018
Cape Rep Theatre is celebrating its 33rd season with an exciting line up of plays and musicals, all of them Cape Cod premieres, and one world premiere by a local playwright. The Indoor Theater season will open May 9th with the George Furth and Stephen Sondheim musical Merrily We Roll Along, followed by the world premiere production of The Tuna Goddess, by local theater artist, Jade Schuyler. Next up is the Broadway sensation, Mamma Mia!, music by the beloved super group ABBA and book by Catherine Johnson, followed by the 5-time Tony Award winning Fun Home, book and lyrics by Lisa Kron, music by Jeanine Tesori, based on the graphic novel by Alison Bechdel. The season will close with the Cape Cod premiere of Shakespeare in Love, based on the screenplay by Marc Norman and Tom Stoppard, adapted for the stage by Lee Hall.
by BWW News Desk - March 30, 2018
Cape Rep Theatre is celebrating its 33rd season with an exciting line up of plays and musicals, all of them Cape Cod premieres, and one world premiere by a local playwright. The Indoor Theater season will open May 9th with the George Furth and Stephen Sondheim musical Merrily We Roll Along, followed by the world premiere production of The Tuna Goddess, by local theater artist, Jade Schuyler. Next up is the Broadway sensation, Mamma Mia!, music by the beloved super group ABBA and book by Catherine Johnson, followed by the 5-time Tony Award winning Fun Home, book and lyrics by Lisa Kron, music by Jeanine Tesori, based on the graphic novel by Alison Bechdel. The season will close with the Cape Cod premiere of Shakespeare in Love, based on the screenplay by Marc Norman and Tom Stoppard, adapted for the stage by Lee Hall.
Theater UnCorked Announces Cast for SWEENEY TODD IN CONCERT
by BWW News Desk - March 29, 2018
Shana Dirik, Producing Artistic Director of Theater UnCorked - Boston's newest small theater company - today announced the full cast for the company's debut performance: Sweeney Todd in Concert - A Pop-Up Musical. This one-time-only benefit performance will take place on Saturday, June 2nd, 2018 at First Church in Cambridge (11 Garden St, Cambridge, MA 02138) at 7:30 pm.
by BWW News Desk - March 29, 2018
Shana Dirik, Producing Artistic Director of Theater UnCorked - Boston's newest small theater company - today announced the full cast for the company's debut performance: Sweeney Todd in Concert - A Pop-Up Musical. This one-time-only benefit performance will take place on Saturday, June 2nd, 2018 at First Church in Cambridge (11 Garden St, Cambridge, MA 02138) at 7:30 pm.
The Kerry Jon Walker Fund To Host Kid's Fair
by BWW News Desk - March 29, 2018
The Kerry Jon Walker Fund (KJWF), a non-profit organization dedicated to helping humanity and supporting those affected by poverty, presents a family-fun benefit Kid's Fair, on Saturday, April 28, from 2 to 4 pm, at The Cushing Center, 673 Main Street, Norwell. All proceed support the fund's mission, including mission service trips for teens supporting sustainable programs to improve health, education, and economic opportunity for those in need.
by BWW News Desk - March 29, 2018
The Kerry Jon Walker Fund (KJWF), a non-profit organization dedicated to helping humanity and supporting those affected by poverty, presents a family-fun benefit Kid's Fair, on Saturday, April 28, from 2 to 4 pm, at The Cushing Center, 673 Main Street, Norwell. All proceed support the fund's mission, including mission service trips for teens supporting sustainable programs to improve health, education, and economic opportunity for those in need.
Club Passim Presents The SIRENS Of SOUTH AUSTIN Tour By Nobody's Girl
by BWW News Desk - March 29, 2018
SIRENS OF SOUTH AUSTIN TOUR by NOBODY's GIRL comes to Club Passim, 47 Palmer St., Cambridge, MA 02138, Thursday, May 3 at 8:00pm. Tickets are $20-22 from 617-492-7679 or www.passim.org .
by BWW News Desk - March 29, 2018
SIRENS OF SOUTH AUSTIN TOUR by NOBODY's GIRL comes to Club Passim, 47 Palmer St., Cambridge, MA 02138, Thursday, May 3 at 8:00pm. Tickets are $20-22 from 617-492-7679 or www.passim.org .
Broadway's Tyler Hanes In Concert Highlights April Events At The Black Box
by BWW News Desk - March 28, 2018
THE BLACK BOX presents an exciting line-up of live music and entertainment events this April, bringing Broadway star Tyler Hanes, popular local artists, a signature culinary cabaret, and more to the downtown Franklin venue.
by BWW News Desk - March 28, 2018
THE BLACK BOX presents an exciting line-up of live music and entertainment events this April, bringing Broadway star Tyler Hanes, popular local artists, a signature culinary cabaret, and more to the downtown Franklin venue.
Boston's 'First Lady Of Cabaret' Carol O'Shaughnessy To Receive Lifetime Achievement Award From Provincetown CabaretFest
by BWW News Desk - March 28, 2018
Provincetown CabaretFest 2018 will proudly honor Carol O'Shaughnessy for her many years in the world of cabaret with special recognition of her contributions to the New England cabaret scene. Her career as a performer spans nearly forty-five years, with thirty of those years spent as a cabaret performer.
by BWW News Desk - March 28, 2018
Provincetown CabaretFest 2018 will proudly honor Carol O'Shaughnessy for her many years in the world of cabaret with special recognition of her contributions to the New England cabaret scene. Her career as a performer spans nearly forty-five years, with thirty of those years spent as a cabaret performer.
FUN HOME, ONCE, SMALL MOUTH SOUNDS, and More Lead SpeakEasy's 2018-19 Season
by BWW News Desk - March 28, 2018
The Tony Award-winning musicals FUN HOME and ONCE, the Pulitzer Prize-winning drama BETWEEN RIVERSIDE AND CRAZY; the Off-Broadway sensations SCHOOL GIRLS; OR THE AFRICAN MEAN GIRLS PLAY and SMALL MOUTH SOUNDS; and the triumphant new musical THE VIEW UPSTAIRS will make up SpeakEasy Stage Company's 2018-2019 Season, the company's Founder and Producing Artistic Director Paul Daigneault announced today.
by BWW News Desk - March 28, 2018
The Tony Award-winning musicals FUN HOME and ONCE, the Pulitzer Prize-winning drama BETWEEN RIVERSIDE AND CRAZY; the Off-Broadway sensations SCHOOL GIRLS; OR THE AFRICAN MEAN GIRLS PLAY and SMALL MOUTH SOUNDS; and the triumphant new musical THE VIEW UPSTAIRS will make up SpeakEasy Stage Company's 2018-2019 Season, the company's Founder and Producing Artistic Director Paul Daigneault announced today.
Handel And Haydn Society To Perform THE FAIRY QUEEN
by BWW News Desk - March 27, 2018
The Handel and Haydn Society continues its 2017-18 Season with two performances of Henry Purcell's The Fairy Queen on Friday, April 6, 2018 at 7:30 p.m. and Sunday, April 8, 2018 at 3:00 p.m. at the New England Conservatory's Jordan Hall. Conducted by Harry Christophers and narrated by Antonia Christophers, Purcell's exquisite music is made vivid and colorful with ingenious dramatic effects and an entertaining script by Jeremy Sams, creator of the Metropolitan Opera's The Enchanted Island. The result is a fresh-and-fun riff on Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream, as seen through Queen Titania's eyes.
by BWW News Desk - March 27, 2018
The Handel and Haydn Society continues its 2017-18 Season with two performances of Henry Purcell's The Fairy Queen on Friday, April 6, 2018 at 7:30 p.m. and Sunday, April 8, 2018 at 3:00 p.m. at the New England Conservatory's Jordan Hall. Conducted by Harry Christophers and narrated by Antonia Christophers, Purcell's exquisite music is made vivid and colorful with ingenious dramatic effects and an entertaining script by Jeremy Sams, creator of the Metropolitan Opera's The Enchanted Island. The result is a fresh-and-fun riff on Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream, as seen through Queen Titania's eyes.
Sam Shepard's TRUE WEST Presented By Hub Theatre Company Of Boston
by BWW News Desk - March 27, 2018
Hub Theatre Company of Boston will kick off its highly anticipated sixth season with the Pulitzer Prize nominated play TRUE WEST by the late Sam Shepard, directed by Daniel Bourque, starring Bob Mussett, Victor Shopov, Robert Orzalli and Maureen Adduci. The show runs Friday, April 13 through Saturday, April 28, 2018 at First Church Boston, 66 Marlborough Street in Boston's Back Bay. Performances are Thursdays at 7:30 pm, Fridays and Saturdays at 8 pm, and Sundays at 5 pm. All performances are "Pay-What-You-Can." Donations of non-perishable food items will be collected at each performance for local charities. For tickets and information visit www.hubtheatreboston.org
by BWW News Desk - March 27, 2018
Hub Theatre Company of Boston will kick off its highly anticipated sixth season with the Pulitzer Prize nominated play TRUE WEST by the late Sam Shepard, directed by Daniel Bourque, starring Bob Mussett, Victor Shopov, Robert Orzalli and Maureen Adduci. The show runs Friday, April 13 through Saturday, April 28, 2018 at First Church Boston, 66 Marlborough Street in Boston's Back Bay. Performances are Thursdays at 7:30 pm, Fridays and Saturdays at 8 pm, and Sundays at 5 pm. All performances are "Pay-What-You-Can." Donations of non-perishable food items will be collected at each performance for local charities. For tickets and information visit www.hubtheatreboston.org
NEC Commemorates 5th Anniversary Of Boston Marathon Bombing
by BWW News Desk - March 27, 2018
New England Conservatory (NEC) is presenting Boston Strong Music, a student-led concert to commemorate the fifth anniversary of the Boston Marathon Bombing facilitated by NEC faculty Thomas Handel and Charles Peltz. The concert will take place at the Church of the Covenant Sunday, April 15, at 3 p.m., the day before this year's Boston Marathon, and will feature an address by Reverend Liz Walker.
by BWW News Desk - March 27, 2018
New England Conservatory (NEC) is presenting Boston Strong Music, a student-led concert to commemorate the fifth anniversary of the Boston Marathon Bombing facilitated by NEC faculty Thomas Handel and Charles Peltz. The concert will take place at the Church of the Covenant Sunday, April 15, at 3 p.m., the day before this year's Boston Marathon, and will feature an address by Reverend Liz Walker.
Becki Dennis Proves a Survivor in World Premiere of SPIN THE PLATE at Boston IFF
by BWW News Desk - March 27, 2018
Actor Becki Dennis stars as a survivor of childhood sexual abuse in the hopeful new indie feature, SPIN THE PLATE. Directed by Eric R. Eastman, the film will make its World Premiere at the Boston International Film Festival on April 13th in Cambridge, Massachusetts.
by BWW News Desk - March 27, 2018
Actor Becki Dennis stars as a survivor of childhood sexual abuse in the hopeful new indie feature, SPIN THE PLATE. Directed by Eric R. Eastman, the film will make its World Premiere at the Boston International Film Festival on April 13th in Cambridge, Massachusetts.
VIDEO: Get A First Look At The Riveting & Timely New Play SKELETON CREW at Huntington Theatre Company
by BWW News Desk - March 27, 2018
The Huntington Theatre Company presents the powerful drama Skeleton Crew, by Dominique Morriseau (Detroit '67 and Paradise Blue) and directed by Megan Sandberg-Zakian (Nat Turner in Jerusalem at New York Theatre Workshop and The Convert at Underground Railway Theater). Skeleton Crew runs from March 2 through March 31, 2018 at the South End / Calderwood Pavilion at the BCA.
by BWW News Desk - March 27, 2018
The Huntington Theatre Company presents the powerful drama Skeleton Crew, by Dominique Morriseau (Detroit '67 and Paradise Blue) and directed by Megan Sandberg-Zakian (Nat Turner in Jerusalem at New York Theatre Workshop and The Convert at Underground Railway Theater). Skeleton Crew runs from March 2 through March 31, 2018 at the South End / Calderwood Pavilion at the BCA.
Shakespeare & Co Celebrates the Bard's Birthday with Special Performance
by BWW News Desk - March 27, 2018
Shakespeare & Company's Northeast Regional Tour of Shakespeare returns to the Tina Packer Playhouse for Shakespeare's Birthday Celebration. Join the Company on Saturday, April 21 at 7pm as they celebrate the Bard's birthday with a rousing 90-minute performance of A Midsummer Night's Dream, followed by a reception with the artists, and birthday cake!
by BWW News Desk - March 27, 2018
Shakespeare & Company's Northeast Regional Tour of Shakespeare returns to the Tina Packer Playhouse for Shakespeare's Birthday Celebration. Join the Company on Saturday, April 21 at 7pm as they celebrate the Bard's birthday with a rousing 90-minute performance of A Midsummer Night's Dream, followed by a reception with the artists, and birthday cake!
The Academy Of The Company Theatre Conservatory Presents THE WEREWOLVES
by BWW News Desk - March 27, 2018
The Academy of The Company Theatre (A.C.T.) Conservatory presents the regional premiere of the original play The Werewolves, written by A.C.T. student and Scituate playwright Alex Moon, on Friday, May 18 and Saturday May 19, 7:30 pm at The Company Theatre Center for the Arts, 30 Accord Park Drive, Norwell. The production is directed by Kevin Mark Kline.
by BWW News Desk - March 27, 2018
The Academy of The Company Theatre (A.C.T.) Conservatory presents the regional premiere of the original play The Werewolves, written by A.C.T. student and Scituate playwright Alex Moon, on Friday, May 18 and Saturday May 19, 7:30 pm at The Company Theatre Center for the Arts, 30 Accord Park Drive, Norwell. The production is directed by Kevin Mark Kline.
A.R.T. Announces C1's WIG OUT At OBERON 4/26 - 5/13
by BWW News Desk - March 26, 2018
Company One Theatre (C1), in collaboration with American Repertory Theater (A.R.T.) presents, Wig Out! by Tarell Alvin McCraney. Previews begin Thursday, April 26, with press opening on Saturday, April 28 at 7pm. Performances continue through May 13 at OBERON (2 Arrow Street, Cambridge, MA). Tickets $25 - $35 are now on sale at americanrepertorytheater.org, by phone at 617-547-8300, an in person at the Loeb Drama Center Ticket Services Office (64 Brattle Street, Cambridge). Group, student, and senior discounts are available.
by BWW News Desk - March 26, 2018
Company One Theatre (C1), in collaboration with American Repertory Theater (A.R.T.) presents, Wig Out! by Tarell Alvin McCraney. Previews begin Thursday, April 26, with press opening on Saturday, April 28 at 7pm. Performances continue through May 13 at OBERON (2 Arrow Street, Cambridge, MA). Tickets $25 - $35 are now on sale at americanrepertorytheater.org, by phone at 617-547-8300, an in person at the Loeb Drama Center Ticket Services Office (64 Brattle Street, Cambridge). Group, student, and senior discounts are available.
ArtsEmerson Announces The Return Of Step Afrika! With THE MIGRATION: REFLECTIONS ON JACOB LAWRENCE
by BWW News Desk - March 26, 2018
ArtsEmerson, Boston's leading presenter of contemporary world theatre, proudly welcomes the return of Step Afrika! with The Migration: Reflections on Jacob Lawrence. Combining South African Gumboot, Western African dance, vocals, drumming, visual art and audience participation, The Migration begins in Africa and chronicles the epic, historical movement of thousands of African Americans in the US from the rural south to the industrial cities of the north between 1910-1930. Directed by Jakari Sherman, the limited Boston run of only five performances takes place May 3 through 6, 2018 at the Emerson Cutler Majestic Theater, located at 559 Washington Street in Downtown Boston. Tickets range from $20-$90, and may be purchased online at www.ArtsEmerson.org, by phone at 617.824.8400, or in person at the box office. Student, senior and group discounts are available.
by BWW News Desk - March 26, 2018
ArtsEmerson, Boston's leading presenter of contemporary world theatre, proudly welcomes the return of Step Afrika! with The Migration: Reflections on Jacob Lawrence. Combining South African Gumboot, Western African dance, vocals, drumming, visual art and audience participation, The Migration begins in Africa and chronicles the epic, historical movement of thousands of African Americans in the US from the rural south to the industrial cities of the north between 1910-1930. Directed by Jakari Sherman, the limited Boston run of only five performances takes place May 3 through 6, 2018 at the Emerson Cutler Majestic Theater, located at 559 Washington Street in Downtown Boston. Tickets range from $20-$90, and may be purchased online at www.ArtsEmerson.org, by phone at 617.824.8400, or in person at the box office. Student, senior and group discounts are available.
Boston Dance Alliance Gala Will Honor Sports Medicine Leader, Dr. Lyle Micheli, and Youth Dance Pioneer, Jeanne Traxler
by BWW News Desk - March 26, 2018
Dance medicine pioneer Dr. Lyle Micheli and noted early-childhood dance educator Jeanne Traxler will be honored at the Boston Dance Alliance (BDA) Gala on April 22, 2018 at the Mosesian Center for the Arts in Watertown, Mass. Early Bird tickets to the celebration are available now!
by BWW News Desk - March 26, 2018
Dance medicine pioneer Dr. Lyle Micheli and noted early-childhood dance educator Jeanne Traxler will be honored at the Boston Dance Alliance (BDA) Gala on April 22, 2018 at the Mosesian Center for the Arts in Watertown, Mass. Early Bird tickets to the celebration are available now!
Tickets Now On Sale For LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS
by BWW News Desk - March 25, 2018
A deviously delicious Broadway and Hollywood sci-fi smash musical, Little Shop of Horrors has devoured the hearts of theatre goers for over 30 years. Howard Ashman and Alan Menken (Disney's The Little Mermaid, Beauty And The Beast, and Aladdin) are the creative geniuses behind what has become one of the most popular showsin the world.
by BWW News Desk - March 25, 2018
A deviously delicious Broadway and Hollywood sci-fi smash musical, Little Shop of Horrors has devoured the hearts of theatre goers for over 30 years. Howard Ashman and Alan Menken (Disney's The Little Mermaid, Beauty And The Beast, and Aladdin) are the creative geniuses behind what has become one of the most popular showsin the world.
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