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Cape Cod Theatre Company Presents REALLY ROSIE
by BWW News Desk - January 14, 2018
From the brilliant minds of acclaimed author Maurice Sendak (Where the Wild Things Are) and Grammy Award-winning composer Carole King, Rosie is the sassiest kid on her block (Brooklyn's Avenue P). Director Tamara Harper celebrates imagination as Rosie enlists her friends to help her act out a show business fantasy - directing and starring in an Oscar-winning movie.
Tickets On Sale for South Asian Showdown at John Hancock Hall
by BWW News Desk - January 13, 2018
Bollywood vs Fusion teams...which is the best? Come find out at the South Asian Showdown! The best teams from all over North America will be competing for the South Asian Showdown crown!
Shura Baryshnikov to Perform JOAN OF ARC In Odyssey Opera's Production
by BWW News Desk - January 13, 2018
One of the nation's most innovative opera companies, Odyssey Opera, continues Trial by Fire: Joan of Arc and the Hundred Years' War, a season-long exploration of operatic works inspired by martyr, saint, and military leader Joan of Arc (1412-1431). For one night only, Odyssey Opera presents a semi-staged English-language performance of Arthur Honegger's dramatic oratorio Jeanne d'Arc au b cher (Joan of Arc at the Stake), a genre-defying masterpiece described as having the perfect cohesion between words and music. A hybrid of Honegger's eclectic score and sung/spoken libretto by French poet/playwright Paul Claudel, Joan is brought to life in this vivid and emotional drama. Performing the lead role of Joan of Arc is acclaimed actor/dancer Shura Baryshnikov. Conductor Gil Rose leads a full orchestra and chorus featuring the Harvard-Radcliffe Collegium Musicum and the Premier Choir of the Boston Children's Chorus.
Shakespeare & Company Slates 2018 Winter Studio Festival of Plays
by BWW News Desk - January 13, 2018
Shakespeare & Company has announced its Winter Studio Festival of Plays on January 13 and 14, 2018. This weekend of staged readings will showcase emerging and established playwrights, and feature Company artists. All performances will take place in the Elayne P. Bernstein Theatre on the Shakespeare & Company campus in Lenox, Massachusetts.
Moonbox Productions Announces Cast for CABARET
by BWW News Desk - January 12, 2018
Moonbox Productions, nominated for and winner of numerous IRNE and Elliot Norton Awards, is thrilled to announce the cast of its upcoming production of the Tony Award winning musical, Cabaret, by Joe Masteroff, John Kander, Fred Ebb, John Van Druten, and Christopher Isherwood.
Hanover Theatre Announces First Chairwoman
by BWW News Desk - January 12, 2018
The Hanover Theatre for the Performing Arts is pleased to welcome Dr. Marianne Felice as the first female chair of The Hanover Theatre board of directors. Felice has been a member of the theatre since it opened in 2008 and said she is grateful to the founders and donors whose vision has come true.
An Evening With Fabrizio And The Fever to Benefit Richie DuPont Scholarship Fund
by BWW News Desk - January 12, 2018
Berkshire Theatre Group presents Catch the Fever: An Evening with Fabrizio and the Fever at The Colonial Theatre on Friday, May 18 at 7pm. All proceeds go towards sending children to BTG PLAYS! Summer Camp through the Richie duPont Scholarship Fund. Special Guests include Berkshire County's Got Talent Winner, Madelyn Gardner (with Pinedrop) and Carl Wockner.
The Beach Boys Return To Indian Ranch For Special Pike Beach Party
by BWW News Desk - January 12, 2018
Indian Ranch announced that The Beach Boys will return to Webster, MA on Sunday, August 12th at 2:00 PM. Tickets go on-sale Friday, January 19th at 10AM with a pre-sale for Indian Ranch Insiders Club members on Thursday, January 18th at 10AM. Tickets will be available online at www.IndianRanch.com, by calling 1-800-514-ETIX (3849) or at the Indian Ranch Box Office. The show will be presented by 100FM The Pike, Worcester's Classic Hits.
Tickets to THE WIZARD OF OZ Now On Sale to the Public
by BWW News Desk - January 12, 2018
Broadway In Boston announced today that tickets for the upcoming Boston engagement of THE WIZARD OF OZ, are currently on sale to the public. THE WIZARD OF OZ will play a limited five performances at the Boston Opera House January 12-14, 2018 as part of the 2017-2018 Lexus Broadway In Boston Season.
RICHARD III is Coming to Harvard Square's Swedenborg Chapel
by BWW News Desk - January 11, 2018
Continuing its season of The Downfall of the Despots, Actors' Shakespeare Project (ASP) kicks off 2018 with Richard III, William Shakespeare's stunning portrait of Machiavellian genius and the murderous quest for absolute power. Under the direction of Resident Acting Company member Robert Walsh***, the original game of thrones comes alive in an intimate staging at the Swedenborg Chapel (50 Quincy Street, Harvard Square, Cambridge) February 7 March 11, 2018.
Shanghai Dance Theatre Makes Boston Debut this January
by BWW News Desk - January 11, 2018
China Arts and Entertainment Group will present the Boston Debut of the Shanghai Dance Theatre (SDT) in a new production of Soaring Wings: Journey of the Crested Ibis, January 11-12, 2018 at the Boch Center Shubert Theatre, 265 Tremont Street, Boston, MA. The performances will take place today, January 11 at 8pm and Friday, January 12 at 8pm.
Shanghai Dance Theatre's 'SOARING WINGS' to Make Boston Debut
by BWW News Desk - January 11, 2018
China Arts and Entertainment Group will present the Boston Debut of the Shanghai Dance Theatre (SDT) in a new production of Soaring Wings: Journey of the Crested Ibis, January 11-12, 2018 at the Boch Center Shubert Theatre, 265 Tremont Street, Boston, MA. The performances will take place today, January 11 at 8pm and Friday, January 12 at 8pm.
Tickets On Sale in Boston for Disney On Ice Presents 'Dare To Dream'
by BWW News Desk - January 10, 2018
Disney's Moana voyages onto the ice for the first time as Disney On Ice presents Dare To Dream, produced by Feld Entertainment Inc., brings courage and adventure to hometowns across North America. Hosts Mickey Mouse and Minnie Mouse bring audiences on an expedition across raging seas and snow-covered mountains in this action-packed extravaganza when beloved characters from Disney's Beauty and the Beast, Frozen, Tangled and Cinderella visit Boston during School Vacation Week: February 16-February 25 for 18 performances at TD Garden. Tickets are on sale now.
Boch Center Celebrates Janis Joplin's 75th Birthday
by BWW News Desk - January 10, 2018
The Boch Center announced today that it is working with local archivist David Bieber to celebrate what would have been Janis Joplin's 75th birthday during its presentation of A Night With Janis Joplin at the Boch Center Shubert Theatre January 19-20, 2018. The birthday celebration will display historic pieces from Bieber's archive, bringing to life the legacy of rock and roll icon Janis Joplin.
Air Supply To Play Worcester
by BWW News Desk - January 10, 2018
Their unmistakable sound and romantic ballads helped to define the music of the '80s. Graham Russell and Russell Hitchcock, better known as Air Supply, come to The Hanover Theatre for the Performing Arts for one night only on Friday, March 9 at 8 p.m. Tickets are on sale now to theatre members and go on sale to the general public on Friday, January 12 at 10 a.m.
Handel + Haydn Society Presents Mozart + Haydn at Symphony Hall
by BWW News Desk - January 10, 2018
The Handel and Haydn Society continues its 2017-18 Season with a program of Mozart and Haydn, conducted by Harry Christophers. The program includes Haydn's Symphony No. 49, La Passione and Symphony No. 87 as well as Mozart's Sinfonia Concertante for Violin and Viola featuring H+H concertmaster Aisslinn Nosky on violin and guest soloist Max Mandel on viola.
Christian Duhamel Wins Kleban Prize for Merrimack Repertory Theatre Premiere Musical
by BWW News Desk - January 09, 2018
Merrimack Repertory Theatre (MRT) is pleased to share the news that The Kleban Foundation's 28th Annual Kleban Prize for Musical Theatre for the most promising musical theatre librettist has been awarded to Christian Duhamel for his work on My 80-Year-Old Boyfriend, a musical that received its world premiere at MRT in Lowell in April 2017.
Brown Box presents THE HOTEL NEPENTHE
by BWW News Desk - January 09, 2018
Through the twisting, winding corridors of the mind lies a world both chillingly relatable and thoroughly alien. As the settings and characters shift and morph through a series of delightfully turbulent vignettes, we are drawn down a rabbit hole of the familiar and the bizarre, held captive by endless parallel universes that seep from the stage to consume our very being.
Winners Announced For The 2017 BroadwayWorld Boston Awards; CHICAGO Wins Best Musical!
by BWW News Desk - January 09, 2018
The votes have been counted... Check out the fill list of winners for the 2017 BWW Regional Awards!
City Winery Welcomes Singer-Songwriter Griffin House this Valentine's Day
by BWW News Desk - January 09, 2018
City Winery presents Griffin House on Wednesday, February 14, 1 Canal St., Boston, MA 02114, at 8:00pm. Tickets are $18-25. For more information visit www.citywinery.com. When Springfield Ohio born and raised Griffin House left for college, he shocked his family by turn turning down a sports scholarship to focus on music. The talented high school athlete took his $100 guitar and taught himself how to play and write songs. It's proved to be a good choice. Over ten years later, House has definitely learned how to play and write a song!
Jef Hall-Flavin To End Tenure As Executive Director Of The Provincetown Tennessee Williams Theater Festival
by BWW News Desk - January 09, 2018
Jef Hall-Flavin will step down later this year as Executive Director of the Provincetown Tennessee Williams Theater Festival, a four-day international event that will run from September 27-30, 2018.
Lawrence Schulman To Speak On Judy Garland At Piper Shores
by BWW News Desk - January 09, 2018
Award-winning music producer, critic and translator Lawrence Schulman, who lives on Mount Desert Island, Maine, will give a talk on Judy Garland, entitled Moments of Magic, at Piper Shores in Scarborough, Maine on Monday, April 30, 2018 at 3 P.M. Admission is free. The one-and-a-quarter hour talk will examine Judy Garland's life and career, and feature nine audio-video clips, to be followed by a question and answer. Schulman will endeavor to answer the question: If I had about one hour to convince you of Judy Garland's place in classic American popular music, what film and television performances would I choose?
ArtsEmerson Announces The U.S. Premiere Of Sulayman Al-Bassam's IN THE ERUPTIVE MODE
by BWW News Desk - January 09, 2018
ArtsEmerson, Boston's leading presenter of contemporary world theatre, proudly welcomes the return of celebrated Arab theatre-maker Sulayman Al Bassam (The Speakers Progress, 2011) with In The Eruptive Mode, which gives voice to six stories of endurance and resistance by Arab women caught in the turmoil of the Arab Spring. In The Eruptive Mode is performed and subtitled in Arabic and English and accompanied by live music. The production runs one week only, January 24 through 28, 2018 at the Emerson Paramount Center's Robert J. Orchard Stage, located at 559 Washington Street in Downtown Boston. Tickets range from $20-80, 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.
MALA Extended Through February 4, New Block of Tickets On Sale
by BWW News Desk - January 08, 2018
Due to popular demand, the Huntington Theatre Company has extended the run of the ArtsEmerson production of Mala. This powerful personal drama is written and performed by Huntington Playwright-In-Residence Melinda Lopez (Sonia Flew, Becoming Cuba) and directed by David Dower (Mala and Mr. Joy, Breath & Imagination at ArtsEmerson).
Lineup Announced for 7th Annual Boston One-Minute Play Festival
by BWW News Desk - January 06, 2018
The Boston One-Minute Play Festival (#1MPF) returns for The 7th Annual Boston One-Minute Play Festival!

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