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NBC News Presents 'Education Nation Boston: Build the Future' Live Town Hall
by Caryn Robbins - October 05, 2017
NBC News Education Nation is convening education, government, and business leaders from the Boston area for a live, two-hour town hall in Boston on Wednesday, Oct. 11, from 6 to 8 p.m. ET at the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum.
LOST TEMPO Begins Next Week at Boston Playwrights' Theatre
by BWW News Desk - October 05, 2017
Performances of Boston Playwrights' Theatre's (BPT) Lost Tempo begin next week.
LOST TEMPO, ELEMENO PEA and BRAWLER Set for Boston Playwrights' Theatre's 2017-18 Season
by BWW News Desk - October 05, 2017
Boston Playwrights' Theatre (BPT) today announces the plays that will comprise its 36th season. The line-up includes Lost Tempo by Cliff Odle, Elemeno Pea by Molly Smith Metzler, and Brawler by Walt McGough.
ALLIGATOR ROAD Comes to Greater Boston Stage Company
by BWW News Desk - October 04, 2017
Greater Boston Stage Company continues its 18th Season with the off-beat comedy Alligator Road by Callie Kimball, the inaugural play of the Don Fulton New Play Project. Directed by Weylin Symes, performances run October 12 29, 2017. The Press Opening is Saturday, October 14, 2017 at 3:00pm.
BWW REVIEW: Huntington's MERRILY WE ROLL ALONG Has a Good Thing Going
by Jan Nargi - October 04, 2017
Director Maria Friedman's Olivier Award-winning London revival of Stephen Sondheim's MERRILY WE ROLL ALONG lives up to its acclaim in this Huntington Theatre Company production continuing now through October 15. Both Sondheim and Huntington Artistic Director Peter DuBois have called Friedman's MERRILY the best they have ever seen. Those declarations prove not to be hyperbole.
HAIR is Back Tonight! Join the Tribe and Rock Out with Heart and Dagger!
by BWW News Desk - October 04, 2017
Heart & Dagger Productions is proud to present HAIR, the tribal love-rock musical with direction by IRNE Nominee Joey C. Pelletier. Music Direction by James Sims. With fresh and sensual choreography by Pelletier, Peter DiMuro, Danielle Lucas, Vanessa White, and Michael Underhill, HAIR also features book and lyrics by Gerome Ragni and James Rado with music by Galt MacDermot. The opening is September 29, 2017 at Club Caf 's Moonshine Room in Boston, MA.
Boston Ballet to Open 2017-18 Season with OBSIDIAN TEAR
by BWW News Desk - October 04, 2017
Boston Ballet's 2017-2018 season opens with Obsidian Tear, featuring the North American premiere of Wayne McGregor's Obsidian Tear, a co-production with The Royal Ballet of London, and a world premiere by Resident Choreographer Jorma Elo.
Broadway's Nick Scandalios and Designer Scott Clyve to Teach at Boston College This Semester
by BWW News Desk - October 04, 2017
The Boston College Theatre Department has announced that producer Nick Scandalios (a 1987 alumnus) and designer Scott Clyve are the University's Rev. J. Donald Monan, S.J. Professors in Theatre Arts for the 2017-2018 academic year. Both have had previous professional involvement with BC.
SpeakEasy Stage Company to Host Pop-Up Prohibition Party Fall Fundraiser
by BWW News Desk - October 04, 2017
Come misbehave at the swankiest SpeakEasy in town!
ELEMENO PEA Continues Boston Playwrights' Theatre 2017-18 Season
by BWW News Desk - October 03, 2017
Boston Playwrights' Theatre (BPT) continues its 2017-18 season with the Boston premiere of Elemeno Pea by Molly Smith Metzler. Running from November 2-19, the comedy is directed by Shana Gozansky.
Grateful Dead Alumni Reunite for The Airplane Family with Live DEAD '69 at the Colonial
by BWW News Desk - October 03, 2017
Berkshire Theatre Group welcomes The Airplane Family with Live Dead '69 to The Colonial Theatre on Friday, October 27 at 8pm. Tickets are $25 and $50.
Speakeasy Stage presents THE CURIOUS INCIDENT OF THE DOG IN THE NIGHT-TIME
by BWW News Desk - October 03, 2017
From October 20 to November 25, 2017, SpeakEasy Stage Company will proudly present the Boston Regional Theatre premiere of the 2015 Tony Award-winning play THE CURIOUS INCIDENT OF THE DOG IN THE NIGHT-TIME.
Moonbox Productions presents the Hilarious Comic Thriller THE 39 STEPS
by BWW News Desk - October 03, 2017
Moonbox Productions, nominated for numerous IRNE and Elliot Norton Awards, is thrilled to present the hilarious comic thriller, The 39 Steps, by Patrick Barlow and John Buchan. Produced by Sharman Altshuler and directed by IRNE and Norton nominated Director, Allison Olivia Choat, The 39 Steps opens on November 17th and runs through December 9th at the Boston Center for the Arts Plaza Theater, 539 Tremont Street, Boston. Performances are Thursdays at 7:30 pm, Fridays/Saturdays at 8 pm, Sat/Sun matinees 2 pm. Tickets are $50/$40 ($25 for under 25 and $20 student rush hour prior to performance) available at bostontheatrescene.com or by calling 617-933-8600. (*Press performances Saturday November 18 at 8pm and Sunday November 19 at 2pm.)
Shakespeare & Company Announces Casting for Holiday Reading of MISS BENNET: CHRISTMAS AT PEMBERLY
by BWW News Desk - October 03, 2017
Shakespeare & Company announces casting for Miss Bennet: Christmas at Pemberley, written by Lauren Gunderson and Margot Melcon, and directed by longtime Company member and Producing Associate Ariel Bock. This funny, warm-hearted holiday story, will have a special limited run from December 15 - 17 in the Elayne P. Bernstein Theatre. The show will feature Company actors Kate Abbruzzese, Lydia Barnett-Mulligan, David Joseph, Zo Laiz, and Ryan Winkles.
Old Sturbridge Village to Present HAUNTED BY HISTORY: A PHANTASMAGORIA This Month
by BWW News Desk - October 03, 2017
Old Sturbridge Village presents HAUNTED BY HISTORY: A PHANTASMAGORIA, October 18-29, 2017 during the Village's regular open hours.
BRODSKY/BARYSHNIKOV Coming to Boston This Winter
by BWW News Desk - October 03, 2017
Cherry Orchard Festival, a leading presenter of international artists, theater companies and orchestras, will present the Boston premiere of the critically-acclaimed play BRODSKY / BARYSHNIKOV January 17-21, 2018 at the Cutler Majestic Theatre (219 Tremont St, Boston, MA 02116).
Cape Cod Theatre Company to Present LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS
by BWW News Desk - October 03, 2017
Little Shop of Horrors is a comedy rock musical, by composer Alan Menken and writer Howard Ashman, about a hapless florist shop worker who raises a plant that feeds on human blood and flesh.
Dance Currents Inc. Presents 'One Hundred Years of Modern Dance/A Test of Time'
by BWW News Desk - October 03, 2017
Dance Currents Inc. is presenting a concert of nine Modern dances by famous choreographers as well as a panel following the performance discussing how Modern dance does or does not withstand the test of time.
FPAC presents Gala Celebration with Broadway's Ben Cameron, 10/ 14
by BWW News Desk - October 02, 2017
Broadway's Ben Cameron hosts the Franklin Performing Arts Company's annual Gala on Saturday, October 14 at THE BLACK BOX, the Company's home and performance venue located at 15 West Central Street in downtown Franklin. Titled Anything Goes in THE BOX, the evening features eclectic food, assorted fundraising, and a variety of outstanding entertainment. Ben Cameron has appeared on Broadway in Aida and the original casts of Wicked and Footloose. He has toured with Sweet Charity, Fame, Tommy, Footloose, and State Fair. Cameron is currently the creator/host of Broadway Sessions at The Laurie Beechman Theater.
Emmy Award-Nominated Comedian Janeane Garofalo Comes to BTG
by BWW News Desk - October 02, 2017
Berkshire Theatre Group welcomes Emmy Award-nominated actress, comedian and SNL alum, Janeane Garofalo to The Colonial Theatre on Saturday, October 21 at 8pm. Tickets are $39.50.
Photo Flash: Sneak Peek at American Classic TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD at Gloucester Stage
by BWW News Desk - October 02, 2017
Gloucester Stage Company wraps up its 38th season of professional theater on Cape Ann with Harper Lee's To Kill A Mockingbird from October 6 through October 27 at 267 East Main Street, Gloucester, MA. Scroll down for a sneak peek at the cast!
Ghostly THE TURN OF THE SCREW to Usher in Fall at WHAT
by BWW News Desk - October 02, 2017
Wellfleet Harbor Actors Theater offers The Turn of the Screw as this fall's ghost story, running October 19-29. Based on the provocative tale of suspense and horror, Jeffrey Hatcher's adaptation of the Henry James classic gives this famous story yet another turn.
Wellesley College's Davis Museum Travel Ban Show 'ART-LESS: THE DAVIS WITHOUT IMMIGRANTS' Honored in London
by BWW News Desk - October 02, 2017
Today, at the Leading Culture Destinations Awards event in London, the Davis Museum at Wellesley College won the Best Soft Power Cultural Activation Award. The honor recognizes the ingenuity and global impact of ART-LESS: the Davis Without Immigrants, an initiative and intervention launched by the Davis Museum in February 2017.
14th Annual Boston Bhangra Competition Set for Next Month
by BWW News Desk - October 02, 2017
The 14th annual Boston Bhangra Competition will take place on Saturday, November 11th, 2017 at the world renowned Orpheum Theatre.
Nominations Now Open for the 2017 BroadwayWorld Boston Awards!
by BWW News Desk - October 02, 2017
Nominations are NOW OPEN for the 2017 BroadwayWorld Regional Awards! Regional productions, touring shows, community theatre and more are all included, honoring productions which opened between October 1, 2016 through September 30, 2017. Our local editors have set the categories and now YOU get to nominate and vote for your favorites! Nominations are reader-submitted and will be open through October 31.

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