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Guerilla Opera Opens 11th Season with New Farce by Andy Vores
by BWW News Desk - October 02, 2017
Guerilla Opera, having completed a decade's worth of world premiere operas, is still going strong.
BWW Review: WARHOLCAPOTE: Soup or Art?
by Nancy Grossman - September 30, 2017
The world premiere production of WARHOLCAPOTE: A Non-Fiction Invention at American Repertory Theater in Cambridge exposes us to never-before-heard conversations between these two icons, brought vividly to life by Stephen Spinella and Dan Butler. Adaptor Rob Roth used their own words to enlighten us about their connection and outline their commonalities.
'LIVE FROM LAUREL CANYON' to Bring American Folk Rock to BTG
by BWW News Desk - September 30, 2017
Berkshire Theatre Group (BTG) presents Live From Laurel Canyon: Songs & Stories of American Folk Rock today, September 30 at 8pm.
Ryan Landry's 5 TO 9 Returns to Boston for Limited Engagement & Breaking News from the Front
by BWW News Desk - September 29, 2017
It's official! Ryan Landry's '5 to 9' is a bonafide hit! Between sold out crowds, standing ovations, and battling the 'trump trolls' the Boston debut of '5 to 9' (September 21-24) was an unforgettable weekend. Due to overwhelming demand, Landry and his Gold Dust Orphans will bring the tale of Trump's secretaries and how they get even back for a reprisal run at the Ramrod Center for the Performing Arts at Machine (1254 Boylston Street) for two nights ONLY, Saturday November 4th at 8PM and Sunday, November 5th at 5PM. After a sold out run in Provincetown and a sold out run in Boston, interested parties should act soon to make sure they get tickets!
Jacob's Pillow Announces Year-Round Programming for 85th Anniversary Season
by BWW News Desk - September 29, 2017
After celebrating its record-breaking 85th Anniversary Season, Jacob's Pillow announces new, expanded fall, winter, and spring programming as a main component of Vision '22, a strategic approach to the Pillow's transformation into a year-round center for dance research and development and a civic partner in our region.
Cantata Singers to Open 54th Season with Zelenka Premiere, Mozart & Haydn
by BWW News Desk - September 29, 2017
Cantata Singers' 54th season opens on Friday, November 3, 2017 at 8pm in New England Conservatory's Jordan Hall with the U.S. premiere of J.D. Zelenka's Missa Divi Xaverii, W.A. Mozart's Misericordias Domini, and F.J. Haydn's Symphony No. 80.
GHOST SHIP HARBOR to Return to Quincy Shipyard for New Season of Terror
by BWW News Desk - September 29, 2017
It's back. Ghost Ship Harbor will return to the USS Salem in the Quincy Shipyard for another season of sheer terror.
Jerry Springer to Host THE PRICE IS RIGHT LIVE! in Worcester
by BWW News Desk - September 28, 2017
The Price is Right Live! recently announced that TV favorite Jerry Springer will host its interactive stage show when it comes to The Hanover Theatre for the Performing Arts on Friday, October 20 at 8 p.m. Tickets are on sale now.
Shakespeare & Company Adds Performance of GOD OF CARNAGE to Aid Hurricane Relief
by BWW News Desk - September 28, 2017
Shakespeare & Company adds a special benefit performance to its God of Carnage run to give back to those impacted by the recent hurricanes.
BWW Review: Powerful, Thought-provoking FACELESS at Zeitgeist Stage Company
by Nancy Grossman - September 28, 2017
Zeitgeist Stage Company begins its 17th season with the East Coast premiere of Selina Fillinger's FACELESS, a play with a storyline that sits smack in the middle of the national zeitgeist. It pits a sheltered 18-year old white girl against a Harvard Law School graduate and practicing Muslim in a taut courtroom drama that is about much more than the charges being litigated. Terrorism and ISIS are on trial, but the face of a young American woman is symbolic of how the enemy is expanding its reach into our homeland via social media, and the attorney in the hijab is the unlikely government crusader chosen to fight back.
A.R.T. Announces Access Performance Dates for 2017-18 Season
by BWW News Desk - September 28, 2017
American Repertory Theater (A.R.T.) at Harvard University, under the leadership of Artistic Director Diane Paulus and Executive Producer Diane Borger, announces dates of accessible programming in the 2017/18 Season. American Sign Language (ASL)-interpreted, open-captioned, audio-described, and sensory-friendly performances will be offered.
Improv Soup Announces Soup Jrs Workshop Series
by BWW News Desk - September 28, 2017
The 8 session Soup Jrs Workshop Series will be taught by illustrious Director, Improv Soup Alumni Colleen Murphy, aided by experienced Improv Soup members and will allow budding improvisers to experience the excitement of being part of an Improv troupe.
Mike Thornton and Gruppo Mondo to Bring Jazz to Egremont Barn
by BWW News Desk - September 28, 2017
No one trumps Torme! Night after night, The Capitol Steps actor Mike Thornton heats up the political comedy circuit, playing presidents from Bush to Trump. Then he cools down with jazz standards in area clubs.
Pitch Perfect: Here's How to Get Your Own TED Talk, 10/11
by BWW News Desk - September 27, 2017
Are you ready to take your TED talk out of your head and into the world? Wondering if you have what it takes or how to get going? In a powerful, take-no-prisoners presentation, Boston Women in Media and Entertainment's live interview series The Story Behind Her Success presents Terri Trespicio on October 11 at Laugh Boston, hosted by award-winning broadcaster, Candy O'Terry
ImprovBoston Welcomes Back The Popular Best of Boston Sketch Comedy
by BWW News Desk - September 27, 2017
After four years of sold-out showcase sketch shows, ImprovBoston welcomes back the fifth annual Best of Boston Sketch Comedy, a celebration featuring Boston's best-known indie scripted comedy groups. Audiences will see highlights from local sketch troupes Floodward, Friend Club, Hunk House, Klondike 237, Mister Bismuth, Terrible People, Vitamin Snake, The Voices in Our Heads, and World of Hurt at the Best of Boston Sketch Comedy, which runs every Friday on two stages from September 29th through October 13th at ImprovBoston.
Joe Bradley's First U.S. Museum Exhibition to Open at the Rose Art Museum
by BWW News Desk - September 27, 2017
The Rose Art Museum presents the first large-scale exhibition in North America devoted to the work of celebrated New York-based artist Joe Bradley, October 15, 2017 - January 28, 2018.
SEX AND THE CITY Meets TITUS ANDRONICUS in ROBYN IS HAPPY at Hub Theatre Company of Boston
by BWW News Desk - September 27, 2017
Hub Theatre Company of Boston will complete its highly acclaimed fifth season with the East Coast premiere of Michael Elyanow's dark comedy Robyn is Happy Friday, October 27- Saturday, November 11 at First Church Boston, 66 Marlborough Street in Boston's Back Bay.
Pittsfield CityJazz Festival with The Dizzy Gillespie Afro-Cuban Experience to Play the Colonial
by BWW News Desk - September 27, 2017
Berkshire Theatre Group welcomes Pittsfield CityJazz Festival, featuring The Dizzy Gillespie Afro-Cuban Experience, to The Colonial Theatre on Saturday, October 14 at 7:30pm.
Ring in the New Year with CABARET at the Hanover Theatre
by BWW News Desk - September 27, 2017
Based on Roundabout Theatre Company's Tony Award-winning production, Sam Mendes and Rob Marshall's Cabaret is now on sale for its run at The Hanover Theatre for the Performing Arts, playing Thursday, December 28 through New Year's Eve, Sunday, December 31.
The Hanover Theatre Announces 'Diane Kelley Holiday Spectacular'
by BWW News Desk - September 27, 2017
The Hanover Theatre for the Performing Arts invites you to get into the spirit of the holidays on Saturday, December 2 at 6 p.m. with Diane Kelley presents Holiday Spectacular 2017. Tickets are on sale now.
GHOST SHIP HARBOR to Return to Quincy Shipyard for New Season of Terror
by BWW News Desk - September 26, 2017
It's back. Ghost Ship Harbor will return to the USS Salem in the Quincy Shipyard for another season of sheer terror.
Shakespeare & Company Fall Festival Unites 500 High School Students
by BWW News Desk - September 26, 2017
The Fall Festival of Shakespeare is back for its 29th season, and with it come the integral Common Classes where hundreds of teenagers come together for four classes in Stage Combat, Dance and Movement, Technical Theatre and Performance Preparation. Ten different schools are represented in this year's Festival, coming from the Berkshires, Pioneer Valley, and eastern New York State. The students join together on four different nights this October to explore, collaborate, and meet each other in celebration instead of competition.
Randy Noojin's SEEGER to Play WHAT This Fall
by BWW News Desk - September 26, 2017
Wellfleet Harbor Actors Theater welcomes Randy Noojin back to the stage for three nights of music-filled storytelling in his new one-man show, Seeger, Thursday, October 12 through Saturday, October 14, at 7:30 p.m.
Commonwealth Shakespeare's 'Shakespeare and the Law' Series to Continue with MEASURE FOR MEASURE
by BWW News Desk - September 26, 2017
Commonwealth Shakespeare Company (CSC), in collaboration with the Boston Lawyers' Chapter of the Federalist Society, will present its annual Shakespeare and the Law series, focusing this fall on Shakespeare's Measure for Measure, directed by CSC's Associate Artistic Director Adam Sanders and produced by McCarter & English partner Daniel J. Kelly. 
BWW Review: EXIT THE KING: Desperate Despot
by Nancy Grossman - September 25, 2017
Actors' Shakespeare Project opens its 14th season, The Downfall of Despots, with a comedy about a narcissistic despot who is having difficulty accepting his mortality. Director Dmitry Troyanovsky has the good fortune to work with a stellar ensemble, lead by the inimitable Richard Snee, and Sarah Newhouse and Jesse Hinson as his two dissimilar wives. Rounding out the cast are Dayenne Walters, Rachel Belleman, and Gunnar Manchester.

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