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Alley Cat Theater to Premiere PLANK at Boston Center for the Arts
by BWW News Desk - August 26, 2017
Today, August 26th, is Press Night for Plank, a new play by John Greiner-Ferris, directed by Megan Schy Gleeson.
Berkshire Opera Festival Announces Second Season, Featuring ARIADNE AUF NAXOS, 8/26, 29, 9/1
by BWW News Desk - August 26, 2017
Berkshire Opera Festival (BOF) proudly announces its second season, featuring a new production of Richard Strauss's Ariadne auf Naxos. Performances will be Today, August 26; Tuesday, August 29; and Friday, September 1 at 7:30PM at the historic Colonial Theatre in Pittsfield.
Exclusive Video: Get A First Look at Aaron Tveit in COMPANY at Barrington Stage
by Alan Henry - August 25, 2017
BroadwayWorld has an exclusive first look at Barrington Stage Company's production of Company, led by Aaron Tveit as Bobby. Check out the cast in action below!
A CHRISTMAS CAROL to Return to The Colonial Theatre This December
by BWW News Desk - August 25, 2017
Berkshire Theatre Group has announced the 12th annual community production of Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol, adapted by Eric Hill and directed by Travis G. Daly, and presented for the seventh time at The Colonial Theatre in Pittsfield. A Christmas Carol runs Saturday, December 9 through Friday December 22.
Tap-Happy DAMES AT SEA to Open Greater Boston Stage Company's 18th Season
by BWW News Desk - August 25, 2017
Greater Boston Stage Company opens its 18th Season with the tap-happy Broadway musical Dames at Sea. Directed and choreographed by Elliot Norton and IRNE Award-winner Ilyse Robbins, performances run September 7 - 24, 2017.
Stoneham Theatre Is Now Greater Boston Stage Company
by BWW News Desk - August 25, 2017
Stoneham Theatre opens its 18th Season with a new name, Greater Boston Stage Company.
I AM JANE DOE Screening and More Set for BabsonARTS This Fall
by BWW News Desk - August 24, 2017
BabsonARTS announces its roster of programming for the fall of 2017, including a screening of I Am Jane Doe by Mary Mazzio and a range of visual and performing arts events.
Disney Live! MICKEY AND MINNIE'S DOORWAY TO MAGIC Comes to Worcester
by BWW News Desk - August 24, 2017
Magic comes to Worcester when Feld Entertainment, the worldwide leader of live touring family entertainment brings memorable moments from renowned Disney films to life.
Commonwealth Shakespeare Company Announces 2017-18 Season
by BWW News Desk - August 24, 2017
Commonwealth Shakespeare Company (CSC) Founding Artistic Director Steven Maler announced today the 2017-18 Season, to be presented at the Sorenson Center for the Arts at Babson College in Wellesley, as well as in downtown Boston.
LATE NITE CATECHISM 2: SISTER STRIKES AGAIN! at Stoneham Theatre
by BWW News Desk - August 24, 2017
Colleen Moore stars as Sister in Late Nite Catechism 2: Sister Strikes Again! playing at Stoneham Theatre August 24-27, 2017.
Actors' Shakespeare Project to Open 14th Season with Eugene Ionesco's EXIT THE KING
by BWW News Desk - August 23, 2017
Actors' Shakespeare Project begins Season 14 with Eugene Ionesco's Exit The King, a parable on ego and mortality offering comedic respite from real-life woes that some may find topical, even cautionary.
ImprovBoston Hosts 9th Annual Boston Comedy Arts Festival
by BWW News Desk - August 22, 2017
ImprovBoston unites more than 90 celebrated improv, sketch, and standup comedy acts from around the world for the 9th annual Boston Comedy Arts Festival (BCAF). From September 6-10, acclaimed acts from Chicago, New York, Los Angeles, Toronto, Germany, and more showcase diverse comedy talents for Boston audiences.
ImprovBoston Goes Back to the '80s with Hit Comedy Show OREGON FAIL
by BWW News Desk - August 22, 2017
ImprovBoston brings those who grew up in the 80s back to a simpler time when they trekked westward on their Apple II GSs - hunting, crossing rivers, and avoiding the dreaded dysentery outbreak. Based on the popular 80s video game Oregon Trail, ImprovBoston's hit comedy show Oregon Fail: You Have Died of Comedy combines thrilling adventure and whimsy in a completely improvised show set within the world of the game.
Antonio Pappano & Orchestra di Santa Cecilia to Embark on Fall 2017 Tour to New York, Boston, D.C. & Rochester
by BWW News Desk - August 22, 2017
Led by Music Director Sir Antonio Pappano, the Orchestra dell'Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia tours to the United States this October for the first time in nearly 50 years, performing at Carnegie Hall in New York (October 20 & 21), the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, D.C. (October 25), Symphony Hall in Boston (October 22), and Kodak Hall at Eastman Theatre in Rochester (October 23).
Announcing the 5th Annual Greater Boston Theater Expo
by BWW News Desk - August 21, 2017
On Tuesday, September 12th, over 50 theater companies will come together in the Cyclorama at the Boston Center for the Arts to share information, schedules and offerings for the upcoming 2017-2018 theater season - and many will be offering discounts, promotions, prizes and giveaways.  The Fifth Annual Greater Boston Theater Expo: 2017 offers a free, convenient and efficient way in an Expo-style/marketplace setting for theater artists to check out theater productions from their favorite companies and explore new organizations.  With over 50 companies spanning the Greater Boston region, individuals will be able to meet representatives and artists from the region's fringe, small, mid-sized, and large theater companies, get information about upcoming productions, and take advantage of Expo-only ticket offers and giveaways.
LGBTQ Film Festival Comes to The Hanover Theatre Next Month
by BWW News Desk - August 21, 2017
qFLIX Worcester: New England's LGBTQ Film Festival presents a series of films that seek to educate and entertain at The Hanover Theatre for the Performing Arts, Thursday, September 14 through Sunday, September 17. Tickets go on sale Friday, August 18 at 10 a.m.
Photo Coverage: Elizabeth Aspenlieder Brings BAD DATES to Shakespeare & Co.
by Stephen Sorokoff - August 21, 2017
Elizabeth Aspenlieder was the best date you could have in the Berkshires last night.  Elizabeth directed and starred in the hilarious and heartbreaking story, Bad Dates presented in the Tina Packer Playhouse at Shakespeare & Co. 
Shit-Faced Shakespeare to Present THE TAMING OF THE SHREW
by BWW News Desk - August 21, 2017
Those Magnificent Bastards that you've come to love and loathe are at it again. This time they'll kick your good time in the balls with Shit-faced Shakespeare: The Taming of the Shrew. Perhaps you're not familiar with these presenters of pithy prose?
BWW Previews: Linda Lavin Returns To Provincetown's Crown And Anchor
by Michael Rabice - August 21, 2017
Age doesn't stand a chance of catching up with the busy and multi-talented Linda Lavin. Ms. Lavin is in Los Angeles to film a new sitcom, but will fly to Cape Cod this weekend for two nights of concerts at Provincetown's Crown and Anchor.
THE PRODUCERS at Priscilla Beach Theatre in August
by BWW News Desk - August 19, 2017
Priscilla Beach Theatre (PBT) is pleased to present the musical comedy The Producers, August 3-19, on its historic barn stage. Mel Brook's The Producers is a laugh-out-loud, zany musical featuring a scheming producer and his mousy accountant.
Photo Flash: Chester Theatre Company presents FOLK
by BWW News Desk - August 18, 2017
For Winnie, a Guinness-hoisting nun, and Stephen, a shy maintenance worker, Friday nights are for playing and singing. Until sixteen-year-old Kayleigh lobs a brick through Winnie's window.
Marblehead School of Ballet Celebrates 46th Anniversary, Launches 2017-2018 Season
by BWW News Desk - August 18, 2017
The Marblehead School of Ballet (MSB) celebrates its 46th anniversary this fall with a new season of classes for 2017-2018, beginning on Monday, August 28.  Classes are taught at the school's studio, located at 115 Pleasant Street, in picturesque Marblehead, Massachusetts.
New England Debut of CLUE Headlines Cape Playhouse's 2018 Season
by BWW News Desk - August 18, 2017
Michael Rader, Producing Artistic Director of The Cape Playhouse, today announced the 2018 summer line-up for the historic Playhouse's 92nd season.
'Tremont Takeover' to Launch Local Music Series at Boch Center
by BWW News Desk - August 18, 2017
Lysten Boston and the Boch Center announced today a new partnership to present local music in the iconic Wang Theatre Grand Lobby.
WHAT WE WERE Receives World Premiere Workshop
by BWW News Desk - August 18, 2017
Jackson & Caitlin Teeley, in cooperation with The Egremont Barn, is proud to announce the world premiere stage-workshop production What We Were, a new musical. What We Were is a stage adaptation of the 2015 short film by the same name created by Jackson Teeley, Corey Potter and Wilder Bunke. This world premiere workshop features the original three songs from the short film, plus an expanded score with music and lyrics by Jackson Teeley, and an original book by Jackson & Caitlin Teeley.

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