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Cape Rep Theatre presents Regional Premier of MEN ON BOATS
by BWW News Desk - June 06, 2017
Cape Rep Theatre's 32nd season continues with the New England Premier of Jaclyn Backhaus' Men On Boats, June 22nd through July 22nd: Tuesdays thru Thursdays at 7 pm, Fridays and Saturdays at 8 pm, and Sunday July 2nd at 2 pm.  Tickets are $28.  Pay-What-You-Can-Night is the first Friday, June 23rd. Group rates & Student Rush tickets also available.  Call the box office for details.  Cape Rep Indoor Theater. North Side Route 6A E. Brewster. 508.896.1888 or www.caperep.org.
Sweet Honey In The Rock to Headline Shakespeare & Company's Ruby Gala
by BWW News Desk - June 06, 2017
Shakespeare & Company celebrates their 40th Anniversary Season on Saturday, July 1st at the 40th Season Ruby Gala. The event will honor the Company's 40-year tradition of bringing world class theatrical productions to Berkshire audiences, while eagerly anticipating future seasons with Artistic Director Allyn Burrows and Managing Director Adam Davis.
Jukebox Musical MILLION DOLLAR QUARTET to Run This Summer at The Unicorn Theatre
by BWW News Desk - June 06, 2017
Berkshire Theatre Group presents Tony Award-winning jukebox musical and epic night of rock 'n roll, Million Dollar Quartet, directed and music direction by James Barry (Broadway: Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson; BTG: A Thousand Clowns, Tommy, The Caretaker). Million Dollar Quartet runs from June 14 through July 15 at The Unicorn Theatre in Stockbridge, MA. Opening night is set for Saturday, June 17 at 8pm.
BWW Review: DAYS OF ATONEMENT: The Strength of Sisterhood
by Nancy Grossman - June 06, 2017
Israeli Stage presents the North American premiere production of Hanna Azoulay-Hasfari's DAYS OF ATONEMENT, a dramatic exploration of the Moroccan-Israeli immigrant experience through the eyes of four estranged sisters who reunite when their mother goes missing on the eve of Yom Kippur. Producing Artistic Director Guy Ben-Aharon directs the stripped-down staging featuring a quartet of strong, complex performances from Jackie Davis, Adrianne Krstansky, Ramona Lisa Alexander, and Dana Stern.
Williamstown Theatre Festival to Host WAM Theatre Fresh Takes Reading of SMART PEOPLE
by BWW News Desk - June 06, 2017
On Tuesday, August 1 at 5 pm, the Williamstown Theatre Festival will host a WAM Theatre Fresh Takes Play Reading of Smart People by Lydia R. Diamond at the Clark Art Institute.  The reading will be directed by WAM's Artistic Director, Kristen van Ginhoven. Tickets are free but reservations are recommended.
ORIGINAL STARS from American Bandstand Roll into Worcester this Fall
by BWW News Desk - June 06, 2017
In 1959, one man hired some buses, loaded up the brightest stars and a generation's greatest songs and took their show on the road. Now the ORIGINAL STARS of American Bandstand are back on the bus and rolling into Worcester, Friday, October 27 at 8 p.m.
Passim's Annual Summer BCMFest Returns to Harvard Square, 7/2
by BWW News Desk - June 06, 2017
???????The Boston area's only winter-time Celtic festival will once again make a warm-weather appearance when Club Passim in Harvard Square hosts the third Summer BCMFest on July 2, featuring 12 hours of some of the best local Celtic music.
Joe Posa Brings THE BITCH IS BACK to Provincetown Theater
by BWW News Desk - June 06, 2017
Joe Posa, actor and female celebrity impersonator, joins forces with Fashion Police Executive Producer and Joan Rivers former comedy writer, Tony Tripoli for a 90 minute Tribute show, "The Bitch is Back!"
Jacob's Pillow Dance Festival Presents TIRELESS
by BWW News Desk - June 05, 2017
Astonishing tap artists from across the U.S. and abroad come together in a Jacob's Pillow-exclusive program curated and introduced by the "tireless ambassador of tap" Michelle Dorrance (The New York Times).
Radio City Rockettes to Support Sail Boston in New USO Partnership This Month
by BWW News Desk - June 05, 2017
The Madison Square Garden Company has announced that the Radio City Rockettes and the United Service Organizations (USO) are re-energizing a more than 70-year association between the two historic organizations. The Radio City Rockettes will continue their support at Sail Boston on Saturday, June 17.
South African HAMLET, Drum-Fueled 'TEN BLOCKS' and More Set for 2017 Provincetown Tennessee Williams Theater Festival
by BWW News Desk - June 05, 2017
A South African Hamlet performed in a shallow tank of water at Fisherman's Wharf. A drum-fueled, outdoor production of Ten Blocks on the Camino Real imported from Ghana. Pericles staged on board the 66-foot Rose Dorothea fishing schooner. 
THE 39 STEPS and CABARET Headline Moonbox Productions' 2017-18 Season
by BWW News Desk - June 05, 2017
Moonbox Productions, nominated for numerous IRNE and Elliot Norton Awards, is thrilled to announce its theatrical line up for the 2017-2018 season.
North Shore Civic Ballet Selected to Perform in José Mateo Theatre's 9th Annual Dance for World Community Festival
by BWW News Desk - June 05, 2017
The North Shore Civic Ballet (NSCB), a nonprofit dance company based at the Marblehead School of Ballet (MSB) in Marblehead, Massachusetts, has been selected again to perform in the Jose Mateo Ballet Theatre Presents 9th Annual Dance for World Community Festival.
Photo Coverage: Christopher Plummer Honored At Berkshire International Film Festival
by Stephen Sorokoff - June 04, 2017
You don't have to go to the Cannes Film Festival in France to see to see the best new creations from film makers and mingle with glamorous and creative people. It's happening in the Berkshires at the Berkshire International Film Festival (BIFF). Kelley Vickery who founded the festival 12 years ago has brought the best of independent film from around the world to Great Barrington and Pittsfield Mass. movie theaters. It's a four day event of great movies, Q&A, discussions, special events, and parties.  This year's festival paid tribute to Academy Award winning actor, Christopher Plummer, who when accepting BIFF's Lifetime Achievement Award told the audience ' you probably can't realize how much this award means to me'.
BWW Review: BANK JOB: For Want of an Exit Strategy
by Nancy Grossman - June 02, 2017
Gloucester Stage Company opens it 38th season with the New England premiere of John Kolvenbach's play about a pair of brothers who decide to try robbing a bank in an unwise career move. Taking the money turns out to be much easier than finding a way out of the executive washroom. A sympathetic bank teller, a cooperative cop, and a hostage who harbors some secrets all play a part in determining a convoluted outcome.
ImprovBoston Presents COMEDY, AMERICA!
by BWW News Desk - June 02, 2017
ImprovBoston proudly celebrates what's great, absurd, and idiotic about the good ol' US of A - from turducken to square dancing - in the fun, light-hearted sketch comedy revue Comedy, America! On June 16th, 23rd, and 30th, ImprovBoston lovingly pokes fun at the country we're proud to call home.
Theatre Professionals and Community Members Collaborate During Suburban Summer Theatre Surge
by BWW News Desk - June 02, 2017
Artists from Suburbia, a leader in new and experimental community-based theatre on Boston's south shore, today announced complete dates for the 2017 Suburban Summer Theatre Surge, a new theatre season combining the talents of community members with Boston-area theatre professionals.
Berkshire Theatre Group Receives $45,000 Grant
by BWW News Desk - June 01, 2017
Berkshire Theatre Group is proud to announce it is the recipient of a prestigious $45,000 grant from The Shubert Foundation. Providing grant support to theatres throughout the country, The Shubert Foundation ensures quality and longevity of performing arts.
The Yard presents Adele Myers and Dancers 6/15 & 17
by BWW News Desk - June 01, 2017
Adele Myers' The Dancing Room is an intimate visual wonderland of illumination, laughter and elegance. The work features collaborator and interactive media artist, John Slepian, ongoing collaborator and composer, Josh Quillen (of S? Percussion), visual and lighting director Kathy Couch, and costume designer Heidi Henderson. The Dancing Room is performed in the round by four female athletes of the heart for no more than 30 audience members.
Tickets Now On Sale for THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA in Boston
by BWW News Desk - June 01, 2017
Cameron Mackintosh's spectacular new production of Andrew Lloyd Webber's THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA will make its highly anticipated return to the Boston Opera House. With newly reinvented staging and stunning scenic design, this new version of THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA is performed by a cast and orchestra of 52, making this one of the largest productions on tour in North America.  THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA will play a limited three week engagement at the Boston Opera House September 13 - October 1, 2017 as part of the 2017-2018 Lexus Broadway In Boston Season.
Commonwealth Shakespeare Company Announces Casting for ROMEO & JULIET
by BWW News Desk - June 01, 2017
Commonwealth Shakespeare Company (CSC) announced today the complete cast of its 22nd production of Free Shakespeare on the Common, William Shakespeare's immortal drama Romeo & Juliet, directed by Allegra Libonati. Performances are free of charge, and will take place on the Boston Common, near the Parkman Bandstand.  
BWW Review: Dead Playwrights Tell No Tales? A DEAD MAN'S DIARY: A THEATRICAL NOVEL Will Convince You Otherwise
by Justin J. Sacramone - June 01, 2017
Mikhail Bulgakov never finished "Theatrical Novel," his magnum opus about a playwrights backroom negotiations, but Golyak saw the unfinished work's potential and brought it to life on stage in a mysterious and thrilling new production. Now titled as A DEAD MAN'S DIARY: A THEATRICAL NOVEL, we are given the opportunity to experience this philosophical play by considering the turmoil when an artist and their art uncontrollably move further and further away due to commercial and political interests.
RIPCORD Extends Through 7/2 Due to Popular Demand
by BWW News Desk - May 31, 2017
Due to popular demand, the Huntington Theatre Company has extended the run of its production of Ripcord, by David Lindsay-Abaire and directed by Jessica Stone, through July 2. The added performances are Tuesday, June 27 at 7:30pm; Wednesday, June 28 at 7:30pm; Thursday, June 29 at 7:30pm; Friday, June 30 at 8pm; Saturday, July 1 at 2pm and 8pm; and Sunday, July 2 at 2pm and 7pm. Ripcord plays at the Huntington's Calderwood Pavilion at the BCA, 527 Tremont Street, Boston.
Hub Theatre Company presents WAITING FOR WAITING FOR GODOT, Directed by Paula Plum
by BWW News Desk - May 31, 2017
Fresh off its recent IRNE wins, Hub Theatre Company of Boston will continue its fifth season with the hilarious theatrical romp Waiting for Waiting for Godot by Dave Hanson Friday, July 14 through Saturday, July 29 at Club Cafe, 209 Columbus Avenue in Boston's Back Bay. Performances are Thursdays, Fridays, and Saturday at 7:30 pm and Sundays at 2 pm.
Portland Based NW Dance Project Makes Its Jacob's Pillow Dance Festival Debut
by BWW News Desk - May 31, 2017
Known for its "cutting-edge contemporary work" (Jason Vondersmith, The Portland Tribune), NW Dance Project makes its Jacob's Pillow debut, June 28-July 2 in the Doris Duke Theatre. Based in Portland, Oregon and led by former Royal Winnipeg Ballet principal dancer Sarah Slipper, the company is composed of a cast of classically-trained, versatile contemporary dancers. The program includes works by a range of accomplished choreographers and rising talents: Post-Traumatic-Monster by Felix Landerer, choreographer in residence for Scapino Ballet in the Netherlands; At Some Hour You Return by former Nederlands Dans Theater dancer Ji?i Pokorný; Le Fil Rouge by 2011 Sadler's Wells Global Dance Contest winner and NW Dance Project resident choreographer Ihsan Rustem; and MemoryHouse by Artistic Director Sarah Slipper.

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