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Reagle Music Theatre to Present REMEMBERING THE 40'S This April
by BWW News Desk - March 14, 2017
Reagle Music Theatre of Greater Boston will present Remembering the 40's, a musical tribute to the men and women of the war generation, for three performances only April 22-23, 2017. 
Il Volo Concert Cancelled Due To Inclement Weather
by BWW News Desk - March 14, 2017
The Boch Center, The Madison Square Garden Company and Frank Productions announced today that due to inclement weather, the Il Volo concert originally scheduled to take place at the Wang Theatre on Tuesday, March 14, 2017 at 8:00PM has been cancelled
Lovely Hoffman and Sam Yin to be Honored at SpeakEasy's 2017 Spring Gala
by BWW News Desk - March 13, 2017
SpeakEasy Stage Company will honor artist and educator Lovely Hoffman and Boston philanthropist Samuel Yin for their sustained and passionate support of the arts at its 2017 Spring Gala, to be held Saturday, April 8, from 6-9PM at the Hyatt Regency, Boston.
Apollinaire Theatre Company presents EVERYMAN by Carol Ann Duffy
by BWW News Desk - March 13, 2017
Everyman is successful, popular, and riding high when Death comes calling. Forced to abandon the life he has built, he embarks on a last, frantic search to recruit a friend, anyone, to speak in his defense. But Death is close behind, and time is running out.
RENT 20th ANNIVERSARY TOUR Coming To Boston's Boch Shubert Theatre 4/11-27
by BWW News Desk - March 13, 2017
RENT, the Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award-winning landmark rock musical written by Jonathan Larson, returns to Boston to play a two week engagement at the Boch Center Shubert Theatre April 11 - 23, 2017. Presented by the Boch Center, tickets are on sale at the Boch Center box office, through www.bochcenter.org  or by calling (866) 348-9738. Press night is set for Tuesday, April 11, 2017 at 7:00 pm.
Rose-Darla Pascal Named MA 2017 Poetry Out Loud Champion
by BWW News Desk - March 13, 2017
Randolph High School sophomore Rose-Darla Pascal was named Massachusetts's 2017 Poetry Out Loud Champion Sunday at Boston's Old South Meeting House.
Boston Marathon Documentary Play FINISH LINE Opens This Week
by BWW News Desk - March 13, 2017
Presented by the Boch Center in association with Boston Theater Company, the world premiere of Finish Line: A Documentary Play About the 2013 Boston Marathon opens this week at the Shubert Theatre.
VIDEO: Watch the Trailer for TOPDOG/UNDERDOG at Huntington
by BWW News Desk - March 13, 2017
The Huntington Theatre Company presents the explosive Pulitzer Prize winner Topdog/Underdog by Suzan-Lori Parks and directed by Tony, Grammy, and Drama Desk Award winner Billy Porter (The Colored Museum at the Huntington and Lola in Kinky Boots on Broadway). Performances run now through April 9, 2017 at the Avenue of the Arts / BU Theatre. Click below to watch a trailer for the show!
Pilgrim Festival Chorus Presents RETROSPECTIVES Concerts
by BWW News Desk - March 13, 2017
Pilgrim Festival Chorus (PFC), the region's principal community chorus, presents a spring concert, Retrospectives, on Saturday, April 29 at 7:30 pm at St. Bonaventure Church, 803 State Road, Plymouth, and Sunday, April 30 at 4 pm at the First Parish Unitarian Universalist Church, 842 Tremont Street, Duxbury. 
Jose Mateo Ballet Theatre Presents Free Panel Discussion TALK ABOUT DANCE
by BWW News Desk - March 12, 2017
Talk About Dance, a panel discussion and group conversation about Dance, Race and Education.  Talk About Dance offers one of the area's most vibrant settings for dance-related learning, discussion, and exchange of ideas.
FPAC presents DISNEY'S BEAUTY AND THE BEAST
by BWW News Desk - March 11, 2017
Franklin Performing Arts Company (FPAC) presents Disney's Beauty and the Beast at THE BLACK BOX, the company's home and performance venue located at 15 West Central Street in downtown Franklin. Show times are March 11, 17, and 18 at 7:30 p.m. with Sunday matinees on March 12 and 19 at 2 p.m. An international sensation, the enchanting musical is a family favorite with an unforgettable cast of characters and an irresistible score. 
Reagle Music Theatre of Greater Boston to Present A LITTLE BIT OF IRELAND
by BWW News Desk - March 11, 2017
Reagle Music Theatre of Greater Boston will present "A Little Bit of Ireland" -- a feast of Irish music, folk dancing, and light-hearted comic blarney - for three performances only during St. Patrick's Day weekend, March 11-12th, 2017.  This annual musical celebration of St. Patrick's Day, conceived and directed by Reagle's producing artistic director Bob Eagle, is a heartfelt homage to the Emerald Isle featuring a pinch of Irish tenors, a touch of Riverdance and a rousing visit to an Irish pub. 
BWW Review: PRECIOUS LITTLE at Nora Theatre Company
by Nancy Grossman - March 10, 2017
Nora Theatre Company presents Madeleine George's PRECIOUS LITTLE, raising many big questions. A research linguist tries to preserve a dying language, even as she faces a crucial decision about her unborn child. Three actresses play eight characters, most of whom are women, and one very smart gorilla.
Harbor Stage Company Celebrates Sixth Season
by BWW News Desk - March 10, 2017
The Harbor Stage Company, the artist-run ensemble that produces intrepid, live performance on the shores of Wellfleet Harbor, will celebrate their sixth season with another summer of ambitious, authentic theater.
Huntington Theatre Co Announces Special Events In Conjunction With TOPDOG/UNDERDOG
by BWW News Desk - March 10, 2017
In conjunction with its upcoming production of Topdog/Underdog the Huntington Theatre Company will host a number of special events and post-show conversations. Admission to onsite post-show events is free with a ticket to Topdog/Underdog, available at huntingtontheatre.org/topdog by phone at 617 266 0800, or in person at the BU Theatre (264 Huntington Avenue) and Calderwood Pavilion at the BCA (527 Tremont Street) box offices. Tickets start at $25. Performances begin Friday, March 10, 2017 at the Avenue of the Arts/BU Theatre.
Barrington Stage Company Announces Additional Productions & World Premiere Readings for 2017 Season
by BWW News Desk - March 10, 2017
Barrington Stage Company (BSC), the award-winning theatre in Downtown Pittsfield, MA under the leadership of Artistic Director Julianne Boyd and Managing Director Tristan Wilson, announced today a reading of the new musical Butterflies, as well as two additional productions, during their upcoming 2017 season.
New Rep and Boston Theatre Center presents SINNERS
by BWW News Desk - March 10, 2017
New Repertory Theatre and Boston Center for American Performance present Greensboro Arts Alliance & Residency/Mirror Theater's Sinners by Joshua Sobol, March 23-April 2, 2017 in the TheatreLab@855, Boston University, 855 Commonwealth Avenue, Boston, MA. Tickets are $20-$35 and may be purchased by calling the New Rep Box Office at 617-923-8487 or visiting newrep.org.
Tickets Now on Sale for Un-Common's Young Performers Production of Disney's THE LION KING JR.
by BWW News Desk - March 10, 2017
Tickets are now available for The Un-Common Young Performers Production of "Disney's The Lion King JR" being presented atQualters Middle School, Mansfield on March 10-12, 2017!  Tickets are available for shows on Today, March 10th at 7:30 pm, Saturday, March 11th at 2:00 pm and Sunday, March 12th at 2:00 pm.  Pre-Sale Tickets are $12 for Adults and $10 for Students and may be purchased by calling (800) 838-3006 or on line at http://unco-lionking.brownpapertickets.com/.
Stars Set for Billy Porter-Helmed TOPDOG/UNDERDOG at the Huntington
by BWW News Desk - March 10, 2017
The Huntington Theatre Company presents the explosive Pulitzer Prize winner Topdog/Underdog by Suzan-Lori Parks and directed by Tony, Grammy, and Drama Desk Award winner Billy Porter (The Colored Museum at the Huntington and Lola in Kinky Boots on Broadway). Performances run March 10 - April 9, 2017 at the Avenue of the Arts / BU Theatre.
Boston Lyric Opera Announces 2017/18 Season - Elena Stikhina in TOSCA, World Premiere of THE NEFARIOUS and More!
by BWW News Desk - March 09, 2017
Boston Lyric Opera's Stanford Calderwood General & Artistic Director Esther Nelson announced today an eclectic 2017/18 Season designed to please die-hard opera fans as well as newcomers to the art form.  Each of the Company's productions will be presented on a different area stage, starting October 13-22, 2017 with a new production of Giacomo Puccini's Tosca featuring the American debut of award-winning rising global star Elena Stikhina in the title role. The World Premiere of The Nefarious, Immoral but Highly Profitable Enterprise of Mr. Burke & Mr. Hare (a.k.a. Burke & Hare) by composer Julian Grant and librettist Mark Campbell follows November 8-12, 2017.  From March 16-25, 2018, BLO presents Kurt Weill and Bertolt Brecht's pivotal early-20th century work The Threepenny Opera.  BLO closes its Season in May with Leonard Bernstein's Trouble in Tahiti, paired with his Arias and Barcarolles, to mark the Lawrence, Mass.-born composer's centennial.
Suffolk University Students Explore Time-Travel, Gender Fluidity and Transformation in Orlando
by BWW News Desk - March 09, 2017
After a night of debauchery, Duke Orlando awakens in the morning as a Duchess. During her/his/their frolic through 17th century Constantinople, Victorian and 20th century England - and places and selves in between - Orlando strives to unlock the mystery of identity: 'Who then am I?'
Boston Philharmonic Youth Orchestra Announces the Young Composers Initiative
by BWW News Desk - March 09, 2017
Now in its fourth year, YCI consists of a reading and recording session of music by six young composers selected from local institutions. During the session, the composers will introduce their works and have them rehearsed and recorded by the superb musicians of the BPYO, led by Conducting Fellow Kristo Kondakci. 
Alley Cat Theater Awarded $15,000 LAB Grant
by BWW News Desk - March 09, 2017
The Boston Foundation recently awarded Alley Cat Theater a Live Arts Boston grant in support of Alley Cat Theater and the full-length play, Plank, by John Greiner-Ferris and directed by Megan Schy Gleeson, to be produced at the Calderwood Pavilion at the Boston Center for the Arts from August 26 to September 16, 2017.
The Dance Complex Presents Christal Brown Weeklong Boston Residency with THE OPULENCE OF INTEGRITY
by BWW News Desk - March 09, 2017
The Dance Complex will host a week-long residency with Choreographer Christal Brown, bringing her dance company INSPIRIT to the Julie Ince Thompson Theatre for performances of 'The Opulence of Integrity,' March 31 - April 2, 2017.
Nantucket Book Festival Announces Summer Line-Up
by BWW News Desk - March 09, 2017
Now in its sixth year, the Nantucket Book Festival has established itself as a major summer destination for booklovers of all stripes with impressive and varied line-ups of award-winning authors.  The three-day Festival, June 16-18, will offer author readings, panel discussions and social events that provide an informal atmosphere that encourages conversations between writers and readers.  Most of the Festival events are free and held within walking distance of the Ferry. 

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