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David Adkins and Corinna May to Lead American Premiere of THE BAKELITE MASTERPIECE at Berkshire Theatre Group
by BWW News Desk - September 29, 2016
Berkshire Theatre Group and WAM Theatre present the American Premiere of The Bakelite Masterpiece, by Kate Cayley and directed by Kristen van Ginhoven, featuring David Adkins and Corinna May. The Bakelite Masterpiece runs at the Unicorn Theatre in Stockbridge, September 29 through October 23.
North Shore Music Theatre's Production of MONTY PYTHON'S SPAMALOT Playing Through October 9th
by BWW News Desk - September 28, 2016
The 2005 Tony Award Winner for "Best Musical," Monty Python's Monty Python's SPAMALOT is the outrageous musical comedy lovingly ripped off from the film classic Monty Python and the Holy Grail, tells the story of King Arthur and his Knights of the Round Table as they embark on their bumbling quest for the Holy Grail. Flying cows, killer rabbits, taunting Frenchmen, a bevy of beautiful show girls, and show-stopping musical numbers are just a few of the reasons audiences eat up MONTY PYTHON'S SPAMALOT … and coming back for seconds.
The Institute of Contemporary Art/Boston to Present THE ARTIST'S MUSEUM
by BWW News Desk - September 28, 2016
The Institute of Contemporary Art/Boston (ICA) presents The Artist's Museum, an exhibition focused on the creative impulse to collect and connect, featuring work by twelve American and European artists, including a major new commission for the exhibition by Anna Craycroft, as well as by Rosa Barba, Christian Marclay, and Rosemarie Trockel, Carol Bove, Rachel Harrison, Louise Lawler, Mark Leckey, Pierre Leguillon, Goshka Macuga, Xaviera Simmons, and Sara VanDerBeek.
MEMORIAL to Open Boston Playwrights' Theatre's 2016-17 Season
by BWW News Desk - September 28, 2016
Boston Playwrights' Theatre (BPT) opens its 2016-17 season with Memorial by Livian Yeh. Running from October 13-23, this new drama is directed by Kelly Galvin.
Woods Hole Theater Company Presents Neil Simon's RUMORS
by BWW News Desk - September 28, 2016
The Woods Hole Theater Company (WHTC) brings Neil Simon's brilliant farce, Rumors, to the Community Hall this October, continuing its 42 years of engaging and promoting the cultural growth of the community of Woods Hole and the vicinity. WHTC operates year-round, producing a wide variety of plays and special events at affordable prices.
The 2016 Nantucket Arts Festival Celebrates 22nd Year
by BWW News Desk - September 28, 2016
Sculptor David Hostetler will be remembered at THE 2016 NANTUCKET ARTS FESTIVAL. Also, Actor John Shea will host the Nantucket Shorts Festival along with a series of Art Talkx discussions from Friday, September 30ththrough Sunday Oct. 9th. The festival will also include conversations with former American Ballet Theater Soloist Richard Shafer at the Preservation Institute (11 Centre St. Nantucket, Massachusetts).  Admission is FREE; a full calendar of can be found at:www.nantucketartscouncil.org
Harvard Brings Ryan Scott Oliver's 35MM: A MUSICAL EXHIBITION to Life
by BWW News Desk - September 27, 2016
Ryan Scott Oliver's 35mm: A Musical Exhibition will be presented by students at Harvard University this fall on October 7th, 8th, and 9th. In preparation for the show, Ryan Scott Oliver and Lindsay Mendez, an original cast member, will come from New York, NY to Cambridge, MA to work with Harvard's 35mm production team.
Stoneham Theatre Presents the New England Premiere of UNCANNY VALLEY
by BWW News Desk - September 27, 2016
Stoneham Theatre continues its 17th Season with Uncanny Valley by Thomas Gibbons, Directed by Weylin Symes. In the not too distant future, researchers have developed a means of extending the human lifespan through artificial intelligence (the 'uncanny valley' refers to the discomfort people feel when confronted by objects that look and move almost, but not quite like real humans).
FPAC Opens 26th Season with FIDDLER ON THE ROOF
by BWW News Desk - September 27, 2016
Franklin Performing Arts Company (FPAC) proudly presents the musical theater masterpiece Fiddler on the Roof. The beloved classic opens FPAC's 26th season. Performances are October 15 at 7:30 p.m., October 16 at 2:00, October 21 and 22 at 7:30, and October 23 at 2:00. The production will be staged at THE BLACK BOX, FPAC's home and performance venue, located at 15 West Central Street in downtown Franklin.
Berkshire Theatre Group Welcomes The Everly Brothers Experience by the Bird Dogs
by BWW News Desk - September 27, 2016
Berkshire Theatre Group welcomes The Everly Brothers Experience by the Bird Dogs at The Colonial Theatre on Thursday, October 13 at 8pm.
North Shore Civic Ballet Launches Campaign For Ruth N. Shiff Memorial Fund
by BWW News Desk - September 27, 2016
The North Shore Civic Ballet (NSCB), a nonprofit dance company based at the Marblehead School of Ballet (MSB) in Marblehead, Massachusetts, has launched the 2016-2017 annual campaign for the Ruth N. Shiff Memorial Fund.  The Fund's namesake, Ruth Shiff, was the backbone, inspiration and the embodiment of the MSB and NSCB.
The Lyric Stage Company of Boston Announces Cast & Creative Team for WARRIOR CLASS
by BWW News Desk - September 26, 2016
The Lyric Stage Company of Boston has announced the cast & creative team for its upcoming productionof WARRIOR CLASS by Kenneth Lin (writer, House of Cards), directed by Dawn M. Simmons. Performances are October 21 - November 13, 2016.
The Boston Modern Orchestra Concert to Hold Tribute to American Composers
by BWW News Desk - September 26, 2016
The Boston Modern Orchestra Project (BMOP), 2016 Musical America Ensemble of the Year, begins its 21st season advocating for the best in contemporary and 20th century orchestral music. On Saturday, October 8, at Jordan Hall, BMOP presents distinctive and exciting symphonic works by four prominent voices that have helped to shape the American concert scene over the past three-quarters of a century: The Schubert Birds by Michael Colgrass; Symphony Concertante by Gail Kubik, featuring soloists Terry Everson (trumpet), Jing Peng (viola), and Vivian Choi (piano), and Partita in C by Harold Shapero featuring Vivian Choi (piano). Highlighting the evening's program is Steven Stucky's Chamber Concerto: a special tribute to one of new music's leading champions.
Photo Flash: In Rehearsal with Israel Horovitz's MAN IN SNOW Premiere at Gloucester Stage
by BWW News Desk - September 26, 2016
Gloucester Stage Company presents the World Premiere of Israel Horovitz's Man In Snow from September 29 through October 23 at 267 East Main Street, Gloucester, MA. Directed by Mr. Horovitz, the powerful and passionate Man In Snow follows David Kipling, recently retired and mourning the loss of his young son, as he re-visits Mt. McKinley in Alaska, a mountain he summited at age 25. He's not climbing, this visit. Instead, he is guiding a group of Japanese honeymooners who hope to conceive a child under the spell of the Northern Lights. BroadwayWorld has a sneak peek at the cast in rehearsal below!
Suspense on Stage this Fall, as MRT Presents ABIGAIL/1702
by BWW News Desk - September 26, 2016
This fall Merrimack Repertory Theatre (MRT) presents the regional premiere of Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa's 'Abigail/1702', the haunting play that asks what might have happened ten years after the Salem witch trials. At the center of the story is Abigail Williams, the young accuser of 1692's Salem Village, as she tries to begin a new life after the hysteria has subsided-yet remains haunted at every turn by terrors of the past. Tlaloc Rivas directs.
Broadway's Darlesia Cearcy to Perform at FPAC Gala
by BWW News Desk - September 24, 2016
Broadway guest artist Darlesia Cearcy headlines a special one-night-only show at the Franklin Performing Arts Company's annual Gala today, September 24.
Israeli Stage is Proud to Present the American Premiere of HAPPY ENDING
by BWW News Desk - September 23, 2016
How do we treat end of life treatment? Israeli Stage, sharing the diversity and vitality of Israeli culture through theatre, is proud to present the American Premiere of Happy Ending as part of Season 7 - Jarring Questions through an Israeli Lens. 
New Repertory Theatre Receives Mass Humanities Grant
by BWW News Desk - September 23, 2016
New Rep's Spotlight Symposium Series features theatre artists, area academics, and experts as they explore and discuss ideas related to the play and how they impact our world. Mass Humanities has granted New Rep $3,000 to support this program for its productions of Good and Fiddler on the Roof.
Celebrate the Fall Harvest Season During ArtWeek 2016
by BWW News Desk - September 23, 2016
ArtWeek, an award-winning creative festival, will host more than 180 events this season, including many celebrating the fall harvest season.
GHOST SHIP HARBOR to Take Over USS Salem in Quincy This Halloween Season
by BWW News Desk - September 23, 2016
Boston-based Immersive Productions and Jason Egan, creator of Fright Dome Las Vegas, today announced Ghost Ship Harbor, a new immersive Halloween attraction on USS Salem in Quincy, Mass.
BWW Review: SIGNIFICANT OTHER: Wedding Bell Blues
by Nancy Grossman - September 23, 2016
SpeakEasy Stage Company is presenting the New England premiere of a new comedy by Joshua Harmon (BAD JEWS) prior to its scheduled Broadway run in February, 2017. Under the insightful direction of Producing Artistic Director Paul Daigneault, SIGNIFICANT OTHER offers a cornucopia of talented players (Greg Maraio atop the list), pointed humor, and poignant commentary on the universal human condition.
Boston Lyric Opera Launches 40th Season With CARMEN Starring Jennifer Johnson Cano, Today
by BWW News Desk - September 23, 2016
Boston Lyric Opera (BLO) opens its 40th season with Calixto Bieito's bold staging of Georges Bizet's Carmen, the largest production the company has mounted in its four decades. Set in the arid earthiness of post-Franco Spanish North Africa, Carmen is a powerful account of a defiantly free-spirited woman and her obsessive lover. With the familiar story and iconic score that opera buffs and casual opera-goers alike know and love, BLO's Carmen opens September 23 for four performances through October 2. The run marks the company's debut at the Boston Opera House whereCarmen will be the first professional opera produced at the venerable theater since 1991.
Double Edge Theatre's SPRINGFIELD SPECTACLE Comes to Forest Park for Free
by BWW News Desk - September 23, 2016
Springfield's City Mosaic will present free performances of Double Edge Theatre's Springfield Spectacle September 23 & 24 in Forest Park.
A GENTLEMAN'S GUIDE TO LOVE & MURDER To Play Shubert Theatre This October
by BWW News Desk - September 22, 2016
The Tony® Award winner for Best Musical, A Gentleman's Guide to Love & Murder, will play the Citi Performing Arts Center Shubert Theatre in Boston October 18-23, 2016 in its First National Tour. Presented by the Citi Performing Arts Center, tickets are on sale at the Citi Center box office, through www.citicenter.org  or by calling (866) 348-9738. Press night is set forWednesday, October 19, 2016 at 7:00 pm.
Huntington Names New Board of Trustees Officers
by BWW News Desk - September 22, 2016
The Huntington Theatre Company Board of Trustees names David R. Epstein to the role of Chairman of the Board of Trustees, Sharon Malt to President, Carol B. Langer to Treasurer, and Sherryl Cohen to Clerk. Mr. Epstein and Ms. Malt assumed their new leadership roles at Monday's Huntington Board of Trustees meeting. Mr. Epstein succeeds Carol G. Deane (active in real estate management), Huntington Trustee Chairman since 2010; Ms. Malt succeeds Mitchell Roberts (owner of PR Restaurants LLC, a Panera Bread franchise), President since 2010. Both Ms. Deane and Mr. Roberts will continue to serve on the Huntington's Board of Trustees and Executive Committee.

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