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New Rep Partners with Hearing Loss Association of America for BROKEN GLASS and More
by BWW News Desk - August 25, 2015
New Repertory Theatre, in partnership the Hearing Loss Association of America (HLAA) Boston Chapter, will present six performances of BROKEN GLASS using hearing loop assistive technology.
BWW REVIEW: WAITRESS Tests Its Recipe for Success at A.R.T.
by Jan Nargi - August 24, 2015
WAITRESS, the promising new musical adaptation of the 2007 indie rom-com that starred Kerri Russell and Nathan Fillion, may need a bit more shaking and baking before it's ready to contend for Broadway's Blue Ribbon. However, singer-songwriter Sara Bareilles, screenwriter-turned-librettist Jessie Nelson, director Diane Paulus and star Jessie Mueller have stirred enough tasty ingredients into their bittersweet concoction to whet the audience's appetite for a second serving.
A FUNNY THING HAPPENED ON THE WAY TO THE FORUM to Kick Off Season 16 at Stoneham Theatre
by BWW News Desk - August 24, 2015
Stoneham Theatre opens Season 16 with Stephen Sondheim's riotously funny Broadway musical hit A FUNNY THING HAPPENED ON THE WAY TO THE FORUM. Performances run from September 10 - October 4, 2015.
Actors' Shakespeare Project Cast OTHELLO Cast, Creative Team
by BWW News Desk - August 24, 2015
Actors' Shakespeare Project (ASP) announces casting for their first production of the 2015-16 'Affairs of the Heart' season: William Shakespeare's Othello September 23- October 25 at The Modern Theatre at Suffolk University, 525 Washington Street, Boston. Preview performances run Wednesday-Friday, September 23-25, 2015 at 7:30 pm. Opening Night is Saturday, September 26 at 8 pm. Performances are Wednesday, Thursdays, and Fridays, 7:30 pm; Saturdays, 3 pm (not Sept. 26) & 8 pm; and Sundays, 2 pm (Press Performance is Saturday, September 26, 2015 at 8 pm(click here to RSVP). Tickets are $28-$50 ($15 student rush) and can be purchased at actorsshakespeareproject.org, 866.811.4111, or at the theater, although selection may be limited. Season subscriptions are available online, or via ASP's Patron Services team at 617.776.2200 x225 or boxoffice@actorsshakespeareproject.org.
SIDE SHOW's Alice Ripley & Emily Skinner to Reunite in Provincetown, 9/1-2
by BWW News Desk - August 24, 2015
 In 1998, Alice Ripley and Emily Skinner became the first actresses ever nominated together for a Best Actress Tony Award, for their performance as the conjoined twins Daisy and Violet Hilton in the original Broadway production of 'Side Show.' On September 1 & 2 at 7:00 PM, Mark Cortale will reunite the two heralded stars of that musical for his ground-breaking Broadway @ The Art House series in Provincetown, featuring SiriusXM Star Seth Rudetsky as pianist and host.  What differentiates this concert series from any other is the seamless mix of intimate, funny and revealing behind-the-scenes stories from Broadway's biggest stars and their stellar singing of musical theatre repertoire. For tickets and information visit www.ptownarthouse.com or call 800-838-3006.
Photo Coverage: Randy Graff Brings MADE IN BROOKLYN... BOUND FOR BROADWAY to Mr. Finn's Cabaret
by Stephen Sorokoff - August 24, 2015
Randy Graff won a Tony and Drama Desk award for City of Angels, originated the role of Fantine in the original Broadway company of Les Miserables and has been in Fiddler on the Roof, High Society, Falsettos, Moon Over Buffalo, and A Class Act. Musically and theatrically Randy Graff is also a class act and one of the best Cabaret performances you will ever see. Her voice, phrasing and tonality are perfection and it's encased in a Cabaret Act that is full of wit, humor, and drama as she chronicles her life from Brooklyn to Broadway.  You can't take the subway to get to Mr. Finn's Cabaret at Barrington Stage, but if you travel to Pittsfield MA., you're going to see one of the best.
Armando Arrocha Sings Canciones de Tennessee Williams
by BWW News Desk - August 23, 2015
The popular singing/acting star of musicals in Mexico, Armando Arrocha will perform songs that highlight Williams' dramatic use of Mexican music in his plays. Arrocha had his first professional theater debut on stage in 'Les Miserables.' Afterwards, he participated in the Mexican edition of other Broadway shows such as 'Fiddler on the Roof', 'Beauty and the Beast' and 'MAMMA MIA!.'
BWW REVIEW: KINKY BOOTS Kicks Up Its Heels on Boston Leg of National Tour
by Jan Nargi - August 22, 2015
The sex may be in the heels, but in KINKY BOOTS the fun is in Cyndi Lauper's Tony and Grammy Award-winning score, a bouncy pop techno-disco party which keeps the musical's pedestrian plot from (ahem) dragging the show down.
BWW Review: Ho!, What a Show!
by Kristen Morale - August 22, 2015
Directed by Mary O'Brady, who really did a splendid job with this production, Neil Simon's Biloxi Blues is a tour-de-force of the lives of complete strangers, brought together for basic training and all to late realizing that their perception of what awaits them in the Army was rather askew. O'Brady wrote something beautiful about the basic concept of wartime, but the implications found in this statement are truly astounding and give a firm basis as to what Simon's show is truly about. She states "Ordinary people were asked to do extraordinary things…They were asked to save the world [and] they did." It is so ironic how war is indicative of death, destruction and all that people don't necessarily wish to think of, but the amount of personal growth that occurs when someone delves into the lives of those involved is truly astounding and honestly, quite riveting
Comedian Judy Gold Coming to Provincetown's Art House, 9/3-5
by BWW News Desk - August 21, 2015
Emmy winning Comedian Judy Gold will return to The Art House in Provincetown by popular demand this Labor Day weekend, September 3, 4, 5 at 7:00 PM. She is a Drama Desk and GLAAD Award winner for 25 Questions for a Jewish Mother, and host of TV's Mom's Night Out, Tru TV Presents World's Dumbest, has been a guest host of ABC's The View and frequent guest on The Joy Behar show. For tickets and information please visit www.ptownarthouse.com or call 800-838-3006.
Cape Rep Theatre to Present MR. BURNS, A POST-ELECTRIC PLAY
by BWW News Desk - August 21, 2015
Cape Rep Theatre will present the Cape premiere of Mr. Burns, a post-electric play by Anne Washburn, score by Michael Friedman and lyrics by Ms. Washburn, September 17 through October 18, Wednesdays and Thursdays at 7 pm, Fridays and Saturdays at 8 pm, and Sundays at 2 pm; there is no performance September 20 or 23.  Tickets are $30.  Pay-What-You-Can-Night is the first Friday, September 18th. 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 orwww.caperep.org. 
Marilyn Maye Returning to The Art House in Provincetown Next Week
by BWW News Desk - August 21, 2015
Dubbed "The greatest white female singer in the world" by none other than Ella Fitzgerald, star vocalist Marilyn Maye took Provincetown audiences by storm in her highly anticipated debut at The Art House four summers ago, and again each year since. She returns to The Art House by popular demand this summer on August 25, 26, 27, 28, 29 at 7:00 PM featuring Billy Stritch on the piano, Steve Doyle on bass and Daniel Glass on drums. For Tickets visit www.ptownarthouse.com or call 800-838-3006.
Christine Pedi Performs in Provincetown Tomorrow
by BWW News Desk - August 21, 2015
Christine Pedi, star of Broadway's "Chicago," "Talk Radio" and "Little Me" and daily host of SiriusXM Radio's On Broadway channel, will join Provincetown's Broadway @ The Art House concert series on Saturday, August 22 at 8:30 PM. Hosted by SiriusXM radio star Seth Rudetsky, what differentiates the Broadway @ Town Hall concert series from any other is the seamless mix of intimate, funny and revealing behind-the-scenes stories from Broadway's biggest stars and their stellar singing of musical theatre repertoire. For tickets and information please visit www.ptownarthouse.com or call 800-838-3006.
New John Guare Play to Debut at Tennessee Williams Theater Festival in Provincetown
by BWW News Desk - August 20, 2015
 TW Fest Curator David Kaplan said, "This year, we are thrilled to have one of today's great American playwright with us -- John Guare.   Guare, the world-renown author of Six Degrees of Separation and The House of Blue Leaves, is bringing a staged reading of his new laugh out-loud-play, More Stars Than There Are in Heaven, to our 10th Anniversary celebration of the life and work of Tennessee Williams."
Photo Coverage: Inside Opening Night of ENGAGEMENTS at Barrington Stage Company
by Stephen Sorokoff - August 20, 2015
Last night Barrington Stage Company presented the World Premiere of Engagements by Lucy Teitler and BroadwayWorld was there. Directed by Louisa Proske (BSC debut), Engagements stars (in their BSC debuts) Amanda Quaid (Irish Rep's The Weir) as Lauren, Kate Loprest (First Date) as Allison, Adam Gerber (George Street Playhouse The Whipping Man) as Ryan, Phoebe Strole (Spring Awakening) as Catherine, and Robert David Grant (Yale Rep Hamlet) as Mark.
Pulitzer Prize Winner THE FLICK Begins Tonight at Gloucester Stage
by BWW News Desk - August 20, 2015
Gloucester Stage presents Annie Baker's The Flick from tonight, August 20 through September 12 at 267 East Main Street, Gloucester, MA. Winner of the 2014 Pulitzer Prize for Drama, The Flick, follows three underpaid employees of a run-down movie theater in central Massachusetts as they mop the floors and attend to one of the last 35-millimeter film projectors in the state while also revealing touching and funny truths about their search for identity. Their tiny battles and not-so-tiny heartbreaks play out in the empty aisles of the movie theater, becoming more compelling than the lackluster, second-run movies on screen. In The Flick playwright Annie Baker uses keen insight and a finely-tuned comic eye to create a funny and heartfelt cry for authenticity in a fast-changing world. In addition to winning a Pulitzer Prize for The Flick, Ms. Baker also received the Susan Smith Blackburn Award and an Obie Award for Playwriting.
ERC Returns to the Berkshires with VAN GOGH'S EAR Tonight
by BWW News Desk - August 20, 2015
New York City's Ensemble for the Romantic Century (ERC) returns to the Berkshires for the third consecutive summer with the regional premiere of the theatrical concert Van Gogh's Ear. In partnership with the American Institute for Economic Research and the Clark Art Institute, the 10-day, 12-performance series of Van Gogh's Ear complements Clark's art exhibition Van Gogh and Nature and features a special pre-performance discussion August 25th led by the Clark's curator at large, Richard Kendall.
BWW Review: A Cape Cod Chekhovian Cacophony
by Kristen Morale - August 19, 2015
Is there any way to understand what it is like for a person to sit at home, living in a personal hell of a cocoon and watching the world turn while there seems little hope or chance for that one person? If only for a day or as long as ten years, the time spent waiting in despair, hoping for the anticipated change that never comes, is the existential hell that many people cannot comprehend, but may only observe in others without so much an as explanation as to why or how to help. So saying, Chekhov's plays are filled with downtrodden characters facing an array of issues - inescapable sorrow rooted deep in the core of their beings that cannot comprehend anything but sadness and the gradual decay of their lives - lives so sought after and now left so bitterly complacent. So, instead of mulling over the misery of Chekhovian characters and their somewhat pitiful lives, The Cape Playhouse has decided to present to its audience a tour-de-force of Chekhov's world in a happier, more enjoyable light: through Christopher Durang's Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike, winner of the 2013 Tony Award for Best Play. To say that Durang's talent in writing a play that showcases all that Chekhov can convey through his writings while allowing people to laugh at the misfortunes of others in a lighthearted way is profound, and to hereby present it on a Cape Cod stage is a treat that everyone is bound to enjoy.
2015-16 OBERON Series to Open with GHOST QUARTET
by BWW News Desk - August 18, 2015
The American Repertory Theater (A.R.T.) at Harvard University, under the leadership of Artistic Director Diane Paulus, presents the first offering of its 2015/16 OBERON Presents series - GHOST QUARTET, with Music, Lyrics, & Text by Dave Malloy, Developed & Arranged by Ghost Quartet, and Directed by Annie Tippe. Performances run September 9, 10, and 11 at 7:30PM, September 12 at 4PM and 7:30PM at OBERON, 2 Arrow Street, Cambridge.
Franklin School for the Performing Arts to Host Back to Back Open Houses
by BWW News Desk - August 18, 2015
The Franklin School for the Performing Arts (FSPA) will hold Back-to-School Open Houses for prospective students and families on August 26 from 10 a.m. - 8 p.m., August 29 from 10 a.m. - 2 p.m., September 1 and 3 from 10 a.m. - 8 p.m., September 12 from 10 a.m. - 4 p.m., and September 16 from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. at 38 Main Street in downtown Franklin. The community is invited to tour the facilities, speak with faculty and staff, and learn more about FSPA programs in music, dance, and drama. Prospective students are also encouraged to try a complimentary class.
Paulini and Sajous' SAJOUS SO FAR Continues Performances on Cape Cod
by BWW News Desk - August 18, 2015
Sajous So Far, the critically acclaimed musical performance Co-Conceived by Christina Sajous and Ethan Paulini and Directed by Paulini is currently enjoying a critically acclaimed engagement at HJT - 105 Division St. West Harwich on Cape Cod. Performances began on August 14 and continue this Friday and Saturday at 8pm. Tickets are $15-25 and are available by calling 508.432.2002 or www.hjtcapecod.org.
Barrington Stage's ENGAGEMENTS by Lucy Teitler Opens Tomorrow
by BWW News Desk - August 18, 2015
Barrington Stage Company, under the leadership of Artistic Director Julianne Boyd and Managing Director Tristan Wilson, will present the sexy, millennial world premiere comedy Engagements by Lucy Teitler, from August 13-30 with a press opening Wednesday, August 19 at 7:30pm.
BWW Review: Boston Landmarks Orchestra Serves Up Italian Favorites
by Erica Miner - August 18, 2015
Boston loves Italian opera
DECADENCE, DEBAUCHERY AND DIVAS! to Launch Moonbox Productions' 2015-16 Season
by BWW News Desk - August 17, 2015
Moonbox Productions, nominated for numerous IRNE and Elliot Norton Awards, is thrilled to announce three exciting productions for its 2015-2016 season. In October, Moonbox kicks-off its season with its second annual, one night only, company cabaret entitled Decadence, Debauchery and Divas! The season continues in November with a spectacular production of Neil Simon's Barefoot in the Park and wraps up in April with the sexy jazz musical, The Wild Party, by Michael John LaChiusa and George C. Wolfe.
Huntington & Coolidge Corner Theatre's 'Stage & Screen' Series to Kick Off 9/3
by BWW News Desk - August 17, 2015
Stage & Screen, a collaboration between Coolidge Corner Theatre and Huntington Theatre Company that explores shared themes in Huntington productions and acclaimed films, announces four upcoming film screenings and post-screening conversations with Huntington artists and experts. Tickets to each screening are $12 ($9 for Coolidge members with member ID and Huntington Theatre Company subscribers with promo code) and may be purchased online at coolidge.org or at the Coolidge box office, located at 290 Harvard Street, Brookline.

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