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Keith Lockhart and the Boston Pops will present the first-ever Boston Pops musical theater competition for Massachusetts high school students, 'Boston Pops High School Sing-Off: A Best of Broadway Challenge,' slated for the Pops' spring season in May and June 2008.

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Yale Repertory Theatre and World Performance Project at Yale present the Grammy-nominated music and dance ensemble 'Peru Negro for two performances only on January 30 and 31 at 8PM at the University Theatre (222 York Street, New Haven).

Deborah Salem Smith and Laura Kepley, the creators of Trinity Rep's acclaimed 2006 production 'Boots on the Ground', will have their new work presented at Trinity Rep beginning February 15th

Theater Works Hartford presents The Little Dog Laughed, by Douglas Carter Beane, directed by Rob Ruggiero to begin previews January 25, Opening February 1 with performances through March 9, 2008.

Storylines as thin as the paper they are written on leave the casts of Boston's Adrift in Macao, Antoine Feval and Spamalot working hard to stay afloat.

Yale School of Drama is pleased to announce that Yale University President Richard C.

'Homecoming' is the theme of Barrington Stage Company's 14th Season.

Project Ghostlight, a potential new documentary/reality series, shoots its pilot episode next week at The Boston University Theatre (The Huntington Theatre Company in residence).

Amy Barker, Bridget Beirne, and Sarah Corey 'Ac-Cent-Tchu-Ate the Positive' with the songbook of the Andrews Sisters at Foothills Theatre Company

Wendy Wasserstein's final play is a treasure trove of rich characters and intelligent writing, mixed with humor, warmth, politics, and poignance

Four-time Academy Award nominated actress Marsha Mason announced the launch of the Flying Swan Acting Program.

New Repertory Theatre presents New Voices @ New Rep, a staged reading series.

Almost Heaven: Songs of John Denver is a live musical experience that is breaking box office records from coast-to-coast by reinventing and reinvigorating the music you thought you knew .

Monty Python's 'Spamalot' continues making history across the United States, as the National Tour begins performances tonight, Tuesday, January 15th in Boston, MA at Boston Opera House.

On January 11th, The Black Rep hosted a 'Save Our Ceiling' fundraiser, opening its doors for the first time since the ceiling collapsed on December 27th

Hunter Foster will star with Natascia Diaz in Kiss of the Spider Woman, playing the role of the imaginative homosexual prisoner Molina at Signature Theatre in Arlington, VA.

Merrimack Repertory Theatre in Lowell presents '2 Pianos, 4 Hands' and answers the musical question, 'How do you get to Carnegie Hall?' Practice, practice, practice!

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Fortunately, no one was hurt when the ceiling in the 100 year-old building came down

Martin McDonagh's 'The Pillowman', directed by Peter Sampieri, begins preview performances on January 24th

Yale Repertory Theatre presents the world premiere of The Evildoers by David Adjmi, directed by Rebecca Bayla Taichman.

For New Englanders, one of the best ways to ring in the New Year is to spend it at Symphony Hall with the world renowned Boston Pops.

Star of television, film and theater, Chad Allen, will lead the cast of the hilarious hit play, The Little Dog Laughed, at TheaterWorks

The Providence Black Repertory Company will present 'The Bluest Eye', beginning February 2nd, as part of its Black History Month celebration