Daniel Morris

In collaboration with Shepherd University's School of Music, the Contemporary American Theater Festival announces the student winners of an exciting, creative effort to honor the Festival's 30th anniversary season. Students from the school's theory and composition program were invited to envision a musical fanfare to celebrate the professional theater's vibrant history and future.

This winter, Book-It Repertory Theatre and Caf Nordo pair up once again for a theatrical culinary collaboration. After a resounding success with A Moveable Feastlast year, both companies are elated to bring audiences a sexy, shadowy evening of mystery with Dashiell Hammett's The Maltese Falcon. A multi-course meal will deliciously underscore a signature Book-It theatrical experience.

Book-It Repertory Theatre and Caf Nordo pair up once again for a theatrical culinary collaboration in winter 2018. After a resounding success with A Moveable Feast last winter, both companies are elated to bring a sexy, shadowy evening of mystery with Dashiell Hammett's The Maltese Falcon. The performance will be accompanied with a multi-course meal in an immersive theatrical dining experience.

 Alley Cat Theater (www.alleycattheater.org) will present a staged reading of the script of its upcoming production, Plank, by John Greiner-Ferris and directed by Megan Schy Gleeson, on Wednesday, May 17 at 7:30 p.m. on the main stage of Charlestown Working Theater. The staged reading will be part of the three-week CABINET OF CURIOSITIES FESTIVAL being produced by Theatre on Fire and Charlestown Working Theater. The staged reading is free to the public. 

BAD HABIT PRODUCTIONS, INC. (BHP) is pleased to commence its anniversary Season 10: No Life Aside from Art, with the witty, heartwarming musical A Man of No Importance, lyrics by Lynn Ahrens, music by Stephen Flaherty, and book by Terrence McNally, directed by Boston area director Daniel Morris, with musical direction by Meghan MacFadden. A Man of No Importance will be presented on the Wimberly Stage at the Calderwood Pavilion at the Boston Center for the Arts in the South End August 6-28, 2016.

The Huntington Theatre Company's annual Summer Workshop will start rehearsals on July 12 and conclude in public readings of three new plays on July 23 and 24, 2016. The workshop allows selected members of the Huntington Playwriting Fellows program two weeks to focus on developing new plays. The workshop and public readings will take place in the South End at the Huntington's Stanford Calderwood Pavilion at the Boston Center for the Arts, 527 Tremont Street, Boston.

BAD HABIT PRODUCTIONS, INC. (BHP) is pleased to commence its anniversary Season 10: No Life Aside from Art, with the witty, heartwarming musical A Man of No Importance, lyrics by Lynn Ahrens, music by Stephen Flaherty, and book by Terrence McNally, directed by Boston area director Daniel Morris, with musical direction by Meghan MacFadden. A Man of No Importance will be presented on the Wimberly Stage at the Calderwood Pavilion at the Boston Center for the Arts in the South End August 6-28, 2016.

Young members of Sheffield People's Theatre, currently rehearsing for a production set in a teenage cancer ward, have this week had their heads shaved to raise money for the Teenage Cancer Trust.

The Huntington Theatre Company's annual Summer Workshop is underway and will culminate in public readings of four new plays this weekend, July 19 and 20, 2014.

The Huntington Theatre Company's annual Summer Workshop is underway and will culminate in public readings of four new plays on July 19 and 20, 2014. The retreat allows selected members of the Huntington Playwriting Fellows program two weeks to participate in an artist-driven intensive, developing new plays. The workshop and public readings will take place in the South End at the Stanford Calderwood Pavilion at the Boston Center for the Arts, 527 Tremont Street, Boston.

The show is a new musical that follows two Scottish performers as they join together in music and try to make a name for themselves, all while exploring the destructive and alluring romance between them. The entire piece is told through story telling and constant rock music, as these two trace their meeting, the development of their relationship, and how stardom affects their personal lives.

The 2013 Festival opened earlier this week and BroadwayWorld wants to keep you in the loop on highlights of this season. Check out some of the most buzzed-about productions below!

The Huntington Theatre Company's second annual Summer Workshop begins today, July 9. The two-week, artist-driven developmental retreat for selected members of the Huntington's Playwriting Fellows program will culminate in public readings on July 20 and 21 of four new plays in development:

The Huntington Theatre Company's second annual Summer Workshop begins Tuesday, July 9. The two-week, artist-driven developmental retreat for selected members of the Huntington's Playwriting Fellows program will culminate in public readings on July 20 and 21 of four new plays in development:

As if you haven't had enough of election year politics, now comes the 2012 National Plays for Presidents Festival. However, this lighthearted two-hour tour of presidential history is a good way to wean yourself off the non-stop 24/7 flood of political advertisements and opponent-bashing.

Huntington Theatre Company and Dorchester's Codman Academy Charter Public School reunite for the seventh annual Huntington-Codman Summer Theatre Institute.

The Independent Reviewers of New England (IRNE) Awards recognize the extraordinary wealth of talent in the Boston theatre community, and this year's nominations have just been announced. IRNE Reviewers include among others David Brooks Andrews, Sheila Barth, Jules Becker, Kay Bourne, Beverly Creasey, Shirley Esthimer, Richard Fahey, Guy Giampapa, Norm Gross, Nancy Grossman, Bryce Lambert, Beatrice Lee, Kilian Melloy and Larry Stark.

Annex Theatre pops a cap in its 2010 Season with the true crime play Money Changes Everything written by Rachel Atkins and directed by Daniel Morris. Money Changes Everything opens Friday October 22nd and runs Fridays & Saturdays through November 20th, PWYC Oct 29th & 30th and Industry Night Monday November 8th, 8pm at Annex Theatre, corner of 11th & E. Pike St. on Capitol Hill. $15 General, $5 TPS/Student/Senior/Military. Tickets available at www.brownpapertickets.com.

Annex Theatre pops a cap in its 2010 Season with the true crime play Money Changes Everything written by Rachel Atkins and directed by Daniel Morris. Money Changes Everything opens Friday October 22nd and runs Fridays & Saturdays through November 20th, PWYC Oct 29th & 30th and Industry Night Monday November 8th, 8pm at Annex Theatre, corner of 11th & E. Pike St. on Capitol Hill. $15 General, $5 TPS/Student/Senior/Military. Tickets available at www.brownpapertickets.com.

'Cheapjack Shakespeare: The Non-Musical', a stage comedy based on the webcomic by Shaun McLaughlin and produced by Gabriel Benson opened this weekend to record attendance. Opening night was the largest fall opening in the history of the Alt Theatre and subsequent nights have been sold out.