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The national tour of the Tony Award-winning musical FUN HOME has landed in Boston and it's as sharply drawn and richly performed as its highly acclaimed Broadway predecessor. Once again mounted on a proscenium stage (it played in the round at Circle in the Square following its original Off-Broadway run at the Public Theatre), FUN HOME loses none of its laser focus as it shines a loving but bittersweet light on the family of a lesbian cartoonist whose memories spring to life from the pages of her latest graphic novel.

Happenstance's ensemble is chock full of talents, and when combined in a show like this it is impossible not to smile the whole way through. For kids you have slapstick, bad puns and the occasional chance for audience participation (we can make it rain, people). For adults you have visual puns from classic art, statues, and familiar French tunes that never go out of fashion.

The Shakespeare Theatre Company (STC) Free For All, one of the capital's most beloved annual traditions offering free performances of a Shakespearean classic to the general public each summer, will return next month with the Company's 2016 production of William Shakespeare's Othello. Helmed by internationally acclaimed director Ron Daniels and starring screen actor Faran Tahir in the titular role, the production will run at Sidney Harman Hall (610 F St. NW) from August 15-27, offering more than 12,000 people the chance to see the play free of charge.

The Sense of an Ending features three great British actors.

Award-winning creator of Being Human, writer of Doctor Who and So You Think You're Funny finalist Toby Whithouse returns to the Soho Theatre this March [29 March-15 April] with the World Premiere of his new black comedy Executioner Number One.

As 2017 kicks off, Broadway will soon see a host of new and returning musicals, headlined and helmed by some of the stage's best. From the long-awaited return of MISS SAIGON to Bette Midler's arrival as Dolly Levi, there's plenty to be excited about as the 2016-17 theatre season ramps up.

LThe Witch Narratives Reincarnation (Land of Enchantment Book 1) won First Place for Horror. The novel is a touching, magical tale of friendship, love, betrayal, and toxic family ties. The book will be distributed by the 2013 Latino Books Into Movies Awards committee to ten directors and producers.

Starting today, the Fine Arts Center is delivering a love letter to musical comedy with The Drowsy Chaperone, a show the New York Times praised as 'a revved-up spoof of a 1920s song-and-dance frolic.' At a recent dress rehearsal I was able to sit down with several members of the cast and crew, beginning with Scott RC Levy, director of the Fine Arts Center who is making his Colorado acting debut as Man in Chair, the character guides the audience through the cast recording of the titular Jazz Age musical.

It's your last chance to catch scintillating Boston area premieres of two recent Broadway hits about hope in the midst of hardscrabble lives - 'The Motherf**ker with the Hat' at SpeakEasy Stage and 'Good People' at the Huntington. Both end this weekend.

Formed in 2008 by Cheek by Jowl's Associate Director Owen Horsley, Eyestrings Theatre Company is committed to producing courageous and bold interpretations of the classics. The Arts Council-funded company premieres its new production of Webster's The Duchess of Malfi at the Burton Taylor Studio, Oxford tonight, 5 - 8th September followed by a run at The White Bear Theatre, London 11th - 30th September.

The Arts Council-funded company premieres its new production of Webster's The Duchess of Malfi at the Burton Taylor Studio, Oxford 5 - 8th September followed by a run at The White Bear Theatre, London 11th - 30th September.

The Down Syndrome Association of Los Angeles (DSALA) will present TWENTYWONDER, a One-Night World's Fair benefit event to support those born with Down syndrome living in greater Los Angeles. The evening will feature a unique array of specimens from the world of Arts and Sciences from entomologist Taylor Lura to movie riffing with Cinematic Titanic. TWENTYWONDER will be held on Saturday, March 6 from 6:00 p.m. - midnight at the Veterans' Memorial Building (4117 Overland Avenue) in Culver City.

The Down Syndrome Association of Los Angeles (DSALA) will present TWENTYWONDER, a One-Night World's Fair benefit event to support those born with Down syndrome living in greater Los Angeles. The evening will feature a unique array of specimens from the world of Arts and Sciences from entomologist Taylor Lura to movie riffing with Cinematic Titanic. TWENTYWONDER will be held on Saturday, March 6 from 6:00 p.m. - midnight at the Veterans' Memorial Building (4117 Overland Avenue) in Culver City.