Elliot Norton News

Witness murder, mayhem and deception unfold in Arizona Theatre Company's world premiere thriller, Sherlock Holmes and the Adventure of The Suicide Club.

Set inside the racial tensions of 1940s Mississippi, THE RIVER WAS WHISKEY pulses with revenge and retribution. Some things demand to be remembered, whether we like it or not-especially if we love someone we shouldn't.

The Boston Theater Critics Association (BTCA), which presents the annual Elliot Norton Awards ceremony set for Monday May 21, 2012 at the Paramount Mainstage, announces its 2011-2012 elected officers. Joyce Kulhawik was elected President, a post held by the late Caldwell Titcomb, with Iris Fanger (GateHouse Media, Christian Science Monitor) serving as Treasurer and Carolyn Clay (Boston Phoenix) serving as Secretary/Clerk.

Roundabout Theatre Company has announced the full cast of the New York premiere of Stephen Karam's new play Sons of the Prophet, directed by Peter DuBois. The cast will feature Yusef Bulos (Bill), Jonathan Louis Dent (Vin), Santino Fontana (Joseph), Joanna Gleason (Gloria), Lizbeth Mackay (Mrs. McAndrew), Dee Nelson (Dr. Manor), Chris Perfetti (Charles), Charles Socarides (Timothy).

The Nora Theatre Company will present the culmination of Tina Packer, Founding Artistic Director of Shakespeare & Company, in her masterful summation of 40 years immersed in the investigation of all things Shakespeare, Women of Will. A combination of riveting scenes and lively, fascinating analysis, Women of Will explores themes of love, loss, freedom, control, and violence and power through the heroines of Shakespeare's text. Ms. Packer will perform with her acting partner, Nigel Gore. Women of Will is directed by Eric Tucker. The press performance for Women of Will: The Overview is Monday, October 17 at 7:30PM.

In honor of the 76th anniversary of the world premiere, Mayor Thomas M. Menino proclaims Friday, September 30, 2011, as 'The Gershwins' Porgy and Bess' Day in the City of Boston.

Religion and homosexuality make strange bed fellows in SpeakEasy Stage's tender and taut production of Geoffrey Nauffts compelling 'Next Fall'

Hell in a Handbag Productions is proud to kick off their season with a tale so big there's barely room to contain its bubbling melodrama.

Hell in a Handbag Productions will kick off their season today with a tale so big there's barely room to contain its bubbling melodrama.

New Repertory Theatre, in residence at the Arsenal Center for the Arts, announces it will be extending its run of Jonathan Larson's Tony Award-winning musical RENT until Sunday, October 2, 2011.

Concurrent with the A.R.T. premiere of The Gershwins' Porgy and Bess, the A.R.T. has launched Community Connections, an outreach initiative designed to provide memorable arts experiences to the Greater Boston community at large.

Suffolk University and Boston Playwrights' Theatre present Robert Brustein's Mortal Terror, directed by Daniela Varon from September 15 through October 2 at the Modern Theatre at Suffolk University, 525 Washington Street, Boston.

The Modern Theatre at Suffolk University has announced the programming lineup for its second season, featuring inventive performances, innovative and classic films, and stimulating conversation with celebrated artists.

New Repertory Theatre, in residence at the Arsenal Center for the Arts has announced Collected Stories by 2000 Pulitzer Prize playwright Donald Margulies.

New York Theatre Workshop (NYTW) Artistic Director James C. Nicola and Managing Director William Russo have announced that The Select (The Sun Also Rises), created by Elevator Repair Service (ERS) based on Ernest Hemingway's novel, The Sun Also Rises, and directed by John Collins, will begin performances Friday, August 19 at 7pm, at NYTW, 79 East 4th Street, between Second Avenue and Bowery.

The Farm marks Walt McGough's first production at Boston Playwrights' Theatre. A graduate of the MFA Playwriting Program at Boston University, Walt's plays have been performed at Boston's Orfeo Group, the Sideshow Theatre Company of Chicago, Chicago Dramatists, Nu Sass Productions in Washington, DC, and Chicago's Second City.

Hell in a Handbag Productions will kick off their season with a tale so big there's barely room to contain its bubbling melodrama.

From August 4 through August 27, 2011, as part of the Charlestown Working Theater's Resident Artists Program, Orfeo Group will present the Boston premiere of John Kolvenbach's 2007 Olivier Award-winning play Love Song.

Orfeo Group is thrilled to be back on the boards this summer at a new (and, ahem, air- conditioned!) venue.

American Repertory Theater (A.R.T.) has scheduled two American Sign Language (ASL) interpreted performances and two audio described performances of The Gershwins' Porgy and Bess during the month of September.