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The Charlestown Working Theater Presents the Final Production of Its International Contemporary Performance Series: The Natasha Plays by Russian Playwright Yaroslava Pulinovich. Directed by Stephen Nunns, Translated by John Freedman. Presented with Towson University's School of Theatre Arts. Charlestown, MA: The Charlestown Working Theater presents The Natasha Plays, a triptych of monologues by one of Russia's freshest new theatrical voices, 23-year-old Yaroslava Pulinovich. Natasha's Dream, tells the story of a 16-year-old orphan, Natasha Banina (Julia M. Smith), who finds herself experiencing the first rustlings of love-with dire consequences. The second monologue, I Won, chronicles the upward mobility of another teenager, Natasha Vernikova (Sarah Lloyd), who is a middle-class overachiever who lets nothing get in the way of her personal and professional success. Finally, there is Epilogue, a short piece in which yet another Natasha (Shannon McPhee) offers up a love letter to her favorite pop star, Dima Bilan.

The Charlestown Working Theater presents The Natasha Plays, a triptych of monologues by one of Russia's freshest new theatrical voices, 23-year-old Yaroslava Pulinovich. Natasha's Dream, tells the story of a 16-year-old orphan, Natasha Banina (Julia M. Smith), who finds herself experiencing the first rustlings of love-with dire consequences. The second monologue, I Won, chronicles the upward mobility of another teenager, Natasha Vernikova (Sarah Lloyd), who is a middle-class overachiever who lets nothing get in the way of her personal and professional success. Finally, there is Epilogue, a short piece in which yet another Natasha (Shannon McPhee) offers up a love letter to her favorite pop star, Dima Bilan.

The Charlestown Working Theater Presents the Final Production of Its International Contemporary Performance Series: The Natasha Plays by Russian Playwright Yaroslava Pulinovich. Directed by Stephen Nunns, Translated by John Freedman. Presented with Towson University's School of Theatre Arts. Charlestown, MA: The Charlestown Working Theater presents The Natasha Plays, a triptych of monologues by one of Russia's freshest new theatrical voices, 23-year-old Yaroslava Pulinovich. Natasha's Dream, tells the story of a 16-year-old orphan, Natasha Banina (Julia M. Smith), who finds herself experiencing the first rustlings of love-with dire consequences. The second monologue, I Won, chronicles the upward mobility of another teenager, Natasha Vernikova (Sarah Lloyd), who is a middle-class overachiever who lets nothing get in the way of her personal and professional success. Finally, there is Epilogue, a short piece in which yet another Natasha (Shannon McPhee) offers up a love letter to her favorite pop star, Dima Bilan.

The New England Center for the Performing Arts welcomes Broadway stars Megan McGinnis, Matthew Stocke, Gerry McIntyre, Tyrick Wiltez Jones and Jennifer Johns to the stage at Lake Pearl Luciano's.

The New England Center for the Performing Arts presents their Spring Gala, A Broadway Evening, on Saturday, May 21 at 6:00 p.m. at Lake Pearl Luciano's in Wrentham. U.S. Senator Scott Brown will attend the event as a special guest.

Chicago Opera Theater (COT) presents the final production of their 2011 Spring Festival Season: "He/She", which includes Schumann's Frauenliebe und Leben (A Woman's Love and Life) and Jana?ek's The Diary of One Who Disappeared (Zapisnik zmizeleho) on May 7 and 8 at the Harris Theater for Music and Dance in Millennium Park.

The New England Center for the Performing Arts welcomes Broadway stars Megan McGinnis, Matthew Stocke, Gerry McIntyre, Tyrick Wiltez Jones and Jennifer Johns to the stage at Lake Pearl Luciano's.

The New England Center for the Performing Arts presents their Spring Gala, A Broadway Evening, on Saturday, May 21 at 6:00 p.m. at Lake Pearl Luciano's in Wrentham. U.S. Senator Scott Brown will attend the event as a special guest.

Twenty-six-year-old American mezzo-soprano Jennifer Johnson Cano, winner of the 2009 Young Concert Artists International Auditions and a fast-rising star at the Metropolitan Opera, makes her New York recital debut, sponsored by the Peter Marino Debut Prize, in the Young Concert Artists Series on Monday, May 2, 2011, at Merkin Concert Hall, accompanied by pianist Christopher Cano.

With Annie returning to Broadway in 2012, Broadway Artists Alliance of New York City was pleased to present the first of several Annie-themed master classes on April 17th. 25 eager and very talented young ladies participated in a full day of triple threat training, including scene study, song interpretation, and learning choreography from a production number in the show.

Chicago Opera Theater (COT) presents the final production of their 2011 Spring Festival Season: "He/She", which includes Schumann's Frauenliebe und Leben (A Woman's Love and Life) and Jana?ek's The Diary of One Who Disappeared (Zapisnik zmizeleho) on May 7 and 8 at the Harris Theater for Music and Dance in Millennium Park.

Twenty-six-year-old American mezzo-soprano Jennifer Johnson Cano, winner of the 2009 Young Concert Artists International Auditions and a fast-rising star at the Metropolitan Opera, makes her New York recital debut, sponsored by the Peter Marino Debut Prize, in the Young Concert Artists Series on Monday, May 2, 2011, at Merkin Concert Hall, accompanied by pianist Christopher Cano.

Jonathan Groff (Glee, Spring Awakening, etc.) joined the Broadway Artists Alliance as a special guest on Monday, January 17th for a Glee-themed master class. After an engaging Q&A, students Emily Pisarra and Alexis Molnar sang for him and received valuable feedback. Just before meeting Groff, the young talent of Broadway's future learned choreography from Glee. The afternoon was spent in an advanced audition technique workshop with a casting representative from Jim Carnahan Casting.

Several local students at the Franklin School for the Performing Arts (FSPA) traveled to New York City on January 14-17, 2011 to hone their craft and take master classes with Broadway artists.

Soprano Twyla Robinson will make her New York Philharmonic debut in Mendelssohn's Elijah, led by Music Director Alan Gilbert, Wednesday, November 10, 2010, at 7:30 p.m., Thursday, November 11, at 7:30 p.m., and Saturday, November 13, at 8:00 p.m.

Soprano Twyla Robinson will make her New York Philharmonic debut in Mendelssohn's Elijah, led by Music Director Alan Gilbert, Wednesday, November 10, 2010, at 7:30 p.m., Thursday, November 11, at 7:30 p.m., and Saturday, November 13, at 8:00 p.m.

Soprano Twyla Robinson will make her New York Philharmonic debut in Mendelssohn's Elijah, led by Music Director Alan Gilbert, Wednesday, November 10, 2010, at 7:30 p.m., Thursday, November 11, at 7:30 p.m., and Saturday, November 13, at 8:00 p.m.

NBC has given full-season pickups to the new high-octane drama 'Chase' and the returning action-comedy 'Chuck' for 2010-11. The announcement was made by Angela Bromstad, President, Primetime Entertainment, NBC and Universal Media Studios.

NBC offers insiders a sneak peek of its new and returning fall series via broadcast, digital, NBC Universal and cable entities when 'The NBC Primetime Preview Show,' a colorful, 30-minute presentation beginning August 7 and continuing through September 26.