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Pawtucket's Gamm Theater has taken this complex, unique blend of storytelling and staged a glorious WINTER'S TALE, proving once again why the company is critically and popularly lauded as the gold standard for Shakespearean productions in Rhode Island.

Following a critically hailed, highly successful extended run of The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance, Rubicon Theatre Company continues the 2015-2016 Season with another American premiere -- eXtras  by Sabina Berman. Loosely adapted from Marie Jones' Olivier Award-winning comedy Stones in His Pockets, eXtras is the hilarious story of what happens when a Hollywood film company descends upon a small California/Mexico border town to shoot a major motion picture, wreaking havoc on the fragile ecosystem of the community.  eXtras will open on Saturday, April 16 at 7pm and run through Sunday, May 1 at the Rubicon Theatre, 1006 E. Main Street in Ventura.

Following a critically hailed, highly successful extended run of The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance, Rubicon Theatre Company continues the 2015-2016 Season with another American premiere -- eXtras by Sabina Berman.

Following a critically hailed, highly successful extended run of The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance, Rubicon Theatre Company continues the 2015-2016 Season with another American premiere -- eXtras by Sabina Berman.

Ferrara Candy Company's seasonal business continues to outpace the category with 2-3X category growth rates. With their iconic Brach's brand leading the way and innovation from top sour gummi brand Trolli, Ferrara Candy Company expects to continue to outperform as the non-chocolate confection leader in the U.S. As the leading manufacturer of jelly beans this time of year, Easter is a high priority moment for the candy company.

Rubicon Theatre celebrates the holidays with the company's first presentation of Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol, a World Premiere adaptation written by Producing Artistic Director Karyl Lynn Burns and directed by Brian McDonald. Rubicon's A Christmas Carol features a 24-member cast (the largest ensemble since the company's production of Fiddler on the Roof and the largest ever for a play).

Master Sommelier is more than just a title; it's a badge of honor - and to earn it you need to be a wine expert in mind, body, and spirit - an achievement measured by passing one of the world's most grueling exams.

The director and designers behind Rubicon Theatre Company's acclaimed environmental productions ofFiddler on the Roof and Man of La Mancha have reunited on the two-piano chamber version of the legendary Lerner and Loewe's classic My Fair Lady. Based on George Bernard Shaw's play Pygmalion, the musical tells the story of Professor Henry Higgins, an arrogant and attractive phonetician who makes a wager that he can transform a 'deliciously low' Cockney flower-seller (Eliza Doolittle) into an elegant lady by teaching her to speak more beautifully. The magnificent score includes 'I Could Have Danced All Night,' 'On the Street Where You Live,' 'Wouldn't It Be Loverly,' and 'I've Grown Accustomed to Her Face.' For Rubicon's production, Director James O'Neil returns to the source material to explore the Shavian themes of class struggle, social reform and women's rights.

What does it mean that a jazz pianist from Kenner, La., just outside of New Orleans, is running one of the most visible musical platforms in the country?' Supporters of Sing for Hope (www.singforhope.org) will soon have a chance to find out. On Monday, October 26, at TriBeCa Rooftop, the New York City-based 'arts peace corps' organization will produce its ninth annual Sing for Hope Gala in support of its arts outreach programs for communities in need. Co-Chaired by Sing for Hope champions Renee Fleming, Ann Ziff, Margie Loeb, and Muhammad Yunus, with Vice-Chairs The Arnhold Family, the gala will feature Mr. Batiste in an intimate performance, along with some exciting surprise musical guests.

Interrobang Theatre Project is pleased to launch its 2015-16 Season: 'Unnatural Disasters,' with the Midwest premiere of the dark comedy KATRINA: MOTHER-IN-LAW OF 'EM ALL by Rob Florence, directed by Co-Artistic Director Georgette Verdin*, marking the the tenth anniversary of the infamous hurricane that struck the U.S. Gulf coast. KATRINA will play through October 4, 2015 at The Den Theatre Mainstage, 1333 N. Milwaukee Ave. in Chicago's Wicker Park neighborhood. BroadwayWorld has a first look at the cast in action below!

Interrobang Theatre Project is pleased to launch its 2015-16 Season: 'Unnatural Disasters,' with the Midwest premiere of the dark comedy KATRINA: MOTHER-IN-LAW OF 'EM ALL by Rob Florence, directed by Co-Artistic Director Georgette Verdin*, marking the the tenth anniversary of the infamous hurricane that struck the U.S. Gulf coast. KATRINA will play tonight, September 4 - October 4, 2015 at The Den Theatre Mainstage, 1333 N. Milwaukee Ave. in Chicago's Wicker Park neighborhood.

Interrobang Theatre Project is pleased to launch its 2015-16 Season: 'Unnatural Disasters,' with the Midwest premiere of the dark comedy KATRINA: MOTHER-IN-LAW OF 'EM ALL by Rob Florence, directed by Co-Artistic Director Georgette Verdin*, marking the the tenth anniversary of the infamous hurricane that struck the U.S. Gulf coast. KATRINA will play tonight, September 4, through October 4, 2015 at The Den Theatre Mainstage, 1333 N. Milwaukee Ave. in Chicago's Wicker Park neighborhood. Tickets are currently available at www.interrobangtheatreproject.org. The press opening is Sunday, September 6 at 6 pm.

 Interrobang Theatre Project is pleased to launch its 2015-16 Season: "Unnatural Disasters," with the Midwest premiere of the dark comedy KATRINA: MOTHER-IN-LAW OF 'EM ALL by Rob Florence, directed by Co-Artistic Director Georgette Verdin*, marking the the tenth anniversary of the infamous hurricane that struck the U.S. Gulf coast.  

Interrobang Theatre Project is pleased to launch its 2015-16 Season: 'Unnatural Disasters,' with the Midwest premiere of the dark comedy KATRINA: MOTHER-IN-LAW OF 'EM ALL by Rob Florence, directed by Co-Artistic Director Georgette Verdin*, marking the the tenth anniversary of the infamous hurricane that struck the U.S. Gulf coast. KATRINA will play September 4 - October 4, 2015 at The Den Theatre Mainstage, 1333 N. Milwaukee Ave. in Chicago's Wicker Park neighborhood. Tickets are currently available at www.interrobangtheatreproject.org. The press opening is Sunday, September 6 at 6 pm.

A Streetcar Named Desire by Tennessee Williams directed by Tony Estrella Sept. 17-Oct. 18 Sandra Feinstein-Gamm Theatre, 172 Exchangs St., Pawtucket, RI Tickets: gammtheatre.org/401-723-4266 previews (Sept. 17-20) $30. Regular tickets: $41, $49 depending on day/time

In an unprecedented collaboration, the Louis Armstrong House Museum in New York City and the Louisiana State Museum in New Orleans have partnered on the exhibit: Satchmo: His Life in New Orleans to tell the story of Louis Armstrong's complex relationship with his hometown. The exhibit will coincide with the 100th anniversary of his first professional gig at Henry Ponce's in New Orleans in 1915. 

At times, it can be hard to imagine that there was ever a period in history when society was as celebrity-obsessed as we are right now. With the internet, social media, Twitter, 24-hour cable news and everything else, information about the rich and famous is everywhere, all the time. It seems impossible to avoid and seems that the public's appetite for it is insatiable. On the other hand, David Adjmi's play Marie Antoinette, now playing at the Gamm Theatre, casts the famous French queen in much the same kind of world. And while the uneven play doesn't offer much that's new or original, it does provide another lens through which we can view and examine our own society and it's problems.

There are some plays that are easily categorized. They fit a very specific label, nice and neat and tidy. Hamlet is a tragedy. Noises Off is a comedy. There's little room for doubt or debate. On the other hand, some plays defy definition. They challenge you to put them into a category or give them a label. When that happens, you can sometimes get a muddled, confused mess that never really works. Or, as in the case of The House of Blue Leaves, currently playing at the Gamm Theatre, you get an exciting and entertaining piece of theater that surprises in part because of just how well it works.

On the heels of successful runs at the Royal George in Chicago, and at Laguna Playhouse and The Broad in Southern California, JACK LEMMON RETURNS makes its way to California's Central Coast for a limited engagement March 11 through March 29 at Ventura's Rubicon Theatre. This enchanting play-with-music is both a revealing portrait of legendary actor Jack Lemmon (Mister Roberts, Some Like it Hot, Days of Wine and Roses, The Odd Couple), and an in-depth, personal look at his relationship with his only son, actor and musician Chris Lemmon (Duets, That's Life, Lena's Holiday, etc.). The production is adapted and directed by impresario Hershey Felder, whose gifts for melding music and story have been celebrated through productions of George Gershwin Alone, Maestro Bernstein and The Pianist of Willesden Lane.

December 18, 2014 (Ventura, CA) - Rubicon Theatre Company of Ventura has just announced the director and cast for the company's mainstage production of The Last Five Years, Jason Robert Brown's emotionally powerful, intimate pop musical about two New Yorkers in their twenties who fall in love and try to hold on to each other when life leads them in opposite directions. Rubicon's production will be helmed by Rubicon Resident Artist Stephanie A. Coltrin, who won an Ovation Award for Miss Saigon in L.A. The role of up-and-coming novelist Jamie Wellerstein will be played by Louis Pardo, whose credits include the National Tour of Jesus Christ Superstar with Ted Neeley and work with South Coast Rep, San Diego Rep, and Musical Theatre Guild. Ashley Fox Linton stars opposite Pardo as Cathy Hiatt, an aspiring young actress. Fox Linton's credits include Glinda in the Broadway National Tour of Wicked and Cosette in Les Miserables.