BOSTON BHANGRA Announces Teams For 2025 Competition
by A.A. Cristi - Oct 10, 2025
The 2025 Boston Bhangra Competition will bring together 11 elite bhangra teams from across North America on November 15 at the Strand Theatre. Presented by Boston Bhangra, the annual event celebrates Punjabi dance and culture with performances from top U.S. and Canadian teams.
Global Dance Competition BOSTON BHANGRA Returns for 22nd Year at Strand Theatre
by A.A. Cristi - Sep 12, 2025
Boston Bhangra, North America’s largest independent Indian dance competition, will return for its 22nd year with its biggest celebration yet. The event will take place on Saturday, November 15, 2025, at the Strand Theatre in Dorchester, and for the first time will feature live bands performing alongside the competing dance teams.
Strand Theatre Welcomes Sutton Foster and Kelli O'Hara for Centennnial Concert
by Team BWW - Sep 5, 2025
The Appell Center for the Performing Arts will soon present the Strand Theatre’s Centennial Celebration: An Evening with Sutton Foster & Kelli O’Hara with the York Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Maestro Lawrence Golan. This one-night-only celebration concert will take place on Saturday, September 20, 2025 at 7:30 PM in downtown York’s historic Strand Theatre.
Pittsburgh CLO Sets Cast For Richard O'Brien's THE ROCKY HORROR SHOW
by Michael Major - Sep 3, 2025
Marking the 50th anniversary of the musical’s Broadway debut and the release of the classic film, this fully staged, immersive production invites audiences to unleash their inner creatures of the night in a run of sci-fi, seduction, and rebellion.
Interview: Jarius Miquel Cliett of THE BOOK OF MORMON at The Fox Theatre
by Joseph Harrison - Jun 21, 2025
The record-setting, multi-Tony Award winning musical THE BOOK OF MORMON will make its return to Atlanta from June 24 - 29 as the final production in the 2024 - 2025 Regions Bank Broadway in Atlanta season at The Fox Theatre. Among the cast is Jarius Miquel Cliett, who plays Mafala Hatimbi and who has deep roots in Atlanta. I had the chance to catch up with Jarius to discuss his journey in the theatre, his experiences with the show, and his excitement about performing for a hometown crowd.
Interview: SISTER ACT: BEHIND THE HABIT with Nia Savoy-Dock
by Elliot Lanes - Apr 14, 2025
Today we begin a week long series of interviews with some of the artists that are bringing Ford’s Theatre’s production of Sister Act to life. Through five interviews, you will be introduced to three performers, the Musical Director, and the Production Stage Manager. I hope these artists give you a sense of what it is like being a part of a production both on and off stage. Please enjoy Sister Act: Behind The Habit.
A Play, A Pie and A Pint To Present THE BROWN DOLL World Premiere
by A.A. Cristi - Apr 11, 2025
A Play, A Pie and A Pint to present the world premiere of The Brown Doll. Written by Cilla Silvia (Opening Night, Pretty Woman) and directed by Niloo Far-Khan. Performed by Sharan Atwal, Farah Ahmed, Rachel Ogilvy and Mehren Yar.
The Boston Public Quartet Presents A RADICAL WELCOME: SOURCE CODE
by A.A. Cristi - Mar 5, 2025
The Boston Public Quartet (BPQ) will present A Radical Welcome: Source Code, a program celebrating the music of five landmark women composers from the late romantic period to the present, at The Strand Theatre on Thursday, May 22nd at 7:30pm.