Theatre
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Ethan Frome at the Lookingglass Theater Chicago
The Berkshires Travel West
By: - Mar 21st, 2011The newspaper is called The Eagle and the town names sound like Stockbridge, Pittsfield and Lee. Edith Wharton set her only story about poor people in the Berkshires. That she so well understood their world is one of the miracles of Ethan Frome. At the :Lookingglass Theater in Chicago through April 17.
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Amy Brenneman at A.R.T.
New Play May 24 to 29
By: - Mar 18th, 2011The American Repertory Theater welcomes actress Amy Brenneman back onto the Loeb Stage, with her autobiographical show Mouth Wide Open, created with longtime collaborator Sabrina Peck.  The limited run is presented May 24 through 29. Soulful, transcendent, laugh-out-loud funny, Amy Brenneman (Private Practice, Judging Amy, Heat) returns to her theatrical roots in this exuberant theater piece drawn from her own life experience that juxtaposes a hunger for the spiritual with the externalized pressures of celebrity
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Educating Rita At Huntington Theatre
Delightful Comedy of Class and Enlightenment
By: - Mar 17th, 2011In Educating Rita, Rita, a brash, young working class hairdresser with a developing free spirit, is hungry to improve her life. When she enrolls at the local free university, she discovers a passion for literature and turns her boozy and burnt-out professor’s life upside down and reinvents herself in this delightful Olivier award-winning comedy. The two person play is a spirited romp of self-discovery explored in language, accent and English literature.
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Lottery for Broadway's Bengal Tiger
Robin Williams Show in Previews
By: - Mar 16th, 201121 orchestra seats for $27 will be available by lottery for every performance of BENGAL TIGER AT THE BAGHDAD ZOO on Broadway at the Richard Rodgers Theatre (226 W. 46 St.). The show stars comedian Robin Williams.
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I'm Not a Feminist, But....:
WAM Theatre in Pittsfield March 14
By: - Mar 14th, 2011As part of the Berkshire Festival of Women Writers, WAM Theatre presents a one-night only showing of the Russell Sage Creative and Performing Arts Production of 'I'm not a Feminist, but....'. This ensemble presentation, written by Russell Sage college women working with director Leigh Strimbeck, looks at the topic of feminism in the lives of young people today using humor, irreverence, dance, song, and serious real-life monologues. The event takes place on Monday March 14, 2011 at 7 p.m.
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Les 7 doigts de la main
Return to ArtsEmeson by Popular demand
By: - Mar 14th, 2011Due to the overwhelming demand generated by their short January visit to Boston, ArtsEmerson: The World on Stage is pleased to announce the return of the French Canadian contemporary circus company Les 7 doigts de la main (The 7 Fingers) performing PSY (pronounced P.S.Y.) for a two week summer run.
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Mahaiwe Spring Program
Ricky Skaggs to Paul Taylor Dance
By: - Mar 11th, 2011Mahaiwe Performing Arts Center in Great Barrington will present an eclectic array of April and May programming, including some of the world's top bluegrass, reggae, stand-up comedy, modern dance, flamenco, opera, theater, and movies.
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Colonial Theatre Updates
Performances Added to 2011 Season
By: - Mar 10th, 2011The Colonial Theatre's live music additions include the underground hip-hop icon Talib Kweli on July 22, Jersey Shore rock legends Southside Johnny and the Asbury Jukes on August 25, the unique Celtic sounds of the Tartan Terrors on October 21 and the return of the popular community production Romance, Soul & Rock N’ Roll on October 28 and 29. The family programming will begin with the Chinese Golden Dragon Acrobats on June 11 and The Knuffle Bunny: A Cautionary Musical on December 4.
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Broke-Ology at Lyric Stage
Nathan Louis Jackson Play March 25 – April 23, 2011
By: - Mar 09th, 2011The Nathan Louis Jackson play Broke-Ology will be presented at Boston's Lyric Stage March 25 – April 23, 2011. The play about the issues of an African American family had it premiere at the Williamstown Theatre Festival. That production moved to a successful run off Broadway. Now it is being restaged in Boston.
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Williamstown Theatre Festival's Nikos Stage
Something Old Something New
By: - Mar 07th, 2011The Williamstown Theatre Festival will open on June 22 on the Nikos Stage and close on August 28 on the Main Stage. For her first season as artistic director Jenny Gersten has programmed three Main Stage productions with five on the smaller Nikos Stage. In a new tactic the Nikos Stage will combine perennial favorites A Streetcar Named Desire and A Doll's House with three new plays.
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Anthony Rapp Reads The Skin of Our Teeth
Commonwealth Shakespeare Company March 14
By: - Mar 07th, 2011Commonwealth Shakespeare Company prsents The Skin of Our Teeth, by Thornton Wilder. Anthony Rapp directs this American classic, which won the 1943 Pulitzer Prize for Drama. The free performance is Monday, March 14 at 7pm at the Wimberly Theatre at the Boston Center for the Arts
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John Douglas Thompson in Macbeth
Theatre for a New Audience Production March 20 to April 20
By: - Mar 07th, 2011This week the Theatre for a New Audience production of Macbeth, starring John Douglas Thompson, is in tech rehearsal with the first preview on Saturday, March 12. For this much anticipated production Thompson is again directed by Arin Arbus. Two years ago their Othello earned him an OBIE and Lucille Lortel Awards. Annika Boras partners with Thompson as Lady Macbeth in one of the strongest and most compelling roles in the canon.
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Car Talk: The Musical!!!
Premiere's at Suffolk's Modern Theatre
By: - Mar 03rd, 2011The new musical – inspired by the hit National Public Radio show of the same name and written and directed by Suffolk University Professor Wesley Savick – will be the first production created for the new Modern Theatre.
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Broadway Across America
Schedule for Shows Touring Boston
By: - Mar 02nd, 2011The organization Broadway Across America is bringing the touring versions of a number of major musicals to Boston in a variety of venues for limited engagements. The schedule of shows is bound to appeal to a road segment of theatre goers. The schedule of shows extends into 2012.
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Robert Brustein Awarded National Medal of Arts
A.R.T. Founding Director Recognized By President Obama
By: - Mar 02nd, 2011The National Medal of Arts is the highest award given to artists and arts patrons by the United States Government. Robert Brustein joins the roster of great American artists that includes Andrew Wyeth, John Updike, Wynton Marsalis, Barbra Streisand, Rita Moreno, Dolly Parton, Ray Bradbury, and Twyla Tharp.
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Kate Maguire and Simon Shaw Discuss Colonial/ BTF Plans
Tommy Can You Hear Me
By: - Feb 27th, 2011During its initial seasons the 100-year-old former vaudeville house, the Colonial Theatre, renovated at a cost of some $23 million, seemed more like a white elephant than a tangible asset. Coming into its first season in a merger with the Berkshire Theatre Festival is proving to be a game changer for theatre and the performing arts in the Berkshires. Artistic director, Kate Maguire, is leading with an ace by headlining Randy Harrison in the rock musical Tommy. See me, feel me, touch me.
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Berkshire Theatre Festival/ Colonial Theatre 2011
Blockbuster Season Announced
By: - Feb 24th, 2011This year’s lineup includes three world premiere theatre performances produced by BTF, three separate BTF musical productions on the Colonial stage, a rare appearance by noted columnist Frank Rich and live performances of some of the leading artists in the worlds of theatre, jazz and comedy. Among the organizations that will be co-promoting events will be Lift Ev’ry Voice, the Pittsfield 250th anniversary committee, Pittsfield CityJazz Festival, Word x Word Festival, and ZipStohr Comedy.
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Invasion by Khemiri Arrives Next to Ground Zero
The Play Company Presents Immigration Issues
By: - Feb 21st, 2011You never quite know what's going on during Invasion, but invasions tend to be mysterious and solving who came when and why preoccupies us because its unanswerable. Invasion by the brilliant Swedish writer Jonas Hassen Khemiri doesn't answer questions, but it asks more questions than have ever crossed your mind. And it asks them in a novel and thoroughly engaging production.
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A Charles Ludlam Camp Cult Classic
Shakespeare & Company Veps Up Winter Blahs
By: - Feb 19th, 2011It was a dark and windy night for the Shakespeare & Company dead of winter production of the Charles Ludlam camp classic The Mystery of Irma Vep. It was an evening of fact and furious costume and character changes for the brilliant actors Aaron McCabe and Ryan Winkles. But his oh so gay play was presented way too straight. Which was, indeed a drag.
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Director Peter Brook at ArtsEmerson
After 40 Years Returns to Boston with Beckett Project
By: - Feb 18th, 2011The inaugural season of international theatre programming by ArtsEmerson: The World on Stage continues with a celebration of legendary theatre director Peter Brook, in his first return to Boston in 40 years. The program includes the Boston premieres of two different works: Fragments and The Grand Inquisitor. Performances take place March 23—April 3, 2011 at the Paramount Center (559 Washington Street, in Boston’s Theatre District).
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Sex with Strangers at Chicago's Steppenwolf
Playwright Laura Eason Provokes
By: - Feb 16th, 2011To be sure, Sex with Strangers is hot, but it is also funny, provocative and entertaining. This play produced in the Upstairs theatre at Steppenwolf in Chicago will at the very least give pleasure and maybe even make you think twice about tweeting.
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AJAX at American Repertory Theatre
Sophocles Like Never Before
By: - Feb 16th, 2011An examination of how war affects the mind of a solider, this contemporary interpretation of Sophocles’s tragedy attempts to speak to our times. Considered second only to Achilles in greatness and strength, Greek warrior Ajax struggles under the weight of his deep psychological and physical injuries. Trying to maintain his dignity, identity, and honor in the face of the dynamics of war and its aftermath, this play shows the flaws even among the greatest of heroes. Director Sarah Benson explores the relationships between soldiers and civilians--family and neighbors representing the community as the Greek Chorus. As always, the unique A.R.T. twist is put on the production.
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Jessica Stone Directs Neil Simon at the Clark
Actor Director Discusses Williamstown Theatre Festival
By: - Feb 15th, 2011Jessica Stone met her husband, actor Christopher Fitzgerald, some years ago, at the Williamstown Theatre Festival. Last summer she made her debut as a director with the smash hit of Stephen Sondheim's A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum. Last night she was back in Williamstown for a reading of Neil Simon's Last of the Red Hot Lovers. Yesterday we caught up with her in the lobby of the Williams Inn.
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In Darfur at TimeLine in Chicago
Never Again May be Ever Again
By: - Feb 15th, 2011TimeLine, the Wall Street Journal's pick as number one theatre company in the nation, has produced a riveting drama about rape and genocide in the Sudan. It is wonderful theatre and raises unanswerable questions about US policy.
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Williamstown Theatre Festival 2011
Three Main Stage Productions One Broadway Bound
By: - Feb 10th, 2011Jenny Gersten, the new artistic director of the Williamstown Theatre Festival ha announced the schedule of three plays this season for the WTF Main Stage. The opener on July 1 is a revival of the Moss Hart and George S. Kaufman Pulitzer Prize winning comedy You Can't Take It With You which is headed for Broadway. Former artistic director, Nicholas Martin, will direct Oliver Goldsmith's She Stoops to Conquer. The season ends with a new musical Ten Cents a Dance with music by Rodgers and Hart.
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