Theatre
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2012 Drama Desk Awards
The Best of Broadway
By: - May 13th, 2012There is some overlap between the nominees for the Tony Awards and the list for the Drama Desk Awards. Bernadette Peters was passed over for Follies but appears here. Nina Ariadna a front runner for her role in Venus in Fur is snubbed. Chinglish, ignored by the Tonys is listed. During awards season it is interesting to compare and contrast.
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Xanadu a Hit at SpeakEasy Theatre Company
Dreams of Fame, Roller Disco and a Greek Muse
By: - May 12th, 2012Based on the 1980 cult film with Olivia Newton-John, this clever and witty new musical on skates that follows the efforts of the magical Greek muse Kira who descends to Earth to help a struggling artist achieve his dream of opening a roller disco. Featuring an ingenious sassy book by Douglas Carter Beane and a score full of chart-topping tunes (Magic, Suddenly, Evil Woman), Xanadu spins hilarity and campy fun on wheels.
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WIlliamstown Theatre Festival Casting
Old and New Friends
By: - May 11th, 2012That opening night for the 2012 season, June 26, at the Williamstown Theatre Festival is inching ever closer. In her second season as artistic director Jenny Gersten is finalizing casting for a lively mix of classics and new works. Many WTF alumni like Blythe Danner and Brooks Ashmanskas are on board as well as last season's Lily Taylor. We are excited to see Tyne Daly penciled in. As a sidebar to the 62 Center for the first time Mass Moca is in the mix hosting a new work by rock star David Byrne.
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Woody Sez Sings at American Repertory Theatre
Resonating Musical History of Iconic Folk Singer
By: - May 10th, 2012Woody Guthrie transformed folk music into a vehicle for social protest and evoked the restless spirit of the Dust Bowl and Depression Era generation. By using his own words and songs, Woody Sez brings this musical and cultural icon to passionate life. The various songs and characters transport the audience through Guthrie's life. Sometimes moving, poetic, and tragic, the production features many now classic Woody tunes. How can we not be touched by "This Land is Your Land" and "Bound for Glory" ?
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Barrington Stage Company Updates
Coplete Season Listings
By: - May 05th, 2012May 23 – June 10. LUNGS, by Duncan Macmillan. Directed by Aaron Posner. New England premiere. St. Germain Stage (formerly Stage 2) at the Sydelle and Lee Blatt Performing Arts Center, 36 Linden Street, Pittsfield. An intimate drama about a young couple contemplating whether or not to have a child in a time of global anxiety. And that's not all.
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Private Lives at Huntington Theatre
Anchors Season May 25 – June 24, 2012
By: - May 03rd, 2012The Huntington Theatre Company completes its 30th Anniversary Season , May 25 – June 24, 2012, with the perfect play for springtime: Lifetime Tony Award-winning playwright Noël Coward’s beloved sparkling comedy Private Lives. Tony Award-nominated Maria Aitken, director of the Huntington’s acclaimed productions of Educating Rita and the Olivier and Tony Award-winning Alfred Hitchcock’s The 39 Steps and director of the upcoming Betrayal (November 2012) helms.
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A.R.T's Woody Sez Live Simulcast
Free Event on Harvard Campus May 17
By: - May 02nd, 2012The American Repertory Theater (A.R.T.) production Woody Sez, a musical tapestry of the American folk hero’s life and songs, is to be simulcast live — the first live outdoor simulcast of a theater production outside of New York. The simulcast will be presented in collaboration with Harvard University and the American Repertory at The Plaza next to the Science Center on the Harvard campus, on Thursday, May 17th.
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Tony Awards 2012 On Tap June 12
Tough Competition in Many Categories
By: - May 01st, 2012When the awards are handed out will Nina Ariadne get what she deserves; a Tony Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role? Or will be be edged out by Stockard Channing for the role of a lifetime in Other Desert Cities. It is assumed to be a no brainer that Philip Seymour Hoffman will be Best Actor for “Arthur Miller’s Death of a Salesman.†There is likely to be a lot of suspense during this year's Tony Awards ceremony.
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Xanadu at SpeakEasy Stage
Boston Premiere Company's 100th Production
By: - Apr 29th, 2012Beginning May 11, SpeakEasy Stage will present the Boston Premiere of the hit Broadway musical comedy XANADU. This acclaimed show will be the company’s 100th production.
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American Repertory Theatre 2012-2013 Season
World Premiere of Marie Antoinette
By: - Apr 27th, 2012The American Repertory Theater (A.R.T.), under the Artistic Direction of Diane Paulus, announces the 2012/13 subscription season, which includes the previously announced world premiere of Marie Antoinette and a bold new staging of Pippin.
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Hershey Felder Solos Gershwin and Bernstein
Arts Emerson April 28 to June 10
By: - Apr 27th, 2012ArtsEmerson: The World On Stage presents Hershey Felder’s George Gershwin Alone. Hot on the heels of the Boston premiere of his Maestro: Leonard Bernstein, Felder will reprise his one-man George Gershwin show. Performances will take place May 30 – June 10, 2012 at the Paramount Center (559 Washington Street, in Boston’s Theatre District).
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American Rep to Host Post-Show Hootenannies
Songfest After Selected Performances of WOODY SEZ
By: - Apr 26th, 2012In the spirit of composer/balladeer Woody Guthrie, as the nation celebrates the 100th anniversary of his birth, the American Repertory Theater (A.R.T.) is hosting post-show hootenannies after select performances led by cast members and other local artists. The audience is invited to bring their own instruments and join in a free-form musical celebration in the Loeb Drama Center’s West Lobby and Patio, following selected performances.
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Brad Oscar to Star in Barrington's Fiddler on The Roof
Tony Nominee Cast as Tevye
By: - Apr 26th, 2012Barrington Stage Company in Pittsfield announces that Tony nominee Brad Oscar will take on the role of the beloved dairyman Tevye in Fiddler on the Roof, running June 13 through July 14, kicking off the theater’s 18th season in the Berkshires.
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Berkshire Theatre Group Auditions
Casting for Oliver Starts May 14
By: - Apr 25th, 2012Berkshire Theatre Group seeks child and adult actors, musicians, backstage crew, technical support, usher staff and parent volunteers to participate in its upcoming community production of the musical Oliver!, book, music and lyrics by Lionel Bart, based on Charles Dickens's Oliver Twist. The production will be directed by Travis G. Daly.
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Other Desert Cities by Jon Robin Baitz
Reloading for a Tony Run
By: - Apr 24th, 2012Other Desert Cities opened Off Broadway to rave reviews and awards. It opened on Broadway in November and was scheduled to end in early January. While numbers are off there are cast changes and retooling for the upcoming Tony nominations which should breathe new life in a production which is scheduled to transfer to LA in the fall.
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Jeff Goldblum Stars in Seminar
Recasting Smashing's Therese Rebeck's Broadway Hit
By: - Apr 20th, 2012This has been a breakout season for Theresa Rebeck one of the most highly regarded playwrights of her generation. Her TV series Smash has been exactly that. Now confirmed for another season with Rebeck in a less that pivotal role. That leaves more time for theatre like the current Broadway hit Seminar. There has been a cast change with the lead handed from Alan Rickman to Jeff Goldblum. Its second coming is simply fabulous.
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Barrington Stage Acquires Lt. John L. Truden V.F.W. Post
Renamed Sydelle and Lee Blatt Performing Arts Center
By: - Apr 20th, 2012Barrington Stage Company was founded in 1995. In 2005, with seed money from the city, the company moved from rented facilities in Sheffield to a permanent home in Pittsfield. Three years later it transformed rented space in the nearby V.F.W. Post as a Second Stage. Now that building has been gifted and Renamed Sydelle and Lee Blatt Performing Arts Center. With no additional debt beyond renovation BSC has now completed its Pittsfield campus.
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Huntington Theatre 2011-2012 Season
Southie Themed Good People Opens September 14
By: - Apr 19th, 2012Subscribing is the only way to guarantee tickets to MacArthur "Genius" David Cromer's groundbreaking and critically acclaimed new production of Our Town. Our Town is not part of any subscription series, but Huntington subscribers have exclusive access and are first in line to purchase tickets to this extraordinary theatrical event. We expect this limited engagement to sell out! Subscribe today and buy your Our Town tickets now while they are still available.
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SpeakEasy 2011-2012 Schedule
Broadway Hits Boston Bound
By: - Apr 19th, 2012The explosive family drama OTHER DESERT CITIES, the Pulitzer Prize-winning play CLYBOURNE PARK, and the Tony Award-winning musical IN THE HEIGHTS are among the five acclaimed shows that SpeakEasy Stage will present in its 2012-2013 Season, the company’s Producing Artistic Director Paul Daigneault announced today.
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Clybourne Park by Bruce Norris
There Goes the Neighborhood
By: - Apr 18th, 2012Clybourne Park by Bruce Norris arrives on Broadway with a distinguished provenance. Since opening Off Broadway in 2010 the drama/ comedy has earned the 2011 Laurence Olivier Award for Best New Play and the 2011 Pulitzer Prize for Drama. It is likely that the edgy play about racial changes in a Chicago neighborhood will be nominated for multiple Tony Awards.
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Bard's 448th Birthday Bash
Shakespeare & Company April 22
By: - Apr 17th, 2012On Sunday, April 22 at 2pm (please note this date has changed from the brochure), Shakespeare & Company will hold its annual celebration of William Shakespeare's birthday with the Will 448 Birthday Bash! Audiences can enjoy a special matinee performance of its touring production of Macbeth, which features some of the Company’s most promising rising stars, followed by a fun party that will include a raffle, treats, and complimentary toast! The show begins at 2pm with the party following the performance.
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Berkshire Playwrights Lab Announces 2012 Season
June 9 Gala: Mamet Play with Jay Thomas and Treat Williams
By: - Apr 17th, 2012Berkshire Playwrights Lab will present the Berkshire Playwrights Lab 5th Season Gala Celebration on June 9 and staged readings of new plays on July 11, July 23, August 8, and August 22 at the Mahaiwe Performing Arts Center (14 Castle Street, Great Barrington, Mass.). In addition to a new short piece by David Mamet and performances by actors Jay Thomas, Treat Williams, and other plays and actors TBA, the Gala will include the premiere of Food for Thought, a short film.
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Williamstown Theatre Festival Adds Shows
David Byrne Musical at Mass MoCA and Bradley Cooper in Elephant Man
By: - Apr 17th, 2012The final details have been completed for the 2012 season of the Williamstown Theatre Festival. Elephant Man starring uber hunk Bradley Cooper and Patricia Clarkson has been slated for the Nikos Stage. In partnership with Mass Moca and ambitious musical by David Byrne and Fatboy Slim will be workshopped at the Hunter Center.
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ICA Announces Summer 2012 Programs
Performance, Events and Talks
By: - Apr 10th, 2012The Institute of Contemporary Art/Boston (ICA) presents performing arts programming at its Boston Harbor location for Summer 2012. Programming includes perennial summer favorites Talking Taste, Harborwalk Sounds, and DJs on the Harbor, plus dance performances and the return of Experiment, bringing 50 writers, dancers, actors, and performers to the museum for an immersive theatrical experience.
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Brilliant The Luck of the Irish At Huntington
A Compelling Boston Story Extended to May 6
By: - Apr 10th, 2012This is the World Premiere of a play about the tricky process of breaking the rules of segregated house ownership by means of a ghost or straw buyer . When an upwardly mobile African-American family wanted to buy a house in an all-white neighborhood of 1950s Boston, they often paid a struggling Irish family to act as their front. Fifty years later, the Irish family asks for "their" house back. Moving back and forth across the two eras, this intimate new play explores the complex impact of racial integration in Boston, the notion of benevolent fraud and the universal longing for property, house and home. Do not miss this wonderfully crafted play!
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