Events
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Homage to Henry: A Dramatization of John Berryman's the Dream Songs
Presented by Oberon at Oberon May 16, 2012 John Berryman's masterpiece, The Dream Songs, has been described as containing a "wild mixture of high lyricism and low comedy [which] plumbed the extreme reaches of a human soul and psyche." But its "wrenched syntax, scrambled diction, [and] extraordinary leps of language and tone" can confound readers. Homage to Henry transforms the poems into a more accessible play and brings to the stage the unforgettable character of Henry, as he encounters wine and women; faculty...
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Oberon |
05/16/12 |
Oberon, Cambridge |
Michael Jackson THE IMMORTAL World Tour
Presented by Cirque du Soleil at DCU Center May 16-May 17, 2012 The Estate of Michael Jackson and Cirque du Soleil are proud to present Michael Jackson THE IMMORTAL World Tour in Worcester on May 16 - 17, 2012 at the DCU Center. This once-in-a-lifetime electrifying production combines Michael Jackson music and choreography with Cirque du Soleil creativity to give fans worldwide a unique view into the spirit, passion and heart of the artistic genius who forever transformed global pop culture. Proudly sponsored by Sun Life Financial and Infiniti, the show...
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Cirque du Soleil |
05/16/12 -
05/17/12 |
DCU Center, Worcester |
Woody Sez Live Outdoor Simulcast
Presented by Ceramics Program, Office for the Arts at Harvard May 17, 2012 On May 17th, the American Repertory Theater’s production of Woody Sez will be simulcast live on the Plaza, just outside the Science Center. Sponsored by the A.R.T and the Common Spaces program, this will be the first live outdoor simulcast of a theatre production outside of New York. Woody Sez is a performance that incorporates Woody Guthrie’s words and songs, performed by four singers and instrumentalists, and transports the audience through Guthrie’s fascinating life....
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Ceramics Program, Office for the Arts at Harvard |
05/17/12 |
Harvard Science Center Plaza Tent, Cambridge |
Oceanic Verses
Presented by MASS MoCA at MASS MoCA May 18, 2012 Composed by Paola Prestini, this multimedia opera follows four separate arcs musically painting a picture of Italy as it once was, a cross section of cultures expressed through song. A Sailor (Claudio Prima) gets lost at sea A Scholar (Helga Davis) investigating immigration loses her suitcase A Mother goes hungry and finds her voice A Soldier (Chris Burchett) crawls through a war zone and finds his love. The story is derived from lost languages, texts of ancient songs, and found poems,...
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MASS MoCA |
05/18/12 |
MASS MoCA, North Adams |
Olympus on My Mind, by Barry Harman and Grant Sturiale
Presented by Amazing Things Arts Center at Amazing Things Art Center May 18, 2012 Welcome to Greece! The Amazing Theater Company - in conjunction with Murray's Pre-owned Fur Emporium - presents Olympus on My Mind, by Barry Harman and Grant Sturiale. This fast-paced musical comedy farce tells the story about the god Jupiter's transformation from "one wild and crazy god" into a deity of love and compassion. The project is helmed by Russell Greene (director), Stephen Peters (musical director), and Maryellen Skulski (choreographer) – the zany trio responsible...
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Amazing Things Arts Center |
05/18/12 |
Amazing Things Art Center, Framingham |
Puppet Showplace Slam
Presented by Puppet Showplace Theatre at Puppet Showplace Theatre May 19, 2012 Puppet Showplace Theatre has shows for teens and adults? That's right puppet fans. Every other month we stay open late to bring you the finest in "grown up" puppet entertainment. You'll laugh, you'll cry, you'll go home googly-eyed. May's slam features special guests Z. Briggs and Chad Williams of WonderSpark puppets.
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Puppet Showplace Theatre |
05/19/12 |
Puppet Showplace Theatre, Brookline |
Two-Headed by Julie Jensen
Presented by Gan-e-meed Theatre Project at Calderwood Pavilion at the BCA May 10-May 19, 2012 Utah, 1857: 127 West-bound pioneers die in the Mountain Meadow Massacre. The mass murder haunts Mormon daughters Lavinia and Hettie over the next forty years. Tethered to their polygamous doctrine and to the men who killed in its name, can the women reconcile their faith with the truth?
Directed by Becky Webber
Featuring Kara Manson and SerahRose Roth
Special Events
Friday, May 11, following the 8pm performance:
Twelfth-generation Mormon Janika Dillon...
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Gan-e-meed Theatre Project |
05/10/12 -
05/19/12 |
Calderwood Pavilion at the BCA, Boston |
Les Miserable: Student Edition
Presented by Acting Out Productions May 18-May 19, 2012 Acting Out Productions presents an all student, concert style performance of this musical sensation celebrating it's 25th Anniversary. Almost 50 students from all over the greater Newburyport area are involved, directed by Deirdre and John Budzyna with musical direction by Marcia Medvitz. Performance Dates: Friday May 18, 7pm & Saturday May 19th 3pm & 7pm Hope Community Church, 11 Hale Street, Newburyport, MA
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Acting Out Productions |
05/18/12 -
05/19/12 |
Hope Community Church, Newburyport |
Ramona Quimby
Presented by Dover Sherborn High School May 19, 2012 Two Beans Productions’ play based on Beverly Cleary’s “Beezus and Ramona” series of books will be performed at Dover Sherborn High School, 9 Junction Street Dover, Mass on May 19, 2012 at 2:00, under the auspices of Time Out for Kids. Featured for this production is a national tour originally staged by New York based Theaterworks USA. The company is making one local stop on its 6 month tour by special arrangement at Dover Sherborn High School bringing 2007 alum Greg...
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Dover Sherborn High School |
05/19/12 |
Dover Sherborn High School, Dover |
Music of the Theater
Presented by Assabet Valley Mastersingers May 19, 2012 Gala 35th Anniversary Concert in celebration of the Assabet Valley Mastersinger's 35th season, featuring favorite choruses from operas, operettas, and Broadway, with piano and soloists in the beautiful setting of Clinton's historic Town Hall. Table seating includes hors d'oeuvres and desserts. Beer, wine and nonalcoholic beverages available for purchase. Silent Auction.
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Assabet Valley Mastersingers |
05/19/12 |
Clinton Town Hall, Fallon Memorial Auditorium, Clinton |
A Picasso by Jeffrey Hatcher
Presented by Salem Theatre Company at Salem Theatre Company April 26-May 19, 2012 Set in a vault under the streets of German-occupied Paris in 1941, A Picasso pits the famous artist against Miss Fischer, a cultural attaché from Berlin, who must determine if paintings recently confiscated by the Nazis are real–or fake–Picassos. Only the artist can tell for sure…but will he? A tango of sex, politics and power ensues…with a climactic twist.
“Name Your Own Ticket Price” preview performances are scheduled for Thursday,...
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Salem Theatre Company |
04/26/12 -
05/19/12 |
Salem Theatre Company, Salem |
Little Shop of Horrors
Presented by New Repertory Theatre at The Arsenal Center For The Arts April 29-May 20, 2012 Book and lyrics by Howard Ashman
Music by Alan Menken
In the Charles Mosesian Theater
In this Award-Winning musical with the melodious styles of 1960’s rock and roll, doo-wop, and early Motown, a hapless florist shop worker, Seymour, finds a mysterious plant. As the plant begins to flourish and thrive, so does the flower shop’s business. Seymour quickly develops the confidence needed to successfully court the woman he desires, his co-worker Audrey, and...
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New Repertory Theatre |
04/29/12 -
05/20/12 |
The Arsenal Center For The Arts, Watertown |
Hershey Felder in Maestro: Leonard Bernstein
Presented by ArtsEmerson April 28-May 20, 2012 ArtsEmerson:The World on Stage presents Hershey Felder in Maestro: Leonard Bernstein. Take an extraordinary journey through Leonard Bernstein’s life and career. Rooted in Boston history, this longtime music director of the New York Philharmonic, composer of acclaimed works like Candide, West Side Story, On the Town and Mass and Tanglewood icon broke through every artistic ceiling possible to become the world's musical ambassador. Award-winning actor, playwright and concert pianist...
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ArtsEmerson |
04/28/12 -
05/20/12 |
Paramount Mainstage, Boston |
Troilus & Cressida
Presented by Actors' Shakespeare Project April 25-May 20, 2012 In the midst of the Trojan War, Shakespeare guides us through the minds of these ravaged warriors who become symbols of human character for better or worse. Love and misunderstanding lead to longing, and how one copes with adversity can resonate through time.
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Actors' Shakespeare Project |
04/25/12 -
05/20/12 |
The Modern Theatre at Suffolk University, Boston |
Anything Goes
Presented by Walnut Hill School for the Arts May 11-May 20, 2012 Walnut Hill School for the Arts Presents ‘Anything Goes’. Cole Porter’s “Anything Goes,” is a high seas romantic adventure filled with fabulous music and dazzling dance numbers set aboard the S.S. American cruise liner. This musical farce follows an eclectic group of ocean liner passengers, which includes an evangelist nightclub singer, society debutante, English gentleman, and wanted gangster Moonface Martin, on their journey from New York to London....
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Walnut Hill School for the Arts |
05/11/12 -
05/20/12 |
Keiter Center for the Performing Arts, Perrin Theater, Natick |
Shoebox Tour: A Juggling Show
Presented by MIT Student Juggling Club at MIT's Wong Auditorium May 20, 2012 Two of the world’s best jugglers stop in Cambridge on their American tour!
Shoebox Tour, a modern juggling show that has played in Canada, Ireland, Finland, Sweden, Japan, and Iceland, returns to America this spring with a new cast. International Jugglers’ Association Gold Medal winners Wes Peden and Jay Gilligan created and perform this year's show. Erik Nilsson, a graduate from the Royal Academy of Music in Stockholm, provides a live original soundtrack on...
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MIT Student Juggling Club |
05/20/12 |
MIT's Wong Auditorium, Cambridge |
Charlotte's Web
Presented by Watertown Children's Theatre at The Arsenal Center For The Arts May 18-May 20, 2012 The classic story of Charlotte’s Web paints a picture of childhood on the farm, in which the power of friendship can conquer anything. WCT’s Play Factory brings this heartwarming tale to life, performed by an ensemble cast of 2nd-4th graders directed by Elizabeth Gutterman. Performances are May 18- 20 in the Black Box Theater at the Arsenal Center for the Arts. Seating is limited. General admission tickets are $10 and will be available beginning May 8th through WCT’s...
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Watertown Children's Theatre |
05/18/12 -
05/20/12 |
The Arsenal Center For The Arts, Watertown |
Boston Theater Marathon XIV
Presented by Boston Playwrights' Theatre at Calderwood Pavilion at the BCA May 20, 2012 Boston Playwrights' Theatre presents the 14th annual Boston Theater Marathon on May 20 from 12 noon to 10 pm. Join us for this award-winning charity festival -- 53 ten-minute plays by 53 New England playwrights presented by 53 New England theatre companies in 10 hours. Come and go as you please with your all-day pass. The Boston Theater Marathon weekend will also include The Warm-Up Laps on May 19 featuring three free full-length staged readings. These readings are presented in association...
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Boston Playwrights' Theatre |
05/20/12 |
Calderwood Pavilion at the BCA, Boston |
Little Red Riding Hood by WonderSpark Puppets
Presented by Puppet Showplace Theatre at Puppet Showplace Theatre May 17-May 20, 2012 Little Red is sent into the big woods to deliver a basket of goodies to her sick Grandmother, but is hounded by a hungry wolf who wants the basket for himself.
Will Little Red ... be able to outsmart the wolf and save her Grandmother?
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Puppet Showplace Theatre |
05/17/12 -
05/20/12 |
Puppet Showplace Theatre, Brookline |
Dark & Stormy
Presented by Oberon at Oberon May 20, 2012 OBERON regulars, The Bitches of Destiny, return with a brand-new evening of Boston’s best burlesque. The night will be a dark mixture of horror to angst to black comedy, all of which with the unique and brilliant touch the Bitches have become known for.
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Oberon |
05/20/12 |
Oberon, Cambridge |
A FISH TALE
Presented by Beth Walsh Dance Centre May 19-May 20, 2012 Join the students and staff of the Beth Walsh Dance Centre in their 20th Anniversary Celebration with our annual recital A FISH TALE
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Beth Walsh Dance Centre |
05/19/12 -
05/20/12 |
TILDEN ARTS CENTER, West Barnstable |
Careless Love: A Down Home Musical
Presented by Oberon at Oberon May 21, 2012 Sean returns to his hometown after 15 years behind bars for a crime he didn't commit.
Upon his arrival, he finds his true love on the eve of her wedding to his friend. Set
to traditional bluegrass, old-time, gospel, and folk songs, an ensemble of nine actor/
musicians bring this original story to life with a fiddle, dobro, banjo, mandolin, and more.
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Oberon |
05/21/12 |
Oberon, Cambridge |
The 30th Annual Elliot Norton Awards
Presented by Boston Theater Critics Association at Paramount Theatre May 21, 2012 The Boston Theater Critics Association is pleased to announce legendary song and dance man TOMMY TUNE will be the recipient of The 30th Anniversary Elliot Norton Lifetime Achievement Award. Known as one of the most prolific director/choreographer/performers of the twentieth century, Tommy Tune has enchanted audiences over the past 50 years with his charisma, vision, and innovation. According to Joyce Kulhawik, President of the BTCA, “Not only...
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Boston Theater Critics Association |
05/21/12 |
Paramount Theatre, Boston |
Wellesley Theatre Project Master Class with Broadway Performer Kevin Duda!
Presented by Wellesley Theatre Project at Wellesley Middle School May 21, 2012 When: May 21st Where: Wellesley Middle School; Who: 6th -12th Grade Students; Cost: Free!; Join us for... Musical Theatre Audition Workshop: 3pm-4:30pm (WMS Chorus Room) 15 students will workshop a song. All other students are encouraged to observe as space is permits. Please come prepared with 32 bars of music. Meet a Broadway performer and learn great tips and insight from a pro.; Dance Workshop: 5:30pm-8pm (WMS Theatre) Learn a dance combination with choreography from a broadway...
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Wellesley Theatre Project |
05/21/12 |
Wellesley Middle School, Wellesley |
"Iolanta" P. I. Tchaikovsky
Presented by Boston Vocal Arts Studio May 20-May 22, 2012 Boston Vocal Arts Studio and International Rachmaninoff Russian Music Festival present Tchaikovsky's "Iolanta". Starring Dina Kuznetsova (Metropolitan Opera) as Iolanta and Adam Klein (Metropolitan Opera) as Count Vaudémong.
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Boston Vocal Arts Studio |
05/20/12 -
05/22/12 |
Center Makor, Brighton |
Comedy is King
Presented by Oberon at Oberon May 23, 2012 Hosted by Lamont Price, Comedy Central's Comedians to Watch featuring The Lucas Bros., Josh Gondelman and Tom Dustin.
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Oberon |
05/23/12 |
Oberon, Cambridge |
Gary Gulman
Presented by The Wilbur Theatre at Wilbur Theatre May 24, 2012 Boston native Gary Gulman will tape a new one hour comedy special at The Wilbur Theater (246 Tremont Street Boston, MA 02116 ) on May 24th at 8pm. Tickets can be purchased by calling (617) 248-9700 or visiting www.thewilburtheatre.com.
Gulman always knew he wanted to be a comedian and his humor is unique, clever and highly entertaining. He was seen on Dane Cook's 'Tourgasm' on HBO and shot the pilot 'Dinner with Todd Glass' with Todd Glass and Sarah Silverman. Gary has also made...
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The Wilbur Theatre |
05/24/12 |
Wilbur Theatre, Boston |
Shakespeare and Leadership
Presented by Commonwealth Shakespeare Company at Cutler Majestic Theatre May 24, 2012 What: Shakespeare and Leadership: A script in hand reading of Shakespeare’s Coriolanus followed by a panel discussion on corporate leadership skills in the 21st Century.
Who: Presented by Commonwealth Shakespeare Company,
The Boston Chapter of the Federalist Society, & McCarter and English, LLP.
When: Thursday, May 24, 6:00 pm
Where: Cutler Majestic Theater,
219 Tremont Street, Boston, MA
Venue Website
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Commonwealth Shakespeare Company |
05/24/12 |
Cutler Majestic Theatre, Boston |
Laff Mobb
Presented by The Wilbur Theatre at Wilbur Theatre May 25, 2012 LAFF MOBB, is produced by Bob Sumner, the original producer and architect of HBO’s Def Comedy Jam. Sumner has discovered everyone from Dave Chappelle, DL Hughley, Mike Epps, Bernie Mac and many other comedy icons.
Bob Sumner commented “I’m really excited to bring the best of the next generation of Comedy All Stars to Boston.”
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The Wilbur Theatre |
05/25/12 |
Wilbur Theatre, Boston |
Mortified
Presented by Oberon at Oberon May 24-May 25, 2012 Hailed as a "cultural phenomenon" by Newsweek and celebrated for years by the likes of This American Life, The Today Show, The Onion AV Club, & Entertainment Weekly, Mortified is a comic excavation of teen angst artifacts (journals, poems, letters, lyrics, home movies, schoolwork) as shared by their original authors -- in front of total strangers. Where else can you hear grown men and women confront their past with firsthand tales of their first kiss, first puff, worst prom,...
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Oberon |
05/24/12 -
05/25/12 |
Oberon, Cambridge |