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A scene from Lauren Gunderson's <em>The Revolutionists</em> at Wellflet Harbor Actors Theater
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Interview: Paige O'Connor Takes on Cape Cod and Marie Antoinette in The Revolutionists
As she makes her main stage debut at Wellfleet Harbor Actors Theater, O'Connor finds the humor and relevance in Lauren Gunderson's unconventional new play.
Tony nominee Daniel Fish will re-imagine a Frank Loesser classic with <em>Most Happy in Concert</em> at Williamstown Theatre Festival.
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Daniel Fish's Most Happy in Concert Joins Williamstown Theatre Festival 2022 Season
Fish's re-imagining of Frank Loesser's The Most Happy Fella will come to WTF's Main Stage this summer.
Mary Badham
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Mary Badham, the Oscar-Nominated Scout of To Kill a Mockingbird, Joins Touring Cast
Badham will play Mrs. Dubose, opposite Richard Thomas as Atticus and Melanie Moore as Scout.
Concert promotional image
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Interview: Memories of Jesus Christ Superstar at 50, With Ted Neeley and Yvonne Elliman
Neeley and Elliman reunite on stage for Superstars in Concert later this month.
Roger Guenveur Smith
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Roger Guenveur Smith to Perform Frederick Douglass Now This Summer
The performance will take place at the same site Douglass spoke 145 years ago.
Christopher Lloyd
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Christopher Lloyd to Play King Lear This Summer in Massachusetts
Lloyd will take on the role at Shakespeare & Company.
Hershey Felder as Irving Berlin
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Hershey Felder to Present Irving Berlin Benefit for 13 Theaters Across United States
The live broadcast will take place on Mother's Day.
Alice Ripley will star in <em>Sunset Boulevard</em>.
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Alice Ripley to Play Norma Desmond in Sunset Boulevard
The Andrew Lloyd Webber musical will be presented at the North Shore Music Theatre.
Cast members of the off-Broadway production of <em>School Girls; or, The African Mean Girls Play</em>: Abena Mensah-Bonsu, Joanna A. Jones, Mirirai Sithole, Latoya Edwards, Paige Gilbert, and MaameYaa Boafo.
Special Reports
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Hot-Button Tickets: What's Playing Out Nationally Might Also Be Playing at a Theater Near You
A liberated housewife, Rust Belt factory workers, and a lesbian cartoonist take the stage across America.
Caitlin O'Connell will star as Amanda in Barrington Stage Company's new production of <em>The Glass Menagerie</em>.
Theater News
Caitlin O'Connell and More to Star in The Glass Menagerie
Barrington Stage's artistic director Julianne Boyd will direct this new production of Tennessee Williams's memory play.
Tony Award nominee Maria Dizzia will direct the first play of this season, <em>The Hurricane Party</em>.
Theater News
The Collective Returns to New York With Its Fall 2018 Season
The world-premiere play The Hurricane Party, directed by Maria Dizzia, will join a newly discovered play by Tennessee Williams, among other premieres.
Judy Kuhn will star as M’Lynn in the Cape Playhouse production of <em>Steel Magnolias</em> this June.
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Judy Kuhn, Mary Testa, and Leslie Margherita to Star in Steel Magnolias at Cape Playhouse
The stage adaptation of Clue will also stop at the summer venue before its national tour.
A young Leonard Bernstein annotates a score at the piano.
Special Reports
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The 6 Broadway Musicals of Leonard Bernstein
From West Side Story to Candide, Bernstein's scores mixed verve with sophistication.
Laura Benanti is set to headline Barrington Stage's 2018 gala.
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Tony Award Winner Laura Benanti to Headline Barrington Stage Company Gala
Tales from Soprano Isle will take place at the Boyd-Quinson Mainstage.
Barrington Stage Company's 2018 season will include a new production of Lucas Hnath's <em>A Doll's House, Part 2</em>.
Theater News
Barrington Stage Company's 2018 Season to Include Three World Premieres
The season will also include productions of A Doll's House, Part 2, West Side Story, and The Glass Menagerie.
A scene from <em>Hear Word! Naija Women Talk True</em>.
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American Repertory Theater Announces Casting for Hear Word! Naija Women Talk True
The production is written and directed by Ifeoma Fafunwa.
Julianne Boyd is the artistic director of Barrington Stage Company, which just announced the creation of the Bonnie and Terry Burman New Play Award.
Theater News
Barrington Stage Company Announces Bonnie and Terry Burman New Play Award
The grand prize winner will receive a $25,000 cash prize and a developmental staged reading.
Tony winner John Rando will direct the world premiere of <em>The Royal Family of Broadway</em> at Barrington Stage Company.
Theater News
World Premiere of The Royal Family of Broadway Set for 2018 Barrington Season
Tony winners William Finn and Rachel Sheinkin collaborate on the new musical's original score.
Constantine Maroulis will play Che in North Shore Music Theatre's upcoming production of <em>Evita</em>.
Theater News
Constantine Maroulis Joins Cast of North Shore Music Theatre's Evita
The Rock of Ages Tony nominee will play Che.
Brian Stokes Mitchell will perform two cabaret sets at the Crown & Anchor in Provincetown, Massachusetts, on August 6.
Theater News
Brian Stokes Mitchell to Make Provincetown Debut at Crown & Anchor
The two-time Tony winner will perform two cabaret sets on August 6.
Jessie Mueller will give a concert at Provincetown Town Hall on September 3 as part of the <em>Broadway @ Town Hall</em> series.
Theater News
Jessie Mueller to Make Provincetown Debut in Concert at Town Hall
Megan Hilty and Sutton Foster will also perform there as part of the Broadway @ Town Hall summer concert series
Leslie Jordan and Stephen Spinella will star in <em>Warhol Capote</em>.
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Leslie Jordan and Stephen Spinella to Take On Truman Capote and Andy Warhol
The new play will be presented at American Repertory Theater.
Tamara Hickey stars as Imogen in William Shakespeare's <em>Cymbeline</em>, directed by Tina Packer, at Shakespeare & Company's Tina Packer Playhouse.
Theater News
Cymbeline Begins Performances at Shakespeare & Company
Tina Packer directs.
Melissa Leo will join the cast of a reading of <em>Safe Space</em> at Williamstown.
Theater News
Melissa Leo Joins Williamstown Theatre Festival Reading of Safe Space
The Oscar winner will star opposite André Holland.