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April’98 Issue - Table of Contents & Preview

COVER STORY: Another Season of Revels Wild & Wondrous at Shakespeare & Co.

Professional Theatre

bulletFour Time Tony-Winner Comes to the Shubert (Boston)
bulletCathy Rigby Really IS Peter Pan by R.J. Nickerson
bulletThe Music Man Marches into Trinity Rep
bulletPortland Stage Company Presents World Premiere
bulletSomething Wilde This Way Comes
bulletLong Wharf Theatre Presents Sparkling Coward Comedy
bulletA Fair Country at SpeakEast Stage Company
bulletStage Surfing on the Internet by Larry Stark
bulletQuick Takes by Jules Becker
bulletThree for One by Shirley Esthimer
bulletEncores & Off by E. Kyle Minor
bulletStage Festival Opens ‘98 Season with Musical Romance
bulletAmerican Classic Weaves a Tapestry of Small Town America at Penobscot Theatre
bulletEverybody Loves Raymond at the Garde
bulletDubac Given Open-Ended Run
bulletOn Beat & Off in Connecticut by Betty Tyler
bulletTheatreZone Celebrates the Lorca Centennial with Masterpiece of Love and Betrayal
bulletWaiting at the Wilbur Theatre by Beverly Creasey
bulletReagle’s Fabulous Forties by Beverly Creasey
bulletApril Blockbusters at the PPAC
bulletGoodspeed Opera House Launches Three New Musicals for 1998 Season
bulletSpring Auditions Arrive: Actors Brush Up Their Shakespeare
bulletAmesbury Visits with Anne Frank

Colleges/Universities/Schools Theatre

bulletVermont Group Brings Passion Play to Northeastern
bulletMiraculous Dramatics at Eastern Nazarene by Beverly Creasey
bulletTufts Balch Arena Presents The Illusion
bulletAquila Presents Two Classics at Fairfield
bulletStonehill to Present John Olive Play
bulletUCONN Presents The Maids
bulletOne of  the Funniest at Brandeis
bulletCHAPS Offers 3 New Classes
bulletChoreographer Lemon & Yale Rep Embark on 2nd Creation in Trilogy

Community Theatre

bulletA Gleefully Malicious Comedy at Yorktown
bulletMother Leads Crusade in Sturbridge
bulletVokes Players to Present To Kill a Mockingbird
bulletMilton Players Present Wrong Turn at Lungfish
bulletAssociated Community Theatres of Connecticut Announces Festival Dates
bulletOklahoma Opens in Concord
bulletPremiere of Phantom of the Country Opera
bulletQuannapowitt Opens Ives Production
bulletAnother Wedding for Bob DeLuca in Stoughton
bulletYouth Theatre Presents Scapino
bulletFootlighters Present Sondheim Musical
bulletNewton Country Players Present Cole Porter Revue
bulletThe Community Players Celebrate Spring with Mame
bulletTheatreMania Opens 7th Mainstage Season
bulletEducating Rita in Medway
bulletBelmont Presents Wilder Classic
bulletYorktown (NY) Presents The Women

Children’s/Youth Theatre

bulletFamily Favorite at Fairfield
bulletDiane Purdys Announces June Line-Up
bulletAnn & Andy Come to Seacoast Stage
bulletImmortal Opera at the Orpheum/Foxborough
bulletBoston Children’s Theatre Features a Little Orphan in Third Show of Season

Film/Video/Tech

bulletScreen Reels by Cecille Markell
bulletCall for Entries: 2nd Annual RI International Film Festival
bulletToy Biz & Show Biz Converge in New Hampshire by Scott Green
bulletEye to Eye & South Central Mass Choir Sing Praises on Basic Black Gospel Show April 19

Music

bulletGauthier Celebrates CD Release
bulletBoston Gay Men’s Chorus to Perform New England Premiere
bulletCambridge Lieder & Opera Society Presents Boston Area Premiere
bulletShirim Klezmer Orchestra Continues Series at Gregorial Oriental Rugs
bulletNEMO: A Unique Opportunity by Jules Becker
bulletCabaret Star Baby Jane Dextor in Newport Benefit
bulletJazz Camp for Teens
bulletPhilharmonia Orchestra of Yale Performs Final Concert of the Season
bulletAppleSource by Gary Stevens
bulletLL Cool J...Beginning Again
bulletNew Vocalist & New Video Keep Local Band One Step Ahead
bulletPortsmouth (NH) to Portsmouth (UK): Portsmouth Women’s Chorus Tour
bulletUNH Opera Workshop Performs Unique Double-Bill of American One Acts
bulletSpring Funk Fest to Hit Roxy: Liquid Soul & Brooklyn Funk Essentials to Headline
bulletEmergine From Vermont... it’s Squagmyre
bulletCivic War Fiddler Highlights Chamber Concert
bulletDates Announced for 1998 JVC Jazz Festival Plus Ben & Jerry’s Folk Festival
bulletNorth Shore Music Theatre Announces Spring Concert Series
bulletOpera Stars to Appear in Ocean State Benefit
bulletNortheastern University Center for the Arts Presents the Brubeck Brothers Quartet
bulletSt. Michael’s Announces Three-Part Spring Concert Series
bulletPAC Springs Ahead

Dance

bulletComing Events from Boston Dance Company
bulletSoprano Joanne Mouradjian Performs at Rhode Island College
bulletNews from the Brae Crest School & the State Ballet of Rhode Island
bulletInternational Award-Winning Tap Sensation Visits the Colonial (Boston)
bulletBoston Ballet Presents An American in Paris
bulletMJT is Getting Jazzy!
bulletIsland Moving Company Wants to Move You to Aruba
bulletDance Complex Awarded Grant
bulletCampbell’s Champions on Ice Comes to the Fleet Center
bulletConnecticut Ballet to Present New Production of Romeo and Juliet
bulletBankBoston Celebrity Series Plays Host to Alvin Ailey
bulletBankBoston Celebrity Series Presents White Oak Dance Project
bulletVisions: Spring Dance Concert at Boston University
bulletTownsend Dance Troupe Performs at Disney

 

People

bulletAetna Sponsorship for Bushnell Broadway Series Announced
bulletEquity & New England Theatre Association Extend Agreement
bulletBerkshire Choral Festival Names New Executive Director
bulletBill Wishbow: Refusing the Doctor’s Sentence by E. Kyle Minor
bulletNew England Theatre Company Names Happe Artistic Director
bulletWorld Arts Centre Pledges $1 Million
bulletBoston Arts Consultant Featured in National Magazine
bulletBarbara Meek Receives Outer Critic Circle Award
bulletNational Welcomes On-line Editors  
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Brae Crest School & State Ballet of Rhode Island Celebrate Their 38th Spring Ballet Performances

 
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