BOSTON, MA: The Boston Conservatory Theater Ensemble presents Jerome Kern's 1933 musical comedy Roberta April 21 - 23 at The Boston Conservatory Theater, 31 Hemenway St., Boston.  Performances are at 8:00 p.m.  Tickets are $16 general admission, and $5 for students and senior citizens.  Box Office: 617-912-9222.  Directed by Neil Donohoe.  Musical Direction by William Casey. Conducted by Ruben Reynolds III. Choreographed by Michelle
Chassé.

John Kent, an unsophisticated but lovable all-American football hero, inherits a Parisian dress shop from his Aunt Minnie, who is known as Roberta in Paris.  Will he pursue love with his classy new French business partner Stephanie, or patch things up with his college sweetheart Sophie, whose mother didn't think much of him until he started rubbing elbows with the social elite of Paris?  Roberta features Kern favorites like "Smoke Gets in Your Eyes," "Lovely to Look At," and "Yesterdays."  Music by Jerome Kern and book and lyrics by Otto Harbach.   Adapted from Alice Duer Miller's book Gowns by Roberta.

Director Neil Donohoe, who leads the Theater Division, is celebrating his 20th year with The Boston Conservatory.  He is credited with helping to create an institution that features new and rarely performed works, enabling students to explore characterizations without the precedent of another actor's legacy.  Under his leadership the Theater Division has garnered a national reputation for being a forward-thinking, cutting-edge program

The Boston Conservatory trains exceptional young performing artists for careers that enrich and transform the human experience. Known for its intimate and supportive multi-disciplinary environment, the Conservatory offers fully accredited graduate and undergraduate programs in Music, Dance, Theater, and Music Education, and presents over 200 performances each year by students, faculty, and guest artists. Since its founding in 1867, The Boston Conservatory has shared its talent and creativity with the city of Boston, the region, and the nation, and continues to grow today as a vibrant community of artists and educators.