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December 2001 - Table of Contents & Preview

COVER STORY
From the Top Releases New Compact Disc:
Christopher O'Riley at the Break

Professional Theatre:
bulletSTOMP Returns to the Providence Performing Arts Center (RI)
bulletA Musical Holiday Tradition A Christmas Carol Returns to the North Shore Music Theatre (MA)
bulletEmbassy Players Presents A Different Embassy Players Christmas (ME)
bulletCity Nights Announces New Management & New Season (RI)
bulletLyric Stage Company to Present Nuncrackers: The Nunsense Christmas Musical (MA)
bulletLong Wharf Thetare Presents The Waverly Gallery by Kenneth Lonergan (CT)
bulletHartford Stage's World Premiere of Eve Ensler's Necessary Targets Features All-Star Cast (CT)
bulletDisney's New Musical Love Story to Premiere at the PPAC (RI)
bulletInsurrection Mass with Funeral Marches for Rotten Ideas: A Non-Religious Service with Paper-Mache Gods (MA)
bulletStoneham Theatre Presents A Christmas Carol (MA)
bulletLet the Holidays Begin at Stamford Center for the Arts (CT)
bulletThe Bushnell & Hartford Stage Announce New Collaboration (CT)
bulletA Christmas Carol Plays Zeiterion Theatre (MA)
bulletThe Jewish Theatre of New England Presents The Golden Dreydl: A Klezmer Nutcracker (MA)
bulletCo-production of Martin Sherman's One-Woman Play Opens at New Rep (MA)
bulletStamford Center for the Arts & the African-American Cultural Series Present the New Play, 2020 B.C. (CT)
bulletKathleen Chalfant to Appear in Williams' Dragon Country (CT)
bulletPenobscot Announces Plays for 2002 (ME)
bulletYuri Yeremin Directs Othello at A.R.T.: Pirandello's Enrico IV Runs in Repertory (MA)
bulletI Love You, You're Perfect, Now Change: Special Holiday Schedule at the Stuart Street Playhouse (MA)
bulletBoston Playwrights' Theatre Presents A Girl's War (MA)
bulletSaturday Night Fever - The Musical: National Tour Comes to New England (RI & MA)

Colleges/Universities/Schools

bulletBridgewater State College Finishes Fall Season with Theatre & Dance (MA)
bulletRegister Now for Winter Acting Workshops (MA)
bulletYale Rep Offers a Festival Farce for the Holidays (CT)
bulletUniversity of New Hampshire Department of Theatre & Dance Announces Touring Production of Now...That's Funny! (NH)
bulletUniversity of New Hampshire Presents Kindertransport (NH)
bulletWorkshops at the Philipstown Deort Theatre (NY)
bulletUniversity of Rhode Island Theatre Department to Perform A Chorus Line (RI)

Community Theatre

bulletHave Yourself a Tuna Little Christmas at Medway (MA)
bulletYCP Theaterworks Opens 42nd Season with Witness for the Prosecution (NY)
bulletWestfield Theatre Groups Presents Holiday Classic (MA)

Children's/Youth/Family Theatre

bulletOddfellows Visits Oz (CT)
bulletBroadway's Sandy Comes to Newton's Turtle Lane Playhouse (MA)
bulletSesame Street Live's Big Bird's Sunny Day Camp Out Pitches Tent at Providence Performing Arts Center (RI)
bulletThe Show Must Go On!  Boston Children's Theatre Provides Wholesome Entertainment in Uncertain Times (MA)
bulletAmerican Stage Festival Announces Holiday Productions (NH)
bulletA Winnie-the-Pooh Christmas Tail at the Palace (NH)

Film/Video/Tech

bulletUSITT Annual Conference & Stage Expo to Help Celebrate Mardis Gras
bulletDisney Cartoon Parade Movies at Zeiterion (MA)
bulletAwards Presented at RIIFF Horror Film Festival (RI)

Music

bulletStamford Symphony Performs Ever-Popular All-Baroque Program (CT)
bulletA Holiday Evening with Linda Eder (MA)
bulletCape Symphony Orchestra to Present A Very Merry Pops! (MA)
bulletHandel & Haydn Society Chorus & Period Orchestra Perform Handel's Messiah (MA)
bulletMusic Worcester Celebrates 102nd Annual Performance of Handel's Messiah Plus Music for Kids (MA)
bulletRevels Presents 31st Annual Christmas Revels at Sanders Theatre (MA)
bulletGreater Boston Youth Symphony Orchestra Celebrates 44 Years of Musical Excellence (MA)
bulletBoston Conservatory Pianist to Perform at the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston (MA)
bulletMajestic Theater to Host December Concerts (MA)
bulletOld World Family Christmas Features the Bellringers (NH)
bulletSeason of Lights is Theme of Gay Men's Chorus Concert (MA)
bulletMandy Patinkin to Perform at the Bushnell (CT)
bulletFleetBoston Celebrity Series to Present Holiday Concert (MA)
bulletChildsplay to Perform at the Ipswich Performing Arts Center (MA)
bulletThe  Tradition Continues: Plymouth Philharmonic Orchestra Holiday Pops Planned (MA)
bulletSugar Ray Norcia & the Bluetones: Rockin' Sugar Daddy by Devin Travers
bulletHartford Symphony Chambe Orchestra Presents the Gala Chamber Concert (CT)
bulletChorus pro Musica Announces 2001-02 Season (MA)
bulletCollaboration in Sound & Motion (MA)
bulletHome for the Holidays Opens 175-Voice Boston Gay Men's Chorus 20th Season (MA)

Dance

bulletMaine State Ballet's Nutcracker (ME)
bulletConnecticut Dance Alliance Honors Three Local Dance Legends (CT)
bulletFestival Ballet Leaps into the Holiday Season with Annual Production of The Nutcracker (RI)
bulletState Ballet of Rhode Island Opens Season with Annual Holiday Coppelia (RI)
bulletJose Mateo's Ballet Theatre Presents The Nutcracker at New Sanctuary Theatre in Harvard Square (MA)
bulletBridgewater State College Continues Long-running December Tradition with Winterdance 2001 (MA)
bulletAnnual Boston Tradition Continues at the Wang (MA)

People/Announcements

bulletPeter Pan Starring Cathy Rigby Receives 2001 Emmy Award
bulletNew Faculty Join UMass Department of Music & Dance (MA)
bulletHunt Foundation Awards Grant to the Palace Theatre (NH)
bulletBOOK REVIEW: Theatrical FX Makeup by David Sartor & JohnPivovarnick
bulletALERT! New Hampshire State Council on the Arts Hosts Free Grant Information Sessions (NH)
bulletAmerican Stage Festival Holds Art Auction Fundraiser (NH)
bulletPhilipstown Depot Theatre Sponsors Head Shot Day (NY)
bulletMeet Kate Sullivan, Cabaret Artist by Jerry Bisantz
bulletThe Bushnell & Unions Finalize Negotiations & Open Belding Theatre (CT)
bulletWeek of Free Family Theater Raises Spirits & Funds: Perishable Theatre Raises $1500 for 9-11 New York Firefighters Relief Fund (RI)
bulletRobert Sweibel Joins North Shore Music Theatre as General Manager (MA)
bulletYale Names Next Den to Head Drama School (CT)
bulletSennheiser Names Rob Treloar as New England Distributed Brands Marketing Manager (CT)
bulletArtists Rawn Spearman & Dudley Laufman Receive New Hampshire Governors' Arts Awards (NH)

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bulletHotline to the Underground by Joe Viglione
bulletProtecting Your Good Ideas by Sydelle Pittas

 

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