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December 2003 - Table of Contents & Preview
The below list is not linked.  It is only the Table of Contents for our print version.
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COVER STORY
Acme Settles Down But Never Settles
by R.J. Nickerson

Professional Theatre:
bullet'Tis the Season for Fiddler! (MA)
bulletDirty Blonde at TheatreWorks (CT)
bulletTheatreWorks Spends the Holidays in the Anger Box (MA)
bulletA Man of Great Importance Visits the BCA by Jules Becker
bulletNorth Shore Music Theatre Holds Annual Food & Toy Drive (MA)
bulletBoston Theatre Works Presents Kuntz World Premiere (MA)
bulletA Playhouse on the Green Holiday Fest (CT)
bullet3rd Annual New York Times Arts & Leisure Weekend Upcoming (NY)
bulletIt's Christmas Time at Raffael's Restaurant (MA)
bulletSubmissions Sought for 2nd Annual Play Contest (NH)
bulletJM Productions Celebrates 20th Anniversary Season with a 5th Anniversary Party (MA)
bulletBroadway Today: Joe Machota by Jim DeBlasi of The Cue
bulletThere's No Place Like Theater for the Holidays by Joanne Greco Rochman
bulletO.Henry's Lovers Rounds OUt 2003 at Goodspeed's Norma Terris Theatre (CT)
bulletNSMT Presents 15th Anniversary Production of A Christmas Carol (MA)
bulletChristmas on Old Cape Cod by Maureen Condon

Colleges/Universities/Schools/Training

bulletPuppets, Musicians, Masks & Theatrical Effects at UConn (CT)
bulletThe Boston Conservatory Presents The Crucible (MA)
bulletYale School of Drama Presents The Skin of Our Teeth (CT)
bulletPrana Offers Performance Opportunities for Students (MA)
bulletCulture Clash at Yale Rep (CT)
bulletEnergize! A Holisitic Approach to Acting Retreat (ME)
bulletUniversity of New Hampshire Finds The Cure at Troy (NH)

Community Theatre

bulletIt's a Brand New Day for EMACT's Community Theatre Drama Festival by Marian Desilets
bulletArlington Friends of the Drama to Present Inspecting Carol (MA)
bulletTheatre III Holds Early Auditions for Neil Simon Comedy (MA)
bulletLittle Women at Maskers (ME)
bulletVokes Players Present a Wild & Crazy Audition (MA)
bulletFranklin Performing Arts Company Presents 'Tis the Season! for the Holidays (MA)
bulletMerrimack Community Theatre Presents Neil Simon's The Good Doctor (NH)
bulletChristmas at Gateway Players (MA)

Children's/Youth/Family Theatre

bulletThe Gizmo Guys & Alex the Jester at the Capitol Center (NH)
bulletStart a New Holiday Tradition with The Wind in the Willows at The Public Theatre (ME)
bulletOddfellows Playhouse Presents The Green Bird (CT)
bulletBoston Children's Theare Announces New Season of Family Favorites (MA)

Film/Video/Tech

bulletScreen Reels: Robert Benton & Gina Gershon by Cecille Markell
bulletThe Gershwins Are Now Available to Indie Filmmakers (NY)
bulletThe Bizarre, The Insane: BUFF Announces 2003 Winners (MA)
bulletQuick Center to Screen Moscow Does Not Believe in Tears as Part of Russian Arts & Letters Festival (CT)
bulletCut...Print: Parting Glance: A Reporter's Reflection on the State of New England's Indie Film Community by Angel Connell
bulletBeyond Bollywood: Tara Deshpande - Talk, Screening & Panel Discussion (MA)

Music

bulletBoston Cecilia Celebrates the Holidays with An English Christmas (MA)
bulletChildsplay Returns for 4th Concert Series (MA)
bulletWorld Music Presents The Blind Boys' Family Christmas (MA)
bulletSpecial Collections at Boston University by Bernice Speen
bulletCelebrating the Holidays with Folk in Harmony (MA)
bulletThe HSO & the Hartford Chorale Present the Annual Holiday Concert, Messiah (CT)
bulletTrans-Siberian Orchestra Kicks-Off 5th Record-Breaking Holiday Tour (Touring)
bulletManchester Choral Society Premieres Commissioned Work for Annual Christmas Tapestry Concert (NH)
bulletWestchester Chamber Orchestra Offers Baroque Program (NY)
bulletA Special Concert with David Grover & the Big Bear Band (NY)
bulletMedeski, Martin & Wood at MASS MoCA (MA)
bulletAllman Brothers Drummer Jaimoe to Play with Fairfield University Jazz Ensemble (CT)
bulletVienna Choir Boys Celebrate 36th Return (MA)
bulletMichael McDonald at The Garde (CT)

Dance

bulletThe Flamenco: Mysterious Emotions by Steve Capra (NY)
bulletJennifer Gelfand: Fearless Symmetry by Jules Becker
bulletThe Nutcracker Sweet: An Visions of Sugar Plums Dance & Danced & Danced by Joanne Greco Rochman (CT)
bulletState Ballet of Rhode Island Presents Holiday Coppelia (RI)
bulletFestival Ballet Providence's Nutcracker at PPAC (RI)
bulletJose Matteo's Ballet Theatre Presents The Nutcracker at the Sanctuary Theatre (MA)
bulletRiverdance Returns to Providence Performing Arts Center (RI)

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Reviewed In This Issue

bulletBoobs: The Musical (Triad Theatre, NYC)
bulletLes Miserables (Naitonal Tour, Colonial Theatre, Boston)
bulletButley (Huntington Theatre Co., Boston)
bulletBoston Fringe (BCA Black Box Theatre, Boston)
bulletJulius Caesar (Shakespeare Now!, Pine Manor College, Chestnut Hill, MA)
bulletWorking on the Inside: The Spiritual Life through the Eyes of Actors (Sheed & Ward: An Impring of Littlefield Publishers)
bulletLittle Shop of Horrors (Virginia Theatre, NYC)

Monthly & Regular Features...

bulletNEED Theatre Listings
bulletNEED Audition Listings
bulletNEED Music Listings
bulletNEED Dance Listings
bulletOpportunity Knocks
bulletQuick Takes by Jules Becker
bulletBroadway Today by Jim DeBlasi
bulletBehind the Scenes by Chuckie Finn
bulletTwo on the Aisle by Shirley Esthimer
bulletEncores & Off by E.Kyle Minor
bulletTheatre Matters - Connecticut Style by Joanne Greco Rochman
bulletAppleSource by Gary Stevens
bulletScreen Reels by Cecille Markell
bulletCut...Print by Angel Connell
bulletFlying Under Your Radar (Club Passim's Best Kept Secrets) by James O'Brien
bulletWords for the Soul by M. William Phelps

 

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