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January, 2006 - Table of Contents &
Preview
The below list is not linked. It is only
the Table of Contents for our print version.
If you'd like to read the stories, request a print copy of NEED!
COVER STORY
Kids are the Core for Vermont's
Opera Theatre of Weston
by Katherine Quimby Johnson |
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Professional
Theatre:
 | Cutler Majestic at Emerson College to Present Aquila Theatre Company's Hamlet
& Eve Ensler's The Good Body (MA) |
| Little Women Comes to The Opera House for Two Weeks Only (MA) |
| David Copperfield Offers an Evening of Grand Illusion (MA) |
| Sexy, Seductive Les Liaisons Dangereuses Heats Up the Huntington (MA) |
| Kevin Baldwin Gets a Bit Naughty in New Adult Comedy (MA) |
| Acorn Productions Seeks Original Shorts (ME) |
| New York Times Arts & Leisure Weekend Comes to Boston (MA) |
| An Open Letter to Councilor Felix Arroyo by Larry Stark |
| Broadway Today: Jenn Gambatese by Jim DeBlasi of The Cue |
| Stamford Theatre Works Presents National Pastime (CT) |
| Kathy Griffin to Appear at Ridgefield (CT) |
| Casino Royale: A Benefit Event for the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation Set (MA) |
| Black is Back! Cranky Comedian Returns to the Cabaret Theatre (CT) |
| Grandchildren of the Buffalo Soldiers: New England Premiere in the
Dowling Theatre (RI) |
| Double Edge Theatre Marks the 400th Anniversary of Cervantes' Adventures of
Don Quixote (VT) |
| TheatreWorks Announces 2006 Season; Celebrating 39 Years of Live Theatre (CT) |
| Connecticut Yankee in Charm City: Part II by Joanne Greco Rochman |
| Capital Region Center Seeks Artists to Bring Arts Into Classrooms (NY) |
Colleges/Universities/Schools/Training
| Textron Young Actors Studio Winter Session Enrolling Grades 2-12 (RI) |
| Westport Country Playhouse Offers "Playmaking" Workshop for
Children" |
| Fundraising Expertise is Coming to YOU! |
| Acting FAQ: Do You Understand Agents? by Bob Fraser |
| Bundy Center Announces Winter Interim Classes (VT) |
| Yale Rep, in Collaboration with Berkeley Repertory Theatre, Announces Cast for
Maurice Sendak & Tony Kushner's Brundibar and Comedy on the Bridge: A Double
Bill of One-Act Operas Sun in English (CT) |
Community Theatre
| Arlington Friends of the Drama Performs Classic Christie Whodunnit (MA) |
| Auditions Announced for Fiddler on the Roof at Theatre Company of Saugus (MA) |
| Belfast Maskers Receive Maine Community Foundation Grant (ME) |
| TCoS Presents Iphigenia in Aulis (MA) |
| Directed by Stephen R. Kay, Tony Award-winner Opens at Your Theatre (MA) |
| AFD Holds Auditions for West Side Story (MA) |
| Amaral Heads Youth Theatre Inc.'s Playwrights' Original Works Service (MA) |
Children's/Youth/Family Theatre
| S&Co Awarded $13K Matching Grant from MCC's YouthReach Program (MA) |
| All Children's Theatre Presents Dessert & Theatre Fundraiser: But
Darking, I'm Your Auntie Mame (RI) |
| The Muttvilee Comix is Coming to the Ridgefield Playhouse for Movies & the
Performing Arts (CT) |
| The Care Bears Visit Westchester in Caring & Sharing Friends (NY) |
| Sesame Street Live is Out of This World! (ON TOUR) |
| Moscow Cats Theatre Comes to Boston (MA) |
| Ride the Rainbow in Elmo's Coloring Book (RI & NY) |
| All Children's Theatre Presents Its Teen Event: Black Box (RI) |
Film/Video/Tech
| Screen Reels: Jerry Bruckheimer & Josh Lucas by Cecille Markell |
| Boston Jewish Film Festival Announces Audience Award-winners (MA) |
| FOKO Stars 2006 with Silent Film Night (ME) |
| Much Anticipated (& Much Delayed) Pink Floyd PULSE Release in January |
| Film Documents How a Japanese Dictator Changed the Face of Peruvian Politics (MA) |
| Maine Jewish Film Festival Announces 2006 Schedule Hightlights (ME) |
Music
| Carol O'Shaughnessy Lucky CD Release (MA) |
| Derek Trucks Band Returns to Ridgefield: Blue Oyster Cul Also to Perform (CT) |
| Vocal Ensemble to Perform in Germany & Belgium (MA) |
| Glimmerglass Opera Music Director & Principal Conductor Stewart Robertson to
Conclude 20-Year Tenure After 2006 Season (NY) |
| Spend An Evening with Keller Williams (CT) |
| Nashua Symphony Presents Hidden Charms (NH) |
| Passionate Music from Esteban (CT) |
| Bowzer's Ultimate Doo-Wop Party: A Blast from the Past in Mohegan's
Arena (CT) |
| Hartford Symphony Orchestra's 7th I Have a Dream MLK Celebration Features Sax
Phenomenon James Carter & Debut of "Rising Star Community Chorus" |
| HSO Welcomes New Year with Brahms' First Symphony & Strauss Waltzes (CT) |
| Vocal Jazz Class at The Bundy CFA (VT) |
| Bon Jovi Encore Show in the Arena (CT) |
| Tim O'Brien at Higher Ground (VT) |
| 2006 at the Rochester Opera House (NH) |
| Boston Symphony Orchestra Announces 2006 Tanglewood Season (MA) |
| Gray Matter by Jeff Hutton |
| Boston Early Music Festival Present Paolo Pandolfo, Viola de Gamba, Performing
"Sonatas for Viola de Basso" by J.S. Bach (MA) |
| Old & New Hits from The Nelsons at Mohegan Sun (CT) |
Dance
| Rubberbanddance Group Defies Definition at The Flynn (VT) |
| Trinity Irish Dance Company at The Egg (ME & NY) |
| American Premiere of Anouk van Dijk's STAU at MASS
MoCA (MA) |
| Tap Dogs Returns to the Flynn Mainstage by Popular
Demand for One Show Only (VT) |
| Carnaval Brasileiro: Wild Brazilian-Style Mardi
Gras to Heat Up Boston Winter (MA) |
| State Ballet of Rhode Island Hosts Annual Open Auditions
(RI) |
| City Center Ballet Begins ANnual Fund Drive to Support
Ballet Double Feature (NH) |
| Adriana Suarez, Teaching at Green Street Studios (MA) |
| Love Takes Center Stage with Balanchine & MORE!
and Festival Ballet (RI) |
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Reviewed In This Issue
| Permanent Whole Life: A Shvartze Comedy (Boston Playwrights' Theatre) |
| The UNpossessed (Double Edge Theatre, Cambridge) |
| Lord of the Flies (Wheelock Family Theatre, Boston) |
| Three Sisters (A.R.T., Cambridge) |
| It's ChristmasTime (Reagle Players, Waltham) |
| The Actor's Survival Handbook |
| Steve Tyrell: Songs of Sinatra (Berklee Performance Center, Boston) |
| Martha Graham Dance Co. (Shubert Theatre, Boston; Redfern Arts Center, Keene, NH) |
| The Nutcracker (Boston Ballet, Boston) |
Monthly & Regular Features...
| NEED Theatre Listings |
| NEED Audition Listings |
| NEED Music Listings |
| NEED Dance Listings |
| Opportunity Knocks |
| Quick Takes by Jules Becker |
| Acting FAQ by Bob Fraser |
| Broadway Today by Jim DeBlasi |
| Behind the Scenes by Chuckie Finn |
| Two on the Aisle by Shirley Esthimer |
| Theatre Matters - Connecticut Style by Joanne Greco Rochman |
| Protecting Your Good Ideas by Sydelle Pittas |
| Screen Reels by Cecille Markell |
| Jump Cut by George T. Marshall |
| Protecting Your Good Ideas by Sydelle Pittas |
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