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March 2001 - Table of Contents & Preview

COVER STORY
Kathleen Turner Stars in the National Tour of the Pre-Broadway Production of Tallulah at Rich Forum

Professional Theatre:
bulletBridge Theatre Company Produces World Stage Premiere of Ted Richer's Figurations (MA)
bulletThreshold Presents Hilarious Comedy (MA)
bulletMurder Mystery Weekends in the Berkshires (MA)
bulletAward-winning Theatre Company Returns with Twisted Cinematic Love Story   (NY)
bulletProducing Guild to Present Feminist Comedy, Isn't it Romantic (CT)
bulletYorktown Stage Presents Broadway's Craig Schulman in Fiddler on the Roof (NY)
bulletBeware! Da Spanish Mob is on da Loose!  Offbeat Play Set to Open February 28 (NY)
bulletAlternate Occupations by Chuckie Finn
bulletSpotlight on Productions Presents 2001: A New York Festival Odyssey (NY)
bulletSwinging '60s Musical Takes the Stage (CT)
bulletR&H's Carousel at the Palace (NH)
bulletPerishable Theatre to Present New England Premiere of Exchange at Cafe Mimosa (RI)
bulletAmesbury Playhouse Presents Bless Me, Father (MA)
bulletMaster Class Spotlights Diva Maria Callas (VT)
bulletFifth Annual Boston Women on Top Festival Takes Two Stages at Boston Playwright's Theatre (MA)
bulletMatchmaking at Westchester (NY)
bulletThe Importance of Being Earnest Opens Penobscot Theatre's 2001 Season (ME)
bulletMoliere's Amphytrion: New England Premiere of a New Verse Translation by Richard Wilbur (MA)
bulletSwashbuckling Comedy at PPAC (RI)
bulletMontana Rep Returns to the Flynn with a Powerful Diary of Anne Frank (VT)
bulletTheatre Hall of Fame Inducts Eight New Members by Caldwell Titcomb
bulletPre-Broadway Show at the Shubert (CT)

Colleges/Universities/Schools

bulletKushner Tony Award-winner at CRT (CT)
bulletYale Repertory Theatre Presents The Way of the World: A Theatrical Event 300 Years in the Making (CT)
bulletFinal Show of USM Theatre Season Chosen: Fo's We Won't Pay!  We Won't Pay (ME)
bulletBrandeis Presents Beauty & the Beast (MA)
bulletNEAT Improv Comedy Jam Fundraiser (CT)
bulletMIT Presents World Premiere of Tres Vidas (MA)
bulletS&Co. Takes Julius Caesar on the Road to Schools Throughout the Region (MA)

Community Theatre

bulletActorsingers Go On the Town (NH)
bulletNashoba Players Close 2001 Season with Look Homeward, Angel (MA)
bulletNewton Country Players Takes a Sentimental Journey (MA)
bullet...And Miss Reardon Drinks a Little in Burlington (MA)
bulletSudbury Savoyards Present 40th Anniversary Production (MA)
bulletHovey Players to Make a Dealer's Choice (MA)
bulletArlington Friends of the Drama Holds Auditions for Prelude to a Kiss (MA)
bulletNorth Quincy Alumni Theatre Presents Tom Griffin Play (MA)
bulletSouthborough Casts Levin Play (MA)
bulletYour Theatre Casts The Cocktail Hour (MA)
bulletThe Little Sisters of Hoboken Visit Belmont (MA)
bulletTheatre to Go Announces Steel Magnolia Cast (MA)
bulletHole in the Wall Theater to Open Lanford Wilson's Burn This (MA)

Children's/Youth/Family Theatre

bulletRobbins-Zust Family Prepares for Their 30th Anniversary (MA)
bulletOddfellows Playhouse Presents Maricela de Luz Lights the World (CT)
bulletPPAC Welcomes the Return of its Children's Series (RI)
bulletEveryone's Favorite Living Puppet, Pinocchio, Comes to The Bushnell Children's Theatre (CT)
bulletWheelock World Premiere: My Hands Remember (MA)
bulletPalace Theatre Offering Acting Classes (NH)

Film/Video/Tech

bulletCecille Markell's Top 10 for 2000
bulletNPR's Daniel Schorr is Next at Open VISIONS Forum (CT)
bulletJamie Bell, Cary Elwes, Lucy Liu, Martin Sheen & Sela Ward Named Presenters for the 7th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards (CA)
bulletBrattle Theatre Will Not Renew Lease: New Management Team to be Ushered In (MA)
bulletKeystone Cops, Keaton and Laurel & Hardy Featured in Silents at the Z (MA)
bulletBoston Film/Video Foundation Hosts Anniversary Celebration (MA)
bulletSpecial Call for Entries to the Brooks Pharmacy Providence/Rhode Island International Film Festival (RI)

Music

bulletCab Calloway's Legacy of Swing (MA & CT)
bulletSeth Warner in USM Alumni Recital featuring Baroque Lute & Guitar (ME)
bulletGreat Musical Event Comes to the Cape (MA)
bulletIt's the Singers AND the Songs (MA)
bulletHot Montreal Band Heads to Boston: Hart Rouge to Appear at Old South Meeting House (MA)
bulletPianist Frederick Moyer to be Featured at RIC (RI)
bulletCopland's American Folk Opera Fully Staged at Massasoit (MA)
bulletPasternak Family to Perform in Concert (CT)

Dance

bulletDance on the Top Floor Showcases Northeast Choreographers (MA)
bulletDancer David Neumann Combines Laurie Anderson & Kung Fu Fighting at MASS MoCA (MA)
bulletBU Hosts Spring Dance Concert, Visions (MA)
bulletWeek-long Marathon Brings Performances, Classes, Films & a Dance Party to Hartford (CT)
bulletCelebrate Dance!  Two Centuries of Choreographer in One Dazzling Program (RI)
bulletEverybody Dance! From Concert Dance to Club Dance & Everything in Between (RI)
bulletAparna Sindhoor Dance Theatre Company Present World Premiere: River Rites Brings Struggle in India to Boston (MA)
bulletIsland Moving Company Springs Forward with a Look Back (RI)

People/Announcements

bullet'GBH 89.7FM Presents 2001 New England Regional Auditions Finals Winners (MA)
bulletWGBH Boston Names Ron LaRussa Director of WGBH Interactive (MA)
bulletIndieGrrl & All Indie Announce New Label
bullet2001 Commonwealth Awards Announced (MA)
bulletArts & the Media:  The Politics of Arts (MA)
bulletThe Bushnell Wins a Challenge Grant from The Kresge Foundation (CT)
bulletWGBH/Boston Names Jamie Haines Director of National Promotion (MA)
bulletWeston Playhouse Announces Appointment of Managing Director (VT)
bulletZ is Beneficiary of $50,000 Sound System Gift (MA)
bulletAuthor/Humorist David Sedars Performs at RIC (RI)

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bulletNEED Theatre Listings
bulletNEED Audition Listings
bulletNEED Music Listings
bulletNEED Dance Listings
bulletOpportunity Knocks
bulletQuick Takes by Jules Becker
bulletTwo on the Aisle by Shirley Esthimer
bulletEncores & Off by E. Kyle Minor
bulletAppleSource w/Gary Stevens
bulletScreen Reels by Cecille Markell
bulletCut...Print by Angel Connell
bulletWords for the Soul by Mathew Phelps