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October 2000 - Table of Contents & Preview

COVER STORY
Lucy Kaplansky to Perform at Emerson Umbrella

Professional Theatre:
bulletTravel to London with Goodspeed Opera House (CT)
bulletSan Francisco Mime Troupe Visits the Strand with Original Musical Satire (MA)
bulletShakespeare & Company Continues "Jack & Jill" (MA)
bulletDickens Returns to Boston's Historic Tremont Temple (MA)
bulletNicholas Martin Directs "Dead End" at the Huntington (MA)
bulletGarde Announces 2000-2001 Broadway Series (CT)
bullet"Madama Butterfly" Opens Boston Lyric Opera Season (MA)
bulletSilence Violence with Laughter: Comics 4a Cause by T.J. Fitzgerald
bulletThree Classic Plays in Lyric West's 2000-2001 Season (MA)
bulletPenobscot Theatre Announces Fall & Holiday Shows (ME)
bulletFilm & Television's Ben Vereen to Perform for Annual Fundraiser (MA)
bulletFoothills Theatre Announces Senior Playwriting Contest (MA)
bulletThe Nora Theatre Company Presents New England Premiere (MA)
bulletAmesbury Playhouse Dinner Theatre Presents "Fiddler on the Roof" (MA)
bullet"The Scarlet Pimpernel" - Swashbuckling Musical to Play The Bushnell (CT)
bulletAustin Pendleton in "King Lear" at New Repertory Theater (MA)
bulletNorthern Stage Offers Expanded Season (VT)
bulletART Announces Performance Dates for 2000-2001 Season (MA)
bullet"Macbeth" at Sandra Feinstein-Gamm Theatre (RI)
bulletThe Stars are Shining at the Bendheim Performing Arts Center (NY)
bulletCowboys! - the New Country/Western Musical is Back at Wings (NY)
bullet"1776" Opens 14th Season at Seacoast Repertory Theatre (NH)
bulletLong Wharf Theatre Presents American Premiere of "The Bungler" (CT)
bulletProvidence Performing Arts Center & Fleet Announce 3rd Annual Fleet Arts Showcase (RI)
bulletSeason Commencement at the Egg (NY)

Colleges/Universities/Schools

bulletClowns of Horror "Mump & Smoot" Return to Open Yale Rep's 35th Anniversary Season (CT)
bulletLIVE! At Massasoit Announces 2000-2001 Season of Shows at the Buckley Center (MA)
bulletUVM Department of Theatre Announces 2000-2001 Season (VT)

Community Theatre

bulletWeston Friendly Society Doesn't Fit the Glass Slipper (MA)
bulletLooking Glass Theatre Begins Its 38th Season (MA)
bullet"Marley Was Dead" at Groton Regional Theatre (CT)
bulletActors' Ensemble Presents Hellman Play (MA)
bulletTheatre to Go Announces Cast for Upcoming Show (MA)
bullet"The Miracle Worker" at Arlington Friends of the Drama (MA)

Children's/Youth/Family Theatre

bulletBoston Children's Theatre Begins 50th Anniversary Season (MA)
bullet"Peter Pan" Opens Young Audience Series at Fairfield (CT)
bulletLexington Students Represent U.S. in World Theatre Festival (MA)
bulletAnnie's Back! (MA)
bulletA Benefit for "Culture for Kids" (MA)

Film/Video/Tech

bulletBeatles Producer Sir George Martin Presents Multimedia "The Making of Sgt. Pepper" as a Benefit for Revels (MA)

Music

bulletBriaf Torff with Florence Melnotte in Jazz Duo Concert at Fairfield (CT)
bullet'GBH 89.7fm Presents 13-week Satchmo Tribute Beginning October 3
bulletWesleyan Continues Crowell Concert Series (CT)
bulletPiano Solos Opens Spielberg Label
bulletClose Encounters with Music Season 2000-2001 Offers Brilliant Array of Performers (MA)
bulletBoston Musica Viva 32nd Season to Include Five World Premieres (MA)
bulletFranklin Performing Arts Center to Present "The Music of Gershwin & Porter" (MA)
bulletPlymouth Philharmonic Orchestra Announces an 85th Season of "Great Adventure" (MA)
bulletFlutist/Composer Abby Rabinovitz Celebrates Release of New CD (MA)
bullet"Wonders of the Wurlitzer" at Providence Performing Arts Center (RI)
bulletWhite Mountain Jazz & Blues Festival Revived (NH)
bulletBoston Academy of Music (BAMopera) Announces 2000-2001 Season (MA)
bulletAn Evening with Brandford Marsalis at the Somerville Theatre (MA)
bulletLinda Eder to Make Symphony Hall Debut (MA)
bullet"A Symphony of Whales" World Premiere at Keefe Auditorium (NH)
bulletCape Code Bank & Trust Sponsors Cape Symphony Orchestra's 2000-2001 Series
bulletCoro Allegro Announces 2000-2001 Season
bulletJohn Bucchino at the Cambridge Center for Adult Education (MA)
bulletFourplay to Appear at Berkelee Performance Center (MA)
bulletTenor Robert White Opens Westchester Chamber Season (NY)
bulletThe Handel & Haydn Society Presents 2000-2001 Season (MA)
bulletMuir String Quartet Returns for 8th Consecutive Season at Rhode Island College (RI)

Dance

bulletCenter for the Arts Inaugurates New Dance Series, "Breaking Ground" (CT)
bullet"Brazil Night" Comes to Boston's Roxy (MA)
bulletJose Mateo's Ballet Theatre Kicks Off 15th Season with 6th Annual Fall Festival (MA)
bulletParson's Dance COmpany with Elm City Ensemble to Perform at Rhode Island College (RI)
bullet"The Four Seasons" Opens Boston Ballet's 37th Season (MA)
bulletBoston Ballet Announces New Dancers & Promotions (MA)

People/Announcements

bulletHarwich Junior Theatre Establishes Year-round Positions (MA)
bulletBoston Playwright Celebrates Success (MA)
bulletNew Artistic Director at the Publick Theatre (MA)
bulletOddfellows Playhouse Receives $15,000 Grant from Connecticut Commission on the Arts for Season Focus, "Out of Spain"
bulletIrish Festival's "The Prodigal" to be Produced in London
bulletApplicants Sought for Master Teaching Artist Program
bulletIn-kind Gifts are Key to Music Hall's Success (NH)
bulletGoodspeed Sends "Summer of '42" to Dayton (CT)
bulletLong Wharf Theatre Awarded $975,000 Thru Joint Initiative (CT)
bulletBarry Weissler, Producer of "Seussical" by Bernice Speen

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