Connecticut

DARIEN: 3/12-27 - A Month in the Country @ Darien Arts Center, 2 Renshaw Rd. (203) 655-8683; http://arts.darien.org 

DEEP RIVER: 3/12-4/3 - Parallel Lives @ The Phoenix Theater Co. - (860) 291-2988

EAST HADDAM: 4/16-6/27 - Annie Get Your Gun; 7/9-9/18 - Carnival!; 9/24-11/28 - How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying;  @ Goodspeed Musicals, 6 Main St. - (860) 873-8668

GOSHEN: 4/30-5/15 - WORKING @ Goshen Players, Old Town Hall, Rtes. 4 & 63 - www.goshenplayers.org

HARTFORD: Into the Woods and another musical to be announced will be presented in repertory April 22-25. Please call the University Box Office at 860.768.4228 or 800.274.8587 or visit www.hartford.edu/hartt for ticket prices and up-to-date scheduling information.

IVORYTON: 3/10-5/28 - The Philadelphia Story @ Ivoryton Playhouse. Performance times are Wednesday and Sunday matinees at 2pm. Evening performances are Wednesday and Thursday at 7:30pm, Friday and Saturday at 8pm. Tickets are $38 for adults, $33 for seniors, $20 for students and $15 for children and are available by calling the Playhouse box office at 860-767-7318 or by visiting our website at www.ivorytonplayhouse.org (Group rates are available by calling the box office for information.) The Playhouse is located at 103 Main Street in Ivoryton.

NEW CANAAN: 4/30-5/15 - Copenhagen; 7/23-8/7 - Follies @ Town Players of New Canaan - (203) 966-7084; www.tpnc.org

NEW!! NEW HAVEN: Linda Powell will play the role of Christine in Artistic Director Gordon Edelstein’s adaptation of A Doll’s House, by Henrik Ibsen. The show will run on the Mainstage, located at 222 Sargent Drive, New Haven, from April 28 through May 23. Nora, a vibrant young woman, has surrounded herself with the trappings of the perfect life. She prides herself in three beautiful children, a big comfortable house, and a handsome husband who has a new job at a large investment bank. But the illusion of her success is about to fade as the secret that hold her family together is exposed for all to see. Edelstein’s world premiere adaptation casts Ibsen’s ground-breaking, 19th-century drama in a visceral contemporary light.  For more information about A Doll’s House or to purchase tickets, visit www.longwharf.org or call 203-787-4282.

NEW MILFORD: THE 25TH ANNUAL PUTNAM COUNTY SPELLING BEE runs February 26,27  March 5,6,7, 12,13,14  19,20,21  26,27. Curtain time is 8:00 p.m. Fridays & Saturdays, with 2:00 p.m. Sunday matinees on March 7, 14, and 21. Tickets for all shows are $28 for reserved seating.  On Thursday, February 25, senior citizens are invited to a free dress rehearsal at 8:00 p.m. Thursday, March 4 at 8:00 p.m. is TheatreWorks' Pay-What-You-Want night. At this performance, you name the price for your ticket. Reservations can be made online at WWW.THEATREWORKS.US or by calling the box office at (860) 350-6863.  TheatreWorks is an award-winning, local theatre company located on 5 Brookside Avenue, just off Route 202 (next to the CVS).

NEW MILFORD: 6/4-26 - Mauritius; 9/17-10/9 - Exit the King; 12/3-31 - Almost, Maine @ TheatreWorks New Milford.  Reservations can be made online at WWW.THEATREWORKS.US or by calling the box office at (860) 350-6863.

PUTNAM: 3/12-21 - The Foreigner; 4/30-5/16 - Fiddler on the Roof; 6/18-27 - Snow White & the Seven Dwarfs; 8/6-22 - Grease; 10/22-3 - The Crucible; 12/3-18 - A Christmas Carol @ Theatre of Northeastern Connecticut, Bradley Playhouse, 30 Front St. - (860) 928-7887; www.bradleyplayhouse.org

RIDGEFIELD: 3/20 - Paula Poundstone; 3/20 - Alice in Wonderland - Mar. 20; Tea Leaf Green - 4/6;  Mike Dugan's Men Fake Foreplay - April 16; If You Give a Pig a Pancake and Other Story Books - April 17; 5/8 - Laura Ingalls Wilder; Doktor Kaboom! - May 19; The Wizard of Oz - May 22 @ Ridgefield Playhouse, 80 East Ridge, Ridgefield, CT (203) 438-5795, www.ridgefieldplayhouse.org 

RIDGEFIELD: 5/28-6/19 - A Moon for the Misbegotten @ Ridgefield Theatre Barn, 37 Halpin Lane - (203) 431-9850

STAMFORD: 4/16-5/2 - The Graduate @ Curtain Call, Kweskin Theatre, Sterling Farms Theatre Complex, 1349 Newfield Ave. - (203) 461-6358 x36

STRATFORD: 5/15-29 - The Clearing @ Square One Theatre, 2422 Main St. For ticket reservations and/or information call 203.375.8778 or visit: www.squareonetheatre.com.  The Stratford Theatre is wheelchair accessible and Square One Theatre offers its patrons hearing-assisted listening devices. Please inform the box office of any special needs when ordering tickets.

NEW!! SUFFIELD: April 14. Free Play Reading, Kent Memorial Library. The Suffield Players present "Fallen Angels" by Noel Coward. Two happily married women - and dear friends - are suddenly reunited with a handsome Frenchman with whom they both were previously involved. 7 PM. 50 N. Main St. www.suffieldplayers.org. 

NEW!! SUFFIELD: Enchanted April, The Suffield Players at Mapleton Hall, Weekends May 6 - 22.  Four very different women in 1920s London pool resources to rent a castle in Italy for the month of April, launching them each on a personal journey of self-discovery and self-renewal that is at once funny, engaging, and refreshing.  May 6, 7, 8, 14, 15, 21, & 22, at 8 PM with a matinee performance Sunday, May 16, at 2 PM. Mapleton Hall, 1305 Mapleton Ave., Suffield, CT. Doors open one hour prior to curtain. Tickets are $12 for the first Thursday and $17 thereafter with discounts for students and seniors. Call for tickets 1-800-289-6148 or 860-668-0837. Order online at www.suffieldplayers.org. 

WESTPORT: Westport Country Playhouse’s Family Festivities Series Upcoming titles include “Are You My Mother?” on Sunday, March 28; and “I Have a Dream: The Life and Times of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.” on Sunday, April 11.  Birthday party facilities may be scheduled in advance. Everyone in the audience requires a ticket. Groups of 10 or more save up to 30% off the regular ticket price. For group sales information call (203) 227-5137, x120.    Information and tickets also available at www.westportplayhouse.org. 

WESTPORT: Monday, March 22, 7 p.m. – Westport Country Playhouse’s Script in Hand play reading series with “Harvey” by Mary Chase, the Pulitzer Prize-winning play about a man and his best friend Harvey, an imaginary six-foot tall rabbit. $15. For more information and tickets, call the box office at (203) 227-4177, or for out-of-town callers toll-free at 888-927-7529, or visit the box office at 25 Powers Court , off Route 1, Westport . Information and tickets also available at www.westportplayhouse.org. 

WESTPORT: A concert performance featuring members of the original cast of the Tony Award-winning musical “Jersey Boys” will be the highlight for the Westport Arts Center ’s annual gala on Saturday, April 10 at 8 p.m. at Westport Country Playhouse. The event, in honor of the Westport Arts Center ’s 40th anniversary, marks only the second time “The Boys in Concert” have appeared in Connecticut . The awe-inspiring, toe-tapping and arm-waving concert will be performed by Christian Hoff, Michael Longoria, Daniel Reichard, and J. Robert Spencer. These four signers, stars of Broadway's “Jersey Boys,” will reunite to celebrate the music of an era that lights up every generation. Music from The Beach Boys, The Beatles, Neil Sedaka, The Monkees, Motown, and, of course, Frankie Valli and The Four Seasons. To keep the energy going, there will be an after-party in the Sheffer Rehearsal Studio with an open bar, D.J., savory snacks and plenty of dancing. Ticket sales, which are expected to be brisk, begin Wednesday, February 10. Concert-only tickets begin at $175. A limited number of after-party tickets are available for an additional $75, or are included in the top-tier levels of $500 and $1000. Tickets can be purchased exclusively through Westport Country Playhouse’s box office. To purchase tickets, call Westport Country Playhouse at 203-227-4177, or visit the website at www.westportplayhouse.org. 

WESTPORT: Sunday, April 11, 1 and 4 p.m. - Westport Country Playhouse presents “I Have a Dream: The Life and Times of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.,” by Theatre IV, appropriate for grades 3 – 12. Written by Bruce Craig Miller, the play chronicles the phenomenal impact of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., in a compelling dramatization of the life and times of one of the most influential and charismatic leaders of the “American Century.” Dr. King becomes the prime mover behind the Montgomery , Alabama bus boycott, putting his philosophy of nonviolent protest to work. Young people will be inspired by the story of this great leader’s struggle and his dream of lifting “our nation from the quicksand of racial injustice to the solid rock of brotherhood.” $15. For more information and tickets, call the box office at (203) 227-4177, or for out-of-town callers toll-free at 888-927-7529, or visit the box office at 25 Powers Court , off Route 1. Information and tickets also available at www.westportplayhouse.org. 

WESTPORT: April 20–May 8 - She Loves Me; 6/1-19 - Dinner with Friends; 7/6-24 - Happy Days; 8/10-28 - I Do! I Do!; 9/28-10/16 - The Diary of Anne Frank @ Westport Country Playhouse. For more information and tickets, call the box office at (203) 227-4177, or for out-of-town callers toll-free at 888-927-7529, or visit the box office at 25 Powers Court , off Route 1. Information and tickets also available at www.westportplayhouse.org. 

WILLIMANTIC: The Windham Theatre Guild will serve free popcorn and soda before both performances of opening weekend…Friday and Saturday, March 19th & 20th. The Movie Game will be presented as Dinner Theatre performances for only two nights, on April 9 & 10. Doors open at 6pm, dinner at 6:30pm, and show at 8pm. Tickets are $40 for adults, $38 for students/seniors and children. There will be only one Dessert Theatre performance on April 8th . Doors open at 7pm, show is at 8pm. Tickets are $20 for adults and $17 for students/seniors and children. And Show Only performances with row seating are March 19, 20, 26, & 27 with a Sunday matinee on March 28 at 2:00pm. Tickets are $15 for adults, $12 for students/seniors and $8 for children under 12. All UConn, ECSU, and QVCC students pay the new discounted price of $10. Group discounts are also available. For reservations and information, call the Windham Theatre Guild at 423-2245 or buy your tickets on-line at www.windhamtheatreguild.org.

WILLIMANTIC: 5/21-6/12 - Harvey @ Windham Theatre Guild, Burton Leavitt Theatre - www.windhamtheatreguild.org

Maine

AUGUSTA: The Theater At Monmouth and The Holocaust and Human Rights Center of Maine Present The Diary of Anne Frank. The show will be performed at the Michael Klahr Center on the UMA campus, 46 University Drive.  The show will be performed on April 7, 8, 9, 14 and 15 at 10:00 a.m.; April 10, 16 and 17 at 7:30 p.m.; April 11 and 18 at 2:00 p.m. General admission tickets are $12 for adults, $10 for students and senior citizens. To purchase tickets, please go to www.theateratmonmouth.org, or call the box office at 207-933-9999.  The production will be directed by Jeffrey Lee Pressman of Portland, and the cast will include professionals from Maine and elsewhere. New York actress Mary Candler will play Anne. Theater At Monmouth regular Mark S. Cartier will play her father Otto Frank, and TAM newcomer Laura Graham of West Gardiner will play Anne's mother, Edith Frank. TAM Producing Director David Greenham and local actress Kathleen Nation will play Mr. and Mrs. Van Daan. Jonna Klaiber of Auburn will make her TAM performance debut as Miep Gies. New York City based actors Meggie Doyle (Margot Frank), Greg Pragel (Peter Van Daan), and Michael Santora (Mr. Dussel) will round out the cast. The set and lights will be designed by Dan Bilodeau and costumes are designed by Jonna Klaiber, both TAM regulars. The show will be performed without intermission and the running time will be 95 minutes. This production marks the first theatrical performance in the Michael Klahr Center, and the 95 seat venue will provide a uniquely intimate theater experience, with audience on three sides of the stage and just a few feet from the actors.

ARUNDEL: 6/8-26 - Nunset Boulevard: Nunsense at the Hollywood Bowl; 6/29-7/17 - The Producers; 7/20-31 - Annie; 8/3-14 - Shout!; 8/18-29 - Forbidden Broadway @ Arundel Barn Playhouse, 53 Old Post Road - (207) 985-5552

BERWICK: 6/24-7/10 - Cinderella; 7/14-24 - Comedy Tonite; 7/28-8/14 - Carousel; 8/18-28 - Hello Dolly! @ Hackmatack Playhouse, 538 School St. (Rte. 9) - (207) 698-1807

FREEPORT: 7/15-8/1 - I Hate Hamlet @ Freeport Players - www.fcponline.org

HALLOWELL: Gaslight Theater presents Accomplice, a comedy-thriller that has all the twists and turns of Olympic Luge and the unpredictability of Olympic Ski Cross. It is the perfect Cabin Fever Reliever to follow the Olympics and keep our minds off of the weather. This is the group's first offering of the 2010 season, a season dedicated to showing that Crime Does Play!  We can't say much else about this complex and surprising two-act, four-scene, four-actor comedy thriller by Rupert Holmes; it's a rollercoaster ride of twists and turns for a very adult audience. Winner of the Mystery Writers of America's Edgar Award as well as the Dramalogue Award for Best Play, "Accomplice" has entertained and astonished audiences around the world.  "Accomplice" features Frank Omar of Hallowell, Elizabeth Cole of Augusta, Bart Shattuck of Winslow and Stormy Keithly of South Portland. The show is directed by Richard Bostwick, assisted by Deborah Howard. The show is produced by Jeralyn Shattuck and Ellen Lamb. The play is written by Rupert Holmes, who also wrote “Drood,” the musical adaptation of the “Mystery of Edwin Drood,” and "Escape (The Pina Colada Song)".
Performances are at Hallowell City Hall, 1 Winthrop Street, March 11, 12, 13, 18, 19, 20, 2010; curtain rises at 7:30 on Thursday and 8:00 Friday and Saturday.  The public is invited to a reception after the March 11 opening. Tickets are $12 for adults, $10 for seniors and students. Call 207-626-3698 for reservations.  Gaslight Theater, Hallowell City Hall, P.O. Box 345, Hallowell, ME 04347 - (207) 626-3698; www.gaslighttheater.org

LEWISTON: 3/19-28 - Magnetic North; 5/7-16 - Southern Comforts @ Publick Theatre, Lisbon & Maple Sts. - www.thepublictheatre.org

WESTBROOK: 3/26-4/3 - How the Dragon Was Tricked by J.G. von Hahn (adapted and directed by Keith Anctil); 5/14-22 - Rumplestiltskin by the Brothers Grimm (adapted and directed by Michael Levine) @ Acorn’s Fairy Tale Players, Acorn Studio Theater, Dana Warp Mill, 90 Bridge St. - www.acorn-productions.org or (207) 854-0065

NEW!! WESTBROOK: 4/6-5/2 - Acorn Productions' April events begin with a performance on April 6th of Romeo and Juliet by seven teenage students enrolled in Naked Shakespeare’s Young Actors Shakespeare Conservatory. This production is the culmination of a six-month training program that began in the fall and offers area audiences a chance to see an environmentally-staged version of Shakespeare’s classic tragedy at SPACE Gallery. Two new local playwrights from Acorn’s Playwrights Lab class will have their full-length works read as part of the Friday Night Reading Series in the Acorn Studio Theater on April 9th. Finally, the ninth annual Maine Playwrights Festival (MPF), which runs at the St. Lawrence Arts Center from April 15 to May 2, features 6 students from the Acorn Acting Academy ,4 local high school and one USM student making their professional stage debut in this seminal event. In keeping with Acorn’s policy of making the company’s events accessible to all members of the community, both Romeo and Juliet and the Friday Night Readings are free with $5 suggested donations, while tickets to the MPF are a very affordable $15 for adults and $12 students and seniors, with discounted 3-play passes also available. Visit www.acorn-productions.org or call (207) 854-0065 for information.

NEW!! WESTBROOK: The Acorn Shakespeare Ensemble, presenters of the "Naked Shakespeare" series, offers Portland audiences a little April tomfoolery in their first Monday of the month performance in April. The company's ongoing “Sonnet and Soliloquies” series at the Wine Bar on Wharf St. in Portland's Old Port will take on a different twist when pairs of thespians square off against one another in the second annual "Shakespeare Smackdown," a lighthearted event that allows audiences to see two different approachs to the same text, on April 5. “Shakespeare Smackdown” is a one hour free performance of some of the bard’s best poetry, presented in a style that is designed to be accessible to all. Call Acorn Productions at (207) 854-0065 or visit www.nakedshakespeare.org  for more information.

TOURING: The Everyman Repertory Theatre has set the venues and dates for the March tour of its staged reading of Edna St. Vincent Millay's play Conversations at Midnight. Says Artistic Director Paul Hodgson, "Millay was born in Rockland, before the family moved to Camden, so we chose a venue in Rockland to reflect that - this time the auditorium at the Farnsworth Art Museum." Other venues were chosen primarily to bring the play to a wider audience, with venues focused on libraries and educational establishments. Performances will be held at the Skidompha Library in Damariscotta, the Unity Center for the Performing Arts in Unity, and the Hutchinson Center in Belfast. Tickets are $15 each and can be obtained by calling the Everyman Rep at (207) 236-0173. Camden Library Reading Room, 7pm, Friday March 19th; Skidompha Library, Damariscotta, 2pm, Sunday March 21st; Hutchinson Center, Belfast, 7pm, Friday March 26th; Unity Center for Performing Arts, 7pm, Saturday March 27th.  The Everyman Repertory Theatre, founded in 2008, is a registered 501(c)3, not-for-profit theatre company whose mission is to achieve excellence in professional theatre in the greater Penobscot Bay region.

Massachusetts

AMESBURY: 3/20-4/3 - The Diane of Anne Frank; 4/4 - Jimmy Mazz Live!; 4/10-5/2 - Do Black Patent Leather Shoes Really Reflect Up?; 5/7-23 - Guess Who's Coming to Seder?; 5/29-6/13 - Sex Please. We're Sixty @ Amesbury Playhouse Dinner Theater, 194 Main St. - (978) 388-9444; www.amesburyplayhouse.com

ANDOVER: 5/14-15 - CHICAGO; 10/29-31 - Cinderella; 1/21-23 - Into the Woods; 3/31-4/2 - Guys & Dolls @ ACT Andover - www.ACTandover.com

ARLINGTON: She Loves Me is directed by J. Mark Baumhardt, the Music Direction by Brian Rehrig of Arlington (who previously Music Directed The Secret Garden at AFD Theatre) and choreographer is by Jennifer Condon (who has previously choreographed West Side Story at AFD Theatre). Performance dates are Fridays and Saturdays April 16, 17, 23, 24, 30, May 1 at 8 PM and Sundays April 18, 25 and May 2 at 4 PM at Arlington Friends of the Drama (AFD Theatre) at 22 Academy Street in Arlington. Tickets are $20. A talk back with the director will take place immediately following the April 18 performance. To order tickets or for more information visit www.AFDTheatre.org or call (781) 646-5922.

AUBURNDALE: 5/14-30 - RENT @ Turtle Lane Playhouse, www.turtlelane.org

BARRE: Barre Players, 64 Common St., presents “The Spitfire Grill”, a lively musical by James Valcq & Fred Alley. It is the heartwarming story of the appearance of a young woman, just out of jail, in the small town of Gilead, Maine, which is slowly dying. The changes she brings to the town as well as those which are wrought in her will make you a believer in hope and happy endings. The music is a blend of folk and country, and runs the gamut from “Somethings Cookin’,” which introduces the characters, to “When Hope Goes,” describing the process of a decaying town, and “Shine,” in which Percy’s faith in herself is reborn. The cast features Colleen Bottcher, in the lead role, from Spencer; Kelly Stowell, as Hannah the crusty proprietor of the Grill, from Townsend; Carolyn Salter, as Shelby, from Winchendon; Alan Womer, the local sheriff, from Templeton; JoAnn Coran-Kiefer, the postmaster, from Worcester; and, Phil Cormier, as Shelby’s husband, from Gardner. Directing the menu is David A. Henshaw with Ed Tree providing musical direction. Performance dates are March 19, 20, 21 & 26, 27, 28. Friday and Saturday performances at 8 p.m., and Sunday matinees at 2 p.m. For reservations call 978-355-2096 –or– 800-733-2096.  Tickets are: General Admission $14, Seniors (65+) $12, Students (with ID) $10 and Children age 12 & under $7. Master Card and Visa are accepted. The theater is wheelchair accessible and Air Conditioned.

BARRE: 5/14-23 - The Lion in Winter @ Barre Players, 64 Common St. - (978) 355-2096; www.barreplayers.homestead.com

BOSTON: 2/19-3/21 - Stick Fly @ Huntington Theatre Company, Calderwood Pavilion at the BCA, 527 Tremont Street in Boston’s South End. TICKETS: $20-$60. Available online at www.huntingtontheatre.org;  by phone at 617 266-0800

BOSTON: 11:11 Theatre Company is proud to present our 2009-2010 season, "Leave the Light On: Four Plays in Search of Home." We are pleased to call the Factory Theatre our home for the entire season as one of its resident theatre companies. Please join us at the Factory Theatre in the South End at 791 Tremont Street in Boston MA for all of the following productions: "Foreverendia," an original work by Brian Tuttle: February 26, 27 & 28, March 4, 5 & 6. "From Places Unknown," an original work by Jen DuBois: April 30, May 1, 2, 6, 7 & 8. As always, visit our website www.1111theatre.com for tickets offers, blog entries, and updates on our exciting season!

BOSTON: The Little Mermaid - April/May 2010 @ Wheelock Family Theatre, 200 The Riverway - www.wheelock.edu/wft

BOSTON: 3/5-4/4 - Becky Shaw @ The Huntington Theatre Co., Boston University Theatre, 264 Huntington Ave. - www.huntingtontheatre.org

BOSTON: 3/26-5/1 - Stick Fly (Calderwood Pavilion); 5/14-6/13 - TBA (BU Theatre) @ Huntington Theatre - (617) 266-0800; www.huntingtontheatre.org

BOSTON: 3/10-4/4 - Othello @ Actors' Shakespeare Proejct, Villa Victoria Ctr. for the Arts, 85. W. Newton St. - www.actorsshakespeareproject.org

BOSTON: 3/12-20 - Melancholy Play @ The Factory Theatre, 791 Tremont St. - www.hollandproductions.org

BROCKTON: Massasoit Community Theatre presents August Wilson's Gem of the Ocean - 3/5-7 @ The Buckley Performing Arts Center, Massasoit Community College, Rt. 27 (Across from Christo’s) - 508-427-1234

BURLINGTON: 3/5-20 - Side Man @ Burlignton Players, One Edgemere Ave. - www.burlingtonplayers.com

BURLINGTON: Burlington High School presents the 1997 Tony Award-winning production, “Titanic, The Musical,” March 19, 20, 26, 27 at 7:30 pm and March 28 at 2:00 pm. Based on the true story of the ill-fated luxury liner, this is not the love story seen in the movies. With music and lyrics by Maury Yeston and libretto by Peter Stone, “Titanic, The Musical” follows the lives of those who set sail, each named after or based upon actual passengers, with a stunningly beautiful score that will invoke a tidal wave of emotions. Reserved seating tickets available February 1, 2010, at www.BurlingtonTickets.org or by phone at 781-A-FUN-TIC. $15/adults, $10/students & senior citizens. John Middleton-Cox, Director/Producer. Presented in the Fogelberg Auditorium of Burlington High School, 123 Cambridge Street

BURLINGTON: 5/7-22 - Jacques Brel is Alive and Well and Living in Paris @ Burlington Players' Park Playhouse, One Edgemere Ave. - (781) 229-2649; www.burlingtonplayers.com

CAMBRIDGE: 2/11-3/14 - Not Enough Air; 3/31-5/2 - From Orchids to Octopi; 5/13-6/20 - The Lady With All the Answers @ Central Square Theater - 866/811-4111; www.centralsquaretheater.org

CAMBRIDGE: The Cambridge Multicultural Arts Center presents Live Bird, a play about the life of Charlie "Bird" Parker by renowned saxophonist/actor/playwright Jeff Robinson at 8 p.m. on March 12, 2010, the 55th anniversary of Charlie Parker's death. Parker had a performance booked in Boston the day he died March 12, 1955. CMAC is located at 41 Second Street, Cambridge, MA. Tickets are $17; $15 for students and CMAC members. For more ticket information please call (617) 577-1400 or go to www.cmacusa.org

CAMBRIDGE: 3/20 - Readings of new theatrical works by Boston area writers. 8:00pm @ The Cambridge Center for Adult Education's Blacksmith House, 56 Brattle St.  Tickets: $10 (for sale in advance via CCAE's web site via phone.) 617-547-6789 x1; www.ccae.org/catalog/courses.php?id=8&time=1

CHATHAM: The Chatham Drama Guild at 134 Crowell Road in Chatham presents Neil Simon's classic comedy, Plaza Suite. The production dates are March 11-28, with performances Thurs.-Sat. at 8 p.m. and Sunday at 2 p.m. Note: March 11 is the only Thursday night performance. All seats reserved. Cash bar. Tickets: $15 Call the CDG Box Office at 508-945-0510 for reservations and information or visit us at www.chathamdramaguild.org

CONCORD: 3/26 & 28 - Die Fledermaus @ FOPAC, 51 Walden St. - (978) 369-7911; www.51walden.org

CONCORD: 4/2-17 - Singin' in the Rain @ Emerson Umbrella Ctr. for the Arts, Stow St. - www.mktix.com;  www.emersonumbrella.org

CONCORD: 4/23-5/8 - The Scarlet Pimpernel - A Musical @ Concord Players, 51 Walden St. - www.concordplayers.org

DANVERS: The North Shore Players Youth Theatre in Danvers presents the musical comedy & spoof Pom-Pom Zombies ~ Book, and Music by Stephen Murray.  Performances will be: Fri., March 19th, at 7 PM, Sat., March 20th at 7 PM & Sun., March 21st at 2 PM.  TICKETS: $12 adults, $10 (youth 12 and under).  All advanced online purchases: $10.  For directions, and PayPal ticket purchases: www.northshoreplayers.org

FITCHBURG: 3/12-28 - 1984; 5/14-23 - What I Did Last Summer @ Stratton Players - www.strattonplayers.com

NEW!! FITCHBURG: Cornerstone Performing Arts Center is pleased to present Love Letters by A.R. Gurney on March 26 at 7:30 p.m. The performance will feature area actors Pamela Hill and Bob Eiland. Poignant, romantic, witty, and charming, the play centers on just two characters, Melissa Gardner and Andrew Makepeace Ladd III. Simply presented, actors sit side by side reading notes, letters, and cards that trace 50 years, spanning grade school to middle age. The characters share their hopes and dreams, triumphs and failures of lives lived separately, yet intertwined. This simple, yet powerful, play will be performed as a fundraiser for Outreach to Teach: Extreme Makeover.  This project partners: Fitchburg State College, Fitchburg Public Schools, Arthur M. Longsjo, Jr. Middle School, the Student Education Association of Massachusetts, the Massachusetts Teachers Association, and the National Education Association, with community groups and businesses. On April 24, 2010, more than 150 volunteers will grab hammers, brushes or mops to repair, paint, clean, landscape, and decorate the school, digging in to give the Arthur Longsjo, Jr. Middle School in Fitchburg a much needed facelift. The goal is to raise $10,000. This performance of Love Letters is part of that fundraising effort. Reservations are strongly encouraged as seating is limited. Tickets are $10.00 ($5.00 for FSC students and seniors over 65).  To reserve your tickets and for more information, call Cornerstone Performing Arts Center at (978) 345-2915 or visit www.cpacfitchburg.org. Dine at Slattery’s Restaurant in Fitchburg ( www.slatterysrestaurant.com ) the evening of the performance and bring the dinner receipt to the Box Office for $3.00 off $10.00 ticket! To reserve a table at Slattery’s, call 978-342-8880. Slattery’s is proud to be a supporter of Outreach to Teach!  To learn more about Outreach to Teach and how you can become involved, visit http://fsc.edu/fitchburgeducationfoundation/ott.html or contact the Volunteer Coordinator, Samantha Johnson at sjohns55@student.fsc.edu.  The mature themes of Love Letters are not suitable for children.

FOXBORO: 1/29-3/13 - RENT @ The Orpheum Theatre, One School St. - (508) 542-4434 x6.

FOXBORO: 3/20 - Comedy Night Live at the Orpheum @ 1 School St. - (800) 838-3006; www.brownpapertickets.com

FOXBORO: Improv Soup, the Un-Common Theatre Co's improvisational comedy troupe, is made up of teenagers from all over southeastern Massachusetts & Rhode Island. Improv Soup was started in 1998 by Christa Crewdson, who remains the Soup director to this very day.  Tickets to this night of fabulous improvisational comedy cost a mere three bucks for students and five bucks for adults! Remaining 2009-10 Season of Shows: April 9th, May 7th & June 4th, 2010.  For more information check the website at www.improvsoup.org or call (508)698-3098

NEW!! GLOUCESTER: The Cape Ann Theatre Collaborative presents The Weir by Conor McPherson.  March 19 & 20 26 & 27 at 7:30 pm. and Sun. Mar. 21 & 28 at 2 pm. At the Gorton's Theatre (home of Gloucester Stage Co.) 267 E. Main St. Gloucester, Ma.  All seats are $15 and may be purchased at the door or by reservation by calling 978-879-3172

HOLLISTON: 5/28-6/5 - Nuts @ Washington Street Players. All performances will be at the Holliston Town Hall located on RT. 16. Tickets are $17.00: Adults, $12.00: Seniors and Students.  Please… no children under 14.  Call the WSP ticket hotline: 508-429-5444; www.WashingtonStreetPlayers.org

HUDSON: Eccentric characters, mistaken identities, secret engagements and lovers’ entanglements all make for light-hearted satire in Oscar Wilde’s comic classic The Importance of Being Earnest to be performed onstage April 16-18 at historic Hudson Town Hall, 78 Main Street. This enjoyably witty production is set in 1890’s England. Rapid-fire cleverness is aplenty in this comedy of double lives and Victorian upper class presented by the River’s Edge Players, a community theater group. Residents of Acton, Bolton, Marlborough, Northborough, and Stow are playing roles. Tickets are $15 for adults, $13 for seniors and students. Save $1 per ticket by purchasing in advance. Call 978-562-1646. Town Hall is wheelchair-accessible. There is ample parking. To learn more, visit: www.upwitharts.org  or e-mail: arts_alliance@upwitharts.org  or mholmes@upwitharts.org 

JAMAICA PLAIN: The Footlight Club 2010-11: Arsenic and Old Lace - September 17-October 2; The Sound of Music - November 5-20; A Midsummer Night's Dream - January 21-February 5; RENT - March 25-April 9; Dearly Departed - June 3-11. Please note that dates and showtimes are subject to change. www.footlight.org

LITTLETON: Shakespeare ’s Henry IV, Part 1: FREE! Presented by All the World’s a Stage Players, a youth Shakespeare company, ages 7 to 18. One of Shakespeare’s greatest history plays, Henry IV, Part 1 features the popular characters of Falstaff, the comical old rogue; Prince Hal, the “madcap” Prince of Wales; and the hot-tempered Hotspur, leader of the rebel forces. The play provides something for everyone: history, comedy, and tragedy, with carousing, sword-fighting, parent-child conflicts, the “coming of age” of a young prince, and a battle to the death for kingdom, crown, and honor! All the World’s a Stage Players specializes in educating youth about Shakespeare, and producing full-length Shakespeare plays. Performances are at The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 616 Great Road (Rt. 119), Littleton MA, on Fridays, March 12 and March 19, at 7:00 p.m.; and Saturdays, March 13 and March 20, at 2:00 p.m.. All performances are free, and tickets should be reserved in advance by emailing awsptix@gmail.com.  For more information, visit www.alltheworldsastageplayers.org.

LOWELL: 3/19 - Le Grand Cirque; 4/16 - Girls Night: The Musical @ Lowell Memorial Auditorium. Subscription packages for the 2009-2010 Lowell Five Performing Arts Series go on sale Monday, July 13 at 10:00am. To become a subscriber to the Lowell Memorial Auditorium’s Performing Arts Series, patrons must purchase tickets to at least three shows in the series. Subscription tickets are discounted 5-12% off of regular ticket prices, depending on the number of shows purchased. Subscriptions offer patrons the opportunity to purchase tickets before they go on sale to the general public and allow patrons to have the same seats for all shows purchased in the series. Additional benefits of being a subscriber include savings on handling fees, advance ticket purchases to non-series shows at the Auditorium, preferred parking, discounts to area restaurants and much more! To become a subscriber, visit the Lowell Memorial Auditorium box office located at 50 East Merrimack Street in Lowell, call (978) 454-2299, or log on www.lowellauditorium.com.

MANSFIELD: The Un-Common Theatre Company will continue their 30th season March 19-21 by presenting the Young Performers’ Production of The Little Mermaid, a musical based on the story by Hans Christian Anderson. General seating tickets are $10 for adults and $8 for students pre-sale and $12 for adults and $10 for students at the door. To order tickets 24/7 please call Brown Paper Tickets at (800) 838-3006 or order online at www.brownpapertickets.com and search for “The Little Mermaid”. For Un-Common member, or group sales please call The Un-Common Theatre Co. at (508)698-3098. For more information, visit www.uncommontheatre.org 

MAYNARD: Boy Gets Girl will be performed on February 19, 20, 26, and 27, March 5, 6, 7, 12 and 13, Friday and Saturday shows are at 8:00pm. Sunday show is at 3:00pm. 3/19 - Acme Improv Company. Call (978) 823-0003 to make ticket reservations.  Acme Theater, 61 Summer St.  www.acmetheater.com.

MEDFORD: 4/15-24 - For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide...When the Rainbow is Enuf @ Balch Arena Theater, Tufts University - (617) 627-3493

MEDWAY: STAGED INVASION: a comedy by Michael Legge. Presented by the Medway Players. April 9, 10, 16, 17. 8 PM. Medway Library, 26 High Street. Tickets: $12/10. Call: 774-287-8374

MILTON: 4/10 - Leading Ladies. Please visit www.miltonplayers.org for a season subscription form, or call 1-617-698-7469 (617-698-SHOW)

NEW BEDFORD: 4/8-18 - Sequel; 10/15-18 - Role Play; 12/11-13 - The Best Christmas Pageant Ever; 3/4-7 - TBA; 5/13-16 - TBA @ Your Theatre, 136 Rivet St. - (508) 993-0772

READING: March 19-April 3 - The Shape of Things; May 15-29 - The Curate's Shakespeare: As You Like It; 9/17-10/2 - Chicago; 11/19-12/4 - Paisley Sisters; 1/28-2/12 - Lend Me a Tenor; 3/25-4/9 - Women in Black; 5/20-6/4 - All My Sons @ Quannapowitt Players, 55 Hopkins Street. Fri/Sat 8:00, Sundays at 3:00. (781) 942-2212; www.qptheater.com

SALEM: April 2010 - Shakespeare Open Mic & Alphabetical Order; June 2010 - HAIR; July 2010 - Moments of Play; August 2010 - Improv on the Bricks @ Salem Theatre Company - www.salemtheatre.com

SAUGUS: Goldilocks and the Three Bears is the new musical being presented by Rhode Island's award-winning, Kaleidoscope Theatre company on Sunday, March 21 at 2 pm as part of the ongoing monthly series that began in 2008 after a run in Melrose at Memorial Hall. The Fairy Tale Musical Classic series moved from Melrose to make way for the hall's one million dollar renovation. For more information, please visit: www.kaleidoscopechildrenstheatre.com,  email grouptixne@aol.com or call 1-781-230-3976. Reservations are suggested. Coming soon.....Jack and the Beanstalk,Rapunzel, Mother Goose and more. All patrons receive a free ice cream and have a free cast meet and greet after each show. Be looking for another series to begin in May!!! To learn more about the new series visit: www.Saterial.com 

NEW!! SAUGUS: The North Shore Musical Children's Theatre in Saugus is pleased to announce a couple of additions to the schedule. The cast of Rhode Island's Kaleidoscope Theatre has been hard at work with musical productions of Pocahontas and Little Red Riding Hood, for July and August. For almost 30 years, Kaleidoscope has been performing at both the Cape Cod Melody Tent and South Shore Music Circus. In Saugus since 2008, the monthly, Sunday series is performed on a great stage inside a wonderful intimate, air-conditioned theatre with plenty of free parking. Cliftondale Square Saugus also enjoys a direct bus from Boston's Haymarket Station on the Orange Line.  On Sunday, April 25th don't miss Kaleidoscope's Little Red Riding Hood...The Musical! for one show only at 2pm. You'll enjoy a free ice cream and cast meet and greet after the show. On May 16th, the cast presents Rapunzel..A Musical!! Two weeks later, on Sunday, May 23rd at 2pm, World Famous Magician George Saterial and Friends perform in the first of their monthly series in Saugus. For information about the Fairy Tale Musicals visit www.kaleidoscopechildrenstheatre.com and for information on the Magic Show series visit www.saterial.com. Reservations are suggested by calling 1-781-230-3976. For group rates email GrouptixNE@aol.com 

SOMERVILLE: 3/10-4/11 - Othello; 5/19-6/13 - Timon of Athens @ Actors Shakespeare Project - www.actorsshakespeareproject.org

SPRINGFIELD (West): A Man for All Seasons, a dramatization of the historic confrontation between Sir Thomas More and King Henry VIII, will be presented by the Theater Project, Majestic Theater February 25 - April 3. Tickets are $19-$27 and are available by calling the box office at (413) 747-7797 or visiting during box office hours (Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday 10am–5pm, Wednesday 10am – 6:30pm, Saturday 10am – 1pm).  Next up:  4/15-5/23 - The Fantasticks - www.majestictheater.com

SPRINGFIELD: 3/20 - Le Grand Cirque; 3/27 - Wendy Liebman; 4/14-18 - Capitol Steps; 4/24 - Curtis Adams; 5/1 - Louis Ramey @ Citystage/Symphony Hall, One Columbus Center - (413) 788-7646, ext. 101; www.symphonyhall.com

NEW!! STONEHAM: Stoneham Theatre presents “My Fair Lady”; directed by Caitlin Lowans and featuring Robyn Lee and Timothy John Smith. Performances run from April 8 through May 2: Thurs. (7:30 pm), Fri. (8 pm), Sat. (4 pm & 8 pm), Sun. (2 pm). Tickets: $44-$48 regular admission, $40-$42 for seniors, $20 for students; with student/senior discount matinees available. Stoneham Theatre. 395 Main Street, Stoneham. Wheelchair accessible. For advance tickets and information, visit or call the Box Office at 781-279-2200 (hours Tues.–Sat., 1–6pm) or log onto www.stonehamtheatre.org.

TEWKSBURY: 5/14-16 - Anything Goes @ ACTORS inc., Tewksbury Senior Center, 175 Chandler St. - (978) 984-3151; www.actorsincorporated.com

WAKEFIELD: 3/12-21 - EVITA @ Wakefield Repertory Theatre, Wakefield-Lynnfield United Methodist Church, 273 Vernon St. - (781) 245-1173

WAKEFIELD: 4/23-5/2 - Lend Me a Tenor @ Theatre to Go - www.theatretogo.com

WALTHAM: 3/11-14 - Cocktail Time in Cuba; 4/29-6/2 - Love's Labour's Lost @ Brandeis Theater Co. - (781) 736-3400; www.brandeis.edu/btc

WALTHAM: A Little Bit of Ireland – the 12th anniversary edition of the popular Irish revue will highlight a Broadway guest star, a world champion Irish dancer, step dancers, Irish tenors, Irish comics, grand chorales, Irish pub and country music, the Massachusetts Harp Ensemble and authentic Irish band sounds. Performances will be at Robinson Theatre, 617 Lexington Street in Waltham on March 12 at 7:30 p.m. and March 13 at 2:00 p.m. and 7 p.m. and March 14 at 2 p.m. Tickets range from $32.00 to $45.00 - $25.00 for youth (5-18) - $2.00 senior discount available. Attractive group discounts available for 10 or more. Call the Box Office at 781-891-5600 or buy tickets online at www.reagleplayers.com

WALTHAM: 3/12-27 - The Little Dog Laughed; 5/14-29 - Doubt: A Parable @ Hovey Players, Abbott Memorial Theater, 9 Spring St. - (781) 893-8171; www.hoveyplayers.com

WATERTOWN: New Repertory Theatre, in residence at the Arsenal Center for the Arts, is thrilled to present Opus, a New England Premiere by Michael Hollinger. Opus runs March 29 through April 17 at the Arsenal Center for the Arts in the Charles Mosesian Theater. Call: 617-923-8487 or buy online at www.newrep.org.

WATERTOWN: 5/2-23 - Hot Mikado; 9/12-10/3 - Boston Marriage; 10/17-11/7 - Cherry Docs; 11/28-12/19 - Frankie and Johnny in the Clair de Lune; 1/16-2/6 - afterlife: a ghost story; 2/27-3/20 - DollHouse; 3/27-4.17 - The Last Five Years; 5/1-22 - Passing Strange. New Repertory Theatre - 617-923-8487 or via e-mail at tickets@newrep.org.

WATERTOWN: L. Frank Baum’s classic, The Wizard of Oz, gets a funky 1970’s makeover in the Broadway hit The Wiz. Dorothy and a cast of familiar, and not-so-familiar, characters “Ease on Down the Road” to a disco groove, as they discover who they really are, and what it means to find their way “Home”. Join WCT as we adventure down the yellow brick road with a cast of 4th to 8th graders directed by Erica Berman.  Tickets are available beginning February 23rd through our website at www.watertownchildrenstheatre.org or by phone at 1-800-838-3006. Performances are March 19 at 7 pm, March 20 at 2 pm and 7 pm, and March 21 at 2 pm, in the Charles Mosesian Theater at the Arsenal Center for the Arts.  For more information call Watertown Children’s Theatre at 617-926-ARTS, or visit our website at www.watertownchildrenstheatre.org.

WAYLAND: February 25 - March 13 - Book of Days @ Vokes Players, Beatrice Herford's Vokes Theatre, 97 Boston Post Rd. - (508) 358-4034; www.vokesplayers.org

WELLESLEY: 3/12-21 - Fiddler on the Roof @ Wellesley Players, Sorenson Ctr. for the Arts, Babson College - (781) 237-8114; www.wellesleyplayers.org

WESTFORD: NP Presents Ain't Misbehavin' - ~ Three Performances Only ~ 8 PM March 5, 3PM and 8 PM March 6, 2010.  Stage Director: Sal Jones; Musical Director: Rick Scalisel Cast: Pedro Figueroa, Lovely Hoffman, Stephanie A. Marrow, Lara Simpson and Marlon Smith-Jones.  Tickets: $22 general admission; $18 members, seniors & students.  To arrange for tickets at the door, please call the NP box office at (978) 692-9911.  To get your tickets online, click here.

WESTON: 4/10-17 - Carousel @ Weston Friendly Society, Weston Town Hall, Townhouse Rd. - www.westonfriendly.org

WORCESTER: 4/15-18 - Phoolan Devi @ Fenwick Theatre, College of the Holy Cross, One College St. - www.holycross.edu

New Hampshire

EXETER: Come join in a play reading of Harper Lee's classic story To Kill a Mockingbird. The novel has been adapted as a drama by playwright Christopher Sergel. Multiple copies of the script will be available and participants can take on parts large or small. Come and take part in bringing the characters in the story to life through the spoken word. These play reading events are part of "The Big Read: NH Reads To Kill A Mockingbird which is a project of the Center for the Book at the NH State Library. For more information, including a complete schedule of Big Read NH events going on throughout the state during March 2010.  Please visit http://bigreadnh.org.  Tuesday, 3/23 (6pm) & 3/24 (10am) @ Exeter Public Library - www.exeterpl.org - hosts.

FRANCESTOWN: Come join in a play reading of Harper Lee's classic story To Kill a Mockingbird. The novel has been adapted as a drama by playwright Christopher Sergel. Multiple copies of the script will be available and participants can take on parts large or small. Come and take part in bringing the characters in the story to life through the spoken word. These play reading events are part of "The Big Read: NH Reads To Kill A Mockingbird which is a project of the Center for the Book at the NH State Library. For more information, including a complete schedule of Big Read NH events going on throughout the state during March 2010.  Please visit http://bigreadnh.org.  Thursday, 3/11/10 G. H. Bixby Library - www.francestown-nh.gov/Pages/index - hosts a reading at 7pm

KEENE: Come join in a play reading of Harper Lee's classic story To Kill a Mockingbird. The novel has been adapted as a drama by playwright Christopher Sergel. Multiple copies of the script will be available and participants can take on parts large or small. Come and take part in bringing the characters in the story to life through the spoken word. These play reading events are part of "The Big Read: NH Reads To Kill A Mockingbird which is a project of the Center for the Book at the NH State Library. For more information, including a complete schedule of Big Read NH events going on throughout the state during March 2010.  Please visit http://bigreadnh.org. Monday, 3/29/10 @ Keene Public Library - www.keenepubliclibrary.org - and the Hourglass Readers host a reading at 7pm in the Kay Fox Meeting Room

NEW!! MANCHESTER: The Palace Theatre continues its Citizens Bank Performing Arts Series with the groundbreaking Tony and Pulitzer Prize award-winning rock opera, RENT March 26th - April 11th. Jonathan Larson’s hit musical RENT transformed the definition of musical theater when it opened on Broadway in 1996. An inspiring story about friends and a community of young artists living together as they struggle through life in the East Village of New York City, RENT tackles addiction, poverty, AIDS - and most of all, love. The Palace Theatre is the first theater company in Southern New Hampshire to be granted the rights to present the full stage version of RENT. For the Palace’s production, Artistic Director Carl Rajotte has assembled an amazing cast of 18 actors, many of which call New York City home. Carl Rajotte is excited to bring RENT to the Manchester area and is anticipating that the production will draw a fresh, younger audience to the Palace. “RENT is realistic and socially relevant. The dramatic material affects the audience in a powerful way and it remains as potent today as it did when it was first introduced. It is really an examination of life,” says Rajotte.  Tickets are $15 to $45 depending on seating and child/senior/adult status. Tickets are available at the Palace Theatre box office, by calling 603.668.5588 or visiting www.palacetheatre.org.

MANCHESTER: The Full Monty – April 30 – May 15. Tickets range from $15-$45 depending on seating. There are also many discounts available including a 10% discount for Citizens Bank customers, group rates, a senior special which offers a $25 ticket for seniors at all matinees, a matinee family 4-pack and student rush tickets for just $15! Tickets are available at the Palace Theatre box office, by calling 603-668-5588 or online at www.palacetheatre.org.

MILFORD: 3/19-28 - Art @ Milford Area Players, Amato Ctr., 56 Mont Vernon St. - www.MilfordAreaPlayers.org

PORTSMOUTH: 3/23 - Click, Clack, Moo; 4/13 - Einstein Alive! Featuring Marc Spiegal; 5/4 - Freedom Train (Theatreworks USA); 5/18 - Harry the Dirty Dog (ArtsPower). The Music Hall, 104 Congress Street. For each School Days Series performance, The Music Hall offers detailed study guides available now at www.themusichall.org 

PORTSMOUTH: Paula Poundstone will appear at The Music Hall on Friday April 9, 2010 at 8pm. Tickets are $35 and $28 and can be purchased at The Music Hall box office (28 Chestnut St., Portsmouth), on the phone at 603.436.2400, or online at www.themusichall.org 

PORTSMOUTH: Junior Repertory Theatre presents Buckets of Butterflies: Stories of Hope from the Past & Future - April 9-11, 2010 - Friday & Saturday @ 7PM, Saturday & Sunday @ 11AM & 2PM @ 959 Islington Street. Tickets: $8 general admission, $25 for family of 4 Reservations recommended: 603-431-6644 x 5, or email reservations@nhtheatreproject.org

ROCHESTER: Pack up the family and travel from the Jungle of Nool to the invisible world of the Whos with the fantastical, magical characters of Dr. Seuss in Seussical the Musical at the Rochester Opera House on Thursday to Sunday, March 18 to 21, 2010 at 2:00 and 7:00 PM. Horton the Elephant, the Cat in the Hat, Gertrude McFuzz, Mayzie La Bird and little boy JoJo transport the audience into a musical extravaganza that makes you laugh and cry as the powers of friendship, loyalty, family and community are tested and ultimately emerge triumphant.  The exceptionally talented award winning theatre group from Tri-City Christian Academy returns to the Rochester Opera House after last season’s outstanding production of Annie. The musical is directed by award winning Director Sharon Asher Arsenault (formerly of the Seacoast Repertory Theatre), choreographed by Emily K and features music performed and arranged by William Asher. Reserve tickets online at www.rochesteroperahouse.com or call/stop by the box office (603) 335-1992, M/W/F or before the show. The Rochester Opera House is located in City Hall, 31 Wakefield Street. 

ROCHESTER: Premier native humorist Tim Sample returns to the Rochester Opera House on Saturday, April 10, 2010 at 8:00 PM to regale the audience with more quintessentially quirky tales from Down East Maine, where “curiosities and oddities are the rule, rather than the exception.”Reserve tickets online at www.rochesteroperahouse.com,  call the box office at (603) 335-1992 or stop by on M/W/F from 10-5 and before the show. The Rochester Opera House is located in City Hall, 31 Wakefield Street, Rochester NH. The season continues with the Grammy Award winning Broadway musical Smokey Joe’s Café.

ROCHESTER: The Grammy Award winning musical Smokey Joe’s Café - 4/23-25. Reserve tickets online at www.rochesteroperahouse.com, call the box office (603) 335-1992 or stop by M/W/F from 10-5 and before the show. The Rochester Opera House is located in City Hall, 31 Wakefield Street.

SOMERSWORTH: Come join in a play reading of Harper Lee's classic story To Kill a Mockingbird. The novel has been adapted as a drama by playwright Christopher Sergel. Multiple copies of the script will be available and participants can take on parts large or small. Come and take part in bringing the characters in the story to life through the spoken word. These play reading events are part of "The Big Read: NH Reads To Kill A Mockingbird which is a project of the Center for the Book at the NH State Library. For more information, including a complete schedule of Big Read NH events going on throughout the state during March 2010.  Please visit http://bigreadnh.org. Thursday, 3/18/10 Somersworth Public Library - www.somersworth.com - hosts a reading at 3pm

WINDHAM: Come join in a play reading of Harper Lee's classic story To Kill a Mockingbird. The novel has been adapted as a drama by playwright Christopher Sergel. Multiple copies of the script will be available and participants can take on parts large or small. Come and take part in bringing the characters in the story to life through the spoken word. These play reading events are part of "The Big Read: NH Reads To Kill A Mockingbird which is a project of the Center for the Book at the NH State Library. For more information, including a complete schedule of Big Read NH events going on throughout the state during March 2010.  Please visit http://bigreadnh.org. Nesmith Library - www.nesmithlibrary.org - hosts a reading on Thursday, April 1, 2010 at 7pm

Rhode Island

PROVIDENCE: Love's a funny business in Shakespeare's Twelfth Night – the madcap romantic comedy ringing in the new year at Trinity Rep. Brian McEleney, the award-winning director who brought local audiences to their feet with recent productions of Hamlet, Our Town and A Raisin in the Sun will helm the production. Twelfth Night runs January 29 -March 7. Tickets are on sale now at the Trinity Rep box office at 201 Washington Street; by phone at (401)-351-4242; and online at www.trinityrep.com.

PROVIDENCE: Trinity Rep continues its 46th season with Sarah Ruhl’s dark comedy Dead Man’s Cell Phone, directed by Beth F. Milles. Trinity Rep resident acting company member Janice Duclos stars as Jean, an unassuming woman who is thrown headlong into an unexpected odyssey when she answers an incessantly ringing cell phone in a quiet café. Matters get a little trickier when she discovers the reason why the phone’s owner was neglecting to pick up his phone – he’s dead. Jean soon finds herself trying to make things right with the mysterious dead man’s widow (Phyllis Kay), his mother (Barbara Meek), and his mistress (Rachael Warren). All the while, she actually might be falling in love with a dead man (Richard Donelly). From the author of The Clean House comes this quirky comedy which examines the connections, both real and virtual, holding us together in these modern times. The show runs February 19 - March 28, 2010 in the Dowling Theater. Tickets are on sale now at the Trinity Rep box office, 201 Washington Street ; by phone at (401)-351-4242; and online at www.trinityrep.com.

PROVIDENCE: 3/11 - Tickets for A VERY SPECIAL EVENING WITH GARRISON KEILLOR are on sale now at the PPAC Box Office, located at 220 Weybosset Street in downtown Providence, by phone at (401) 421-ARTS (2787), or online at www.ppacri.org.  Tickets are $67 - $32; all ticket prices include a $3 per ticket restoration fee. Regular PPAC Box Office Hours are Monday through Friday, 10A to 5P; Saturday 10A to 2P and through curtain time(s) on show days.

PROVIDENCE: Providence College’s Department of Theatre, Dance and Film presents Louisa May Alcott’s Little Women, adapted by Mary G. Farrell and Caolan Madden, directed by Providence College faculty member, Mary G. Farrell. In this version of the much-loved story of the March family, the author herself appears as the catalyst to bring her characters to life. Scenes of Jo, Meg, Beth, and Amy, and their circle of friends and relatives in their 19th century New England home give us insight into the upbringing that led Louisa Alcott to write a book based on her own experiences. Between scenes, traditional music of the Civil War period will be performed by live musicians.Little Women will runs March 26th, thru April 11th. Costume design will be by resident faculty member David Costa-Cabral, lighting design will be by Tim Cryan of New York, who has worked with the department for several productions over the last two years. Tickets for events sponsored by the Department of Theatre, Dance, and Film may be purchased online at www.providence.edu/theatre or at the Box Office at the Smith Center, located in the main lobby of the building. The Box Office hours are Monday through Friday, 1:30 to 5:00 PM, and 1 hour prior to performances. Tickets may also be purchased over the phone with a credit card by calling 401-865-2218. Ticket prices are $11.00, $8.00 (senior citizen) and $5.00 (student). Seating for this production is reserved. For more information concerning the Department of Theatre, Dance and Film season, please call 401-865-2218 or visit www.providence.edu/theatre.

PROVIDENCE: The Providence Performing Arts Center is pleased to have A BRONX TALE, written by and starring Chazz Palminteri, at the Theatre from April 15 to 18, as part of the Inskip Lexus Contemporary Classics Series. Due to a scheduling change, a Thursday, April 15 at 7:30P performance has been added in lieu of the Saturday, April 17 show at 2P, which has been cancelled. The performance schedule for A BRONX TALE is now as follows: Thursday, April 15 at 7:30P, Friday, April 16 at 8P, Saturday, April 17 at 8P, and Sunday, April 18 at 1P and 6:30P. Anyone currently holding tickets for the Saturday 2P performance is asked to contact the PPAC Box Office at (401) 421-ARTS (2787) for assistance. www.ppacri.org

PROVIDENCE: Nickelodeon and Broadway Across America bring STORYTIME LIVE! to PPAC on May 7 and May 8, 2010. STORYTIME LIVE! is the first-ever live family theatrical tour featuring characters from four of the current top-rated preschool shows on television today: Dora the Explorer, The Backyardigans, The Wonder Pets! and Ni Hao, Kai-lan. Preschoolers and their parents can see their favorite Nick Jr. characters come to life in one action-packed on-stage adventure hosted by Nick Jr.'s Moose A. Moose and Zee. Performance times for STORYTIME LIVE! are Friday, May 7 at 4P and 7P and Saturday, May 8 at 11A, 2P, and 5P. Tickets for STORYTIME LIVE! go on sale on Sunday, January 31 at www.ppacri.org.  Patrons can purchase tickets in-person or by calling (401) 421-ARTS (2787) beginning at 10A on Monday, February 1. Tickets for STORYTIME LIVE! are $40 - $13; all ticket prices include a $3 per ticket restoration fee. The PPAC Box Office is located at 220 Weybosset Street in downtown Providence. Regular Box Office Hours are Monday through Friday, 10A to 5P; Saturday 10A to 2P and through curtain time(s) on show days. Visit www.nicklivetour.com  for more information.

PROVIDENCE: 9/10-10/10 - Camelot; 10/15-11/21 - Absurd Person Singular; 12/10 - It's a Wonderful Life: A Live Radio Play; 2/4-3/13 - The Crucible; 2/25-4/3 - Yellowman; 4/15-5/15 - Steel Magnolias; 5/6--6/5 - The Completely Fictional-Utterly True-Final Strange Tale of Edgar Allan Poe @ Trinity Repertory Company. Season subscriptions are available by calling (401) 351-4242. Packages include the full season of seven plays and a Pick Four subscription; special discounts are also available for seniors, youth and educators. Subscribers receive tickets up to 35% off regular single ticket prices, with packages starting at $21 a ticket. Subscriber benefits also include free ticket exchanges, parking and dining discounts, early access to tickets for A Christmas Carol, and invitations to special events and backstage passes. The unified curtain time of 7:30 PM for all evening performances will continue in addition to 2PM matinees. The Trinity Rep box office is located at 201 Washington Street, Providence, RI, 02903, and can be reached by calling (401) 351-4242. www.trinityrep.com

Vermont

BURLINGTON: Eric Carle’s Very Hungry Caterpillar Munches His Way Across the MainStage in Mermaid Theatre’s Dazzling Return to Burlington - Sunday, March 7 at 3 pm, MainStage (ages 3-7) - www.flynncenter.org

BURLINGTON: 3/6 - Ed Asner as "FDR"; 3/10-28 - SHIPWRECKED! (Vermont Stage Co.); 3/14 - The Peking Acrobats; 4/16 - Romeo & Juliet (Acting Company/Guthrie Theatre); 4/21-5/2 - My Ohio (Vermont Stage Co.) @ Flynn Center, 153 Main St. - (802) 863-5966; www.flynncenter.org

ESSEX: Essex Community Players presents Ray Cooneys *ADULT* comedy, OUT OF ORDER - March 4, 5, 6 & 11,12,13 at 8pm*; March 7 & 14 at 2p.m. *(March 7th at 2p.m. ONLY is Essex Day ~ Essex residents $10*). Memorial Hall in Essex Center (intersection of Rtes 15 & 128 & Towers Road).  *TIX through Essex Community Players only. Online at www.essexplayers.com; By mail ~ download a website ticket order; or call (802) 878-9109 to request a form; At ECP Memorial Hall box office on Sat. from 9a.m. to 1p.m. (cash & checks only at box office window).  $13 Adults/$11 Seniors (55+); $10 for Essex residents on Essex Day ONLY (Sun, March 7th at 2p.m.) ALL SEATS ARE RESERVED.  INFO: www.essexplayers.com OR call 878-9109 (during box office hours).

ESSEX: 5/12-23 - Tuesdays with Morrie @ Essex Community Players, Essex Memorial Hall - www.essexplayers.com

RUTLAND: Vermont Actors Repertory Theatre Company will present a staged reading of author, Ron Powers, new play, Sam and Laura, February 19 & 20 at the Paramount Brick Box Theatre, The Rise and Rise of Daniel Rocket, April 21 -25 at the West Rutland Town Hall Theater and the three winners of the Nor’Eastern Play Writing Contest on May 14 & 15 at 7:30 p.m., also in the Paramount’s Brick Box Theatre. For more information about Vermont Actors’ Repertory Theatre visit the Company’s Website at www.actorsrepvt.org.

STOWE: Stowe Theatre Guild 2010 Season - Edward Albee's Seascape ~ June 16-July 3; The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee ~ July 21-August 7; The Sound of Music ~ August 18-September 4; The Light in the Piazza ~ September 23-October 9; All in the Timing ~ October 20-31.  Handicap Accessible • Air Conditioned • Reserved Seating.  Reserve tickets online at www.StoweTheatre.com

WHITE RIVER JUNCTION: 3/17-4/3 - Damascus; 4/14-5/2 - Greater Tuna; 5/14-16 - Mr. Popper's Penguins: The Musical @ Northern Stage, Briggs Opera House, 120 N. Main St. - (802) 296-7000; www.northernstage.org

Connecticut

AVON: The Farmington Valley Chorale will present Arthur Honegger's King David with narrator, Craig Hart and soloists, Louise Fauteux, soprano; Elizabeth Saunders, mezzo-soprano; and Joseph Mikolaj, tenor. Friday April 9 at 8p.m.; Valley Community Baptist Church; 590 West Avon Road; Avon, CT. Tickets $15; full-time students, free. Information: call 860-679-4058 or 860-651-3837. www.Farmingtonvalleychorale.org 

BRIDGEPORT: 4/17 - Hollywood Classics @ Greater Bridgeport Symphony, Klein Auditorium, 910 Fairfield Ave. - (203) 576-0263; www.bridgeportsymphony.org

HARTFORD: 3/20 - MIKE AUGERI TRIO; 3/26 - LATIN QUARTER; 3/27 - DAN ARCAMONE TRIO; 4/2 - TOM DEVINO QUARTET W/LINDA RANSOM; 4/3 – TIMMY MAIA; 4/9 - TONY ALLEN; 4/10 - CROSSROADS ON THE BLUES HIGHWAY; 4/16 - LIVIU POP FUNK-JAZZ INVITATIONAL; 4/17 - MIKE BAFUNDO’S YOUNG LIONS; 4/23 - MIKE AUGERI QUARTET; 4/24 - KENT HEWITT'S TRIBUTE TO THE WEST-COAST JAZZ SOUND @ SZECHUANTOKYO, 1245 New Britain Avenue - (860) 561-0180; www.asianfusion.net

HARTFORD: The Hartt School presents the Hartt Symphony Orchestra on Friday, March 26, at 7:30 PM in Millard Auditorium, University of Hartford , 200 Bloomfield Avenue, West Hartford . The Orchestra will perform works by Gershwin, Revueltas, Ginastera, Villa-Lobos, and Falla. Admission is $20 with discounts for seniors, students, and groups. Please call the University Box Office at 860.768.4228 or 800.274.8587 or visit www.hartford.edu/hartt for more information.

HARTFORD: The Hartt School presents a faculty recital featuring Luiz Castro, piano, on Sunday, March 28 at 3:00 PM, in Berkman Recital Hall. Admission is Free. Please call the University Box Office at 860.768.4228 or 800.274.8587 or visit www.hartford.edu/hartt for more information.

HARTFORD: The Hartt School presents a Faculty-Student Concert on Tuesday, March 30, at 8:00 PM in Berkman Recital Hall, University of Hartford , 200 Bloomfield Avenue, West Hartford . Piano Professor David Westfall joins award-winning students in a performance of the Olivier Messiaen’s Quartet for the End of Time. This monumental masterpiece was written in 1940 when the composer was interned in a German prison camp. Featured students are violinist Sam Martin, clarinetist Dan Liptak, and cellist Sam DaCaprio. In addition, Dr. Robert Carl, Professor of Composition, will offer insights about the composer’s life and this work. Admission is free. Please call the University Box Office at 860.768.4228 or 800.274.8587 or visit www.hartford.edu/hartt for more information.

HARTFORD: The St. Lawrence String Quartet will perform the final concert of the 2009-2010 Richard P. Garmany Chamber Music Series on Thursday, April 8, at 7:30 PM in Millard Auditorium, on the University of Hartford campus. A special pre-concert dinner precedes the performance and begins at 6:00 PM in the University’s 1877 Club. Admission to the concert is $30, with discounts available for seniors, students, and groups. For concert and/or dinner tickets, please call the University Box Office at 860.768.4228 or 800.274.8587 or visit www.hartford.edu/hartt for tickets and information.

HARTFORD: St. Lawrence String Quartet on April 10, 2010. All performances are held on Thursday evenings and begin at 7:30 PM in Hartt’s Millard Auditorium, on the University of Hartford campus. A special pre-concert dinner precedes each performance and begins at 6:00 PM in the University’s 1877 Club. Patrons may purchase Series subscriptions or individual tickets to the performances and/or the pre-concert dinners. To purchase Series subscriptions or individual tickets, or to get additional information, please call the University of Hartford Box Office at 860.768.4228 or 800.274.8587. To purchase tickets online, please visit www.hartford.edu/hartt.

NEW!! HARTFORD: Sunday, April 11, 2010 at 4:00 p.m., “CONCORA in Recital: Songs of the Americas.” Hubbard Hall, St. John’s Episcopal Church, 679 Farmington Ave., West Hartford. CONCORA soloists present art songs from the United States, Canada, Central and South America – a memorable journey through all of the Americas. Tickets: Preferred seating: $30; General seating: $20; Students: $10. Call (860) 224-7500 or order online at www.CONCORA.org.

NEW!! HARTFORD: Saturday, April 24, 2010 at 8:00 p.m., “Music of the Spirit.” St. Patrick-St. Anthony Church, 285 Church St., Hartford. The unaccompanied human voice in a splendid church acoustic – music to lift your soul including Frank Martin’s inspiring Mass for Double Chorus, and works by James MacMillan, John Tavener, Francis Poulenc, György Orbán, many more. Tickets: Preferred seating $45; General seating: $25; Students: $10. 2-for-1 General seating tickets with Let*s Go card. Call (860) 224-7500 or order online at www.CONCORA.org.

HARTFORD: The formidable talents of The Hartt School Choruses (Edward Bolkovac, director), Hartt Symphony Orchestra (Christopher Zimmerman, director), Connecticut Children’s Chorus (Stuart Younse, director), Hartford Chorale (Richard Coffey, director), and the Choir of the Cathedral of St. Joseph (Jeffrey Douma, director) combine to perform Benjamin Britten's War Requiem, conducted by Christopher Zimmerman. Presented by The Hartt School, this concert will take place on Sunday, May 2, at 5:00 PM at the Cathedral of St. Joseph, 140 Farmington Avenue , Hartford , Connecticut , 860.249.8431. Reservations: $50 advanced reservation, premium reserved seating; $25 advanced reservation, preferred reserved seating; $20 suggested donation at the door, general seating. Limited seating available; advanced reservations strongly encouraged. For advanced reservations, please contact the University of Hartford Box Office at 860.768.4228 or visit www.hartford.edu/hartt.

NEW HAVEN: 4/24 - Yale Camerata/Yale Glee Club @ Yale Symphony Orchestra; Woolsey Hall - http://yso.research.yale.edu/

NEW LONDON: 3/28, 4/25 - U.S. Coast Guard Concert Band @ Leamy Hall - www.uscg.mil/band

RIDGEFIELD: Melissa Manchester - Mar. 19; 3/25 - Robert Cray; 4/3 - Keith Emerson & Greg Lake; 4/9 - Chick Correa - Solo Piano; 4/10 - Susie Essman; 4/11 - Todd Rundgren; 4/28 - Gary Mullen & the Works; 5/1 Southside Johnny & the Asbury Jukes; 5/2 - 2010 Ridgefield Jam Band; 5/6 - Little Feat; Colin Hay - May 7; Cowboy Junkies - May 14; Jefferson Starship - May 15; Hammer of the Gods - June 12 @ Ridgefield Playhouse, 80 East Ridge, Ridgefield, CT - (203) 438-5795, www.ridgefieldplayhouse.org 

Maine

CARRABASSETT VALLEY: Sugarloaf will welcome four of the nation’s top touring musical acts this winter.  Rustic Overtones - March 27. Tickets are on sale now for Little Feat, Grace Potter, and the Rustic Overtones. Tickets for Rusted Root will go on sale Monday, Dec 20. All Bud Light Concert Series shows are 21-plus and proper identification is required at the door. To purchase tickets call 1-800-THE-LOAF. Complete pricing information is available at www.sugarloaf.com.  For more information on the Bud Light Concert Series visit www.sugarloaf.com or call 1-800-THE-LOAF.

GARDINER: Inanna, Sisters in Rhythm will wow the audience at Sounds Good! Music Live at Johnson Hall on Friday, March 19 at 7:30 pm. Inanna is an exciting percussion and vocal ensemble that explores the heritage and rhythms of West Africa, through original arrangements and compositions. Inanna, Sisters in Rhythm was originally created by the participants of a drum class in Alna, Maine, twenty years ago. Inanna has recorded and released five, full-length albums and has performed at numerous percussion festivals and community events. They are always a huge crowd-pleaser! Tickets are $14; Members $12; student ticket (id required) $5. Member special—buy one $12 ticket, bring a non-member free. Tickets are selling fast, and this show is expected to sell out. Johnson Hall can be reached for reservations at 582-7144, or johnsonhall@verizon.net; www.johnsonhall.org

NEW!! GARDINER: Susie Burke and David Surette play at Johnson Hall Performing Arts Center, 280 Water Street, on March 26 at 7:30 pm. The show, a unique blend of contemporary, traditional, and original folk and acoustic music, is fourth in the Sounds Good! Music series. Burke's vocal style is stunning and heartfelt, reminding the listener of Joni Mitchell. Her beautiful voice is matched by Surette's fluid fretwork. They can be heard at www.burkesurette.com or www.MySpace.com/BurkeSurette. The show has two sets. At intermission, desserts, coffee and concession items will be offered for sale. Ticket prices are: Adult $14; Johnson Hall Member $12; Student w/ID $5. Member special-buy one $12 ticket, bring a non-member free. Early ticket reservations are recommended, as seating is limited. Johnson Hall can be reached at (207) 582-7144, or info@johnsonhall.org.

LEWISTON: 3/19 & 4/9 - Frank Glazer; 3/10 - Jean-Guihen Queyras & Alexandre Tharaud; 3/13 - Bates College Gamelan Orchestra; 3/20 - Bates College Orchestra; 3/25 - Simon Hutchinson; 4/2-3 - Morten Lauridsen's Requiem. For information about all Olin Concert Hall events, please contact 207-786-6135 or olinarts@bates.edu. The concert hall is located at 75 Russell St. Tickets for events with paid admission are available at www.batestickets.com.

UNITY: 3/18 - Pogey; 3/25 - Troy MacGillivray & Kimberly Fraser; 3/26 - Jen Kearney & the Lost Onion; 4/9 - Steve Nelson; 4/11 - Todd Wolfe Band; 4/17 - Hot Day at the Zoo; 4/22 - Jim & Fergus; 4/29 - Donnie campbell, Pat Chafe & Marc Boudrea; 5/14 - Darol Anger's Republic of Strings @ Unity Centre For the Performing Arts, 42 Depot Street. Buy tickets online at www.unityme.org/theater or call 948-SHOW

Massachusetts  

CAMBRIDGE: 3/19 - Les Folies Francoises @ Boston Early Music Festival, First Church - www.bemf.org; 617-661-1812

CAMBRIDGE: Laurie Geltman & Guests - Sunday, March 21st - 8:00pm @ CLUB PASSIM, 47 Palmer St. (Harvard Sq.) - 617-492-7679. Price: $15/$13 members. Reserve Tickets Now: Tables have a $5. per person food minimum. General admission tix also available.

CAMBRIDGE: 3/27 - The Tallis Scholars @ Boston Early Music Festival, St. Paul Church - www.bemf.org; 617-661-1812

CAMBRIDGE: The Boston Chamber Music Society - March 28 at Sanders Theatre, a suite of early works by Viennese masters and Richard Strauss's Piano Quartet in C minor. The performance starts at 7:30 p.m. Guest violinist Lucy Chapman and cellist Astrid Schween will join BCMS Artistic Director and violist Marcus Thompson, clarinetist Thomas Hill, violinist Harumi Rhodes and pianist Randall Hodgkinson in the performance. $20-$50. WGBH members and senior citizens: $4 off Full-time students with ID: $8. Call 617.349.0086, visit www.bostonchambermusic.org, or email info@bostonchambermusic.org. 

CAMBRIDGE: 4/9 - Carmen Staaf @ Lily Pad, 1353 Cambridge St - www.lily-pad.net

CAMBRIDGE: Blodgett Artists-in-Residence, Harvard University - Four Free Concerts in 2009-2010: April 9, at 8pm.  John Knowles Paine Concert Hall, Harvard University Campus.  Admission is FREE but passes are required, available at the Harvard Box Office (1350 Massachusetts Ave.) beginning October 16 for the first concert.  More information: 617.496.2222 or www.music.fas.harvard.edu/calendar.html

CAMBRIDGE: Celebrate Patriot’s Day with the soldier show that insomnia created! Irving Berlin’s Yip! Yip! Yaphank! - A concert performance of his World War I soldier show. Performed by Eric Bronner , Bradford Conner , Ross Dekle, Bob Jolly , David K. Lones, Brian De Loren zo , Henry Lussier, Peter Miller , Dan Perry, Benjamin Sears, and Stephen E. Smith, with Joe Della Penna on piano and a Special Guest Performer. April 18, 2010 at 3:00pm, Pickman Concert Hall, Longy School of Music. Wheelchair accessible. Tickets: $20; $15 students/seniors. For information and orders call American Classics at 617-254-1125 or order online at www.amclass.org

CAMBRIDGE: 5/5 - Hesperion XXI: La Capella Reial de Catalunya & Al-Darwish @ Boston Early Music Festival, Sanders Theatre, Harvard University - www.bemf.org; 617-661-1812

CAMBRIDGE: 5/22 - Music for Clarinet & String Quartet @ Friends Meeting House - (617) 492-4758; www.sarasamusic.org

CONCORD: Friday, March 19 and Saturday, March 20 at 8:00 p.m. - The Concord Orchestra with Eric Culver, guest conductor, will present its spring concert, “Greatest Hits.” Samuel Barber’s Cello Concerto will be performed by Rainer Crosett, the winner of the 2010 Ehler’s Young Artist Concerto Competition. Also on the program is Greatest Hits by Michael Gandolfi and Symphony No. 9 (the Great C Major) by Franz Schubert. Competition runners-up will give pre-concert recitals at 7:15 each evening. Concerts are at the Performing Arts Center at 51 Walden Street, Concord. Tickets are $25 for adults, $20 for senior citizens, and $10 for students. For tickets and information, call 978-369-4967 or visit www.concordorchestra.com.

CONCORD: 3/26 & 28 - Die Fledermaus @ FOPAC, 51 Walden St. - (978) 369-7911; www.51walden.org

CONCORD: 5/23 - Music for Clarinet & String Quartet  @ Parish Hall, First Parish Church - (617) 492-4758; www.sarasamusic.org

GREAT BARRINGTON: 3/20 - The Romantic Bach; 4/24 - Chopin and His Circle; 6/5 - Prague Spring-Czech Idyll @ Close Encounters with Music, Mahaiwe Performing Arts Ctr. - (413) 528-0100; www.cewn.org

KINGSTON: 3/21 - Andrew Garland & Friends Benefit Concert @ First Parish Church - www.andrewgarland.com

LEXINGTON: Celebrate Patriot’s Day with the soldier show that insomnia created! Irving Berlin’s Yip! Yip! Yaphank! - A concert performance of his World War I soldier show. Performed by Eric Bronner , Bradford Conner , Ross Dekle, Bob Jolly , David K. Lones, Brian De Loren zo , Henry Lussier, Peter Miller , Dan Perry, Benjamin Sears, and Stephen E. Smith, with Joe Della Penna on piano and a Special Guest Performer. April 16, 2010 at 7:30pm, Follen Community Church , 755 Massachusetts Avenue. Wheelchair accessible. Tickets: $20; $15 students/seniors. For information and orders call American Classics at 617-254-1125 or order online at www.amclass.org

NEW!! LYNN: Mass Theatrica presents an innovative, multi-art event! Art and Art Song features the works of local artist David Chin through song on Sunday, April 11, 2010, 4:00 PM at LynnArts, in the Neal Rantoul Vault Theatre, 25 Exchange Street. Art & Art Song is a fusion of scenic nature inspired oil paintings and poetic interpretations of those works, including the works of Mozart Rossini, Mahler, Schubert, Fauré, Vaughan Williams and more! Performers include Beth Grzegorzewski, Angeliki Theoharis, Meredith Lavine and Thomas Dawkins, accompanied by pianist James Hay. Admission is $15, $13 seniors and students. For more information about the production, please contact Mass Theatrica: phone: 508-757-8515, email: masstheatrica@yahoo.com  or website www.masstheatrica.org.  For directions to LynnArts, visit their website at www.lynnarts.org.

NORTHAMPTON: 4/10 - Chiara String Quartet; 4/30 - 4/30 - Musicians from Marlboro @ Sweeney Concert Hall, Sage Hall, Green St., Smith College - (413) 774-4200; www.musicindeerfield.com

SALISBURY BEACH: 3/19 - Richie Havens; 3/20 - The Stompers; 3/21 - The Robert Cray Band; 3/25 - Big Bad Voodoo Daddy;  4/1 – THE FABULOUS THUNDERBIRDS; 4/2 - JO DEE MESSINA; 4/3 – TODD RUNDGREN; 4/9 - JOHNNY A & ALBERT CUMMINGS; 4/10 - RICHARD MARX & MATT SCANNELL; 4/11 - JANIS IAN; 4/16 - COMEDIAN BOB MARLEY; 4/17 – JOAN OSBORNE; 4/18 – JAMES COTTON; 4/23 - GREAT BIG SEA; 4/24 – STANLEY JORDAN TRIO @ Blue Ocean Music Hall, 4 Oceanfront North - (978) 462-5888; www.tupelohall.com

SHIRLEY: 3/26 - Wishbone Ash; 4/02 - Cheryl Wheeler; 4/03 - The Fools April Fool's Show; 4/09 - Antje Duvekot; 4/10 - Rust Never Sleeps (Neil Young Retrospective); 4/16 - Jim Weider's ProJECT PERCoLAToR; 4/17 - The Installers (Sawtelle Room); 4/17 - Kim Delmhorst (Ballroom); 4/23 - John Nemeth; 5/01 - Mick Taylor of The Rolling Stones; 5/07 - Eilen Jewell Band; 5/08 - Watermelon Slim & the Workers; 6/11 - GS Picard & Coretta Sellars; 6/12 - Suzy Bogguss; 6/13 - Julie Kinscheck CD Release Party; 7/24 - Seamus Kennedy; 7/30 - Bill Kirchen's Long Hot Summer Roadshow!; 8/21 - The Sweetback Sisters; 8/27 - Johnny Winter; 9/11 - Don White; 10/02 - Jonathan Edwards @ Bull Run Restaurant - 877-536-7190; www.bullrunrestaurant.com

SOMERVILLE: Laurie Geltman/Twang 'em High - Thursday, March 18th, 8:30pm @ Sally O'Briens, 335 Somerville Ave - 617-666-3589. Price: no cover

SOMERVILLE: The critically acclaimed Southern California-based jazz quartet Cosmologic gives a concert at Johnny D's at 8:00 p.m. on Thursday, March 25, 2010. They share the bill with local favorite Charlie Kohlhase's Explorers Club. Johnny D's is located at 17 Holland St, Davis Square, Somerville, MA. Their website is www.johnnyds.com.  Admission is $10.

SPRINGFIELD: Bo Fitz & The Yankcelt Band will present a great night of Irish music at West Springfield’s Majestic Theater on March 16 at 7pm. Tickets are $20 & $22 and can be purchased by calling (413) 747-7797.

WATERTOWN: Shake off the winter doldrums amidst springs of green and blooming forsythia as Revels welcomes spring with music, laughter and songs for all to sing.
Revels welcomes in the spring Saturday, March 20th at 3:00pm in Watertown, MA with communal singing of seasonal songs led by Revels music director George Emlen who will be joined by Christmas Revels song leader and master musician, David Coffin and other featured soloists from past Revels performances.. The afternoon also features music by a fabulous string band and a spring mummers’ play - not to mention a bounty of delicious homemade treats! Children of all ages will enjoy special activities just for them before joining the adults in songs from Revels Garland of Song and other sources of seasonal music. There will be entertainments throughout the afternoon, including a mummers’ play performed by children from Revels Spring Workshop.  Admission to Spring Sing is $10 for adults. Children 11 and under are free.  Tickets should be purchased in advance as Spring Sing sells out every year. Order tickets online at www.revels.org or call Jennifer at 617-972-8300 ext. 31. St. John’s Church is located at 80 Mt. Auburn Street, Watertown, MA (serviced by the #71 bus out of Harvard Square). For more information on Revels Spring Sing, please visit www.revels.org

WATERTOWN: 3/22 -The Rebecca Kline Quartet; 4/12 - The John Baboian Quartet @ arsenalARTS Monday Night Berklee Jazz series, a continuing collaboration featuring performances in a wide variety of jazz styles by some of Berklee’s world- renowned faculty. The Arsenal Center for the Arts is located at 321 Arsenal St. Performances start at 7:30 p.m. Free parking is available and the venue is handicapped accessible. Tickets are $15, or $10 for Arsenal members and students with valid ID. For tickets or more information, call 617-923-8487 or visit www.arsenalarts.org.

New Hampshire

NOTICE! PORTSMOUTH: Art Garfunkel on Friday, March 19 - CONCERT RESCHEDULED to 11/3/10 due to laryngitis.

PORTSMOUTH: Intimately Yours Introduces A Night of Blues and Afro Pop w/Toshi Reagon & Bassekou Kouyate and his band, Ngoni Ba - Thursday, April 1, 2010 7:30pm. Tickets: $25; $19. www.themusichall.org

ROCHESTER: Reminisce with the five-time Grammy Award winning pop/rock, country and gospel artist BJ Thomas at the Rochester Opera House on Friday, March 26 at 8:00 PM. at the Rochester Opera House. Reserve tickets online at www.rochesteropearhouse.com or call/stop by the box office (603) 335-1992. M/W/F from 10-5 or before the show. The Rochester Opera House is located in City Hall, 31 Wakefield Street. The season continues with Tim Sample on 4/10.

Rhode Island

PROVIDENCE: MARCH 28, 2010 at 3:30 PM - HESPERUS: The Mark of Zorro @ First Unitarian Church of Providence, 1 Benevolent Street. Single tickets in advance: $22 general admission; $20 seniors. Single ticketsat the door: $25 general admission; $22 seniors; $8 students. Purchase your tickets now at www.ArtTixRI.com or call 401/621-6123

PROVIDENCE: APRIL 11, 2010 at 3:30 PM - BOSTON MUSEUM TRIO @ the RISD MUSEUM OF ART, Michael P. Metcalf Auditorium, Chace Center at RISD, 20 North Main Street. Single tickets in advance: $22 general admission; $20 seniors. Single ticketsat the door: $25 general admission; $22 seniors; $8 students. Purchase your tickets now at www.ArtTixRI.com or call 401/621-6123

PROVIDENCE: Saturday, May 1, 2010 at 8 PM - MORALES "Missa Ave Maris Stella" plus motets of Duarte Lobo & Manuel Cardoso @ Schola Cantorum, Holy Ghost Church, Atwells Avenue & Knight Street.  Tickets: $20 general admission, $15 seniors, $10 students at the door.  Information: 401/274-5073 or www.ScholaCantorumBoston.com 

WESTERLY: 3/19 - Bobby Christina & Friends/Lisa Marie; 3/20 - Eight to the Bar; 3/24 - Bring Your Talent to Open Mic Night; 3/25 - Addison Station; 3/26 - Eilen Jewell; 3/27 - Al Copley & Greg Piccolo @ Knickerbocker Cafe, 35 Railroad Ave. - (401) 315-5070; www.theknickerbockercafe.com

Vermont

BURLINGTON: 3/27 - Burlington Chamber Orchestra/Bella Voce; 4/23 - The Bowed Piano Ensemble; 4/30 - Del Sol String Quartet; 5/7 - Soovin Kim/Ieva Jokubaviciute @ UVM Recital Hall - (802) 656-4455; www.uvm.edu/laneseries

BURLINGTON: 3/19 - Marcia Ball, Bettye LaVette & Maria Muldaur; 3/30 - Zakir Hussain's Masters of Percussion; 3/31 - Bassekou Kouyate & Ngoni Ba @ Flynn Center Mainstage - www.flynncenter.org

BURLINGTON: 3/23 - Abby's Agenda/Michael Manring; 4/3 - Remi Bolduc Jazz Ensemble/Gebhard Ullmann Clarine Trio; 5/16 - VYO Spring Concert @  FlynnSpace, 153 Main St. - (802) 863-5966; www.flynncenter.org

BURLINGTON: 3/30 - Zakir Hussain's Masters of Percussion @ Flynn Mainstage, 153 Main St. - (802) 86-FLYNN; www.flynncenter.org 

BURLINGTON: 4/24 - Monteverdi's Vespers of 1610 @ St. Paul's Cathedral, Cathedral Sq. - (802) 863-2296

COLCHESTER: 4/15 - VYO Chorus & Vermont Youth Concert Chorale Spring Concert @ Elley-Long Music Ctr., Saint Michael's College, 223 Ethan Allen Ave. - (802) 863-5966; www.vyo.org

MIDDLEBURY: 3/20 - Skip Gorman; 4/16 - Chris Brubeck's Triple Play @ Middlebury College - (802) 443-3168

MONTPELIER: 4/17 - Best of the Big Apple @ Capital City Concerts, Unitarian Church of Montpelier, 130 Main St. - (802) 476-8188; www.capitalcityconcerts.org

RANDOLPH: 4/9 - The Pacifica Quartet; 4/30 - Jonathan Edwards @ Chandler Music Hall, 71-73 Main St. - (802) 728-9878; www.chandler-arts.org

WOODSTOCK: 4/15 - Janis Ian & Karla Bonoff: Songs of a Generation @ Woodstock Town Hall Theater, 31 The Green - (802) 457-3981; www.pentanglearts.org

Connecticut

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Maine

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Massachusetts

ARLINGTON CENTER: 3/20 - Balkan Dance Workshops w/Lee Otterholt @ Saint John's Episcopal Church Parish Hall, 74 Pleasant St. - 781-662-7475; www.facone.org

ARLINGTON HEIGHTS: 3/20, 4/3, 4/17, 5/1, 5/15, 6/5 - Speledans 1st & 3rd @ Park Ave Congregational Church, 50 Paul Revere Rd. - (617) 891-3207; www.speledans.org

ARLINGTON HEIGHTS: 4/11, 5/9, 6/13 - 'Easy' Dances: Gammelans with More Mostly Waltz  @ Park Ave Congregational Church, 50 Paul Revere Rd. - (617) 671-9695; mkoslowski@gmail.com

BELMONT: 3/27 - Elegant Evening of Dance @ Payson Park Congregational Church Parish Hall, 365 Belmont St. @ Payson Rd. - www.facone.org

BOSTON: 4/16-17 - Boston University's Dance Theatre Group's Visions 2010 @ BU Dance Theatre - http://people.bu.edu/dtg

NEW!! BOSTON: The award-winning Boston Conservatory Dance Theater, under the artistic direction of Yasuko Tokunaga, presents a program of “Spring Works,” featuring original choreography by students of the dance division and excerpts from José Limón's Choreographic Offering, April 16 and 17 at 8 p.m. Performances take place at Midway Studios, 15 Channel Center St., in Boston’s Fort Point Channel neighborhood. (NOTE: Due to renovations at the Conservatory’s theater building at 31 Hemenway Street, The Boston Conservatory’s mainstage performances will take place at Midway Studios during this season.) Admission is FREE. For more information call (617) 912-9240 or visit www.bostonconservatory.edu.

BOSTON: The Tell-Tale Heart - “A truly Poe-etic ballet!” - Friday May 14th and Saturday May 15th, 2010 @ 8pm The Stanford Calderwood Pavilion at the Boston Center for the Arts (BCA) $25, 539 Tremont Street - www.bostontheatrescene.com; 617-933-8600. www.bostontheatrescene.com/season/production.aspx?id=8574&src=t

CONCORD: 3/21 - New England Barn Dances @ Concord Scout House, 74 Walden St. - (781) 662-7476

PLYMOUTH: 6/24-7/1 - International Dance & Music @ Pinewoods Camp - www.facone.org

WORCESTER: 4/29 - Dance Concert @ Brooks Concert Hall, College of the Holy Cross, One College St. - www.holycross.edu

New Hampshire

CONCORD: Those who want to get a free sneak preview of the Petit Papillon’s The Root Children, a new original ballet of a folk tale, should stop by the Children’s room of the Concord Public Library Saturday morning on March 20 at 11 am.  A few dances from the ballet, and a reading from the fairy tale, will be sure to delight aspiring young dances, as well as adults who still dance in their heart.  The full premier performance will take place the following Saturday, March 27, at 2 and 7 pm, across the street from the library at the Concord City Auditorium, 2 Prince Street. Tickets are $10 for adults, $6 for children and seniors, and will be available at the library preview, as well as on sale at Gibson’s Bookstore, 27 South Main St, Concord, at Ballard’s Novelty and Party Shop, 7 Broadway St. Concord, and the studios of Petit Papillon, in the Green Street Community Center, 39 Green St., Concord. Group rates are available.  The Root Children is based upon the beloved German story written in 1906 about the seasons and how they change bringing birth and rebirth to nature. Choreography for the ballet is by Patricia Walker and Kelly Doremus Stuart and will reflect many areas of dance. The ballet is an enchanting adaptation of the favorite children’s story that will transport audiences into a fantasy world reflecting the forest home of birds, butterflies, dragonflies and all the other creatures who dwell there. Members the ballet theater are joined by younger students of Petit Papillon School of Ballet to tell the story of the incredible natural world we live in. Cast members for this production represent the communities of Concord, Bow, Hopkinton, Henniker, Pembroke, and Sanbornton. Petit Papillon Ballet Theatre of New Hampshire is the performing arm of Petit Papillon School of Ballet a non-profit community school of dance located in downtown Concord. The company has been performing original ballets for over thirty years. The school philosophy approaches dance education as an art form, not as a sport or a competition.

Rhode Island

LINCOLN: You’re invited to join The State Ballet of Rhode Island- Artistic Director Herci Marsden, for an inside view of how a ballet is created, the training of a dancer, what inspires a choreographer, with music, lecture and visual performance.  Project Ballet Coffee Hour is a four-series, family friendly event that takes place in the Company’s 51-year-old historic ballet studio in Lincoln. Reservation is required due to limited seating. Phone: 401.334.2560 or via email at info@stateballet.com. Visit the ballet’s website at www.stateballet.com.  4 pm to 5 pm & 5 pm to 6 pm on April 17.  Light refreshments included.  A “Project Ballet in Education” Free Event.  52 Sherman Ave. Lincoln, RI. 

NEW!! NEWPORT: Miki Ohlsen’s Dracula at Belcourt Castle @ Island Moving Co. Studios, 3 Charles Street, Second Floor - 401 847-4470.  March 25 & 26 at 7:30pm; Saturday, March 27 at 4 & 8pm and Sunday, March 28 at 2 & 6pm.

Vermont

BURLINGTON: 3/27 - Reggie Wilson & Andreya Ouabma: The Good Dance @ Flynn Center Mainstage - www.flynncenter.org