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THEATRE
Connecticut
BRIDGEPORT: 2/18-19 - The Amazing Kreskin
@ Downtown Cabaret theatre, 263 Golden
Hill St. - (203) 576-1636;
www.downtowncabaret.org
BROAD BROOK: February 10-26 - Chicago; May
2012 - La Cage Aux Folles @ Opera House Players, Broad Brook
Opera House, 107 Main St. - Think about buying our Season
Subscription Flex Package - $70 ($65 for over60/under 12) - Call
860 292-6068;
www.operahouseplayers.org
CHESTER:
22nd Annual Chester Winter Carnivale
- Sunday,
February 19, 2012, 10am-5pm on Main
Street, Chester Center. Free parking is available at the Water
Street and the Maple Street parking lots, both a short walk to
the center. Courtesy shuttle bus into town from commuter lot at
exit 6. 22nd Annual Winter Carnivale includes Public Outdoor Ice
Carving Competition, Chili Cook-off, Tractor Parade, Gallery
Openings, Receptions, Shop Events and more! See website for
schedule of events. Arrive Early! Free!
www.visit-chester.com
for more info.
COLCHESTER: Colchester
Community Theatre presents
Anything Goes,
"The age-old tale of Boy-Meets-Girl and the complications which
ensue intrigue every audience, and no musical puts it on stage
better than Anything Goes. This show is an amusing story wrapped
around one of Cole Porter's magical scores. Terrific songs
include It's De-Lovely, Friendship, I Get A Kick Out Of You, All
Through The Night, Anything Goes, You're The Top and Blow,
Gabriel, Blow. It's a wonder that all the romances are sorted
out and disaster is averted aboard the magical ship where
ANYTHING GOES!" Performance dates are Friday,
February 17 at 7:00 pm, Saturday,
February 18 at 2:00 pm & 7:00 pm,
and Sunday,
February 19 at 2:00 pm at Bacon
Academy High School Auditorium, 611 Norwich Avenue in
Colchester. Ticket prices are $12.00 for adults and $10.00 for
seniors and children, age 12 and under. Preferred seating
tickets will be offered this year for $20.00 each. Preferred
seating ticketholders will be asked to arrive atleast a half
hour before performance time. Seating before the general
audience will take place 20 - 30 minutes before the performance
time. Tickets are available at Colchester Parks & Recreation
Department in the Town Hall or at the Wild Geese Gift Shop, 191
Broadway Street in Colchester. Credit card sales are available
in person at either location or by phone at Wild Geese Gift
Shop, 860-537-4010. A small fee will be added for mailing of
tickets. Tickets will also be available at the door on
performance days. However, audience members are encouraged to
purchase tickets ahead of time. In case of inclement weather,
please call 860/537-7297 for updates. CCT is sponsored by
Colchester Parks & Recreation.
EAST HADDAM: Two time Tony Award-winning
Goodspeed Musicals is thrilled to announce the 2012 musical
season at the Goodspeed Opera House. The 49th season includes
three outstanding musicals that are sure to delight theatregoers:
the bold and brassy Mame
will run from April 20 – July 1;
Rodgers and Hammerstein’s Carousel
will run from July 13 – September 23;
and an exciting fall musical to be announced which will
run from October 5 – December 9.
Advance season subscriptions are now on sale through the Box
Office (860.873.8668), open seven days a week. Subscription
prices range from $81 - $216 at the Goodspeed Opera House for
one person, all three shows. Single tickets go on public sale
beginning February 19, 2012.
EDGARTON: 2/29 - IMPROV; 3/24 -
Mickey Rooney @ Edgerton Ctr. for the
Performing Arts - (203) 371-7908
NEW!!
ENFIELD: 2/23-25 - The 3rd LabWorks
15-minute New Play Contest @ Valley
Repertory Company, The Village Center of Thmpsonville, 100 High
St - www.valleyrep.com;
860-810-6152
HARTFORD: Hartford
Children's Theatre presents
Little Women as part of
the 2011-2012 Family Main Stage Series. Louisa May Alcott's
classic American novel comes to life
January 13 through January 29,
2012 at HCT's Carriage House Theatre (360 Farmington Avenue).
www.hartfordchildrenstheatre.org
HARTFORD: The Hartt
School presents the New England premiere of Thomas Pasatieri’s
The Hotel Casablanca,
February 2-4, at 7:30 PM, and
Sunday, February 5, at 3:00 PM, in Millard Auditorium,
University of Hartford, 200 Bloomfield Avenue, West Hartford.
Admission is $20, with discounts for seniors, students, and
groups. Admission is free for University of Hartford students,
faculty, and staff with current University ID. For tickets and
information, contact the University of Hartford Box Office at
860.768.4228 or 1.800.274.8587, or visit
www.hartford.edu/hartt.
MIDDLETOWN: 1/20-21 - Adscensio
(Traveling Circus Company); 2/9-11 - The King; 3/17 - Why
Mosquitoes Buzz in Our Ears; 3/17 - How Anansi Got His Tales
@ Oddfellows Playhouse, 128 Washington Street -
www.oddfellows.org
MYSTIC: Emerson
Theatre Collaborative (ETC) announces the dinner theater
production of Ever True: A Union Private and His Wife
by Lisa Saunders. Ever True, directed by Joshua Ramos and
produced by ETC’s Camilla Ross. Ever True, tells the story of
couple’s devotion to their country and each other in the midst
of war’s infidelities, scandals and ever-present threat of
death. The performance runs from February 14th,
2012 at The Riverwalk Restaurant on 14 Holmes St. from 6:30 PM –
9:00 PM. Performance information and tickets for Ever True can
be obtained by visiting EmersonTheaterCollaborative.org Tickets
are $55 per person and the price includes a Prix fix menu and a
show. Dinner at 6:30pm and Show at 8:00pm – Seating is limited
and tickets will go quick. Emerson Theater Collaborative’s
mission is to serve youth, under-represented communities and
artists with an emphasis on diversity, by producing innovative
and exhilarating theater in Southeastern Connecticut. ETC
explores timely themes and issues through new, original works
and modern theatrical classics. The company develops and
nurtures both emerging and professional artists, and
collaborates with the Emerson College network of alumni and
students. ETC’s goals include reaching inner city youth through
educational theatrical programming and to support local
communities by providing free admission to low-income families
and donating profits to humanitarian causes. For more
information, visit
www.EmersonTheaterCollaborative.org.
NEW CANAAN: 2/24-3/10 - Sweet Bird of
Youth; 4/27-5/12 - Same Time, Next Year; 7/27-8/11 - Living
Together @ TheatreWorks New Canaan,
Powerhouse Performing Arts Ctr. - (203) 966-7084;
www.tpnc.org
NEW HAVEN:
Macbeth 1969 from
January 18-February 12; February House from
February 15-March
18; Bell, Book & Candle from March 7-April 1; and
Sophie’s
Choice from April 25-May 20. For more information about the
upcoming season, visit
www.longwharf.org
RIDGEFIELD: The
Ridgefield Theater Barn will present
An Evening of One Acts 2012
Friday and Saturday evenings,
January 20 through February 4th at
8pm. Produced by Cheryl Boyd, the evening will feature the works
of playwrights David Cohen, Jim Gordon, and Carol Mark. The
Evening of One Acts has been very popular in the past and have
featured the works of David Ives (2010) and Christopher Durang
(2011). Plays to be presented this year include: The Committee
and Drinks with Charles by Jim Gordon, directed by Sarah Lee
Michaels, Paul’s Paintings by David Cohen, directed by Cheryl
Boyd, Fog and Untitled Number Two by Jim Gordon, directed by
Marla Manning, and Never Too Many and Shakespeare on a
Shoestring Presents Romeo and Juliet, written and directed by
Carol Mark. The Ridgefield Theater Barn, 37 Halpin Lane; doors
open at 7, curtain at 8 pm; cabaret seating, bring food &
beverage, tickets $22 at
www.ridgefieldtheaterbarn.org; (203)
431-9850
RIDGEFIELD: Back by popular demand, The
Cast of Beatlemania will
bring it all back at The Ridgefield Playhouse on Saturday,
January 28, at 8 p.m. in an event that
features some of the best pop music ever recorded. The Beatles’
hits marked a generation when they emerged from Liverpool, and
today’s iPod fans rock to it, too. The “Cast” recreates the
original sights and sounds with authentic costumes, musical
skill and production quality of the timeless music: “When I Saw
Her Standing There”, “Twist and Shout”, “I Want to Hold Your
Hand”, “Yesterday”, “Baby You Can Drive My Car”, “She Loves
You”, “Hey Jude” and “Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds” to name a
few of the cuts from the Beatles extensive songbook. For tickets
($47.50), call or visit the box office, 203-438-5795 or go to
www.ridgefieldplayhouse.org
RIDGEFIELD: Jack and the
Beanstalk will spin the tale of
trading the family cow for three magic beans when this Pepsi
Children’s Series will inspire children at The Ridgefield
Playhouse on Saturday, January 28,
at 11 a.m. & 2 p.m. For tickets ($15), call the box office at
203-438-5795 or visit online at
www.ridgefieldplayhouse.org.
RIDGEFIELD: A reading
of The Fable of the Man and the Lion,
directed by Jenny Gantwerker and produced by Marla Manning, is
being presented with free admission on Sunday, January 29th
at 2:00 pm, at the Ridgefield Theater Barn. Please visit the
website at
http://ridgefieldtheaterbarn.org for more information.
RIDGEFIELD: Ongoing performances at
RIDGEFIELD PLAYHOUSE, 80 East Ridge. For complete listings &
information, call (203) 438-5795 or visit
www.ridgefieldplayhouse.org.
SIMSBURY: April 20, 21, 28
@ 8pm; April 22, 29 @ 2 pm -
Theatre Guild of Simsbury's
OUR TOWN @ Simsbury Methodist
Church. Questions? contact: Rosemarie Beskind, director,
rbeskind@comcast.net
STRATFORD: 3/2-17 - Freud's Last Session; 5/11-26 -
Love, Loss & What I Wore at the
STRATFORD THEATRE located at 2422 Main Street - Box Office at
203.375.8778;
www.squareonetheatre.com
NEW!!
SUFFIELD: The Suffield
Players Announce Their Winter Production of
Criminal Hearts by Jane
Martin, Directed by Kelly Seip.
February 9, 10, 11, 17, 18, 24 and 25
at 8 pm;
February 19 at 2 pm @ 1305
Mapleton Hall. Four veteran Suffied Players star in this zany
comedy: Liz Leshine, Allen Nott, Vanda Doyle and Mark Proulx.
A couple of ex con-men invade the apartment of a wealthy
pre-divorcee named Ada to rob her. Her soon-to-be-ex husband has
had the same idea and got there first, unfortunately. The
con-men get in cahoots with Ada to get her property back from
her ex, only to find out how complicated and hilarious revenge
and grand larceny can be! Ticket prices: $17 (Opening Night
$12). Discounts Available for Seniors, Students and Groups. For
tickets, call 800-289-6148 or 860-668-0837, or visit
www.suffieldplayers.org
TORRINGTON: Warner Theatre/Warner
Stage Company
TITANIC.
February 4-11, 2012 @ 68 Main St.
Director: Rick Doyle; Music Director: TJ Thompson;
Choreographer: Ronald Alexander. - 860-489-7180 x151;
www.warnertheatre.org.
WESTPORT: Sun.,
Jan. 29, 1 and 4 p.m. -
Westport Country Playhouse presents Stinky Cheese Man and Other
Fairly Stupid Tales, produced by the Griffin Theatre Company,
based on the book by Jon Scieszka and Lane Smith. Featuring a
host of fairy tale characters, include Cinderella,
Rumpelstiltskin and Goldilocks. Recommended for ages 4 – 10
years. $18. 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. Stay connected to the Playhouse on Facebook (Westport Country Playhouse) and/or follow on Twitter
(@WCPlayhouse).
NEW!!
WESTPORT: Almost, Maine
will be performed
February 3-19, Fridays and Saturdays at
8pm, with matinees Saturdays at 4pm and Sundays at 3pm at MTC
MainStage Studio Theatre, 246 Post Road East (Colonial
Green/Lower Level). Each performance is followed by a wine and
cheese reception where the audience is invited to meet the
actors and production team. Tickets are $25-$45 ($5 off for
seniors and students,) and reservations are strongly suggested.
Call 203.454.3883 or visit
www.musictheatreofct.com
WESTPORT: Sun., Feb. 12,
1 and 4 p.m. - Westport Country Playhouse presents
Pinkalicious, The Musical, produced
by the Vital Theatre, NYC. Little Pinkalicious can’t stop eating
pink cupcakes – until she turns pink from head to toe.
Recommended for ages 6 and up. $18. 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. Stay connected to the
Playhouse on Facebook (Westport Country Playhouse) and/or follow
on Twitter (@WCPlayhouse).
WESTPORT: Sun., Mar. 18,
1 and 4 p.m. - Westport Country Playhouse presents
The Ugly Duckling and The
Tortoise and the Hare, produced by
Corbian/Lighwire Theater. Two classic fairy tales. Recommended
for ages 6 and up. $18. 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. Stay connected to the
Playhouse on Facebook (Westport Country Playhouse) and/or follow
on Twitter (@WCPlayhouse).
WESTPORT: Sun., Apr. 1,
1 and 4 p.m. - Westport Country Playhouse presents
Nearly Lear by Susanna Hamnett.
Shakespeare’s story of “King Lear” is presented through the eyes
of a clown in a way that is musical, mischievous, tender and
very funny. Recommended for grades 4 and up. $18. 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. Stay connected to the Playhouse on
Facebook (Westport Country Playhouse) and/or follow on Twitter
(@WCPlayhouse).
WESTPORT:
May 1 – 26 - Westport Country Playhouse
stages Into the Woods,
music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim, book by James Lapine,
directed by Mark Lamos . A beguiling take on timeless fairy
tales. $25 - $65. 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. Stay connected to the Playhouse on
Facebook (Westport Country Playhouse) and/or follow on Twitter
(@WCPlayhouse).
WESTPORT:
June 12 – 30 - Westport Country
Playhouse stages The Year of Magical Thinking
by Joan Didion, directed by Nicholas Martin. Based on the
National Book Award Winner. Featuring Maureen Anderman. $25 -
$65. 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. Stay connected to the
Playhouse on Facebook (Westport Country Playhouse) and/or follow
on Twitter (@WCPlayhouse).
WESTPORT:
July 17 – Aug. 4
- Westport Country Playhouse stages
Molière’s Tartuffe,
translated by Richard Wilbur, directed by David Kennedy. A funny
and wise farce. $25 - $65. 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. Stay connected to the
Playhouse on Facebook (Westport Country Playhouse) and/or follow
on Twitter (@WCPlayhouse).
WESTPORT:
Aug. 28 – Sept. 15
- Westport Country Playhouse stages the world premiere of
Harbor by Chad Beguelin,
directed by Mark Lamos . A comedy about a dysfunctional, loving
family. $25 - $65. 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. Stay connected to the
Playhouse on Facebook (Westport Country Playhouse) and/or follow
on Twitter (@WCPlayhouse).
WESTPORT:
Oct. 9 – Nov. 3,
2012 - Westport Country Playhouse stages A Raisin in
the Sun by Lorraine Hansberry,
directed by Phylicia Rashad. The timeless classic about a black
family in 1950s Southside Chicago and their quest for a piece of
the American Dream. $25 - $65. 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. Stay connected to the
Playhouse on Facebook (Westport Country Playhouse) and/or follow
on Twitter (@WCPlayhouse).
NEW!!
WILLIMANTIC:
The Boys Next Door runs
February 3rd, 4th, 10th, 11th, 17th & 18th
at 8:00pm, Thursday
February 16th at 7:30pm, and
Sunday Matinee
February 12th at 2:00pm at the
Burton Leavitt Theatre, 779 Main Street, Willimantic. Ticket
prices are $16 for Adults, $13 for Students/Seniors, and $9 for
children under 12. All UCONN, ECSU & QVCC students pay the
discounted price of $10. Group discounts are also available. For
reservations and information, call the Windham Theatre Guild at
860-423-2245 or buy your tickets on-line at
ww.windhamtheatreguild.org.
WINDSOR: 3/23-31 - The Odd Couple (Female
Version)
@ The Windsor Jesters, LP
Wilson Community Center, 599 Matianuck Avenue - (860) 805-6545;
www.windsorjesters.org
Maine
BERWICK: 2012 Summer Season at Hackmatack
Playhouse: 6/20-28 - Burt & Me; 7/4-14 - Oklahoma!;
7/25-8/11 - Hairspray; 8/15-30 - Boeing-Boeing
@ 538 School Street (Rte. 9) -
www.hackmatack.org
LEWISTON: The Language Archive,
a wise and whimsical comedy about love, marriage and
miscommunication opens this Friday, Jan 27th at The Public
Theatre. For anyone who has ever crashed head first into the
language barrier between men and women, this thought-provoking
and compassionate new comedy speaks volumes about the most
universal, mysterious and insane language of all; the language
of love. The Language Archive will be performed at The Public
Theatre, Lewiston/Auburn's Professional Theatre, Jan 27,
28, 29, Feb 2, 3, 4, 5. Performance Times
are: Thurs/Fri 7:30pm, Sat at 8pm, Sun 2pm, with an added
matinee performance on Saturday, Feb 4 at 2pm. Adults $18, Youth
$5, (18 and under), Group Rate (10+) $15. For more information
or tickets call The Public Theatre Box Office at 782-3200 or
visit
www.thepublictheatre.org.
PORTLAND: Good Theater
presents the Maine premiere of the recent Broadway success
NEXT FALL running January
25-February 19, at the St. Lawrence Arts
Center, 76 Congress Street. For tickets and information contact
the Good Theater box office at 207-885-5883 or go to
www.goodtheater.com
PORTLAND: Acorn
Productions’ Shakespeare Ensemble, a group dedicated to
encouraging audiences to re-experience Shakespeare's language
and imagery, continues its Naked Shakespeare performances with
Will You Be Mine? part of
the monthly "Sonnet and Soliloquies" series. These performances
will feature eight to ten company members performing short
selections from Shakespeare's text at the Wine Bar at 38 Wharf
St. in Portland's Old Port. Each selection is presented by the
actors in a contemporary scenario that highlights the universal
nature of Shakespeare’s language. Actors will be mingled in and
around the audience, delivering sonnets and soliloquies
conversationally to one another and the audience in unexpected
ways that will allow listeners to find new meaning in the text.
The performance of “Will You Be Mine?” takes place on Monday,
February 6th at 8 p.m. The show is free
with an $8 suggested donation. More information about Acorn
Productions and Naked Shakespeare is available on-line at
www.nakedshakespeare.org.
Massachusetts
ACTON (West): Theatre
III presents Neil Simon's Classic Comedy Barefoot in
the Park - Friday and Saturday at
8:00 PM: January 27 & 28, February 3 & 4
Sunday Matinees at 3:00 PM:
January 29th & February 5th @ 250 Central
Street. $20 Adults; $17 Seniors and Students. For more info and
advance tickets, please visit Theatre III's website:
www.Theatre3.org or call
978-263-9070.
ANDOVER/LAWRENCE: 1/20-21 - The Great American Trailer Park
Musical
@ ACT Andover, The Elks Lodge - (978)
276-9568; www.ACTAndover.com
ARLINGTON: Monsters: The Musical
will be held at the historic Regent
Theatre, 7 Medford St. (off Mass. Ave.), from February
25-March 10, 2012. Reserved seats range
from $20-$30, with discounts available to groups and students.
The Regent is MBTA and handicap accessible with free parking in
the municipal lot across the street. For show times and to
purchase tickets, please visit www.regenttheatre.com, or call
the box office at 781-646-4849. For further information, or to
listen to sample recordings, visit
www.monstersthemusical.com.
BARRE: Barre Players'
The Full Monty - March 16, 17, 18, 23, 24, 25,
30 & 31, 2012, directed by Jason Burnett,
with musical direction by Nathan Newton & Choreography by Joel
D. Seger. @ Barre Players Theater, 64 Common St. -
http://barreplayers.homestead.com/monty.html
BELMONT: 4/27-5/6 - TBA @ Belmont Dramatic Club, Belmont Town
Hall Auditorium, 455 Concord Ave. -
www.belmontdramaticclub.org
BOSTON: 1/6-2/4 - RED
(Calderwood Pavilion);
1/13-2/4 - Winter Panto 2012: Humpty Dumpty!
(Black Box Theatre);
1/23-29 - Bread & Puppet Theater
(Cyclorama) @ BCA, 539 Tremont St. -
www.bcaonline.org
BOSTON: 1/6-2/4 - Superior
Donuts; 2/17-3/17 - Time Stands Still; 3/30-4/28 - The Temperamentals; 5/11-6/9 - Avenue Q @ Lyric Stage Co., 140
Clarendon St., 2nd Fl. - (617) 585-5685;
www.lyricstage.com
BOSTON: 1/6-2/4 - Red;
3/9-4/7 - Next to Normal; 5/11-6/9 - Xanadu @ Speakeasy
Stage Company, Nancy & Edward Roberts Studio Theater, Calderwood
Pavilion, BCA, 527 Tremont St. -
www.speakeasystage.com
BOSTON: CALVIN'S MONSTER
will be performed at the Roberts Studio Theatre at the Boston
Center for the Arts, 539 Tremont Street, on Saturdays
and Sundays
February 4, 5, 11 and 12.
Performances are at 2pm. Tickets are $25 and can be purchased by
visiting
www.bostonchildrenstheatre.org or calling the BCT Box Office
at 617-424-6634, x222. School groups can also reserve tickets
for weekday performances by contacting the BCT Box Office.
BOSTON: February 7-12 - (Paramount Mainstage);
February 29 —March 4 - (Paramount Mainstage); March 13—18 -
AMERIVILLE (Paramount Mainstage); March 24—April 1 - THE
ANDERSEN PROJECT (Cutler Majestic Theatre); March 29—April 1 -
TOMÁŠ KUBÍNEK: CERTIFIED LUNATIC & MASTER OF THE IMPOSSIBLE
(Paramount Mainstage); April 13—22 - CAFÉ VARIATIONS (Cutler
Majestic Theatre). One-year memberships to ArtsEmerson
are offered at $60. Members get one free ticket; substantial
discounts; access to tickets before they go on sale to the
general public; and convenient, inexpensive parking. Members
also receive special access to residencies and workshops,
designed to offer audiences insights into works in development,
and the opportunity to provide feedback. In addition, series
packages are being offered which include membership.
www.artsemerson.org.
NEW!!
BOSTON: 2/9-16 - Radium Girls
@ Northeastern University Dept of Theatre, Curry Student Ctr.,
Studio Theatre, 1st Fl. -
http://neu.universitytickets.com
BOSTON: 2/7-19 - The Addams Family; 3/9-18 - The Barber of
Seville (Boston Lyric Opera);
4/20-29 - The Inspector (Boston
Lyric Opera) @ Citi Performing Arts Ctr., Shubert Theatre -
www.citicenter.org
NEW!!
BOSTON: Prepare
yourself for an evening of laughter and a warm heart for days to
follow when you see LEFT & RIGHT. February 10
and 11 at 8 pm @ the Roberts Theatre at
the Boston Center for the Arts, 537 Tremont Street. Tickets are
$15. Call 617-816-3204
NEW!!
BOSTON: The second
season of international theatre programming by ArtsEmerson: The
World On Stage continues with the Boston premiere of the world
premiere production of
69˚S. (The Shackleton Project),
an impressionistic recreation of one of the greatest survival
stories of all time. Performances take place
Feb. 7–12, 2012 at the Paramount Center
Mainstage (559 Washington Street, in Boston’s Theatre District).
Tickets, from $25 – $79, are on sale now at
www.artsemerson.org or
by phone at (617) 824-8400.
NEW!!
BOSTON:
The Big Apple Circus' Dream Big
runs
March 27 through May 13, 2012, under the
Big Top at Boston City Hall Plaza (Government Center). Tickets
for Dream Big start at $15 and are available by calling (888)
541-3750 or at
www.bigapplecircus.org. Premium seating at $100 is
available for all Saturday, Sunday, Patriots’ Week, and Good
Friday shows. Beginning Friday, March 16th, the Circus Box
Office on City Hall Plaza will open daily — Saturday, Sunday,
and Monday from 10am to 6pm and Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday,
Friday from 10am to 8pm. For groups of 15 people or more or for
inquiries about wheelchair–accessible seating or for any
additional information please call the Ticket Info Line at (800)
922-3772. The Big Apple Circus Big Top is heated in cold weather
and air–conditioned when it’s warm out, for all–season comfort!
BROCKTON: The
Massasoit Community College Theatre Co. will present for two
weekends Alfred Uhry’s Pulitzer Prize prize winning classic
Driving Miss Daisy. A
timeless American play, Driving Miss Daisy tells the affecting
story of the decades-long relationship between a stubborn
Southern matriarch and her compassionate chauffeur. Their iconic
tale of pride, changing times and the transformative power of
friendship has warmed the hearts of millions.Directed by
Christopher Hagberg and Featuring Teresa Capachione, Brian
Madden and Steve Dooner Driving Miss Daisy will run
Friday-Sunday for the last weekend of February and the first
weekend of March. Depicting an era where change is constant see
why audiences are flocking to Driving Miss Daisy at Massasoit
Community College. Driving Miss Daisy will be presented for two
weekends at the Buckley Performing Arts Center on the Brockton
campus of Massasoit Community College. There are Friday and
Saturday evening performances
February 24, 25, March 2 & 3 at 8:00 pm
and two Sunday matinee performances on
February 26 and March 4 at 3pm. Box
Office Hours will be Tues-Fri 10-2pm and Sat 1-5pm. Tickets are
$16 general public, $14 students and senior citizens/ $12 for
groups of 10 or more; all seats reserved. The theatre has
convenient wheelchair access and is well air-conditioned. For
tickets, call 508-427-1234; major credit cards accepted.
BURLINGTON: Burlington
Players present
RADIUM GIRLS, running
March 2-17, Thu-Sat @ 8 pm, Mar 4
@ 2 pm and Mar 11 @ 7 PM at the Park Playhouse, One Edgemere
Avenue. In 1926 radium was a miracle cure and luminous watches
were all the rage...until the girls who painted the watch faces
fell ill with a mysterious disease. Powerful and compelling, yet
filled with warmth and humor, RADIUM GIRLS is based on a true
story. Directed by Celia Couture, RADIUM GIRLS stars Allison
Rudmann Putnam, Jenn Shea, Kelly Murphy, Kate Mahoney, Anne
Damon, Nick Bennett-Zendzian, Bob Pascucci, Sean Murphy, Craig
Howard, and Michael Govang. Tickets are $12-18. To reserve call
781-229-2649 or buy online at
www.burlingtonplayers.com. Free parking/handicapped
accessible.
BYFIELD: TTS Players is proud to
announce
Sandbag, Stage Left,
written and directed by Jack Neary. Performances are
scheduled for
February 24-26 & March 2-4, 2012,
with evening performances on Friday & Saturday and matinee
performances on Sunday. For more information, email
ttsplayers@gmail.com
CAMBRIDGE: George V. Higgins’
The Friends of Eddie Coyle,
Stickball Productions’ world premiere stage adaptation of the
quintessential Boston crime novel. The production runs
Dec. 8–Jan. 15 at Oberon in Harvard
Square. For tickets, visit
www.thefriendsofeddiecoyle.com
CAMBRIDGE: 1/21 - A Night at the Cabaret Fundraiser
@ Longwood Players, Cambridge TMCA Theatre, 920 Mass Ave. -
www.longwoodplayers.org
CAMBRIDGE: The Longwood Players
presents
Songs For A New World -
Music and Lyrics by Jason Robert
Brown; Directed and Music Directed by Jason Luciana. Songs
For A New World will be performed
May 4, 5, 10, and 11 at 8pm, and
May 12 at 2pm and 8pm, at the Cambridge
YMCA Theatre in Central Square.
www.longwoodplayers.org
NEW!!
CONCORD: Theatre with
a Twist is proud to present its upcoming production of the
heartfelt and funny musical
You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown,
a musical comedy by Clark Gesner (book, music, lyrics). Follow
the antics of Charlie Brown and his friends Linus, Lucy, Sally,
Schroeder, and especially the loveable dog Snoopy as they try to
find out if Charlie Brown is indeed a “Good Man”! Bring the
whole family. Show dates Feb 10 at 7:30pm & Feb 11 at 2pm &
7:30pm. Performances will be at the Thoreau Elementary School,
29 Prairie St., Concord, MA. Tickets are $12:50 each and can be
purchased on the website or at the door. Visit
www.theatrewithatwist.org for more into on this show
and all our other productions.
CONCORD: The Concord Players present
Amateurs, a comedy by Tom Griffin, directed by Ben
Delatizky, February 10, 11, 17, 18, 19 (2pm matinee),
24, 25 at 8pm. 51 Walden Street. Written by Tom Griffin of
The Boys Next Door, Amateurs pulls back the curtain on a local
community theater group to reveal that all the real drama takes
place behind the scenes! Free opening night reception! Tickets,
$19.00 go to
www.concordplayers.org or call 978.369.2990
CONCORD: 4/27-5/12 -
Little Women
@ Concord Players, 51 Walden St. -
www.concordplayers.org
CONCORD: 6/9-10 - La Boheme @ FOPAC, 51
Walden St. - (978) 369-7911;
www.51walden.org
DUXBURY: 3/23-31 - Nunsense: The Musical; 6/22-30
- Drinking Habits; Fall'12 - The Matchmaker
@ Bay Players, First Parish Church -
www.bayplayers.org
FOXBORO: The Un-Common Theatre Company is
delighted and excited to announce it's 2011-12 season of
Improv Soup Shows - January 20th, February 10th, March 23rd, April
27th, May 18th, June 15th. The Soupians
perform at 7:30pm in the Burrell School Auditorium, 16 Morse St.
Tickets to a night of fabulous improvisational comedy cost a
mere three bucks for students and seniors and five bucks for
adults! For more information check the website at
www.improvsoup.org or
call (508)698-3098
FRAMINGHAM: 2/12 - Civil War Stories; 4/12 -
TBD Dinner Theater Mystery; 6/12 - Cat on a Hot Tin Roof
@ Framingham Community Theatre, PAC MetroWest - (508) 875-5554
HAVERHILL: 2/12 - Drop Dead!;
5/12 - Once Upon a Mattress @ Spotlight
Playhouse,24 Essex St. -
www.spotlightplayhouse.org
NEW!!
HAVERHILL:
2/25 - Fools (Reading) @
Spotlight Reading Group, 242 Mill St. Script costs are slightly
higher on this show, so they will be $12 for members and $14 for
non-members. Once you RSVP (by 2/9), you are expected to pay for
your script. To learn more about the other benefits of
membership, please go to
www.spotlightplayhouse.org/membership.html.
HINGHAM:
A free Family Arts Safari
hosted by
South Shore Conservatory will be held Saturday, January 21, from
10 am – 12 noon. Open to the public, the event welcomes the
area’s families to spend time together exploring music, theater
and movement at South Shore Conservatory, One Conservatory
Drive. The family-friendly event kicks off with an original SSC
production, by Conservatory faculty members, dramatizing a
search for endangered musical instruments such as the "ferocious
French horn", "migrating marimba" and "bellowing bassoon". The
performance is followed by a rich sampling of SSCreative Seeds
early childhood programs. An “Arts Passport” allows explorers to
sample instruments and travel through a variety of music,
creative movement and drama activities. Admission to all
activities is free of charge. Families are welcome to tour the
facility, preschool and kindergarten, meet faculty and staff,
and learn more about the broad range of programs offered for
children of all ages. For more information, call 781-749-7565,
ext. 33, or visit
www.sscmusic.org
LAWRENCE: 2/10-12 - HAIRSPRAY @
Acting Out! Theater Company, Inc., Roger Ctr. for the Performing
Arts, Merrimack College - 978-794-0001
LEXINGTON: 3/23-31 - Godspell
@ Lexington Players - (781) 910-8114;
www.lexingtonplayers.org
LITTLETON: The Cannon Theatre presents
Disney's Beauty and the Beast Jr.
This well known tale is transformed with
music, and is a delight for all ages! Tickets are now on sale
through the website, www.thecannontheatre.org, or you can print
a form from this website, and mail it to the theater with your
check. You may reserve tickets by contacting Shawn or Rob at
tickets@thecannontheatre.org, but the reservations will only
be held until two days prior to the performance, as the demand
for tickets are so high, and we don't want to turn anyone away.
Tickets are $12.00 for Adults/Seniors/Students, and $8.00 for
Children 12 and under. The shows are Jan. 26, 27, 28, and
Feb. 2, 3, 4 at 7:00 pm, with a special
matinee on Sat., Jan. 28 at 1:00 pm.
LITTLETON: 3/16-31 -
She Loves Me; 5/11-6/2 - Blithe Spirit
@ The Cannon Theatre, 410 Great Rd. -
www.thecannontheatre.org
LONGMEADOW: Feb-Mar'12 - CHICAGO
@ Bay Path College. Directed by Award-Winning New York
Actress/Cabaret Performer Vickie Phillips, Music Directer Bill
Martin and Choreographer Dina delBuono
LOWELL:
The Voice
of the Turtle
by John Van Druten, January 5-29; Daddy
Long Legs
Music & Lyrics by Paul Gordon; Book by John Caird; Based on the
novel by Jean Webster February 9 - March 4; Mrs Whitney by John Kolvenbach, March 15 - April 8; Ghost-Writer by Michael
Hollinger, April 19 - May 13
- www.merrimackrep.org
LOWELL: Ongoing events @ Lowell Auditorium,
50 E. Merrimack St. - Call (978) 937-8688;
www.lowellauditorium.com
MARBLEHEAD: Marblehead Little
Theatre proudly announces its upcoming production of Neil
Simon’s hit play Brighton Beach Memoirs,
directed by Steve Black. The cast includes: real life brothers
Owen and Alex Grover as Eugene Morris Jerome and Staney Jerome
respectively, Ursina Amsler as Kate Jerome, Bobby Kerrigan as
Jack Jerome, Meghan Holtz as Blanche Morton, Jacqui Amrich as
Nora Morton and Annie Krivit as Laurie Morton. Tickets are now
on sale! Performance dates/times: Friday, January 27
@ 7:30PM, Saturday, January 28 @ 2PM & 7:30PM,
Sunday, January 29 @ 2PM, Friday,
February 3 @ 7:30PM, Saturday, February 4
@ 2PM & 7:30PM and Sunday, February 5
@ 2PM. Opening night performance on January 27th will honor
Marblehead Artist Elaine Daly for the new artwork she has
created for the new vestibule. Opening night ticket will also
include an after show “Meet The Cast” event. Tickets are $20 for
adults $25 at the door, $15 for students. For ticket sales and
more information please visit
www.MLTlive.org or call 781-631-9697
MAYNARD: 3'12 - The O'Connor Girls; 5/12 - [Title
of Show] @ Acme Theater, 61 Summer
Street. (978) 823-0003;
www.acmetheater.com
MEDFIELD: 1/27-29 - Cabaret
@ Woodland Theatre Co., Lowell Mason Auditorium, 88R South
Street - (508) 655-0687;
tickets@woodlandtheatre.com.
Director: Doug Hodge. Music Director: Julia Scott Carey “There
was a cabaret. There was a Master of Ceremonies. There was a
city called Berlin in a country called Germany … and it was the
end of the world.” Woodland Theatre Company proudly presents the
smash hit musical, Cabaret! Winner of 12 Tony Awards and 8
Academy Awards, Cabaret brings to life the dark,
sexually-charged decadence of 1930’s Berlin… and invites you
into the Kit Kat Klub on the eve of Hitler’s rise to power.
Defiant and melancholy, brazen and gleeful, Cabaret sizzles and
provokes with classics such as Wilkommen, Money, Mein Herr, and
of course, Cabaret. Leave your troubles outside, and experience
the steamy world of Cabaret. Playing January 27th through the
29th at the beautiful Lowell Mason Auditorium on the Medfield
High School campus conveniently located off Route 109. Tickets
are $30 and can be purchased online at: www.WoodlandTheatre.com.
Don’t miss this season’s hottest new show from the region’s
hottest professional theatre company dedicated to Bringing
Broadway Home!
MEDFORD: 2/16-25 - Our Class; 4/19-28 - The Underpants @ Tufts Balch
Arena Theater - (617) 627-3493
MEDWAY: Medway Players will be
performing Monica Bauer's The Diet Monologues
on April 27, 28, May 4 & 5 at
Medway Library, 26 High Street.
MILTON: The Odd Couple by Neil Simon,
Direction by Donald Capen. January 27 and 28,
February 3 and 4 at 8 pm. Sunday matinee
February 5 at 2pm @ Milton Woman’s Club, 90 Reedsdale
Road (Route 28). Information and Tickets available online at
www.miltonplayers.org/tickets.html and
www.ticketstage.com/bin/f.wk?ts.admin.homepage.gen+@THEATER=MLTNP
MILTON: 4/13-22 - Dirty Rotten Scoundrels @ Milton Players, Cunningham
Hall, 75 Edgehill Rd. -
www.miltonplayers.org
NATICK: The TCAN Players present
Stop Kiss from
March 2-11. The New York Times
calls Stop Kiss "a delicately balanced comic drama." Written by
Diana Son and directed by Margaret Umbsen. All are welcome to
the opening night post-show reception on Friday, March 2. 14
Summer St. -
www.natickarts.org
NATICK: Ongoing events @
The Center for Arts, 14 Summer
St. - (508) 647-0097;
www.natickarts.org
NEW BEDFORD: Your Theatre, Inc. proudly presents the Southcoast Area premiere
of Elyzabeth Gregory Wilder’s powerful and heartwarming play
Gee’s Bend. Directed by Cynthia J. Messier
of Fairhaven, the play will run Thursdays through Saturdays
January 19-29. Curtain time is 8:00 p.m. for
all performances except for 2:30 p.m. Sunday matinees. For
non-subscribers, ticket prices are $15.00 for all performances,
Discounts are available for senior citizens, students, and
military personnel. Groups of 20+ enjoy significant discounts;
please inquire about group rates. YTI is wheelchair accessible.
Ticket and other information about the production are available
by calling YTI at 508 993-0772, or E-mail
ytinc@verizon.net.
Web site
www.yourtheatre.org. The theatre is located in St.
Martin’s Episcopal Church Auditorium, 136 Rivet St. (at County
St)
READING:
1/27-2/11
- Dracula; 3/23-4/7 - The Foreigner; 5/18-6/2 - The Diary of
Anne Frank @ Quannapowitt Players, 55 Hopkins St. - (781)
942-2212; www.qptheater.com
READING: Spring'12 - Urinetown @ Colonial Chorus Players -
www.colonialchorus.com
SALEM: The Real Thing
runs January 26 through February 18, Thursdays
through Saturdays at 7:30 p.m. and Sundays at 3:00 p.m. at the
Salem Theatre Company at 90 Lafayette Street , Salem . Tickets
are available online at
www.salemtheatre.com or can be reserved for pick up at the
box office by calling 978-790-8546 or emailing
info@salemtheatre.com.
Online ticketing ends 24 hours in advance of each performance.
Regular ticket prices are $22 for adults, $18 for seniors, and
$12 for students.
NEW!!
SAUGUS:
The Theatre Company of Saugus will present a musical revue,
Twelve Months of Music: A Year in Revue,
as its first show of the year 2012. Celebrating the entire
calendar, the show features two songs for each month of the
year. The variety of both old and new songs are from Broadway
musicals, radio, and TV, including something for everyone! The
director is company veteran Amanda Allen. Music direction is by
Shawn Gelzleichter, who lead the orchestra for the theatre
company’s recent production of Oliver! Performances of Twelve
Months of Music are Fridays and Saturdays, February 10,
11, 17, 18, 2012 at 7:30 PM, with matinees on Sundays,
February 12 & 19 at 2:00 PM. The location will
be the East Saugus United Methodist Church, 85 Chestnut Street,
in Saugus (at the corner of Winter Street). Tickets are $15 for
adults, $13 for seniors or students, or $10 for children. To
purchase tickets, or for more information, see our website at
http://tcsaugus.org, or phone 781-816-7019.
SPRINGFIELD (West): 1/5-2/12 - The Island Lily; Long Day’s
Journey Into Night - February 23–April 1; Alfred Hitchcock’s The
39 Steps - April 12–May 20.
Single ticket sales are now available for each of the shows, and
are priced $21-$28. There are full-time student and senior (65
years old and up) discounts, and groups of 10 or more receive a
$2 per-ticket discount. Tickets may be ordered over the phone by
calling the box office at (413) 747-7797 or visiting during box
office hours. The Majestic Theater was renovated by Eaton and a
crew of volunteers and re-opened in March 1997. The century-old
venue was recently named Best Place to see Live Theater in the
Pioneer Valley. For additional information, visit
www.majestictheater.com.
STOW:
Theatre With A Twist, Inc. is proud to present their upcoming
production of
Honk! Jr.
Based on Hans Christian Andersen's "The Ugly Duckling", “Honk!”
tells the story of an odd looking baby duck, Ugly, and his quest
to find his mother. Soon after Ugly is born, he is seduced away
by a wily Cat who wants to eat Ugly for dinner. Eventually, Ugly
manages to escape but has no idea how to return home. Along his
way, he encounters a beautiful swan, Penny, tangled in a fishing
line. After saving her, the two birds fall in love. However, she
must return to her flock and fly south for the winter.
Eventually, Ugly’s mother finds him frozen in snow. Luckily, her
warm tears manage to thaw him out and he comes back to life – as
a handsome swan! Soon, Ugly is reunited with Penny and the two
swans decide to live the rest of their days in the same pond as
Ugly’s loyal mother. Performances will be at Hale Middle School,
Fri
Jan 20th
7pm, Sat
Jan 21st
4pm and Sun
Jan 22nd
2pm. All tickets are $10 and will be available at the door. Book
by Anthony Drewe. Music by George Stiles. Lyrics by Anthony
Drewe. For more information on this and other TWT events, please
visit
www.theatrewithatwist.org
NEW!!
SUDBURY: The Sudbury Savoyards
present Gilbert & Sullivan's
Ruddigore.
February 23, 24, 25, March 2 & 3
at 8pm;
February 26 & March 3
at 2pm. All ages; family oriented. Fully accessible.
Lincoln-Sudbury H.S., 390 Lincoln Rd. 978-443-8811;
tickets@sudburysavoyards.org;
www.sudburysavoyards.org
WALTHAM: Hovey Players present
Closer by Patrick Marber,
directed by Kristin Hughes, and produced by Nicole Sparks. The
Cast includes Sara Jane Burns as Alice, Robin Gabrielli as Dan,
Bill Stambaugh as Larry, and Melissa Sine as Anna. Closer
focuses on the complex relationships and sexual politics, and
morality of four people trading partners in search of love,
intimacy, and being closer. By turns funny, scabrous, and
tragic, this winner of the 1998 Olivier Award for Best Play and
the 1999 New York Drama Critics Circle Award for Best Foreign
Play offers a brutal and honest look at the pitfalls of modern
romance. Performances are
January 13, 14, 20, 21, 26, 27 & 28 at
8pm, and
January 22 at 2pm. Tickets are $18
General Admission and $16 Seniors and Students. Join us for this
brilliant exploration of modern romance at the Abbott Memorial
Theater, 9 Spring Street, Joel’s Way, next to the Waltham Public
Library. Reservations can be made by calling (781) 893-9171 or
you may email
reservations@hoveyplayers.com. If you join us Opening
Night, we will be serving food donated by Waltham’s Baan Thai
Restaurant immediately following the performance. Wine and
snacks will also be served.
WALTHAM: 3/9-24 -
Jerome Bixby's The Man from Earth; 5/11-26 -
Laughter on the 23rd Floor @
Abbott Memorial Theater, 9 Spring Street, across the street from
the Waltham Public Library. Reserve tickets by calling
781-893-9171 or emailing
Reservations@hoveyplayers.com
NEW!!
WATERTOWN: 1/20-29 - The Tale of the
Allergist's Wife
@ Wellesley Players, Arsenal Center for the Arts' Black Box
Theater, 321 Arsenal St. Fully Accessible.
www.wellesleyplayers.org. $22 Gen. Adm., $20 Seniors.
WATERTOWN: 1/15-2/5 - ART;
4/1-22 - Long Day's Journey Into
Night; 4/29-5/20 - Little Shop of Horrors
@ New Repertory Theatre, Arsenal Center for the Arts, 321
Arsenal Street - (617) 923-8487;
www.newrep.org
WATERTOWN: Co-producers New Repertory
Theatre and Wellfleet Harbor Actors Theater (WHAT) will remount
the National New Play Network Rolling World Premiere of
Bakersfield Mist
by Stephen Sachs in the Black Box Theater at the Arsenal Center
for the Arts
February 26 through March 18, 2012. Full
Price $35 General Admission. Seniors $5 Off Full Price. Student
Rush $10. Call 617-923-8487 or buy online at
www.newrep.org.
WATERTOWN: 7/27-8/4/12 - Joseph & the Amazing Technicolor
Dreamcoat
@ Fudge Theatre, Arsenal Ctr. for the Arts' Black Box Theatre -
www.FudgeTheatre.com
WELLESLEY: 3/9-18 - Joseph & the Amazing Technicolor
Dreamcoat
@ Newton Country Players, Mass Bay Community College -
www.newtoncountryplayers.org
WELLESLEY: 3/16-25, 2012 - Oliver!
@ Wellesley Players, Sorenson Ctr. for the Arts, Babson College
-
www.wellesleyplayers.org
WINCHESTER: 5/10-12 - To Kill a Mockingbird
@ Fudge Theatre, NextDoor Ctr. for the Arts, 40 Cross St. -
www.FudgeTheatre.com
New Hampshire
NEW!!
CONCORD: The Capitol Center for
the Arts presents Warriors Don't Cry,
a powerful one-woman play inspired by the award-winning memoir
of the same title by Dr. Melba Pattillo Beals, on
February 15th at 7:30pm in the Spotlight
Café. Tickets are on sale now for $15 (Students) and $25
(Adults). Warriors Don't Cry stars Almeria Campbell and recounts
the courageous story of fifteen-year-old Melba, who endures
violence and discrimination as she and eight other
African-American students integrate Little Rock, Arkansas'
Central High School. Melba and her fellow student-warriors -
known as the Little Rock Nine - captured the world's attention
in 1957 as they struggled and triumphed in pursuit of equal
education. Themes of fear and courage, isolation and community,
education, history, the family and the nation all come alive
through Campbell's compelling portrayal of 21 characters. Melba
and her fellow student warriors, known as the Little Rock Nine,
captured the world's attention in 1957 as they struggled and
triumphed in pursuit of equal education. Themes of fear and
courage, isolation and community, education, history, the family
and the nation all come through in Campbell's portrayal of 21
characters. Tickets are available now by calling 603-225-1111,
online at www.ccanh.com,
and at the box office
DOVER: 2/4-14 - Romeo & Juliet @
Theatre.Unmasked, Washington St. Mill -
www.theatreunmasked.com
MANCHESTER: The Palace Theatre in downtown
Manchester is proud to continue its 2011-2012 Professional
Theatre Citizens Bank Performing Arts Series with
Lend Me a Tenor, running January 13-28,
2012. Tickets may be purchased by calling the Palace Theatre box
office at 603-668-5588 or online at
www.palacetheatre.org.
Tickets range from $15-$45 depending on seating.
MANCHESTER: The Majestic Theatre proudly announces
their first dinner/dessert theatre presentation of the 2012
season. Neil Simon’s Lost in Yonkers
will be presented on January 27 & 28 at 7:30pm
and on January 29 at 2pm at the Chateau
Function Facility. All inclusive dinner theatre on January 27 &
28 at 7:30pm and on January 29 at 1:30pm. $35.00 Friday/Saturday
and $32.00 Sunday. Dessert Theatre seating begins at 8:30 on
Friday/Saturday, 2:30 on Sunday for $22. All performances will
be held at The Chateau Function Facility at 201 Hanover Street.
Don’t miss out! Order your tickets today by visiting or calling
the box office at 603-669-7469 or visit www.majestictheatre.net
to purchase online. Advance reservations are required. Parties
wishing to sit together are encouraged to reserve together. The
Majestic is a non-profit NH community arts organization. Visit
www.majestictheatre.net
for more information.
MANCHESTER: The Majestic Theatre
is proud to continue its 2012 Dinner Theatre Series:
February 24 – 26 Suitehearts,
March 30 – April 1 Tomfoolery, April 27 – 29 An American
Millionaire, and May 18 – 20 Puttin’ On The Ritz- The Music of
Irving Berlin. Subscriptions and tickets
can be purchased for individual dinner or dessert seatings of
each presentation. Please visit
www.majestictheatre.net
for more information or call 603-669-7469.
MANCHESTER: The Palace Theatre in
partnership with American Foundation for Equal Rights (AFER) and
Broadway Impact are proud announce a one-night-only reading of
“8,” a play chronicling the
historic trial in the federal constitutional challenge to
California’s Proposition 8, written by AFER Founding Board
Member and Academy Award-winning writer Dustin Lance Black. On
Friday,
February 10, 2012 at 7:30
pm, New Hampshire audiences can watch a student cast from New
Hampshire ’s largest public University make the case for
marriage equality at Manchester ’s Historic Palace Theatre in
Downtown Manchester. The University of New Hampshire ’s
Department of Theatre and Dance, in association with campus
groups Mask and Dagger, Wild Acts, and The Alliance, present a
staged reading of “8” a new documentary play by Dustin Lance
Black about the federal case for marriage equality. Following
the performance, stick around for a Q&A with marriage equality
advocates to learn more about marriage equality in New Hampshire
and the fight for equality across the Nation. All tickets are
$20. To purchase tickets, call the Palace Theatre box office at
(603)668-558 or purchase online at
www.palacetheatre.org.
For information on how your local theater can produce “8,”
visit: www.8theplay.com
NEW!!
MILFORD:
ONE-ACT PLAYWRITING FESTIVAL
- A Ghra (Sweetheart); The Wednesday Man -
January 27 & 28
at 7:30 pm @ Amato Center for the Performing Arts, 56 Mont
Vernon St. TICKETS AT THE DOOR $5. Supported by the Nancy O Fund
of the NH Charitable Foundation -
www.svbgc.org
NASHUA: The award-winning youth theatre will next present Noises Off in
February, Disney’s Winnie The Pooh
in March, and Disney’s Beauty
And The Beast in May. For more
information regarding Peacock Players upcoming auditions,
Mainstage productions, classes, and Summer Camp – please visit
www.peacockplayers.org.
To purchase tickets or for more information, please call the Box
Office at (603) 886-7000 or click
www.vendini.com/ticket-software.html?w=338f98b77cb5ce3fa9676351d105c308&t=tix.
Performing at the Janice B. Streeter Theater, 14 Court Street.
NEW!!
PORTSMOUTH: Ron White
will appear at The Music Hall
Wednesday April 18, 2012 at 7:30
pm. Tickets are $78 and $65 and are on sale to members noon
Friday January 27 and to the public noon Friday February 10.
They can be purchased at The Music Hall box office at 28
Chestnut Street, by phone at 603-436-2400, or online at
www.themusichall.org.
ROCHESTER:
The Rochester Opera House, with floor leveled and orchestra
seats removed, transforms into a night club with cocktail
seating and cash bar for the return of Hypnotist
Comic Frank Santos Jr. on Saturday,
February 11 at 8:00 PM. Expect the
unexpected during this uproariously funny, fast-paced R-rated
comedy show with lots of audience participation. Under Santos’
spell, you and your friends or strangers across the room become
the stars… dancers, singers and everything in between! This is a
hilarious, energetic and unique show that you will never forget!
Reserve tickets for cocktail seating (limited) or balcony
seating online at
www.rochesteroperahouse.com or call/stop by the box
office (603) 335- 1992, M/W/F from 10-5 and before the show. So
that tables can be arranged to seat you and your party, please
call ahead to the box office to reserve your table/s. Handicap
access is available in the balcony only. Patrons under the age
of 18 must be accompanied by an adult.
ROCHESTER: Little Shop of Horrors
@ Rochester Opera House - February 23-March 3.
This show is a flat floor event with cocktail seating, cash bar
with light supper and dessert. Cocktail Seating $25 and Balcony
$20. City Hall, 31 Wakefield St. (603) 335-1992;
www.rochesteroperahouse.com
Rhode Island
BRISTOL: 2/3-4 - No Exit; 2/24-3/3 - The
Beaux Stratagem; 3/23-24 - Endgame; 3/30-31 - Variety Show;
4/20-28 - Return to the Forbidden Planet; 4/23 - Cupid and
Psyche (Figures of Speech Theatre)
@ Rogers Williams University Performing Arts Center - (401)
254-3666
CRANSTON: S.A.L.T. (Stage Actors Live Theater)
presents 3 One Acts by David Lindsay-Abaire.
Chickens discuss crossing the road, wine glasses discuss divorce
and a strange woman falls into a pool while spying on people in
a Connecticut home. Crazy Eights, Baby Food and That Other
Person by David Lindsay-Abaire, also featuring eight new
monologues by Kevin Broccoli! January 20-22 and 27-29,
all performances at 7:30pm. Pay-What-You-Can preview dress
rehearsal on Thursday, January 19, for guests with reservations.
Tickets are otherwise $15 ($10 for students and seniors). Call
401-490-9475 to make a reservation. Black Box Theatre at
Artists' Exchange, 50 Rolfe Square. Visit
www.artists-exchange.org for more information.
CRANSTON: Rob Velella presents Edgar
Allan Poe: Love and Death. Edgar Allan Poe once
wrote that the death of a beautiful woman is the most poetical
topic in the world. See if he was right as Poe himself returns
to life to read from the works that best display that thin line
between love and death — including Annabel Lee and The Raven.
Celebrate Valentine's Day — by burying it alive! Saturday,
February 11th at 6 and 8 pm. Recommended for ages 13 and up.
Admission is $6 per person, or $10 for couples. Space is
limited. Call 401.490.9475 to book. Black Box Theatre at
Artists' Exchange, 50 Rolfe Square. Visit
www.artists-exchange.org for more information.
PROVIDENCE: Trinity Rep is pleased to announce a sparkling addition to
Providence’s winter social calendar – Red White &
Blues, a casual evening featuring food, wine, and
dancing to the music of local band The Silks, will take place on
January 28. Co-chaired by Gil McLean and his wife
Michelle Collie, sponsored by McLean’s store, Bottles Fine Wine,
and media sponsor Rhode Island Monthly, the benefit party will
take place from 7PM to midnight at the Pell Chafee Performance
Center, 87 Empire St., Providence. Tickets are $60 and are
available now online at
www.trinityrep.com, by phone at 401-351-4242, in person at
the Trinity Rep Box Office at 201 Washington St. in Providence
as well as at Bottles on 141 Pitman St. in Providence. A $100
VIP ticket is also available, granting attendees entrance into
an exclusive champagne tasting beginning at 6PM. The wine
tasting will be complimented by delicious culinary offerings
from several local restaurants.
PROVIDENCE:
Providence College Department of Theatre, Dance & Film, Angell
Blackfriars Theatre Smith Center for the Arts presents
LEND ME A TENOR
by Ken Ludwig - Jan. 27-29, Feb. 3-5 Fridays,
Saturdays at 8 PM; Sundays at 2 PM. Tickets and information:
www.providence.edu/theatre or 401-865-2218
PROVIDENCE: 1/27 - RAIN: A Trubute to the Beatles; 2/8-19 - Mary Poppins
@
Providence Performing Arts Center, 221 Weybosset St. - (401)
421-5767; www.ppacri.org
PROVIDENCE: The Providence
Performing Arts Center (PPAC) and producers Thomas Schumacher of
Disney Theatrical Productions and Cameron Mackintosh announced
today that the award-winning musical MARY POPPINS
will run February 8 through 19, 2012. Tickets
are still available for Amica’s Family Night at MARY POPPINS on
Friday, February 17 at 7:30P; with the purchase of a
regularly-priced ticket, receive a kid's ticket of equal value
FREE. These tickets are available for selected seating locations
only. To purchase, visit or contact the PPAC Box Office at 220
Weybosset Street in downtown Providence or call (401) 421-ARTS
(2787).
NEW!!
PROVIDENCE: Motherhood the
Musical®, a musical comedy highlighting the
universal blessings and perils of being a mother, is produced by
the team who brought Menopause The Musical® to sold-out
audiences around the world, Motherhood the Musical®. The
90-minute musical will feature local and regional actors when it
touches down in Providence on May 25 through July 1.
Regular tickets are $44 and are on sale now at
www.trinityrep.com,
by phone at 401-351-4242, and at the Trinity Rep box office at
201 Washington St. in Providence. Performances will be at 7:30PM
on Wednesdays through Saturdays, with an additional 2PM matinee
on Saturdays and Sundays during the run. PLUS - SPECIAL
DISCOUNTS! All seats purchased by March 15 for performances
between May 25-June 3 are $29; all seats purchased after March
15 for performances between May 25-June 3 are $38.
WOONSOCKET: Encore Repertory Company presents
The Full Monty. There is adult content
in this show. May 4th and 5th, 2012 @ Stadium Theatre
- www.stadiumtheatre.com
WOONSOCKET:
Encore Kids' Disney's Beauty and The Beast, Jr.
- March 9th, 10th and 11th, 2012 @ Stadium Theatre -
www.stadiumtheatre.com
Vermont
NEW!!
BURLINGTON: 2/3 - Novelle Circus: CIRCA
@ The Flynn Center Main Stage -
www.flynncenter.org
BURLINGTON: Ongoing events - Flynn Center for the Performing Arts, 153 Main St.
For ongoing listings, visit www.flynncenter.org
ESSEX: WINTER 2012: Evening with
(Christopher) Durang ~ four one-act adult plays; SPRING 2012
(tentative): Annie ~ the musical based on the comic strip. INFO:
www.essexplayers.com
WHITE RIVER JUNCTION: NORTHERN STAGE
presents LES LIAISONS DANGEREUSES by
Christopher Hampton, based on the novel by Choderlos de Laclos,
directed by Brooke Ciardelli, at the Briggs Opera House, 12
North Main Street, January 18–February 5, 2012.
Performances Tuesdays through Saturdays at 7:30 p.m. (except
Fri., Jan. 20 at 7:00 p.m.), Sundays at 5:00 p.m., plus
Thursday, Jan. 26 at 2:00 p.m. Tickets $20-$60 for adults,
$18-$58 for seniors and $15 - $55 for children, depending on day
and seating section. Group rates available. For tickets, call
(802) 296-7000. Tickets also available online at
www.northernstage.org.
MUSIC
Connecticut
BRIDGEPORT: 2/25 - SCARAB (a tribute to
Journey); 3/3 - Face to Face (a tribute to Billy Joel & Elton
John); 3/31 - Gary Puckett; 6/2 - Jay & the Americans' 6/23 -
Chuck Negron
@ Downtown Cabaret theatre, 263 Golden
Hill St. - (203) 576-1636;
www.downtowncabaret.org
DARIEN: The Darien Arts Center ’s Cabaret
Theatre presents the fabulous “Cookie” Thomas and
his Trio with special guest vocalist Joan Carlo.
This special one night performance takes place at the DAC
Weatherstone Studio, 2 Renshaw Road; February 11,
2012 at 8 pm. Cookie will warm winter’s chills with romantic
classics, sultry blues and hot jazz. Reservations required, call
203.655.5414 or visit
http://arts.darien.org. Adults - $25; Students - $15.
EDGARTON: 2/11 - Melissa Manchester;
2/19 - Ben Vereen
@ Edgerton Ctr. for the Performing Arts -
(203) 371-7908
FAIRFIELD: 3/13 - Keith
Johnston w/Andy Kolar @ Sacred Heart University, 5151
Park Ave. All concerts in the series are free and open to the
general public. The concerts will be held in the Edgerton Center
for the Performing Arts Theater on the Sacred Heart University
Fairfield campus.
NEW!!
HARTFORD: 1/27 - Mary Pan &
Monica Czausz; 2/24 - DuBois a L'orgue; 2/26 - La Voix du
Dubois; 3/11 - Hartt at the Cathedral; 3/16 - Verdi's Requiem;
4/8 - Easter Sunday Concert; 4/27 - Eternal Light; 5/1 -
Phillipe LeFebvre; 5/6, 13 & 27 - Sacred Sound Sings; 5/23 - Te
Deum: Mozart, Britten & More @ the Cathedral of Saint
Joseph, 140 Farmington Ave. There is no admission charge for
concerts at the Cathedral, but a free-will offering will be
accepted. For more information, visit
www.cathedralofsaintjoseph.com/music-sacredsounds
HARTFORD: The Hartt
School presents the New England premiere of Thomas Pasatieri’s
The Hotel Casablanca,
February 2-4, at 7:30 PM, and
Sunday, February 5, at 3:00 PM, in Millard Auditorium,
University of Hartford, 200 Bloomfield Avenue, West Hartford.
Admission is $20, with discounts for seniors, students, and
groups. Admission is free for University of Hartford students,
faculty, and staff with current University ID. For tickets and
information, contact the University of Hartford Box Office at
860.768.4228 or 1.800.274.8587, or visit
www.hartford.edu/hartt.
HARTFORD: The Hartt School is proud to announce
The Jackie McLean Institute of Jazz performance schedule for the
2011-2012 academic year. Please call the University Box Office
at 860.768.4228 or 800.274.8587 or visit
www.hartford.edu/hartt
for tickets and up-to-date scheduling information for all
performances. Collage Concert - February 17 & 18; Jimmy Cobb master class -
March 28; The Hartt Big Band - April 13; Freshman Jazz Vocal
Recital - April 17; Jazz Vocal Recital - April 18; Abraham
Burton & Eric McPherson master class - April 25; Two Concerts -
May 3 & 4.
NEW!!
HARTFORD: The Hartt School of the
University of Hartford proudly presents its annual
Collage Concert on Friday and Saturday,
February 17 and 18, at 7:30 PM in Lincoln Theater, on
the University of Hartford’s West Hartford campus, 200
Bloomfield Avenue, West Hartford. A unique opportunity to
experience the full range of performing arts disciplines in one
evening, the Collage Concert features students from all of
Hartt’s performing Divisions. Tickets (general admission) are
free but required and early reservations are recommended.
Tickets may be obtained in person at the University of Hartford
Box Office in Lincoln Theater, or by calling the Box Office at
860.768.4228 or 800.274.8587.
HARTFORD: HSO POPS! SERIES: CIRQUE DE LA
SYMPHONIE - Hartford Symphony Orchestra with
Carolyn Kuan, music director & conductor; Cirque de la Symphonie,
guest performers - Saturday, February 18, 2012
│ 8:00 p.m. Mortensen Hall │ The Bushnell Center for the
Performing Arts. Program: Excerpts from Georges Bizet: Carmen
Suite; Dmitri Shostakovich: Festive Overture, Camille
Saint-Saëns: Danse Macabre and Samson and Dalila; Bedrich
Smetana: The Bartered Bride; Piotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky: Swan Lake
and Sleeping Beauty; Johann Sebastian Bach: Toccata and Fugue in
D minor, BWV 565, and more. Ticket Information: Tickets
range in price from $20-$67.50. Student and children tickets are
$10. $25 tickets are available for patrons age 40 and under. To
purchase tickets or for more information, please contact HSO
ticket services at (860) 244-2999 or visit
www.hartfordsymphony.org.
NEW LONDON: The United States Coast Guard Band Chamber
Players perform on Sunday, January
29, at 2 p.m. in Leamy Concert Hall at the United
States Coast Guard Academy. This event is free and open to
the public. No tickets are required. Leamy Concert Hall is
accessible to the handicapped. For more information on the Coast
Guard Band, visit
www.uscg.mil/band or call the Concert Information Line at
(860) 701-6826. In the case of inclement weather, call (860)
701-6826.
RIDGEFIELD: Two rock legends -- the Edgar
Winter Band and Rick Derringer -- are returning to
The Ridgefield Playhouse on Friday, January 27,
at 8 p.m. Saxophonist and multi keyboardist Edgar Winter
continues to thrill audiences with “Frankenstein”, “Free Ride”
and “We All Had a Real Good Time”. Guitarist Rick Derringer is a
rock and blues icon known for “Hang On Sloopy”, “Rock and Roll
Hootchie Koo” and “Bad to the Bone”. Together, they continue to
make rock history with their powerhouse rock, blues and jazz.
For tickets ($60), call or visit the box office, 203-438-5795 or
go online at
www.ridgefieldplayhouse.org
RIDGEFIELD:
Andy Grammer, special guest rock
singer/songwriter Ryan Star and Action Item, Tuesday,
February 7, 8 p.m., $37.50, Ridgefield Playhouse, 80
East Ridge (203) 438-5795,
www.ridgefieldplayhouse.org
WESTPORT:
Westport Arts Center presents Janina Fialkowska,
Pianist - Sun., Feb. 26, 3 p.m.,
WAC Gallery. $25 / $10 - college students & younger. This
Georgetown, CT resident is one of the world’s most poetic
pianists, having enchanted audiences for over 30 years with her
glorious lyrical sound, sterling musicianship, and musical
integrity. A solo recital of pieces by Chopin, and Liszt. For
more information, contact Westport Arts Center at 203-222-7070,
www.westportartscenter.org. Gallery hours are Monday-
Saturday, 10am to 5pm; Sunday, 12pm to 4pm, at 51 Riverside
Avenue.
WESTPORT: Westport Arts Center presents
Jazz Jam Thursdays - March 1, April 12, May 17
& June 14, 7pm, Westport Arts Center Gallery. $15 for
the public; $10 for WAC Members; $10 for college students and
younger. FREE for musicians who come to jam. Join WAC’s Artistic
Director for Jazz, Brian Torff for a toe-tapping jam session
with some of the community’s most active musicians. These
sessions are intended to be a spontaneous exploration of jazz,
blues, and other music styles. Students and semi-professionals
encouraged to drop in and jam. For more information, contact
Westport Arts Center at 203-222-7070,
www.westportartscenter.org. Gallery hours are Monday-
Saturday, 10am to 5pm; Sunday, 12pm to 4pm, at 51 Riverside
Avenue.
WESTPORT: Westport Arts Center presents
Jesse Mills (Violin), Masumi Per Rostad (Viola), and
Raman Ramakrishnan (Cello) - Sun., May 20,
4 p.m., Westport Arts Center Gallery. $25 / $10 – college
students & younger. Three acclaimed artists—the violist of the
Pacifica Quartet, the cellist of the Daedalus Quartet, and the
violinist of Antares—have combined to form an elite string trio.
They will offer us masterworks by Mozart and Dohnányi, along
with a contemporary piece. For more information, contact
Westport Arts Center at 203-222-7070,
www.westportartscenter.org. Gallery hours are Monday- Saturday,
10am to 5pm; Sunday, 12pm to 4pm, at 51 Riverside Avenue.
Maine
BOOTHBAY HARBOR & GORHAM: Violinist Ronald Lantz and pianist
Laura Kargul will celebrate the
Valentine season with a program of French romantic music,
featuring the Maine premiere of the little known "Sonata for
Violin and Piano" by Jacques de la Presle. Valentine’s means
coupling, so it’s only appropriate that the two musicians will
perform in two separate concerts: Saturday, Feb. 11,
at 7:30 p.m. at The Opera House at Boothbay Harbor, ticketing
information at
www.boothbayoperahouse.com
or call the box office at (207) 633-5159. And again Sunday,
Feb. 12, at 3 p.m. in USM School of Music’s Corthell
Concert Hall, College Avenue, Gorham. Tickets to the USM event
cost $15 general public; $10 seniors/USM employees; $5
students/children. For reservations, contact the Music Box
Office at
www.usm.maine.edu/music/boxoffice
or (207) 780-5555.
NEW!!
GORHAM: Conductor Robert Lehmann steps off the podium
and re-enters his native violin habitat for a spectacular
recital featuring two blockbusters sonatas by Prokofiev and
Brahms on Friday, March 16, at 8 p.m. in Corthell Concert Hall,
USM Gorham, as part of the University of Southern Maine School
of Music’s Spotlight Concert Series. Tickets cost $15 general
public; $10 seniors/USM employees; $5 students/children. For
reservations, contact the Music Box Office at
www.usm.maine.edu/music/boxoffice or 780-5555. In case of snow
emergencies, call 780-4800 for concert information. TTY:
780-5646.
For more information on the USM School of Music’s spring concert
season and programs of study, visit
www.usm.maine.edu/music.
Sign up for e-notices, or find us on Facebook as USM School of
Music,
www.facebook.com/Music.USM.
PORTLAND: The Portland Symphony Orchestra’s
(PSO) Tuesday Classical concert on January 24
features three works by two composers who were each deeply
inspired by their homelands. The concert features guest
conductor Christopher Warren-Green and violinist Steven Moeckel,
and will be held at 7:30 PM at Portland’s Merrill Auditorium.
Tickets are available through PortTIX.com, 207-842-0800 or at
the box office at 20 Myrtle St.
www.portlandsymphony.org
NEW!!
PORTLAND: The Portland Symphony Orchestra’s
(PSO) Tuesday Classical concert on February 14,
is the ultimate Valentine’s Day extravaganza. Under the
direction of Music Director Robert Moody, the PSO will perform
some of the most evocative, romantic music ever written for
orchestra. The concert features guest pianist and Maine native
Henry Kramer, and guest artists from Portland Stage. The concert
will be held at 7:30 PM at Portland’s Merrill Auditorium. For
complete season information, visit
www.portlandsymphony.org.
PORTLAND: Tickets are on sale now for
PORTopera’s summer production of Puccini’s Madama
Butterfly on July 25 and 27,
2012. Both performances will be at 7:30 p.m. at Portland’s
Merrill Auditorium. This heartbreaking tale of love, loss of
innocence and desertion, is one of the most beloved, and
beautiful, operas in the world. Tickets are available through
porttix.com or in person at the PortTIX box office, 20 Myrtle
St., Portland, noon to 6 pm Monday through Saturday. PORTopera
is Maine’s only opera company performing fully staged operas
with nationally and internationally acclaimed artists. For more
information about PORTopera, its Young Artists Program and
mainstage performance, visit
www.portopera.org.
UNITY: Ongoing performances at
UNITY CENTRE for the Performing
Arts, 42 Depot Street - www.unityme.org/theater or call (207)
948-SHOW
Massachusetts
OSTON: by the north-wind sent - Saturday,
February 4, 2012, 8 PM & Sunday,
February 5, 2012, 3 PM @ Chameleon Arts Ensemble,
Goethe-Institut, 170 Beacon Street -
www.chameleonarts.org;
617-427-8200
BOSTON: Celebrity Series of Boston will present
Soweto Gospel Choir on Sunday,
February 12 at 3pm at Symphony Hall, 301 Massachusetts
Ave. Tickets for Soweto Gospel Choir are priced at $60, $55 and
$47, and are available online at
www.celebrityseries.org,
by calling CelebrityCharge at (617) 482-6661 Monday-Friday 10:00
a.m.-4:00 p.m. or at the Symphony Hall box office, 301
Massachusetts Ave.
BOSTON: Celebrity Series of Boston will present the
Hagen Quartet on Sunday, February
26 at 3pm at NEC’s Jordan Hall, 30 Gainsborough Street,
Boston. Remaining tickets for the Hagen Quartet are $55 and $47,
and are available online at
www.celebrityseries.org,
by calling CelebrityCharge at (617) 482-6661 Monday-Friday 10:00
a.m.-4:00 p.m., or at the Jordan Hall box office, 30
Gainsborough Street.
BOSTON: 3/2-3 - Mozart & Levins; 5/4-5
- Gluck's Orfeo ed Euridice @ Boston Baroque -
www.bostonbaroque.org
NEW!!
BOSTON: Michael Ricca, On My Way to You, The Music of Michel
Legrand - Tuesday, March 20, 2012
at 8:00 p.m. @ Scullers Jazz Club, 400 Soldiers Field Road. $20;
617-562-4111 or
www.scullersjazz.com
BOSTON: March 25, April 22 - Boston
Symphony Chamber Players @ New England Conservatory of Music’s
Jordan Hall, 30 Gainsborough St. Subscriptions to the Boston
Symphony Chamber Players’ 2011-12 series are priced at $72, $92,
and $128, and are available from the BSO’s Subscription Office
by calling 617-266-7575. Single tickets for the individual
concerts are priced at $21, $28, and $37, and go on sale August
8 through SymphonyCharge at 617-266-1200, on
www.bso.org, at the
Symphony Hall Box Office, or at the Jordan Hall Box Office at 30
Gainsborough Street. On the day of the concert, tickets may only
be purchased at Jordan Hall. Jordan Hall is
wheelchair-accessible. All programs are subject to change. For
current program information, dial 617-CONCERT (617-266-2378).
BOSTON: INSTITUTE OF CONTEMPORARY ART, 100 Northern Avenue. For
complete listings & information, call (617) 478-3103.
CAMBRIDGE: The powerful pianist/composer
Satoko Fujii and trumpeter Natsuki Tamura make a
rare Boston appearance on Sunday, February 5 at
Lily Pad, 1353 Cambridge Street. Tickets for the 4:00 p.m. show
are $10. For more information call 617-395-1393 or log on to
http://lily-pad.net
CAMBRIDGE: On Saturday, February 18th
at 8pm at the Cambridge YMCA Theater, 820 Massachusetts Avenue,
Cambridge, the Jazz Composers Alliance will present a program of
new creative music featuring compositions for the 19-piece
JCA Orchestra by resident composers Jim
Hobbs, Darrell Katz, Bill Lowe, Bob Pilkington, and Norm Zocher.
Tickets are $12, and $8 for seniors and students. For further
information on the Jazz Composers Alliance, call 781 899-3130;
email
info@info@jazzcomposersalliance.org; or visit
www.jazzcomposersalliance.org
CONCORD: 3/18-20 - Concord Orchestra Pops w/Marlene VerPlanck;
3/23-24 - Les preludes. Concord Orchestra performances will be
at 8 pm at the Performing Arts Center at 51 Walden in Concord.
Tickets are $25 for adults, $20 for senior citizens, and $10 for
students. For information, visit
www.concordorchestra.com or call 978-369-4967
CONCORD: 3/3 - Concord Band Winter Concert: Brassed
Off; 4/13-14 - Spring Pops with Amanda Carr
@ FOPAC, 51 Walden St. - (978) 897-9969;
www.concordband.org
DUXBURY: South Shore Conservatory’s popular
Adult Open Mic returns to the Ellison
Center for the Arts, 64 St. George Street, on Friday,
February 10, from 7 to 9 pm. Open to the public,
performers and are invited to entertain with vocal, instrumental
or theatrical performances. Past acts have included Celtic trio
Pukah Fin, the Belle Tones, singer-songwriter Mike Shea, a
capella ensemble Friends in Song, as well as many well know
local duos including Beth and Jeff Largent, Pamela and Peter
Smith, and Diana and Dan Cohen. Sound system, keyboard, drums,
accompanist (keys or guitar) are provided. Cover charge is $10
per person. Call ahead to register, limited admission is
available at the door. Refreshments are available. To register
or for more information, call South Shore Conservatory at (781)
934-2731 x11, email Anne at
a.smith@sscmusic.org,
visit www.sscmusic.org, or
follow us on Facebook.
CONCORD: 3/17 - Balkan Folk Music Night
@ Folk Arts Center of New England, FOPAC, 51 Walden St.
- (781) 662-7475; www.facone.org
FALL RIVER: Ongoing events @
Waterstreet Cafe, Water St., Battleship Cove - (508)
672-8748;
www.waterstreetcafe.com
FRAMINGHAM: Ongoing performances at Amazing Things Arts Center,
160 Hollis St. - 508.405.2274;
www.amazingthings.org
FRAMINGHAM: Every second Wednesday of the month
Leslie Holmes: Open Mic
Night at the AMAZING THINGS ARTS
CENTER (160 Hollis Street - 508-405-2787 -
www.amazingthings.org), and each show features a special guest.
The open-mic starts at 7:00 pm (signup at 6:30 pm), and the
featured performers go on at 8:10 pm. There is an $10 cover
charge ($9 cover for BACA members).
GREAT BARRINGTON: 2/25 - Midwinter Fireside Concert @ Close
Encounters with Music, Searles Castle - (800) 843-0778;
www.cewm.org
GREAT BARRINGTON: 3/24 - Grand Piano
Quartets: Schumann and Brahms; 4/21 - Trade Winds: From China
with Love; 5/19 - The Dedaelus Quartet: Beethoven, Schubert &
Berg @ Close Encounters with Music, Mahaiwae Performing Arts
Ctr. - (800) 843-0778; www.cewm.org
GREENFIELD: Claire Bryant and
Elizabeth Joy Roe, cello and piano @ The Pushkin,
4 Federal Street - Saturday Jan 7, 7:30 PM. $15
adults students $10.
http://theartsblock.com/pushkin/live-at-the-pushkin?task=view_event&event_id=46;
(413) 774-0150
HINGHAM: A free Family Arts Safari
hosted by South Shore Conservatory will be held Saturday,
January 21, from 10 am – 12 noon. Open to the
public, the event welcomes the area’s families to spend time
together exploring music, theater and movement at South Shore
Conservatory, One Conservatory Drive. The family-friendly event
kicks off with an original SSC production, by Conservatory
faculty members, dramatizing a search for endangered musical
instruments such as the "ferocious French horn", "migrating
marimba" and "bellowing bassoon". The performance is followed by
a rich sampling of SSCreative Seeds early childhood programs. An
“Arts Passport” allows explorers to sample instruments and
travel through a variety of music, creative movement and drama
activities. Admission to all activities is free of charge.
Families are welcome to tour the facility, preschool and
kindergarten, meet faculty and staff, and learn more about the
broad range of programs offered for children of all ages. For
more information, call 781-749-7565, ext. 33, or visit
www.sscmusic.org
HINGHAM: Family entertainer
Vanessa Trien on February 5,
Jazz/Rock/Pop Jam on March 4,
and The Sherwoods of Cornell on
April 20 and 21. For more information CCS
concerts and other Conservatory events, performances and
programs, please visit
www.sscmusic.org
HUDSON: Ongoing Events @ 40 Washington St. - (978)
567-0948; www.harvestcafeonline.com
LENOX: 4/19 - CEWM Annual Luncheon & Musicale Benefit
@ Close
Encounters with Music, Blantyre - (800) 843-0778;
www.cewm.org
LENOX: 6/2 - The Roaring Twenties: Berlin, Paris, New York
@
Close Encounters with Music, Ozawa Hall - (800) 843-0778;
www.cewm.org
LOWELL: Ongoing Events @ Lowell Auditorium - For complete
listings, visit www.lowellauditorium.com, or call (978)
454-2299.
MARBLEHEAD: Ongoing Events @ Me & Thee Coffeehouse, 28 Mugford
St. - For complete listings, call (781) 631-8987 or visit
www.meandthee.org
NATICK: Joan Osborne-February 25, George
Winston-March 16 and 17, Enter The Haggis-March 24 @
TCAN, 14 Summer St. -
www.natickarts.org
NORTHAMPTON: The powerful pianist/composer
Satoko Fujii gives a solo performance on Friday,
February 3 at the Northampton Center for the Arts as part of its
"A World of Piano" series. For more information log on to
www.nohoarts.org.
NORTHAMPTON: Ongoing Events @ Iron Horse Music Hall, 20 Center. St. - (413)
586-8686; www.iheg.com
PLYMOUTH: The Plymouth Philharmonic Orchestra pulls out
all the stops with their “annual-but-all-new” Simply
Classic Gala, Saturday, February 11,
2012, 6 to 11 p.m. at the historic Loring Center, 386 Court
Street. The classic event will “Swing, Sizzle and Celebrate!”
guests into the night with gourmet dinner stations, live
auction, cocktails, and entertainment. All proceeds support
Plymouth Philharmonic Orchestra’s music and education programs.
Tickets are $75 per person, and include dinner stations. For
table seating, exclusive 8 person tables may be reserved for
$800 each for the evening. Reservations may be made by calling
508-746-8008 or emailing events@plymouthphil.org by January 23.
Tickets will be held at the door. Free parking is available on
site. The Loring Center is handicap accessible.
SALISBURY: Ongoing events @ Blue Ocean Music Hall, 4 Oceanfront
North - 978-462-5888; www.blueoceanhall.com
SHIRLEY: 2/3 -
Tinsley Ellis; 2/24 - Roomful of
Blues @ Bull Run Restaurant,
215 Great Road - 978-425-4311;
www.bullrunrestaurant.com
SHIRLEY: Ongoing events @ Bull Run Restaurant, 215 Great Rd. For
complete listings, visit
www.bullrunrestaurant.com
NEW!!
SOMERVILLE: Sunday, February 26, 2012
- Marcia Ball w/BeauSoleil avec Michael Doucet
@ Somerville Theatre, 55 Davis Square - 617-876-4275;
www.worldmusic.org.
Showtime: 7pm. Ticket price: $39
SOMERVILLE: Ongoing events @ Johnny D's, 17
Holland St. - (617) 776-2004; www.johnnyds.com
SOMERVILLE: Ongoing events @ Somerville Theatre - For complete
listings, visit www.somervilletheatreonline.com or call (617)
625-4088
SPRINGFIELD: Ongoing events @ uNi Coffeehouse, 245 Porter Lane Dr. For listings &
complete info: http://uNiCoffeehouse.org
WALTHAM: Reagle Music Theatre of
Greater Boston presents
ISN'T IT ROMANTIC? Love Songs
from the Stage and Screen starring Rachel York and Brent Barrett
- Sunday,
February 19 at 1 pm @ Reagle Music
Theatre, 617 Lexington Street. This brand new concert by
two of Broadway's brightest stars (and scintillating co-stars of
the London production of KISS ME, KATE filmed for PBS Great
Performances and available on DVD) is receiving its world
premiere at Reagle Music Theatre through an exclusive
arrangement. Rachel York (City of Angels, Les Miserables,
Victor/Victoria and Dirty Rotten Scoundrels) is a Drama Desk and
two-time IRNE Award winner. Brent Barrett (Grand Hotel, Annie
Get Your Gun, Chicago and Phantom - The Las Vegas Spectacular)
has won the LA Drama Critics Circle Award and been nominated for
an Olivier.
www.reagleplayers.com
WATERTOWN:
An American Journey will
be presented Sunday,
March 4, 2012 at 3:00pm in the Charles
Mosesian Theatre at the Arsenal Center for the Arts, 321 Arsenal
Street. The show is appropriate for adults and children and
includes audience participation, a Revels hallmark. Seating is
General Admission. Tickets: $20 adults, $12 students/children 12
and under. Tickets may be purchased online at
www.revels.org or by phone
at 617-972-8300 ext. 31. Group rates are available.
WATERTOWN: 3/24 - Spring Sing @
Revels, St. John's Church, 80 Mt. Auburn St. -
www.revels.org
WATERTOWN: 3/4 - An American Journey @ Revels, Arsenal
Ctr. for the Arts - www.revels.org
WATERTOWN: 5/31 - Celebration of the Spring @ Perkins School of
the Blind, Dwight Hall, 175 N. Beacon St. -
www.revels.org
WESTON: Boston Area Women Playwrights' Our
Voices Festival VI - 6th Annual Celebration of Boston Area Women
Playwrights! March 24, 2012 – 10
a.m. - 10 p.m. @ Fine Arts Center, Black Box, Regis College -,
www.diarydoor.typepad.com/ourvoices
WHATELY: Ongoing events @ Watermelon Wednesdays, West Whately
Chapel, near the intersection of Conway and Williamsburg Roads.
All shows begin at 7.30 pm. All tickets are $15). Advanced
tickets are available at www.brattleborotix.com. Some tickets
will also be available at the door the night of the show. For
more information call Paul Newlin at 413-665-3741. Note: the
facility is fan-ventilated.
www.watermelonwedensdays.com
NEW!!
WORCESTER:
John Cate & the van Gogh Brothers
- Saturday, February 4th at Vincent’s
on Suffolk Street. Start time 9:00 PM sharp... End time 12:00 AM
really sharp. Andy Plaisted looks for his shadow on drums!
Visit www.johncate.com
New Hampshire
DURHAM: The University of New Hampshire
Department of Music Faculty Concert Series presents guitarist
David Newsam in concert Sunday,
February 12 at 3:00 p.m. in Bratton Recital Hall of the
Paul Creative Arts Center on the Durham campus. David will
present an eclectic recital of music for solo guitar, with music
from around the world, on his collection of unique stringed
instruments. His repertoire includes Classical, Flamenco, Bossa
Nova, Jazz, and the music of Latin America. David’s instruments
include 6, 7, 8, and 10-stringed guitars. The concert is free
and open to the public. For more information, call the UNH
Department of Music at 603-862-2404 and visit our website at
www.unh.edu/music.
DURHAM: The University of New Hampshire
Traditional Jazz Series presents
Matt Wilson’s Arts and Crafts
Monday, February 27, 2012 at 8:00 p.m. in
Johnson Theatre of the Paul Creative Arts Center, on the Durham
campus. General admission tickets are $8 each and 6$ each for
students and seniors. Tickets are available at the UNH Memorial
Union Ticket Office and at the door one hour prior to the
performance. You may also order tickets online at
www.unhmub.com/ticket/ or call (603)862-2290. Visit our website
at www.unh.edu/music.
NEW!!
DURHAM: The University of New Hampshire
Department of Music presents the UNH Concert Band,
under the direction of Casey Goodwin and the UNH Symphonic Band,
under the direction of Mark Zielinksi in concert Tuesday,
February 28 at 8:00 p.m. in the Johnson
Theatre of the Paul Creative Arts Center. The concert is free
and open to the public. For more information, call the UNH Music
Department at (603) 862-2404, or visit our website at
www.unh.edu/music.
DURHAM: The University of New Hampshire
Department of Music presents the UNH Jazz Bands,
under the direction of David Seiler, Wednesday, February
29, 2012 at 8 pm in Johnson Theatre of the Paul
Creative Arts Center on the Durham Campus. Enjoy a dazzling
array of tunes performed by these talented students.
The concert is free and open to the public. For more
information, call the UNH Music Department at (603) 862-2404, or
visit our website at
www.unh.edu/music.
GUILFORD: Ongoing performances @ Meadowbrook U.S. Cellular
Pavilion, 72 Meadowbrook Ln -
www.meadowbrook.net
SULLIVAN: Ongoing events @ APPLE HILL CENTER FOR CHAMBER
MUSIC - (603) 847-3371, or visit
www.applehill.org
Rhode Island
BRISTOL: 2/5 - CMW Strings; 3/25 - Marilynn Mair &
Enigmatica; 5/7 - RWU Instrumental Ensemble; 5/10 - RWU Chorus
Concert @ Rogers Williams University
Performing Arts Center - (401) 254-3666
NEW!!
CRANSTON: The annual
Cajun & Zydeco Mardi Gras Ball
celebrates it's 20th anniversary this year with an extended
lineup of four bands and an earlier start time of 5:00 pm on
Saturday, February 18, 2012, at
Rhodes on the Pawtuxet, 60 Rhodes Place, Cranston, RI 02905. One
of the only authentic Mardi Gras celebrations in New England,
the event will run until midnight and features a costume contest
with prizes in a variety of categories including best group,
best couple and best individual and a grand cash prize for best
overall costume. Featured bands this year include two 2012
Grammy nominees: CJ Chenier & the Red Hot Louisiana Band and
Steve Riley & the Mamou Playboys. Also on the lineup is
four-time Grammy nominated band, The Pine Leaf Boys plus Preston
Frank, Ed Poullard & the Big Daddy Zydeco Band. The Hot Tamale
Brass Band will also be on hand to lead the costume judging
parade and add festive atmosphere to the event. Tickets are $35
in advance and $45 at the door and may be purchased on the
website at
www.mardigrasri.com or in the mail by sending a self
addressed stamped envelope and check made out to Lagniappe
Productions, 51 White Oak Ct, Wakefield, RI 02879. A limited
number of Tables of 10 are available with advance purchase. For
more info, see the website or call 401-783-3926
PAWTUCKET: Ongoing
events @ STONE SOUP COFFEEHOUSE, St.
Paul's Church, 50 Park Pl. -
www.stonesoupcoffeehouse.com
PROVIDENCE: Bobby McFerrin @
The Vets, May 10, 2012 at 7:30 p.m. Tickets
start at $22. 10-time Grammy Award winner and one-man orchestra
Bobby McFerrin uses his four-octave range and a vast array of
vocal techniques to conjure the unmistakable sound of a trumpet
in a jazz standard, the cello in a classical composition and the
bubbly melody of a pop song.
www.vmari.com or 401-421-ARTS (2787).
WESTERLY: Ongoing events @ KNICKERBOCKER CAFÉ, 35 Railroad
Ave - 401-315-5070, 401-596-4225;
www.theknickerbockercafe.com
Vermont
NEW!!
BURLINGTON: 2/17 - The French Connection: Le Vent du
Nord/Pine Leaf Boys @ The Flynn Center Main Stage
- www.flynncenter.org
BURLINGTON: Ongoing events at HIGHER GROUND MUSIC,
1214 Williston Rd. - www.highergroundmusic.com
BURLINGTON: Ongoing events at
FLYNN CENTER, 153 Main St. -
www.flynncenter.org
DANCE
Connecticut
DARIEN: “So We Think We Can Dance” will take
place at the DAC’s Weatherstone Studio on January 7th
at 7 pm. Tickets are $10 at the door. A reception will follow
the performance. For further information, call (203) 655-8683 or
visit our website at
http://arts.darien.org.
Maine
WESTBROOK: Portland Ballet
Company's spring performance is the classic ballet
Giselle, a story of love,
betrayal, madness, revenge, and forgiveness that is the most
famous and enduring of all romantic ballets. The dancers tell
the story of the peasant girl Giselle who must, after her
premature death, protect her lover from wilis, the enchanting
but deadly spirits of scorned maidens. PBC will present Giselle
in three performances in Westbrook and one performance in Saint
John, New Brunswick during March. Saturday,
March 17, 2012, 8:00 P.M.;
Saturday,
March 24, 2012, 2:00 P.M. & 8:00
P.M. Westbrook Performing Arts Center, 471 Stroudwater Street.
Tickets: PortTix, 207-842-0800 or
www.porttix.com, or
in person Monday through Saturday, noon to 6 p.m. at the Myrtle
St. box office in Portland.
Massachusetts
BOSTON: 1/16-2/12 - Contrapose Dance
Residency @ BCA, 539 Tremont St. -
www.bcaonline.org
BOSTON: Celebrity Series of Boston
will present Israeli dance company
Inbal Pinto & Avshalom Pollak Dance Company
in Oyster on February 3 and 4, 2012 at the
Paramount Theatre, 560 Washington Street. This is a Boston debut
for the Inbal Pinto and Avshalom Pollak Dance Company. Tickets
are $60 and $50, and are available online at
www.celebrityseries.org,
by calling CelebrityCharge at (617) 482-6661 Monday-Friday 10:00
a.m.-4:00 p.m. or at The Paramount Theatre box office.
BOSTON: All Boston Ballet performances are held at Boston's
Opera House: Simply
Sublime - February 9–19; Play With Fire - March 1–11; Don
Quixote - April 26–May 6; FANCY FREE - May 10–20. Subscriptions and individual tickets are available online 24
hours a day at www.bostonballet.org, by phone at 617.695.6955,
and in person at the box office at 19 Clarendon Street, Boston,
Mon–Fri, 9:30am-5pm. Tickets start at $25 for season ballets and
$35 for Night of Stars and The Nutcracker. Group Sales tickets
for parties of 10 or more are available through the box office
at 617.695.6955.
BOSTON: Ongoing performances @
INSTITUTE OF CONTEMPORARY ART,
100 Northern Avenue. For complete listings & information, call
(617) 478-3103.
CAMBRIDGE: 2/10-26 - Classical
Lovers; 3/16-4/1 - Of Worlds Apart; 4/20-5/6 - AbsurdUs @ Jose
Mateo Ballet Theatre, The Santuary Theatre, Harvard Sq. - (617)
354-7467; www.ballettheatre.org
HINGHAM: A free Family Arts Safari
hosted by South Shore Conservatory will be held Saturday,
January 21, from 10 am – 12 noon. Open to the
public, the event welcomes the area’s families to spend time
together exploring music, theater and movement at South Shore
Conservatory, One Conservatory Drive. The family-friendly event
kicks off with an original SSC production, by Conservatory
faculty members, dramatizing a search for endangered musical
instruments such as the "ferocious French horn", "migrating
marimba" and "bellowing bassoon". The performance is followed by
a rich sampling of SSCreative Seeds early childhood programs. An
“Arts Passport” allows explorers to sample instruments and
travel through a variety of music, creative movement and drama
activities. Admission to all activities is free of charge.
Families are welcome to tour the facility, preschool and
kindergarten, meet faculty and staff, and learn more about the
broad range of programs offered for children of all ages. For
more information, call 781-749-7565, ext. 33, or visit
www.sscmusic.org
NORTH ADAMS: March 24 and 25, Jacob’s Pillow Dance and
MASS MoCA will co-present leading Australian contemporary dance
company Chunky Move in Connected.
Based in Melbourne, the company brings “blasts of choreographic
excitement” (Jack Anderson, New York Times) to its performances.
Their daring and innovative works have garnered fans around the
world, with “strongly conceived and arrestingly choreographed
and designed physical theatre” (The Times, U.K.). This
engagement will mark Chunky Move’s first Berkshire County
engagement since the 2007 Jacob’s Pillow Dance Festival. Hunter
Center at MASS MoCA. Tickets: $39 premium / $29 orchestra / $25
mezzanine / $10 children under 16. To Order: MASS MoCA Box
Office hours are Wednesday through Monday, 11am–5pm. Order by
phone: 413.662.2111.
New Hampshire
CONCORD: Critically acclaimed Everett Dance
Theatre takes audiences on a journey into the universe’s most
complex structure, the human brain, with Brain Storm
on Saturday, January 28 at 8:00pm. Tickets for
this performance are $20 for students/seniors and $35 for
adults. Tickets are available now by calling 603-225-1111,
online at www.ccanh.com, and
at the box office on Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday from
11 a.m. to 6 p.m., and Saturday 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Ticket prices:
$45 Gold Circle, $33 Orchestra/Mezzanine, $25 Balcony.
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