Two of my favorite entertainers in Provincetown are collaborating once again and will have a new show in time for the summer entitled, Brown is the New Pink, at the Art House. I’ll definitely have more to share with you in the weeks that follow but if you’re planning a visit to Ptown this summer I’d suggest you put this on your “must see” list.
FAST COMPANY:
Tyler Simahk, Michael Hisamoto, Theresa Nguyen, Lin-Ann Ching Kocar
Photo by Nerys Powell
Friday, March 4th was opening night for Boston’s Lyric Stage Company latest production, Fast Company.
Described as a fast, funny, and dangerous crime caper that will keep you guessing until the very end whether the family that cons together can stay together.
The production will run through Easter Sunday, March 27th at their theater in the Back Bay located at 140 Clarendon Street.
For more information and to purchase tickets visit their website, lyricstage.com.
Photo credit: Jon Sachs
The Wellesley Players go for The Full Monty with their take on the hit Broadway musical comedy inspired by the Oscar-nominated film. The Full Monty was nominated for a whopping 10 Tony Awards in 2001, including Best Musical, and now this touching, funny and crowd-pleasing show can be enjoyed at the Arsenal Center for the Arts in Watertown.
The Wellesley Players production of The Full Monty only has three shows, starting this weekend Friday and Saturday, March 4th and 5th at 8PM and one matinee showing on Sunday, March 6th at 2PM. Tickets are normally $28.00 but follow the link below for discounted seats that start at just $14.00.
Gold Dust orphans present Legally Blind
April 21 – May 22, 2016
This spring, Ryan Landry’s troupe of misfits will perform their newest production, Legally Blind, in Boston from April 21 – May 22nd and while nothing is confirmed, the Orphan’s spring show in Boston usually goes on to Provincetown in the summer so if you cannot make it to Boston, keep an eye out for this show, should you plan to visit Ptown this summer.
I’ll have more details about the show and tickets as they come available.
A.R.T. presents 1984 February 14 – March 6, 2016
This past weekend Sergio and I saw 1984 at the A.R.T. in Cambridge. It goes without saying that the production is gripping and intense. The fact that the book was written in post-WWII London, published in 1949, yet remains so relevant nearly 70 years later is amazing.
The one act play, which includes live video and plenty of dramatic lighting to drive home points as subtly as a club beating you over the head. As Winston struggles with Big Brother and the Thought Police I found myself sitting on the edge of my seat and you will too I bet.
The production was developed by the UK touring company, Headlong in 2013 and has played all over Britain, including two separate runs on the West End. If tickets remain, hurry up and get them while they last and then plan on grabbing a drink, because you’ll definitely want to talk about what you just saw.
Peter Mac recreate scenes from some of Judy Garland’s most famous movies. Winner of Top Ten Must See Performances in Dig Boston 2015. Judy Garland fans will want to check out this show, that takes place every Saturday through March 12th at Club Cafe.
Priority and general admission seating is available. Shows begin at 8PM each Saturday. To purchase tickets and for more information link here.
Theater Queens take note that award-winning actress Kristin Chenoweth will be honored by Boston Children’s Theatre as the 2016 recipient of the theater’s Giving Voice Award at their gala on Thursday, April 28.
The award recognizes exceptional achievement by and for children in the arts, and is given annually to an individual whose professional and personal achievement serves as an inspiration to young artists and who has given their heart, talent, and spirit to empowering youth in the arts.
Bear Week in Provincetown is still pretty far off but tickets to the shows at The Crown & Anchor have recently gone on sale. The line up that the Crown & Anchor is offering this year includes favorites who perform in Ptown regularly like Miss Richfield 1981 and Dina Martina as well as special guests who visit for just a few shows like Pam Ann, Leslie Jordan and Alan Cumming.
Tickets to shows always sell out so if you already have plans to visit during Bear Week, talk to your friends and reserve your tickets today.
Grab your friends and get your tickets to The Realish Housewives of Boston. Even if you are not s reality TV fan, this parody of the demented series looks like it is going to be hilarious.
Get Your Tickets to See the Realish Housewives of Boston
Get ready for oodles of hometown reality in this parody performance, where you’ll meet Rovanka, the baroness of an uncertain ethnicity; Claudia Louise, glamorous and conniving in equal measure; Desiree, neck supermodel; Brooke, self-made business tycoon; and Gwen, the only one in the bunch with half a brain. “The Realish Housewives of Boston” is an original play created by comics, Kate James and Tim Sniffen. It roles into Boston for a limited engagement starting Tuesday, March 29th through Sunday, April 3rd.
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Next month Charles Busch, probably best known for his vintage Hollywood satires (like Psycho Beach Party and Die Mommy Die) returns to New York City to (as the Hollywood Reporter puts it), “step into the sandals of Elizabeth Taylor” in his new play Cleopatra.
The limited engagement will take place at the Theater for the New City (located at 155 First Avenue) in the East Village. Cleopatra will have 22 performances starting Friday, March 25 running through Sunday, April 17.
Tickets are $25 and currently on sale via SmartTix.com.
For those unfamiliar with the Broadway musical, Rent is loosely based on Puccini’s opera La Bohème and tells the story of a group of poor young artists struggling to survive and create a life in New York City’s East Village during the height of the AIDS epidemic and before the Disneyfication of New York City.
The Dorchester-based Fiddlehead Theatre will be presenting their production of the much loved rock musical later this week on Friday, February 5th. Rent runs through Sunday, February 21st at the Back Bay Events Center at the John Hancock in Back Bay. For more information or to purchase tickets visit the link to the Fiddlehead Theatre I’ve included below.
Sondheim on Sondheim is a musical revue consisting of music and lyrics written by Stephen Sondheim for his many shows. It was conceived and directed by James Lapine and originally ran on Broadway in 2010.
Sondheim on Sondheim
January 15 – February 21, 2016
Tickets Available Here
Later this week The Lyric Stage of Boston will present their production of Sondheim on Sondheim. Opening night is Friday, January 15th. Fans of Stephen Sondheim should definitely check out the local production.
For more information and to purchase tickets visit The Lyric Stage of Boston.
Later this week NextDoor Theater in Winchester, MA presents Craig Lucas’ Light in the Piazza, January 15, 16, 21, 22, 28, 29, 30 at 8PM and January 24 at 2PM.
The story is set in the 1950s and revolves around Margaret Johnson, a wealthy Southern woman and her developmentally stalled daughter, Clara, who spend a summer together in Italy. When Clara falls in love with a young Italian man, Margaret is forced to reconsider not only Clara’s future but her own deep seated hopes and regrets as well.
Sergio and I saw this play a few years ago and we really enjoyed it. You can find out more about NextDoor Theater and purchase tickets which range in price from $15 – $32, by visiting their website.
Boston’s SpeakEasy Stage Company opens the new year with a soul-stirring musical called Violet. Set in 1964, Violet tells the story of a young North Carolina woman who travels by bus to Tulsa to see a faith-healer she thinks can transform her life. Along the way, she forms unlikely friendships with her fellow passengers, and learns that it’s the journeys you take in life that help you discover who you are.
Violet opens Saturday, January 9th and runs through February 6, 2016 at the Calderwood Pavilion in Boston’s South End. For more information about the musical and to purchase tickets visit: SpeakEasy Stage Company.
Are you on Santa’s Naughty List? Perhaps you should check out The Slutcracker, a Boston tradition since 2008 that is not at all family friendly. The story preserves the structure of the original ballet but the main characters have now grown-up. A courtship and a devious Aunt Drosselmeyer set the stage for Clara’s transformation and awakening in the Kingdom of Sexual Fantasy.
The Slutcracker opened last week and runs through December 31st at the Somerville Theatre in Davis Square. Tickets are just $27.00.
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