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The new drama at Egypt's opera: A political fight

Wed, 29 May 2013 20:11:02 GMT

CAIRO (AP) — The Cairo Opera House has become a new battleground between supporters and opponents of Egypt's Islamist president, this time fighting over the direction of the Middle East's oldest music institution.

Meet writer Amanda Green, who 'breathes' Broadway

Wed, 29 May 2013 11:55:27 GMT

NEW YORK (AP) — Amanda Green recently relived a moment of personal heartbreak. She did so with a huge smile.

Back in the bosom of the family in Brian Friel’s ‘Dancing at Lughnasa’ in Wellesley

Tue, 28 May 2013 21:45:07 GMT

WELLESLEY — Memory plays require a dreamy atmosphere delicately blended with a few sharply defined details. The Wellesley Summer Theatre Company’s lovely production of “Dancing at Lughnasa” reaches that threshold and surpasses it, with an ensemble that embodies all of playwright Brian Friel’s tenderness for his fragile characters.

Broadway box office, attendances dip this season

Tue, 28 May 2013 20:12:01 GMT

NEW YORK (AP) — Broadway got two pieces of bad news Tuesday: The total box office take dipped ever so slightly this past season and the number of ticket buyers dipped 6 percent. Both were blamed in part on Superstorm Sandy.

Broadway box office, attendances dip this season

Tue, 28 May 2013 19:18:58 GMT

'Iron Man 3' star Rebecca Hall heads to Broadway

Tue, 28 May 2013 17:01:56 GMT

NEW YORK (AP) — Rebecca Hall, who plays a brilliant biologist in "Iron Man 3," will soon get to play a murderer onstage.

‘Becoming Traviata’ is becoming to Verdi

Tue, 28 May 2013 14:54:16 GMT

North Shore Music Theatre kicks off its season of musicals and concerts

Sun, 26 May 2013 00:39:26 GMT

“The Sound of Music” opens the season of six musical productions at North Shore Music Theatre in

Critics’ picks: Theater

Sat, 25 May 2013 23:13:29 GMT

A guide to area performances, including “Rapture, Blister, Burn,’’ “Amadeus,’’ “On the Town,’’ and “In the Heights.”

New Boston Ballet member Seo Hye Han

Sat, 25 May 2013 23:12:15 GMT

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Career vs. family in ‘Rapture, Blister, Burn’

Sat, 25 May 2013 23:11:16 GMT

When Peter DuBois was directing Gina Gionfriddo’s play “Rapture, Blister, Burn” off-Broadway last year, a pivotal question arose. Are the characters 40 or 42? In the context of the play, age matters. Two former college roommates meet again after many years: One is a superstar academic who never married or had children, and the other is a stay-at-home mom. Each wants what the other one has.

Katrina-damaged La. theater goes for 1927 glory

Sat, 25 May 2013 19:53:11 GMT

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — With its grand arches, intricate plaster moldings, faux facades suggesting a centuries-old European villa and blue domed ceiling dotted by pinpoint lights, the Saenger Theatre was typical of the opulent movie palaces and playhouses built around the nation in the 1920s.

Review: Haunting, effective revival of 'The Weir'

Fri, 24 May 2013 17:13:08 GMT

NEW YORK (AP) — Acclaimed Irish dramatist Conor McPherson ("The Shining City") showed the power and treachery of storytelling in his 1997 Olivier Award-winning classic, "The Weir." One minute it's all good-natured ribbing and laughter and local ghost stories, and the next, somebody tells a true story so painful that it stuns the crowd.

Tony-nominee David Rockwell reveals his first love

Fri, 24 May 2013 12:27:16 GMT

NEW YORK (AP) — One clue to understanding how David Rockwell's mind works is by finding out what he collects. It turns out to be kaleidoscopes.

Critic’s picks: Dance

Thu, 23 May 2013 19:54:31 GMT

Recommended performances around the region.

New Victory Theater offers Bob Marley, Shakespeare

Thu, 23 May 2013 19:25:28 GMT

NEW YORK (AP) — A new musical featuring the songs of Bob Marley, the world premiere of William Shakespeare's "Measure for Measure" by the innovative Fiasco Theater company and an Australian take on "Peter Pan" are among next season's offerings at The New Victory Theater.

Coen, Guirgis on tap at Atlantic Theater Company

Thu, 23 May 2013 18:35:31 GMT

NEW YORK (AP) — The world premiere of Ethan Coen's first full-length stage play, a revival of "The Threepenny Opera" and a new play by Stephen Adly Guirgis will highlight the Atlantic Theater Company's upcoming season.

The week ahead: Theater, galleries, and museums

Wed, 22 May 2013 23:11:20 GMT

A guide to area performances, including “Rapture, Blister, Burn,’’ “Amadeus,’’ “On the Town,’’ “Punk Rock,’’ and “In the Heights.’’

With ‘Daily Grace’ videos, comedian Grace Helbig builds a fan base online

Wed, 22 May 2013 21:19:58 GMT

Never heard of Grace Helbig? Fine with her. By YouTube’s count, more than 1 million people subscribe to her “Daily Grace” videos on My Damn Channel, and she and fellow Internet comedians Mamrie Hart and Hannah Hart sold out their two “#NoFilter” shows Friday night at the Brighton Music Hall by promoting them through social media.

Pop songwriters find excitement in stage musicals

Wed, 22 May 2013 12:42:34 GMT

NEW YORK (AP) — There was a time when most of the songs played on the radio came from Broadway. Now some popular hit makers like Cyndi Lauper and Sting are finding it still feels like home.

Gilberto Santa Rosa leads 'Forever Tango' to B'way

Tue, 21 May 2013 14:57:15 GMT

NEW YORK (AP) — The singer known as the Gentleman of Salsa is temporarily turning to tango: Gilberto Santa Rosa will make his Broadway debut in the musical "Forever Tango," which returns to New York in July for a 10-week stand featuring some of the Puerto Rican singer's hits.

Review: Spirited, sexy version of 'Master Builder'

Mon, 20 May 2013 23:44:32 GMT

NEW YORK (AP) — If you didn't think Henrik Ibsen's work was sexy and racy, you'll be pleasantly surprised by BAM's production of "The Master Builder," which embraces a whole new interpretation of that classic 1892 tragedy.

Lease to Broadway's biggest theater sold

Mon, 20 May 2013 23:33:54 GMT

NEW YORK (AP) — Britain's biggest theater group has reached across the Atlantic Ocean and bought the lease to Broadway's largest theater from Live Nation Entertainment for about $60 million.

Poetry slam competition Louder Than a Bomb nears the finals

Mon, 20 May 2013 23:11:53 GMT

The event is called Louder Than a Bomb, and some schools around Massachusetts have been leery of letting students wear the T-shirts to class since the Boston Marathon attack.

Broadway's biggest theater sold to British group

Mon, 20 May 2013 20:31:18 GMT

NEW YORK (AP) — Britain's biggest theater group has reached across the Atlantic Ocean and bought Broadway's biggest theater from Live Nation Entertainment for about $60 million.