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The Town And The City Festival Announces 2025 Lineup Including Couch, Jeffrey Foucault, And More
by A.A. Cristi - Jan 16, 2025

The Town and The City Festival (TACF), Lowell MA's popular multi-day celebration of music and art, has announced the first group of artists confirmed for the 2025 Festival.

Photos: New Cast Joins STRANGER THINGS: THE FIRST SHADOW as Booking Extends
by Stephi Wild - Nov 20, 2024

All new production images have been released featuring the new cast of Stranger Things: The First Shadow. The show has also announced an extension. Check out the photos here!

Photos: In Rehearsal With The New Cast of STRANGER THINGS: THE FIRST SHADOW
by A.A. Cristi - Oct 31, 2024

A new cast is headed for the Upside Down in the critically acclaimed, Olivier Award winning, world première production of Stranger Things: The First Shadow, currently running at Phoenix Theatre. Go inside the rehearsal studio with the show's new company in the photos below!

New Cast Set For STRANGER THINGS: THE FIRST SHADOW at the Phoenix Theatre
by Stephi Wild - Sep 25, 2024

With the production about to celebrate its first year in the West End, the new cast has been announced for the critically acclaimed, Olivier Award winning, world première production of Stranger Things: The First Shadow, currently running at Phoenix Theatre.

Cast Set For Guildford Shakespeare Company's Immersve ROMEO & JULIET
by Stephi Wild - May 17, 2024

The cast has been announced for Guildford Shakespeare Company’s electric production of Romeo & Juliet. Performances run Friday 21st June – Saturday 13th July 2024.

THE TOWN AND THE CITY FESTIVAL Announces Additional Artists, New Programming, And Venues
by A.A. Cristi - Jan 26, 2024

THE TOWN AND THE CITY FESTIVAL announces additional artists, new programming, and venues for April 26 & 27 in Lowell, MA. Single-day passes available. On sale this Friday, January 26th. New in 2024 - Comedy at Cobblestones.

The Town and The City Festival Announces Additional Artists and Programming
by Stephi Wild - Mar 1, 2023

The Town and The City Festival,  the two-day music and arts festival set to take place Friday, April 28th and Saturday, April 29th, announced additional artists and programming certain to enhance the remarkable line-up of performances and activities set for the 2023 Festival.  

THE TOWN AND THE CITY FESTIVAL Announces Full Lineup
by Blair Ingenthron - Jan 21, 2023

The Town and The City Festival has announced the full lineup for the two-day music and arts festival set to take place Friday, April 28th and Saturday, April 29th in event spaces, bars, cafes and galleries throughout downtown Lowell, Massachusetts.

Merrimack Repertory Theatre Presents East Coast Premiere Of LETTERS FROM HOME
by Stephi Wild - Dec 14, 2022

Letters from Home premiers on the East Coast this January exclusively at MRT. Far from his native Cambodia, Chinary Ung studies music on scholarship at the Manhattan School of Music and later, Columbia University.

Initial Artists Announced For THE TOWN AND THE CITY FESTIVAL, April 28- 29
by A.A. Cristi - Nov 23, 2022

Celebrating the adventurous spirit of Lowell native author Jack Kerouac, the Fourth Annual The Town and The City Festival returns April 28 and 29, 2023. 

Cast Announced for BUSMAN'S HONEYMOON at The Mill at Sonning Theatre
by Stephi Wild - Mar 15, 2022

The cast is today announced for ‘Busman’s Honeymoon’, a whodunnit with thrills and humour by Dorothy L. Sayers & Muriel St. Clare Byrne, directed by Brian Blessed at the Mill at Sonning Theatre.

Town and City Festival Finalizes Schedule
by Marissa Tomeo - Mar 3, 2022

The Town and The City Festival announced its venue by venue schedule for the two-day music and arts festival on Friday, April 8th and Saturday, April 9th in downtown Lowell, Massachusetts.

Lowell's The Town And The City Festival Adds More Artists To 2022 Lineup
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jan 12, 2022

The Town and The City Festival announced that an additional 10 acts have been added to the lineup for the two-day music and arts festival set to take place Friday, April 8th and Saturday, April 9th in event spaces, bars, cafes and galleries throughout downtown Lowell, Massachusetts.

Lowell's The Town And The City Festival Adds More Artists To 2022 Lineup
by A.A. Cristi - Jan 12, 2022

The Town and The City Festival announced that an additional 10 acts have been added to the lineup for the two-day music and arts festival set to take place Friday, April 8th and Saturday, April 9th in event spaces, bars, cafes and galleries throughout downtown Lowell, Massachusetts.

EBENEZER 2021: AN IMMERSIVE INTERNET SPECTACULAR Will Stream on Zoom Next Month
by Stephi Wild - Nov 23, 2021

 In 2014, The Speakeasy Society presented the smash hit Ebenezer, an immersive adaptation of Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol. To close out the tumultuous 2021 year, The Speakeasy Society has adapted that adaptation into a holiday internet spectacular that translates the free roaming exploration of the original Ebenezer to a virtual format.

Liza Pulman Releases New Album THE HEART OF IT
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Oct 12, 2021

After wowing sell-out audiences with her highly acclaimed West End tour de force Liza Pulman Sings Streisand, Liza returns with her brand-new show and album The Heart of It. 

Chris De Burgh Re-Imagines The Legend Of Robin Hood In New Album
by A.A. Cristi - Sep 20, 2021

Re-imagining the fabled tale of a folklore favourite has been the latest creative challenge for Chris de Burgh, and his new album, The Legend of Robin Hood, finds the iconic artist at his imaginative best.

The Town And The City Festival Postponed Until April 8 & 9, 2022
by A.A. Cristi - Aug 26, 2021

Due to the growing threat posed by the Delta Variant of COVID-19, The Town and the City Festival organizers have made the tough decision to postpone the 2021 festival until April 8 and 9, 2022.

The Town and the City Festival Postponed until April 8 and 9, 2022
by Stephi Wild - Aug 25, 2021

Due to the growing threat posed by the Delta Variant of COVID-19, The Town and the City Festival organizers have made the tough decision to postpone the 2021 festival until April 8 and 9, 2022.

THE TOWN AND THE CITY FESTIVAL Returns To In-Person Event October 2021
by A.A. Cristi - Jun 23, 2021

Porter Productions announced that The Town And The City Festival will return in its intended form, live and in person, on Friday, October 22 and Saturday, October 23, 2021 at venues across downtown Lowell.