REPRESENTATION AND HOW TO GET IT Comes to The Mount
by Stephi Wild - Aug 4, 2023
Great Barrington Public Theater and The Mount, Edith Wharton’s home in Lenox, MA, will bring to stage a cry for universal liberty and the power of the vote that remains as clear in 2023 as it was over a century and a half ago when Julia Ward Howe delivered it to the Boston Radical Club.
Six Writing Contests Open For Submissions From TWFest And SASFest
by A.A. Cristi - Jul 18, 2023
The annual writing contests for the Tennessee Williams & New Orleans Literary Festival (TWFest) and Saints + Sinners LGBTQ+ Literary Festival (SASFest) are open to submissions now until October in fiction, poetry, and one-act plays.
Great Barrington Public Theater Names Judy Braha Associate Artistic Director
by A.A. Cristi - Jun 27, 2023
GBPT Artistic Director Jim Frangione and Executive Director Deann Simmons Halper have announced the appointment of Judy Braha to the newly created position, Associate Artistic Director. In that capacity she will play an integral role choosing and creatively programming future productions and developing new work.
Two Musicals Win Richard Rodgers Awards
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Mar 10, 2023
The American Academy of Arts and Letters announced the two recipients of the 2023 Richard Rodgers Awards for Musical Theater. Both winning musicals will receive funds toward their presentation in staged readings at nonprofit theaters in New York City.
IN THE GREEN and THE LOOPHOLE Named Winners of Richard Rodgers Award
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Mar 9, 2020
The winners of the 2020 Richard Rodgers Awards for Musical Theater were announced today by the American Academy of Arts and Letters.
In the Green by Grace McLean
AND
The Loophole by Jay Adana and Zeniba Now
Each musical received a Staged Reading Award.
Handel and Haydn Society Set to Mark 2,500 Performance with Emancipation Proclamation Concert
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Dec 6, 2019
The Handel and Haydn Society and the Museum of African American History present the Emancipation Proclamation Concert. This special event will also mark the 2,500th performance by the Handel and Haydn Society in its history. Part of Boston's First Night celebration, the concert will take place at the historic Trinity Church in Copley Square Tuesday, December 31, 2019 at 1:00 pm with Scott Allen Jarrett conducting. The performance will include narration by poet Regie Gibson of passages from the Emancipation Proclamation. The concert is free and open to the public.
Nancy Rappaport Brings New Show REGENERATION to United Solo Festival
by A.A. Cristi - Aug 17, 2017
Psychiatrist and Harvard Medical School associate professor Nancy Rappaport brings her new solo-show, Regeneration, to the 8th annual United Solo Festival on Theatre Row. The production is directed by Grace Kiley. After the first three performances sold-out, a fourth performance was added on Sunday, October 15 at 7:30 pm.
The Choral Artists of Sarasota Salute Independence Day with Rousing Songs
by BWW News Desk - Jun 6, 2017
The Choral Artists of Sarasota salute Independence Day with rousing songs celebrating America, including perennial favorites "God Bless America," "You're a Grand Old Flag," "This is My Country," "the Battle Hymn of the Republic," "America, the Beautiful" and more.