Brandeis University News

Ma-Yi Theater Company and The Public Theater announced the cast for SUMO 相撲, featuring a diverse ensemble of performers. The production explores themes of tradition and identity through the lens of sumo wrestling.

The first solo U.S. museum presentation for abstract painter Lucy Bull (b. 1990) opens at the Institute of Contemporary Art, Miami (ICA Miami) this December.

Shakespeare & Company and MetaGirl Productions will present a six-show run of THIS IS IT, a one-woman show starring Tamara Hickey. When a woman's life is interrupted by a catastrophic car crash, she is catapulted into an existential, heartfelt, and often funny quest for meaning and connection. Learn how to purchase tickets.

United States Artists has announced Beth Boone as the recipient of the 2024 Berresford Prize, the organization's annual award honoring cultural practitioners for their significant contributions to the advancement, wellbeing, and care of artists in society.

On Monday, September 16 at 7PM, American Repertory Theater Terrie and Bradley Bloom Artistic Director will host a lively conversation at the Loeb Drama Center with renowned professors Stephen Greenblatt and Ramie Targoff in conjunction with American Repertory Theater's upcoming production of Shakespeare's iconic love story, Romeo and Juliet.  

New Jewish Theatre presents Red by John Logan. Running Thursday, July 25 through Sunday, August 11, performances will take place in the J’s Wool Studio Theatre. Rebekah Scallet (Artistic Director) is in her second full season with the New Jewish Theatre. Last season she directed the St. Louis Theatre Circle Award-nominated production of The Immigrant.

Composer Steven Mackey's musical theatrical work, MEMOIR, is released as a new album featuring the Dover Quartet and arx duo, with narration by Natalie Christa Rakes. Learn more!

 Talea Ensemble has announced its 2024-2025 season. Learn more about the upcoming lineup here!

William Shakespeare's The Comedy of Errors takes over Shakespeare & Company's outdoor mainstage this summer, directed by Kate Kohler Amory July 13 through August 18 at the Arthur S. Waldstein Amphitheatre.

Wellfleet Harbor Actors Theater will present Reefer Madness: the Musical by Kevin Murphy and Dan Studney, directed by Christopher Ostrom.

Awards were presented tonight in 37 categories including outstanding actors, directors, designers, choreographers, musicians, productions and 4 visiting productions by the Boston Theater Critics Association (BTCA) at the 41st Annual Elliot Norton Awards ceremony, held at the Huntington Theatre in Boston.  

The New Jersey Symphony has revealed the composers for the 10th Edward T. Cone Composition Institute. Learn more about them!

The 41st annual Elliot Norton Awards, presented by the Boston Theater Critics Association (BTCA) on May 20 at the Huntington Theatre, promises to be a big night for scenic designer Janie E. Howland. Read our interview.

Gloucester Stage Company, under the direction of Rebecca Bradshaw, is set to open its 45th season with the Tony Award-winning play VANYA AND SONIA AND MASHA AND SPIKE by Christopher Durang. The season pays tribute to Durang's significant contribution to American theater.

The Boston Modern Orchestra Project (BMOP), the nation's premier orchestra dedicated exclusively to commissioning, performing, and recording new orchestral music, concludes its 26th season with a free concert at New England Conservatory's Jordan Hall, Saturday, May 25, 2024, at 8:00 p.m.

Join the Princeton Symphony Orchestra as award-winning pianist Sara Davis Buechner performs Beethoven's Piano Concerto No. 1 in C Major, Op. 15 on May 11-12.

Explore the reimagined roots of anti-fascist dance with Anna Sokolow's performance at the Library of Congress, now available for streaming on demand. Discover the extraordinary find of handwritten scores by Alex North for Sokolow's dances.

Sokolow Theatre/Dance Ensemble joins forces with The Bang Group for a new edition of Close Quarters, performing Close Quarters II on Tuesday, April 30, 2024 at 8pm at The Slipper Room.

Discover the winners of the 41st Annual Elliot Norton Awards, celebrating excellence in the Boston theater scene. Stay updated with BroadwayWorld's latest news.

Join South Street Seaport Museum and Lenora Lee Dance for Convergent Waves: NYC, an immersive multimedia free dance event abroad the 1885 tall ship Wavertree!