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guide to local theater (continued) book, music, and lyrics by Jonathan Larson directed by Benjamin Evett musical direction by Todd C. Gordon choreography by Kelli Edwards featuring New Rep Favorites Aimee Doherty, Eve Kagan and Maurice E. Parent IN RESIDENCE AT THE ARSENAL CENTER FOR THE ARTS newrep.org 617-923-8487 Sept. 4 - Sept. 25, 2011 charles mosesian theater HUNTINGTON THEATRE COMPANY MUSIC BY 321 ARSENAL ST. WATERTOWN MA Tickets start at $28 Free Parking! PRESENTS LEONARD BERNSTEIN LYRICS BY RICHARD WILBUR DIRECTED BY MARY ZIMMERMAN THE GLORIOUS MUSICAL CANDIDE SEPT.10-OCT.16 “Gorgeously imagined, Candide is a garden of delights!” BU THEATRE / AVENUE OF THE ARTS — CHICAGO SUN-TIMES BUDDY COP 2, Stoneham Theatre, 395 Main St., Stoneham, 781-279-2200. Oct 20–Nov 6. For the residents of Shandon, Indiana, it’s Christmas in August as the town rallies to honor a girl’s dying wish and the local police fight crime from the community center after a flood. As the fruitcakes and Christmas watermelons collect, this quirky and touching play shows how a community unites to help one of its own, and how, even in the smallest of towns, secrets are waiting to be revealed. CANDIDE, Huntington Theatre Company, Boston University Theatre, 264 Huntington Ave., 617-266-0800. Sep 10–Oct 16. Featuring Leonard Bernstein’s soaring score and lyrics from some of the wittiest writers of all time, this outrageous musical satire tells the story of naïve Candide. Banished for romancing the Baron’s daughter, Candide is plagued by a series of absurd hardships that challenges his optimistic outlook on life and love. CAT ON A HOT TIN ROOF, Riverside Theatre Works, 45 Fairmount Ave., Hyde Park, 617-361-5269. Sep 16–Oct 2. Set in the 1950s in the Deep South, Tennessee Williams’ classic begins as a plantation owner celebrates what he thinks is his cure from cancer on his 65th birthday. This sultry drama explores a family’s internal battle to look truthfully at its own past as shocking secrets are revealed. CHICAGO, Metro Stage Company, Cambridge Family YMCA Theatre, 820 Massachusetts Ave., Cambridge, 617-524-5013. Oct 21–29. In roaring ’20s Chicago, Roxie Hart murders a faithless lover and is sent to death row, where she and fellow “Merry Murderess” Velma Kelly vie for headlines and the spotlight, ultimately joining forces in search of the “American Dream”: fame, fortune and acquittal. COLLECTED STORIES, New Repertory Theatre, Charles Mosesian Theater, Arsenal Center for the Arts, 321 Arsenal St., Watertown, 617-923-8487. Oct 9–30. Ruth Steiner, a critically acclaimed author, takes her student, Lisa, under her wing. When Lisa becomes a much-admired published writer and uses Ruth’s secretive life story for her own novel, the balance of power shifts and the boundaries of their relationship is called into question in this play by Pulitzer Prize winner Donald Margulies (Dinner With Friends). CURTAINS, The Boston Conservatory Theater, 31 Hemenway St., 617-912-9222. Oct 3–6. It’s the brassy, bright and promising year of 1959. Boston’s Colonial Theatre is host to the opening night performance of a new musical. When the leading lady mysteriously dies on stage, the entire cast and crew are suspects. Enter a local detective, who just happens to be a musical theater fan. DEARLY BELOVED, The CoLab Theatre Company, Unity Church of God, 6 William St., Somerville, 800-838-3006. Oct 21–Nov 19. In this world premiere by by Brendan Doris-Pierce, Julius and his best friend Morrie live together comfortably, reliving their college days. But Julius’ girlfriend, June, is growing frustrated with Morrie’s quirks—specifically his phobia of all things related to love and sex. They find themselves awash in wedding invitations, prompting a crisis in Julius’ and June’s relationship. THE DIVINE SISTER, SpeakEasy Stage Company, Roberts Studio Theatre, Calderwood Pavilion at the Boston Center for the Arts, 527 Tremont St., 617-933-8600. Oct 21–Nov 19. This gleefully twisted tale by Charles Busch (Die, Mommie, Die! and Psycho Beach Party) tells the story of an indomitable Mother 48 AMERICAN REPERTORY THEATER
guide to local theater (continued) Superior trying to cope with a young postulant experiencing “visions,” a sensitive schoolboy in need of mentoring, a mysterious nun visiting from Berlin and a former suitor intent on luring her away from her vows. DOGG’S HAMLET and CAHOOT’S MACBETH, Whistler in the Dark, Plaza Black Box Theatre, Boston Center for the Arts, 539 Tremont St., 617-933-8600. Oct 27–Nov 19. An evening of word-wizardry combining two short Tom Stoppard plays is presented. In the first play, three students are setting up for their production of a 15-minute Hamlet to be performed in its original language. The catch? These students speak Dogg—a language comprised of English words but with different meanings. In the second play, renegade actors stage a secret performance of Shakespeare’s Macbeth that becomes a stark and moving metaphor for resistance in a time of censorship. THE DONKEY SHOW, American Repertory Theater, Oberon, 2 Arrow St., Cambridge, 617-547-8300. Ongoing. Bringing the ultimate disco experience to Boston, this crazy circus of mirror balls, feathered divas, roller skaters and hustle queens tells the story of A Midsummer Night’s Dream through great ’70s anthems you know by heart. THE FARM, Boston Playwrights’ Theatre, Walcott Theatre, 949 Commonwealth Ave., 866-811-4111. Sep 29–Oct 23. Something went wrong, but Finn’s not talking. Instead, he’s retiring, and Parker needs to know why. But trust doesn’t come easy at the CIA, and as the two operatives match wits, it becomes clear that they may not even be on the same side. FIGHTING OVER BEVERLEY, Gloucester Stage Company, 267 East Main St., Gloucester, 978-281-4433. Through Sep 11. Israel Horovitz’s romantic comedy pits three 70-somethings—Beverley, a WWII English war bride; Zelly, her fisherman husband; and Archie, the Brit Beverley jilted 53 years ago—against each other as they hash out their feelings while plotting an uncertain future. FISHNET-NETWORKS.NET!, The Theatre at Club Cafe, 209 Columbus Ave., 866-811-4111. Through Sep 9. Economy got you down? Job trouble? Sick of being trapped in your cubicle? Get the urge to smack your co-workers with a fish stick (or 10)? Don’t worry! FishNet-NetWorks.Net is hiring in this hilarious, politically incorrect audience-interactive parody of a large American computer networking company. THE GERSHWINS’ PORGY AND BESS, American Repertory Theater, Loeb Drama Center, 64 Brattle St., Cambridge, 617- 547-8300. Through Oct 2. Internationally renowned stars Audra McDonald, Norm Lewis and David Alan Grier and A.R.T. Artistic Director Diane Paulus take on a revival adapted by Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Suzan-Lori Parks (Topdog/Underdog) and OBIE-winning composer Diedre Murray (Best of Both Worlds). Set in 1930s Charleston, South Carolina, this classic (which had its world premiere at Boston’s Colonial Theatre in 1935) tells the story of beautiful and troubled Bess, who turns to crippled beggar Porgy in search of safety after her possessive lover commits murder, and boasts such beloved works as “Summertime,” “Bess, You Is My Woman” and “It Ain’t Necessarily So.” Richard Bell: Uz vs.Them Ken Gonzales-Day: Profiled TUFTS UNIVERSITY ART GALLERY @ THE SHIRLEY AND ALEX AIDEKMAN ARTS CENTER THE GERSHWINS’ PORGY AND BESS 49
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