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Sandglass Theater's D-GENERATION: AN EXALTATION OF LARKS to Play New England Youth Theatre, 3/22-23

(3/15/2013) - D-Generation: An Exaltation of Larks, is returning to Brattleboro's New England Youth Theatre, March 22 and 23 at 7:30 p.m. The performances are a preview for Sanglass Theater's national tour which will open at Theater Grottesco in Santa Fe, New Mexico, April 18-21.

A STORY'S A STORY Plays Town Hall Theater, 3/30

(3/14/2013) - Deborah Lubar returns to the stage in her much beloved one-woman show A Story's a Story in a benefit for the Addison County Parent Child Center on March 30 at Town Hall Theater in Middlebury.

Now Playing Onstage in Vermont - Week of 3/10/2013

(3/10/2013) - Upcoming Shows - Week of 3/10/2013 for Vermont

FALSETTOS at Town Hall Theatre, 3/21-24

(3/7/2013) - When FALSETTOS opened on Broadway in 1992, the theater world knew it was experiencing something brand new in musical theater. Everything about FALSETTOS breaks the mold of the Broadway musical.

Northern Stage Hires New Artistic Director, Managing Director

(3/6/2013) - Northern Stage, the professional theater company in White River Junction, VT, has announced the hiring of a new management team, including an Artistic Director and Managing Director.

Now Playing Onstage in Vermont - Week of 3/03/2013

(3/3/2013) - Upcoming Shows - Week of 3/03/2013 for Vermont

Metropolitan Opera Broadcast of Wagner's PARSIFAL Screens at Town Hall Theater Today

(3/2/2013) - Based on a 13th-century epic poem, Wagner's epic, Parsifal, tells the story of the Arthurian knight and his quest for the Holy Grail. Its themes are hope, discovery and rebirth - themes that perfectly suit the arrival of springtime. The 5 -hour broadcast begins at noon today, March 2, at Middlebury's Town Hall Theater.

Historic Announcement for BroadwayWorld.com - Selected for Inclusion in the Library of Congress Web Archives for Performing Arts

(3/1/2013) - BroadwayWorld.com is thrilled to have been asked to be included in the United States Library of Congress as part of their Official Performing Arts Historical Web Archives.

The Met Live in HD's FANCESCA DA RIMINI to Screen at Middlebury's Town Hall Theater, 3/16

(2/28/2013) - Composing in the early 1900's, Riccardo Zandonai was thought to be the logical heir to Puccini. Brilliant and musically gifted, he was so popular for a time that he was considered to complete Puccini's unfinished Turandot.

Town Hall Theater Presents OTTER NONSENSE, 3/15

(2/28/2013) - Making people laugh is never easy. Doing it on stage, in front of a packed house, with no script and no idea what happens next - that's the challenge of improvisational comedy. The best improv troupe around is Middlebury College's Otter Nonsense, which returns to Town Hall Theater on March 15.

Ryan Scott Oliver, Brett Ryback's DARLING Awarded Weston Playhouse Theatre Company's New Musical Award

(2/26/2013) - The Weston Playhouse Theatre Company has announced Darling as the winner of its seventh annual New Musical Award. Written by Ryan Scott Oliver and Brett Ryback, Darling is described as a coming-of-age story about a teenager, Ursula Morgan, who leaves behind her upper-class family and finds herself in the seedy underground of Depression-era Boston -- a world of sex, jazz and a mysterious drug called....fairy dust.

Town Hall Theater to Screen Verdi's RIGOLETTO Today

(2/24/2013) - In a bold new production, Tony Award winning director Michael Mayer has set Verdi's towering tragedy in the bright lights and seedy underbelly of 1960's Las Vegas.

Metropolitan Opera Broadcast of Wagner's PARSIFAL to Screen at Town Hall Theater, 3/2

(2/19/2013) - Based on a 13th-century epic poem, Wagner's epic, Parsifal, tells the story of the Arthurian knight and his quest for the Holy Grail. Its themes are hope, discovery and rebirth - themes that perfectly suit the arrival of springtime. The 5 -hour broadcast begins at noon on Saturday, March 2, at Middlebury's Town Hall Theater.

Theatre Kavanah to Bring THE CHOSEN to Town Hall Theater, 3/7

(2/19/2013) - Theatre Kavanah, a Burlington-based company devoted to exploring the intricacies of the Jewish experience, will bring a staged reading of Aaron Posner and Chaim Potok's The Chosen to Town Hall Theater on Thursday, March 7th.

Bill Charmichael Sings Richard Rogers at THT, 3/9

(2/19/2013) - After decades performing on the Broadway stage, Bill Carmichael relocated to Vergennes, Vermont. He hasn't stopped performing, however, and on Saturday, March 9, he'll appear at Middlebury's Town Hall Theater in a special presentation of the songs of Richard Rodgers.

Now Playing Onstage in Vermont - Week of 2/17/2013

(2/17/2013) - Upcoming Shows - Week of 2/17/2013 for Vermont

Vermont Comedy Cabaret at Middlebury's Town Hall Theater Set for 2/28

(2/14/2013) - The temperature is low, the days are short and the snow is grey, but Middlebury's Town Hall Theater is all a-giggle. On February 28 at 7:00 pm, audiences can beat the winter doldrums with an evening of comedy in the cozy THT Cabaret.

The Met: Live in HD's PARSIFAL to Screen at Middlebury, VT's Town Hall Theater, 3/2

(2/12/2013) - Metropolitan Opera's 'Live in HD' presents an all new production of Wagner's PARSIFAL, broadcast at Middlebury's Town Hall Theater on Saturday, March 2 at noon.

Now Playing Onstage in Vermont - Week of 2/10/2013

(2/10/2013) - Upcoming Shows - Week of 2/10/2013 for Vermont

Comedy Rules Northern Stage's THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING EARNEST, Now thru 2/24

(2/6/2013) - Few plays have stood the test of time in the way that The Importance of Being Earnest has. Written in 1895, this 'Serious Comedy for Trivial People,' as playwright Oscar Wilde termed it, offers situations and comedy that remain timeless and fresh. The characters are memorable, from the careless and self-centered Jack to the innocent and impressionable Cecily. Wilde skewers Victorian society in a manner that leaves audiences laughing from start to finish.

Town Hall Theater to Screen Verdi's RIGOLETTO, 2/24

(2/5/2013) - In a bold new production, Tony Award winning director Michael Mayer has set Verdi's towering tragedy in the bright lights and seedy underbelly of 1960's Las Vegas.

Now Playing Onstage in Vermont - Week of 2/03/2013

(2/3/2013) - Upcoming Shows - Week of 2/03/2013 for Vermont

THE MAGIC SOUP AND OTHER STORIES Plays Sandglass Theatre Today

(2/2/2013) - Sandglass Theater, Crabgrass Puppet Theatre, and Puppetwork New England Present: Winter Sunshine Series shows for kids of all ages, continuing with Brad Shur's The Magic Soup and other tales today, February 2nd at 2 and 4pm.

CMTF, Excel Initiatives, Touring Camps and More Set for Broadway Workshop in 2013

(1/31/2013) - Broadway Workshop, Manhattan's fastest growing acting program for young artists, now celebrating their 5th year, has announced their 2013 summer camp and summer intensive schedule.

Middlebury Community Players Presents PLAY ON!, 2/14-17

(1/31/2013) - Anyone who has ever been involved in community theater will identify very strongly with the maxim "If anything can go wrong - it will." That's exactly what happens in the hilarious comedy Play On! which will be presented by the Middlebury Community Players at Town Hall Theater on February 14-17.

Town Hall Theater Announces Presents Jazz Flute and Piano Concert Tonight

(1/30/2013) - It caused a sensation when it was first heard in 1976. The Claude Bolling Suite, a brilliant combination of jazz flute and classical piano, will be heard in a special concert at Middlebury's Town Hall Theater tonight, January 30.

Comedy Rules Northern Stage's THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING EARNEST, 2/6-24

(1/29/2013) - Few plays have stood the test of time in the way that The Importance of Being Earnest has. Written in 1895, this 'Serious Comedy for Trivial People,' as playwright Oscar Wilde termed it, offers situations and comedy that remain timeless and fresh. The characters are memorable, from the careless and self-centered Jack to the innocent and impressionable Cecily. Wilde skewers Victorian society in a manner that leaves audiences laughing from start to finish.

Now Playing Onstage in Vermont - Week of 1/27/2013

(1/27/2013) - Upcoming Shows - Week of 1/27/2013 for Vermont

THE MAGIC SOUP AND OTHER STORIES to Play Sandglass Theatre, 2/2

(1/22/2013) - Sandglass Theater, Crabgrass Puppet Theatre, and Puppetwork New England Present: Winter Sunshine Series shows for kids of all ages, continuing with Brad Shur's The Magic Soup and other tales on Saturday, February 2nd at 2 and 4pm.

EDUCATING RITA, NEXT TO NORMAL, TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD and More Set for Weston Vermont Theatre's 2013 Season

(1/22/2013) - Vermont's award-winning Weston Playhouse Theatre Company has announced its 2013 season of shows - a sweeping collection of modern classics and emergent theatrical work. Weston's Resident Producing Director Steve Stettler says the new season is 'populated by a collection of dreamers whose stories will send you out of the theatre full of hope.'

Now Playing Onstage in Vermont - Week of 1/20/2013

(1/20/2013) - Upcoming Shows - Week of 1/20/2013 for Vermont

Town Hall Theater Announces Classical Jazz Flute and Piano Concert, 1/30

(1/15/2013) - It caused a sensation when it was first heard in 1976. The Claude Bolling Suite, a brilliant combination of jazz flute and classical piano, will be heard in a special concert at Middlebury's Town Hall Theater on Wednesday, January 30.

Now Playing Onstage in Vermont - Week of 1/13/2013

(1/13/2013) - Upcoming Shows - Week of 1/13/2013 for Vermont

Join the STUDENT CENTER Team and Cover Theater in Your School!

(1/10/2013) - Classes are back and so is BroadwayWorld's Student Center! Whether you're involved with your school's productions backstage or onstage, we have some exciting opportunities for you to promote your shows and theater programs! Read on and apply today!

Eric Bass and Bob Berky Set for RICHARD 3.5: LIGHT RUMINATIONS ON MURDER at Sandglass Theater, 1/4 & 5

(1/3/2013) - Eric Bass and Bob Berky are back and they promise to kill again! On Friday and Saturday, January 4 and 5, at 7:30pm the internationally acclaimed performers take to the stage at Sandglass Theater for two special performances of 'Richard 3.5: light ruminations on murder'. Bass and Berky return for two special nights of blood and guts entertainment with their two-man ragtime cabaret version of Shakespeare's famous tale of power-driven murder. Richard 3.5 is a dark comedy that pulls out all the stops and blends Shakespeare with puppets, physical comedy, and contemporary political relevancy.

Town Hall Theater to Screen THE MAGISTRATE, Starring John Lithgow, 1/17

(1/3/2013) - Academy Award nominee and Tony Award-winner John Lithgow returns to the English stage in the title role of Arthur Wing Pinero's uproarious Victorian farce, The Magistrate.

BWW's Top Vermont Theatre Stories of 2012

(12/26/2012) - BroadwayWorld brings you the Best of Vermont in the year 2012. Check out the Top Theatre Stories from each month during in the year 2012. We look forward to another exciting year of theatre in 2013!

BWW Reviews: Northern Stage 'Makes You Believe' With PETER PAN

(12/24/2012) - After taking Christmas Eve and Christmas Day off, Peter Pan plays through January 6th, 2013, at the Briggs Opera House in White River Junction, Vermont.

Now Playing Onstage in Vermont - Week of 12/23/2012

(12/23/2012) - Upcoming Shows - Week of 12/23/2012 for Vermont

Jimi Hendrix's 1969 Woodstock Concert to Screen at Town Hall Theater, 1/11

(12/21/2012) - In celebration of the 70th Anniversary of Jimi Hendrix's Birth and available for the very first time, Jimi Hendrix's unforgettable August 1969 Woodstock concert will be shown in its entirety on the big screen at Middlebury's Town Hall Theater. The performance stands as one of the finest in rock music history and includes 'Voodoo Child (Slight Return),' 'Fire,' 'Purple Haze' and 'Foxey Lady' as well as Hendrix's dramatic interpretation of the 'Star Spangled Banner.'