Theatre

April 6, 2022
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Salem
Theatre

Queer and Complicated is Goodreau’s THE THING THEY LOVE

by cns2020
By Easton Mills Parker Goodreau’s THE THING THEY LOVE is available for streaming until April 30th, 2022. Get tickets Here. Set in prohibition-era New York City, the world premiere of the THE THING THEY LOVE from Salem State University features a big, queer family with familiar yet complicated problems. They must navigate the difference between the world they love, and
April 6, 2022
March 22, 2022
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Marblehead
Theatre

The Pirates of Penzance opens next week and runs for a limited time!

by Felicia Cheney
Marblehead Little Theatre is excited to announce the production of The Pirates of Penzance, with music by Arthur Sullivan and libretto by W. S. Gilbert. Produced and directed by Robert Kerrigan, with associate direction by Kelly Murphy and music direction by Thomas Smoker, The Pirates of Penzance will be performed in concert at Abbot Hall in Marblehead, MA. This comedic opera follows the
March 22, 2022
March 22, 2022
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Marblehead
Theatre

The Pirates of Penzance opens next week and runs for a limited time!

by Felicia Cheney
Marblehead Little Theatre is excited to announce the production of The Pirates of Penzance, with music by Arthur Sullivan and libretto by W. S. Gilbert. Produced and directed by Robert Kerrigan, with associate direction by Kelly Murphy and music direction by Thomas Smoker, The Pirates of Penzance will be performed in concert at Abbot Hall in Marblehead, MA. This comedic opera follows the
March 22, 2022
March 22, 2022
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Kids
Theatre

Wheelock Family Theatre At Boston University Proudly Announces The Wizard Of Oz!

by Felicia Cheney
After suspending productions in front of an audience for more than two years (775 days) due to the pandemic, Wheelock Family Theatre will return to the stage with a beloved production for all ages, The Wizard of Oz because, after all, “there’s no place like home.” “In a way it feels like a homecoming,” says actor David Jiles Jr., who
March 22, 2022
March 11, 2022
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Marblehead
Theatre

Nothing Truly Lost in TRANSLATIONS

by cns2020
By Easton Mills Live theatre has returned to Marblehead Little Theatre’s cozy Firehouse Black Box with Brian Friel’s Translations, directed by Trudi Olivetti and produced by Steve Black and Erin Pelikov.  Set in the fictional town of Baile Beag – no it’s not pronounced how it’s spelled – in the rolling greens of Donegal, a rural village in 19th century
March 11, 2022
February 17, 2022
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FEATURE
LGBTQ

A Queer Community Waiting to Be Found in Goodreau’s THE THING THEY LOVE

by Felicia Cheney
by Joey Phoenix An alluring drama about trust, gender, love, and money, Goodreau’s The Thing They Love takes inspiration from Mae West’s 1927 dramatization, The Drag. Set in prohibition-era New York City, a big, queer family assembles with familiar yet complicated problems. They must navigate the difference between the world they love, and the world outside their doorstep by learning
February 17, 2022
February 8, 2022
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LGBTQ
PARTNER STORIES

SSU’s THE THING THEY LOVE to Explore Queerness in 1920s NYC

by Felicia Cheney
Salem State Theatre Department presents the world premiere of The Thing They Love written by 2021 graduate Parker Goodreau. Directed by Esme Allen, the production will take place at the Sophia Gordon Center March 3 – 6, followed by virtual streaming March 20 – April 30. Tickets for both performance modalities are available at www.salemstatetickets.com.  Set in prohibition-era New York
February 8, 2022
November 8, 2021
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PARTNER STORIES
Performing Arts

A Christmas Carol Celebrates Its 30th Annual Production at North Shore Music Theatre

by joeyphoenix
From North Shore Music Theatre Bill Hanney’s North Shore Music Theatre (NSMT) will present the area’s largest and most beloved production of A CHRISTMAS CAROL for its 30th Annual Production. This award-winning, original musical adaptation of Charles Dickens’ classic story was created solely for North Shore Music Theatre in 1989 and cannot be seen anywhere else. The show will play
November 8, 2021
August 26, 2021
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PARTNER STORIES
Performing Arts

Salem State Arts Returns to Live Events on September 9 with Free Faculty Dance Concert 

by joeyphoenix
From The Center for Creative and Performing Arts at Salem State University The Center for Creative and Performing Arts at Salem State returns to presenting live performances and other arts events on campus with a Faculty and Guest Artist Dance Concert on Thursday, September 9 at 7:30 pm in the Sophia Gordon Center.  Admission is free but advance registration is
August 26, 2021
August 20, 2021
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Theatre
TRENDING

Third Citizen Theatre Company Presents As You Like It

by joeyphoenix
AS YOU LIKE IT, by William Shakespeare, directed by Peter Sampieri Outdoors at the Salem Willows Bandshell August 28th and 29th and September 4th, 5th and 6th. Where and When: Salem, MA, 2021 – Third Citizen Theatre Company presents William Shakespeare’s As You Like It as their first annual Shakespeare at the Willows at the Salem Willows Bandshell. Performances are
August 20, 2021