Tag: American Repertory Theater
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How voices shaped Gloria Steinem
New A.R.T. play, “Gloria: A Life,” explores Steinem’s past and feminism today through talking circles.
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‘Thumbelina’ carries big message to the stage
Harvard junior Julia Riew decided to bring a special message to the A.R.T. stage with “Thumbelina,” this year’s family holiday show.
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Sing me Ishmael
Dave Malloy, who turned “War and Peace” into Tony Award-winning musical, takes on “Moby-Dick.”
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Teens tackle question of freedom in America
Boston-area high school students will perform “Freedom Acts” on Nov. 2‒3. As part of the A.R.T.’s Proclamation Project, the play tackles questions of what hypocrisies and contradictions exist in what we think of as American freedom.
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Fall into art
A sampling of the season’s best in local music, theater, and visual arts.
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Last dance, last chance
The curtain comes down Sept. 7 on the immersive, disco-insistent “Donkey Show” after a decade-long run at A.R.T.
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The Spice Girls of Henry VIII
“Six,” the hit British musical bound for A.R.T., recasts the six wives of Henry VIII as girl-power pop stars.
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‘A town hall for the 21st century’
American Repertory Theater announced today it has selected internationally renowned architects Haworth Tompkins to design its future home on Harvard’s Allston campus.
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All the world’s a stage
The American Repertory Theater’s upcoming season lineup will include three world premieres.
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A far-reaching gift to the arts
A $100 million donation from David E. ’93 and Stacey L. Goel will enable Harvard, in tandem with the American Repertory Theater, to imagine a 21st-century research and performance center on Allston campus.
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Song of the sea
The A.R.T.’s “Endlings” features characters whose lives are completely foreign from, yet connected to, playwright Celine Song.
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Sampling the city around you
A guide to the arts in the Boston area for the chilly (and the warmer) months ahead.
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400 years later, a moment ripe for ‘Othello’
Professor Stephen Greenblatt sits down with Bill Rauch ’84, director of the Oregon Shakespeare Festival, to discuss a new production of “Othello” now at the A.R.T.
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Celebrating a decade of musical theater
The American Repertory Theater’s production of “ExtraOrdinary” samples a decade of musicals while tapping into performers’ stories.
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What’s up in Boston’s fall arts scene
Highlights of what’s happening in music, theater, and art in Boston this fall.
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Voicing the moods of Langston Hughes
A stage revival of the 1931 Langston Hughes poem “Black Clown” premiers at Harvard’s American Repertory Theater.
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‘Jagged Little Pill,’ from songs to musical
Singer-songwriter Alanis Morissette’s alternative rock album “Jagged Little Pill” is the basis for a new musical adaptation at the American Repertory Theater directed by A.R.T. Artistic Director Diane Paulus.
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The topic is race, onstage and afterward
Poet Claudia Rankine’s new play places a conversation about race center stage and encourages audiences to continue to engage with the discussion after the curtain falls.
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Social change from the stage
Based on true experiences, “Hear Word!” at the American Repertory Theater weaves together music, spoken word, dance, and song to tell what Nigerian women endure in a society that puts men first, frequently turns its back on sexual assault and abuse, and values marriage above all else.
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Modern opera with an old soul
Pianist-composer Matt Aucoin ’12 is now co-artistic director of the American Modern Opera Company, set for Harvard performances Dec. 15-18.
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Bringing out the edge in Austen’s wit
Playwright Kate Hamill’s adaptation of “Sense & Sensibility,” at the A.R.T. through Jan. 14, accentuates Jane Austen’s gift for comedy.
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Depths of slavery, heard, seen, and felt
The poetry of Phillis Wheatley adds power to a film by Harvard scholars that re-creates an 18th-century campus debate on slavery.
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Echoes of Capote and Warhol
“WARHOLCAPOTE” draws from 75 hours of conversations between Andy Warhol and Truman Capote recorded during the 1970s, when they discussed everything from the trials of fame to using their talks to create their own Broadway show.
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Warhol’s Marilyn
A special show at Harvard Art Museums features a series of 10 prints from Andy Warhol’s “Marilyn Monroe” portfolio.
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Student actress or acting student?
Ashley LaLonde ’20 may soon have the enviable dilemma of choosing between following her dream to Broadway or continuing her studies at Harvard.
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What I did on my Summer Explorations
A cross between camp and summer school, the Harvard Ed Portal program lets kids learn by having fun.
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Tango with a serious message
“Arrabal,” a new American Repertory Theater show with a book by Harvard graduate John Weidman explores the brutal years of Argentina’s military dictatorship through tango and music.
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On stage: Nights of ‘the Iguana’
Director Michael Wilson is bringing Tennessee Williams’ “Night of the Iguana” to the American Repertory Theater with an all-star cast.
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Actor John Lithgow to receive Harvard Arts Medal
Award-winning actor John Lithgow ’67, Ar.D. ’05, is the recipient of the 2017 Harvard Arts Medal, which marks the opening of Arts First at Harvard.