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Forever Tango titillates the senses.
If you love watching Dancing With the Stars on TV, you will be in heaven as you watch the Luis Bravo’s Forever Tango. These magnificent dancers appear at the Cutler Majestic Theatre at Emerson College now through November 2.
Forever Tango gives you a tango history lesson from its beginning in the underbelly of Buenos Aires and Montevideo in the 1890s. The dance originated in lower class districts (some say brothels) and grew to be one of the most popular dance forms worldwide. The dancers seamlessly go from decade to decade with precision and artistry.
It looks easy but just try it and you will get a deeper appreciation of what the dancers bring to the tango. Go and see what they were raving about in the New York production, then call a dance studio and learn the tango. I did.

INTERNATIONALLY ACCLAIMED SENSATION
LUIS BRAVO’S
FOREVER TANGO
IN SEVEN SIZZLING PERFORMANCES AT
BOSTON’S CUTLER MAJESTIC THEATRE
Playing October 29-November 2, 2013
— Tickets Now On Sale —

Luis Bravo’s FOREVER TANGO, the sizzling international sensation, returns to Boston for seven performances only, playing Tuesday, October 29 – Saturday, November 2 at the Cutler Majestic Theatre. FOREVER TANGO comes to Boston direct from an unprecedented fourth run on Broadway, following highly acclaimed tours in Europe, Asia, the Middle East, throughout the United States and he Americas. Press night is set for Tuesday, October 29 at 7:30 pm.

Sensuous and sophisticated, the tango inhabits a world where everything can be said with the flick of a leg, the tug of a hand, the tap of a foot and the arch of an eyebrow. Created and directed by Luis Bravo, FOREVER TANGO was voted Best Touring Musical by Bay Area Theatre Critics Circle in San Francisco where it played an unprecedented 92 weeks at the Theatre on the Square and has returned season after season. Truly an international event, FOREVER TANGO was also awarded the coveted Simpatia Prize at the 1996 Spoleto Festival in Italy.

FOREVER TANGO features fourteen world-class tango dancers, one vocalist and an on-stage eleven piece orchestra, including the instrument of the tango, the bandoneon, in an evening that celebrates the passionate music and dance of Argentina. The dances, performed to original and traditional music, are the result of collaboration between each couple and director/creator Bravo. “The tango is a feeling that you dance,” says Bravo, “a story you tell in three minutes. It’s passionate, it’s melancholic. It’s tender, violent. You dance it with somebody – but it is so internal, you dance it by yourself. More than just a dance, the tango is music, a drama, a culture, a way of life.”

FOREVER TANGO tells the story of the birth of the tango in 19th century Argentina where thousands of men, having abandoned a disintegrating Europe to emigrate to South America, found themselves in the crowded abattoirs (packing houses), the bars and street corners of the arrabales (outlying barrios) and in the enramadas (brothels). The tango was born of this lonely and violent existence. Originally shunned by Argentina society as indecent, the tango became an overnight craze in upper-class Paris when Argentine intellectuals taught it when traveling abroad. The tango quickly spread across Europe and to America, and was eventually re-imported home to Argentina society, though not unchanged. Born in the brothels and bordellos of Buenos Aires, the tango may be Argentina’s best known export.

Creator/director of FOREVER TANGO, Luis Bravo is a world-class cellist who has performed with major symphonies throughout the world. His distinguished credits include appearances with the Los Angeles Philharmonic, the Colon Theatre Opera House, the Buenos Aires Philharmonic and other prestigious ensembles.

FOREVER TANGO’s design team includes Argemira Affonso (Costumes), Luis Bravo (Lighting), Mike Miller (Sound), and Jean-Luc Don Vito (Make-up) and Carlos Diaz (Production). Víctor Lavallén serves as Musical Director/Arranger and composed some of the music in the show.

FOREVER TANGO opened on Broadway June of 1997 for what was expected to be an eight-week engagement, ran for 14 months and has since been back to New York on Broadway on three separate occasions, the latest being the summer of 2013 at the Walter Kerr Theatre. The New York Times called FOREVER TANGO, “A must-see!” And USA Today said, “Forever Tango shows that the style is more than steamy – it’s smart, even funny … a sensuous, seductive, pleasure.” The New York Daily News raved that the show was, “an evening of sheer pleasure! Sensual, elegant, dazzling!” And the Associated Press declared it to be, “the most theatrical show on Broadway!” These sizzling reviews and huge demand for tickets forced the run to be extended again and again.

The Boston engagement is presented by Artbeat, Inc., David Shaw, President. For more information about FOREVER TANGO, visit www.ForeverTango.us

FOREVER TANGO plays at The Cutler Majestic Theatre October 29 through November 2. Performances are Tuesday and Wednesday evenings at 7:30 pm; Thursday at 2:00 pm; Friday at 8:00 pm; and Saturday at 4:00 pm and 8:00 pm. Tickets for the engagement are priced at $30.00 – $95.00, and are on are on sale at the Cutler Majestic Theatre box office (219 Tremont St.), online at CutlerMajestic.org or by calling 617.824.8000.

Baritones UnBound:
Celebrating the UnCommon
Voice of the Common Man
Conceived by Marc Kudisch

Baritones UnBound is a tour de force. Their rousing standing ovation was well deserved.
Not only do you enjoy the three superb voices of Jeff Mattsey, co-creator with Kudish, Ben Davis and Marc Kudisch, you learn about the most common male voice, the baritone. A special nod to the fabulous pianist and Music Director Timothy Splain.

Here’s a brief sketch of the performers experience. Marc is a three-time Tony Award nominee, having appeared on Broadway in Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, 9-5, Bells are Ringing and Thoroughly Modern Millie . Ben Davis appeared opposite Kelly O’Hara and Victor Garber at Lincoln Centre. He was also in Sondheim’s A Little Night Music.
Jeff Mattsey is renowned worldwide for the baritone roles such as Marcello in La Boheme opposite Luciano Pavarotti need I say more. His voice is perfection. I could listen to him all night.

So what happens in this show, with a complicated too long title? It’s a whirlwind of music and historical and hysterical dialogue taking you though the years in opera Rossini, operetta Gilbert and Sullivan, Broadway, Jerry Herman Stephen Sondheim to, Bing Crosby, Frank Sinatra and Elvis. This terrific trio switches easily between the different musical genres and it’s all done without a mike. This reminded me of the old days when singers really could sing and project instead of today with all the amplification and pitch correction.
What ties the show together is the story of the baritone’s rise and fall. Who ever thought of it? But it was educational, interesting, amusing and the music most enjoyable.
How can you go wrong? Catch it at the beautifully restored Paramount Theatre, Arts Emerson in downtown Boston.
It runs now through October 20th. You won’t be sorry.

Baritones UnBound:
Celebrating the UnCommon
Voice of the Common Man
Conceived by Marc Kudisch

Baritones UnBound is a tour de force. Their rousing standing ovation was well deserved.
Not only do you enjoy the three superb voices of Jeff Mattsey, co-creator with Kudish, Ben Davis and Marc Kudisch, you learn about the most common male voice, the baritone. A special nod to the fabulous pianist and Music Director Timothy Splain.

Here’s a brief sketch of the performers experience. Marc is a three-time Tony Award nominee, having appeared on Broadway in Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, 9-5, Bells are Ringing and Thoroughly Modern Millie . Ben Davis appeared opposite Kelly O’Hara and Victor Garber at Lincoln Centre. He was also in Sondheim’s A Little Night Music.
Jeff Mattsey is renowned worldwide for the baritone roles such as Marcello in La Boheme opposite Luciano Pavarotti need I say more. His voice is perfection. I could listen to him all night.

So what happens in this show, with a complicated too long title? It’s a whirlwind of music and historical and hysterical dialogue taking you though the years in opera Rossini, operetta Gilbert and Sullivan, Broadway, Jerry Herman Stephen Sondheim to, Bing Crosby, Frank Sinatra and Elvis. This terrific trio switches easily between the different musical genres and it’s all done without a mike. This reminded me of the old days when singers really could sing and project instead of today with all the amplification and pitch correction.
What ties the show together is the story of the baritone’s rise and fall. Who ever thought of it? But it was educational, interesting, amusing and the music most enjoyable.
How can you go wrong? Catch it at the beautifully restored Paramount Theatre, Arts Emerson in downtown Boston.
It runs now through October 20th. You won’t be sorry.

CITI EMERSON COLONIAL THEATRE

Performances now through October 20th!

BOSTON, MA – Inspired by the electrifying true story of the famed recording session that brought together rock n’ roll icons Johnny Cash, Jerry Lee Lewis, Carl Perkins and Elvis Presley, MILLION DOLLAR QUARTET has arrived at the Citi Performing Arts Center Emerson Colonial Theatre for a limited two week engagement now through October 20, 2013. MILLION DOLLAR QUARTET is part of the 2013-2014 Lexus Broadway In Boston Season.

Tickets are currently available through an authorized ticket seller found only at the Citi Center Box Office 1-866-348-9738, and by visiting www.BroadwayInBoston.com. Tickets can also be purchased directly at the Citi Performing Arts Center Wang Theatre Box Office, 270 Tremont St., Boston, MA during normal business hours (Tuesday through Saturday, 12pm to 6pm). Season Series patrons interested in tickets should call Broadway In Boston directly at 1-866-523-7469 and for Member tickets please call 1-866-551-7469. For groups of 10 or more please call Broadway In Boston Group Sales directly at 617-482-8616 or email Groups@broadwayinboston.com.

MILLION DOLLAR QUARTET, the 2010 Tony® Award nominee for Best Musical and Best Book of a Musical, is set on December 4, 1956, when an auspicious twist of fate brought Johnny Cash, Jerry Lee Lewis, Carl Perkins and Elvis Presley together. Sam Phillips, the “Father of Rock ‘n’ Roll” who was responsible for launching the careers of each icon, brought the four legendary musicians together at the Sun Records storefront studio in Memphis for the first and only time. The resulting evening became known as one of the greatest rock ‘n’ roll jam sessions in history.

MILLION DOLLAR QUARTET brings that legendary night to life with an irresistible tale of broken promises, secrets, betrayal and celebrations featuring an eclectic score of rock, gospel, R&B and country hits including; “Blue Suede Shoes,” “Fever,” “Sixteen Tons,” “Who Do You Love?,” “Great Balls of Fire,” “Matchbox,” “Folsom Prison Blues,” “Whole Lotta Shakin’ Goin’ On,” “Hound Dog,” and more.

The show is directed by Eric Schaeffer and features a book by Colin Escott and Floyd Mutrux. The design team includes: Derek McLane (scenic design), Howell Binkley (lighting design), Jane Greenwood (costume design), Kai Harada (sound design) and Chuck Mead (musical arrangements and supervision).

When the Broadway production opened in April 2010, critics and audiences leapt to their feet in unanimous praise. The New York Times called the show, “a buoyant new musical that whips the crowd into a frenzy,” New York Magazine labeled it, “a dazzling raucous spectacle that sounds like a million bucks,” and NY1 called it, “90 minutes of platinum grade entertainment.” The musical continued its successful New York engagement at New World Stages through June 2012.

The Chicago production of MILLION DOLLAR QUARTET opened in 2008 and is still playing to packed houses at the Apollo Theatre. The West End production played at the Noël Coward Theatre in London in 2011, and a Las Vegas production began performances at Harrah’s Showroom in Las Vegas in February.

MILLION DOLLAR QUARTET won a Tony Award® for Best Performance by a Featured Actor in a Musical and received a Tony Award® nomination for Best Musical and Best Book of a Musical (Colin Escott & Floyd Mutrux). The show received an Outer Critics Circle Award for Outstanding Featured Actor in a Musical, a Drama Desk nomination for Outstanding Musical Revue and three Drama League nominations including Distinguished Production of a Musical and Distinguished Performance.

MILLION DOLLAR QUARTET is produced by Relevant Theatricals, John Cossette Productions, American Pop Anthology and Broadway Across America.

For more information, please visit the official MILLION DOLLAR QUARTET website at www.MillionDollarQuartetLive.com or www.BroadwayInBoston.com. For the latest news, announcements and “backstage” access on all of our upcoming shows become a fan of Broadway In Boston at www.Facebook.com/BroadwayInBoston, follow us on Twitter @BroadwayBoston and on Instagram @BroadwayBoston.

PERFORMANCES ARE: Tuesday, Wednesday & Thursdays at 7:30pm
Fridays at 8:00pm
Saturdays at 2:00pm & 8:00pm
Sundays at 1:00pm & 6:30pm

TICKET PRICES: Starting at $33

TICKET INFORMATION:
Tickets are currently available through an authorized ticket seller found only at the Citi Center Box Office 1-866-348-9738, and by visiting www.BroadwayInBoston.com. Tickets can also be purchased directly at the Citi Performing Arts Center Wang Theatre Box Office, 270 Tremont St., Boston, MA during normal business hours (Tuesday through Saturday, 12pm

HUNTINGTON THEATRE COMPANY PRESENTS THREE PERFORMANCES OF JASON ROBERT BROWN’S “THE LAST FIVE YEARS” NOVEMBER 23 AND 24

(BOSTON) – The Huntington Theatre Company presents a concert version of Jason Robert Brown’s powerful contemporary musical The Last Five Years for three performances only November 23 and 24. Adam Kantor (Rent, Avenue Q) and Betsy Wolfe (The Mystery of Edwin Drood, Everyday Rapture) play the two twenty-something New Yorkers who dive head-first into marriage, fueled by the optimism of finding “the one.” Winner of Drama Desk Drama Awards for Outstanding Music and Outstanding Lyrics, The Last Five Years takes a bold look at one young couple’s hope that love endures the test of time.

This concert is based on the acclaimed, twice-extended production Brown directed at Second Stage last spring that Daily News praised as, “Graceful, gripping, and break-your-heart beautiful. Betsy Wolfe and Adam Kantor are simply irresistible.” Time Out New York said, “A stunning score! Brown may have won a Best Original Score Tony Award for 1998’s Parade, but this is far and away his finest work.” The 2013 Off Broadway Cast Recording is released today by Sh-K-Boom and Ghostlight Records.

The Last Five Years tells the story of a relationship from rising novelist Jamie Wellerstein’s perspective in chronological order, while struggling actress Cathy Hyatt’s experiences are revealed in reverse-chronology. The characters do not interact directly except for one song that takes place during their wedding. The beloved score features memorable Brown favorites such as “Moving Too Fast,” “I Can Do Better Than That,” and “Shiksa Goddess.”

“The Last Five Years is a cult favorite of musical theatre lovers,” says Huntington Artistic Director Peter DuBois. “I can’t wait to share it with Boston audiences this fall.”

ABOUT THE ARTISTS
Adam Kantor (Jamie) most recently played Jamie in the acclaimed New York revival of Jason Robert Brown’s The Last Five Years at Second Stage Theatre. He previously starred in Rent on Broadway as Mark, the final performance of which was captured by Sony Pictures for Rent: Filmed Live on Broadway. He also played Henry in the Pulitzer Prize-winning musical Next to Normal on Broadway and Princeton/Rod in Avenue Q Off Broadway. Mr. Kantor originated the role of Jeff in Nobody Loves You by Itamar Moses and Gaby Alter at The Old Globe. On television, he appeared as Ezra on “The Good Wife.” He is a graduate of Northwestern University in Chicago and studied at the British American Academy of Dramatic Arts in London and Stella Adler Studio in New York. He is a co-founder of the nonprofit arts education organization Broadway in South Africa.

Betsy Wolfe (Cathy) will be seen on Broadway as Ellen in the upcoming Woody Allen musical Bullets Over Broadway, directed by Susan Stroman. She previously appeared on Broadway in Roundabout Theater Company’s revival of The Mystery of Edwin Drood as Miss Deirdre Peregrine/Rosa Bud, Everyday Rapture (also Off Broadway) 110 in the Shade, The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee and Merrily We Roll Along with Encores!. Ms. Wolfe recently appeared as Cathy in the Off Broadway revival of The Last Five Years at Second Stage Theatre. She created the role of Mary Ann Singleton in ACT’s world premiere of Tales of the City, a musical based on Armistead Maupin’s novels, with music by the Scissor Sisters, originally workshopped at the O’Neill Theatre Conference. She can be heard on the recordings of Merrily We Roll Along, 35MM, 110 in the Shade, Everyday Rapture, and Stage Door Canteen. Ms. Wolfe starred in the San Francisco and Boston companies of The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee. Additional regional credits include Tommy at Dallas Theatre Center and Ragtime at Paper Mill Playhouse. She has been a guest artist for over 25 symphony, pops, and philharmonic orchestras across the US and internationally. At 23, she made her concert debut at Carnegie Hall as a headliner with the Cincinnati Pops under Maestro Erich Kunzel. Ms. Wolfe was a guest soloist for the New York City Ballet where she performed at Lincoln Center and at The Coliseum in London.

Andrew Resnick (Music Director/Pianist) served as music director for the Huntington’s production of A Civil War Christmas. He is a New York-based music director, pianist, and conductor. Broadway credits include the upcoming Bridges of Madison County, Peter and the Starcatcher, The Book of Mormon, and Wicked. He was the music director for Paula Vogel’s A Civil War Christmas at NYTW (2012) and Long Wharf Theatre (2008). Associate music director credits include Far From Heaven (Playwrights Horizons), A Room with a View (Old Globe), Sycamore Trees (Signature Theatre), and Dangerous Beauty (Pasadena Playhouse). Mr. Resnick is the pianist on the recently released 2013 Off Broadway Cast Recording of Jason Robert Brown’s The Last Five Years, as well as on Vernon Duke’s Sweet Bye and Bye and on Loesel and Burkell’s Sorta Love Songs. He is a graduate of Yale University.

Jason Robert Brown (Music, Lyrics, Original Director) is the composer and lyricist of 13 with Robert Horn and Dan Elish, which began its life in Los Angeles in 2007 and opened on Broadway in 2008; The Last Five Years, which was cited as one of Time magazine’s “10 Best of 2001” and won Drama Desk Awards for Best Music and Best Lyrics; Parade, with Alfred Uhry and directed by Harold Prince, which premiered at Lincoln Center Theater in 1998 and subsequently won both the Drama Desk and New York Drama Critics’ Circle Awards for Best New Musical and the Tony Award for Best Original Score; and Songs for a New World, a theatrical song cycle directed by Daisy Prince, which played Off Broadway in 1995, and has since been seen in hundreds of productions around the world. Parade was also the subject of a major revival directed by Rob Ashford, first at London’s Donmar Warehouse and then at the Mark Taper Forum in Los Angeles. Upcoming musical projects include Honeymoon in Vegas with Andrew Bergman, a musical adaptation of the 1992 film, and The Bridges of Madison County with Marsha Norman, adapted from the bestselling novel. He is also working with Daisy Prince and Jonathan Marc Sherman on a new chamber musical called The Connector. His orchestral adaptation of E.B. White’s novel, The Trumpet of the Swan, premiered at the Kennedy Center with John Lithgow and the National Symphony Orchestra. Mr. Brown is the winner of the 2002 Kleban Award for Outstanding Lyrics and the 1996 Gilman & Gonzalez-Falla Foundation Award for Musical Theatre. As a soloist or with his band The Caucasian Rhythm Kings, he has performed sold-out concerts around the world. His first solo album, Wearing Someone Else’s Clothes, featuring The Caucasian Rhythm Kings, was named one of Amazon.com’s Best of 2005 and is available from Sh-K-Boom Records. His collaboration with singer Lauren Kennedy, “Songs of Jason Robert Brown,” is available on PS Classics. Jason is also the composer of the incidental music for David Lindsay-Abaire’s Kimberly Akimbo and Fuddy Meers, Marsha Norman’s Last Dance, David Marshall Grant’s Current Events, Kenneth Lonergan’s The Waverly Gallery, and the Irish Repertory Theater’s production of Long Day’s Journey into Night. Jason will be serving as the musical supervisor and arranger for the upcoming musical, Prince of Broadway, a celebration of the career of Harold Prince. Jason studied composition with Samuel Adler, Christopher Rouse, and Joseph Schwantner at the Eastman School of Music in Rochester, NY.

Based on the 2007 Academy Award-winning film

Music & Lyrics by Academy Award Winners
GLEN HANSARD & MARKÉTA IRGLOVÁ

Book by ENDA WALSH
Direction by JOHN TIFFANY
Movement by STEVEN HOGGETT
Music Supervision and Orchestrations by MARTIN LOWE
Scenic and Costume Design by BOB CROWLEY
Lighting by NATASHA KATZ

PERFORMANCES AT THE BOSTON OPERA HOUSE JANUARY 7-19, 2014
Tickets go on sale this Sunday, September 22 at 10:00am!

BOSTON, MA- ONCE, winner of eight Tony Awards including Best Musical and the recipient of the 2013 Grammy Award for Best Musical Theater Album, comes to the Boston Opera House for a limited engagement January 7 – 19, 2014. ONCE is part of the Lexus 2013-2014 Broadway In Boston Season.

Tickets for ONCE go on sale to the public this Sunday, September 22, at 10:00am through an authorized ticket seller found only at Ticketmaster 1-800-982-2787, and by visiting www.BroadwayInBoston.com. Tickets will also be sold directly at the Boston Opera House Box Office, 539 Washington Street, Boston, MA during normal business hours (Monday through Friday, 10am to 5pm) beginning Monday, September 23. Season Series patrons interested in tickets should call Broadway In Boston directly at 1-866-523-7469 and for Member tickets please call 1-866-551-7469. For groups of 10+ please call Broadway In Boston Group Sales directly at 617-482-8616 or email Groups@broadwayinboston.com.

ONCE is the celebrated new musical based on the Academy Award-winning film. It tells the story of an Irish musician and a Czech immigrant drawn together by their shared love of music. Over the course of one fateful week, their unexpected friendship and collaboration evolves into a powerful but complicated romance, heightened by the raw emotion of the songs they create together. Brought to the stage by an award-winning team of visionary artists and featuring an ensemble cast of gifted actor/musicians, ONCE is a musical celebration of life and love: thrilling in its originality, daring in its honesty… and unforgettable in every way.

The ONCE tour cast will feature Stuart Ward* (Guy), Dani De Waal (Girl), Ray Bokhour (Da), Matt Deangelis (Švec), John Gardner (Eamon), Donna Garner (Baruška), Evan Harrington (Billy), Ryan Link (Emcee), Benjamin Magnuson (Bank Manager), Alex Nee (Andrej), Erica Swindell (Ex-Girlfriend), Kolette Tetlow (Ivanka), Claire Wellin (Réza), Estelle Bajou, Stephen McIntyre, Zander Meisner, Tina Stafford, Tiffany Topol and Matt Wolpe.

*Stuart Ward is appearing with the support of Actors’ Equity Association. The producers gratefully acknowledge Actors’ Equity Association for its assistance of this production.

ONCE features the Academy Award-winning music and lyrics of Glen Hansard and Markéta Irglová, a book by award-winning Irish playwright & screenwriter, Enda Walsh (Penelope, Hunger, The New Electric Ballroom), direction by the acclaimed Scottish director of Black Watch, John Tiffany, movement by Steven Hoggett (Black Watch, American Idiot) and music supervision and orchestrations by Martin Lowe (Mamma Mia!). The set and costume design are by five time Tony Award winner Bob Crowley (The Coast of Utopia, Mary Poppins), lighting design is by Tony winner Natasha Katz (Aida, The Coast of Utopia), and sound design is by Clive Goodwin.

The 2007 Academy Award-winning film, “ONCE,” had a production budget of $150,000, was shot in 17 days, and went on to gross $20 million worldwide becoming a critically acclaimed international smash. This Oscar winning independent film was written and directed by John Carney, and starred Glen Hansard, from the popular Irish Rock band The Frames, and Markéta Irglová. Original music and lyrics by Mr. Hansard and Ms. Irglová who went on to win the 2007 Academy Award for Best Original song for “Falling Slowly,” the Los Angeles Film Critics Award for Best Music and the soundtrack was nominated for two Grammy Awards.

ONCE, which was also named Best Musical by the New York Drama Critics’ Circle, Drama Desk, Drama League, Outer Critics Circle and Lucille Lortel Awards, is currently running on Broadway at the Bernard B. Jacobs Theatre where it started performances on February 28, 2012 and opened March 18, 2012.

ONCE was originally developed at the American Repertory Theater (Cambridge, Massachusetts) in April 2011; Diane Paulus, Artistic Director; Diane Borger, Producer.

A developmental run of ONCE at New York Theatre Workshop (James C. Nicola and William Russo) began performances on November 15, 2011 and opened December 6. The production broke box office records and concluded a sold out engagement including a two week extension through January 15, 2012.

ONCE is produced by Barbara Broccoli, John N. Hart Jr., Patrick Milling Smith, Frederick Zollo, Brian Carmody, Michael G. Wilson, Orin Wolf and Executive Producer Robert Cole, in association with New York Theatre Workshop.

For more information, please visit the official ONCE website at www.OnceMusical.com or www.BroadwayInBoston.com. For the latest news, announcements and “backstage” access on all of our upcoming shows become a fan of Broadway In Boston at www.Facebook.com/BroadwayInBoston, follow us on Twitter @BroadwayBoston and on Instagram @BroadwayBoston.

PERFORMANCES ARE: Tuesday, Wednesday & Thursdays at 7:30pm
(Please note: Wednesday Jan. 8 at 7:00pm)
Fridays at 8:00pm
Saturdays at 2:00pm & 8:00pm
Sundays at 1:00pm & 6:30pm

TICKET PRICES: Starting at $33

TICKET INFORMATION:

Tickets for ONCE go on sale to the public this Sunday, September 22, at 10:00am through an authorized ticket seller found only at Ticketmaster 1-800-982-2787, and by visiting www.BroadwayInBoston.com. Tickets will also be sold directly at the Boston Opera House Box Office, 539 Washington Street, Boston, MA during normal business hours (Monday through Friday, 10am to 5pm) beginning Monday, September 23. Season Series patrons interested in tickets should call Broadway In Boston directly at 1-866-523-7469 and for Member tickets please call 1-866-551-7469. For groups of 10+ please call Broadway In Boston Group Sales directly at 617-482-8616 or email Groups@broadwayinboston.com.

CAST BIOGRAPHIES:

STUART WARD (Guy). West End: Once; The Recruiting Officer (Donmar); Dreamboats and Petticoats. NYC: The Hired Man. UK Theater: The Go-Between; The Mayor of Zalamea. Television: “Downton Abbey”; “Holby City” and “Anthem for Doomed Youth” (BBC). Film: Our Girl (BBC Drama). Stuart is a British actor who trained at Paul McCartney’s Liverpool Institute for Performing Arts in England. He is a keen singer-songwriter and is also the rhythm guitarist and backing vocalist for Sir Cliff Richard. More info at www.stuartward.net.

DANI de WAAL (Girl). Broadway: Picnic. West End: Mamma Mia! (Sophie Sheridan). Edinburgh Fringe: Just So.Workshops: The Last Ship, LIFT, Defect. Film: Non-Stop. Dani trained at the Guildhall School of Music & Drama, London. Thank you Stone Manners Salners. Love to the Support System, near and far.

RAYMOND BOKHOUR (Da). Broadway: Chicago (Helen Hayes Best Actor nomination). Film: Man on the Moon, Changing Lanes. TV: “30 Rock,” “Flight of the Conchords,” “Third Watch,” “L&O.” Also a composer recorded by London Symphony, Warsaw Philharmonic, Moravian Philharmonic. Co-authored The Suicide: A Musical Comedy directed in concert by John Rando. For you, Dad.

MATT DeANGELIS (Švec). Broadway, West End, and 1st Nat’l Tour of Hair (Woof) and the 1st Nat’l Tour of Green Day’s American Idiot. He’s humbled to be performing with this clan of wonderful people and musicians. He believes in Optimism, Kindness, Marriage Equality, Actors’ Equity Association and the Boston Red Sox! Twitter: Mattdeangelis22.

JOHN STEVEN GARDNER (Eamon). NYC: Under the Greenwood Tree (Flea Theater). Regional: Shakespeare Theatre of NJ, Hope Summer Repertory Theatre, Edinburgh Fringe Festival (Scotland). Thank you Jim Carnahan and Stephen Kopel, creative team, cast and crew! Love to Mom and Dad. B.F.A.: Ithaca College.

DONNA GARNER (Baruška). Selected theater: Thea in Two Pianos, Four Hands (Canadian tour, Portsmouth, NH Opera House), Vi Petty in Buddy Holly (Theatre Aquarius, Charlottetown Festival, StageWest Calgary), Fräulein Schneider in Cabaret, Vicki in Full Monty (Rose Theatre), Fairy Godmother (Disney). To my love: “I carry your heart.”

EVAN HARRINGTON (Billy) is immensely grateful to be a part of this show! Broadway: Peter and the Starcatcher (Alf), Avenue Q (Brian), The Phantom of the Opera (Piangi). Regional: Assassins (John Hinckley, Jr.), Sweeney Todd (Beadle/Pirelli), Into the Woods (Baker), The Full Monty (Dave). TV: “30 Rock.” www.evanharrington.com.

RYAN LINK (Emcee, u/s Guy). Broadway: Wonderland (Knight/Rabbit u/s), Hair (Berger/Woof u/s), Rent (Roger). Tours: Hair (Woof), Aida (Radames s/b). Hometown: Seattle. Actors’ Equity since 2002. Proudly “going through it” since 2007, and now teaching, at Matthew Corozine Studio (NYC). For Granny & Grandpa, who knew the joys of music. Lokah Samastah Sukhino Bhavantu… www.ryanlink.com.

BENJAMIN MAGNUSON (Bank Manager). Broadway/tour: Sweeney Todd (2005 revival and tour), Guys and Dolls (2009 revival), Les Misérables (25th anniversary). Regional: American Conservatory Theater, La Jolla Playhouse, Long Wharf Theatre, Paper Mill Playhouse, Human Race Theater, Chicago Shakespeare Theater, Drury Lane. Film/television: The Other Guys, “30 Rock.” Training: CCM. For Em. www.benjaminmagnuson.com.

ALEX NEE (Andrej, u/s Guy). Credits include international tour of American Idiot (Johnny), Rent (Roger), Spring Awakening (Melchior), and The Who’s Tommy (Hawker). Proud Northwestern alum. He can’t believe that he gets to chill in a pub and jam with such beautiful people. “Thank you for everything, I have no complaints whatsoever.” @alexnee42

ERICA SWINDELL (Ex-Girlfriend, u/s Girl, Réza). Broadway: Once (Girl u/s, Réza u/s, Ex-Girlfriend u/s). Off-Broadway: Mary Broome (Mint Theater Company). NYC theater: Romeo and Juliet (American Globe Theatre); The Lady Drug Dealer (Fringe NYC). Regional: Much Ado About Nothing (Penn Shakes). Love to family and Jon. For Gdawg. www.ericaswindell.com.

KOLETTE TETLOW (Ivanka). Age 8, national tour debut! Credits include commercials/print ads. Thank you David Doan, Rochelle Shulman of RKS, Erin Kesser and Bob Marks for your guidance. Love to my Pittsburgh family and friends. Thank you mom and dad for everything! Thrilled to be a part of Once! www.kolettetetlow.com.

CLAIREWELLIN (Réza). Broadway: Once. Regional: Eastland (Lookingglass Theatre), To Kill A Mockingbird and Man In Love (Steppenwolf Theatre), A Christmas Carol (The Goodman Theatre), and Killer Joe (Profiles Theatre). Claire leads the gypsy folk band Youth in a Roman Field and contributes to the Chicago based Glad Fanny. B.F.A., Minnesota State University Mankato. www.clairewellin.com.

ESTELLE BAJOU (u/s Réza, Ex-Girlfriend) is wonderstruck to join this remarkable troupe. Theater: PS122, LaMaMa, Rattlestick, HERE, Lark PDC, 59E59,Abingdon. Tour: The Diary of Anne Frank (Anne). TV: “Boardwalk Empire.” Film: Chaplin of the Mountains. Pour toi, maman. www.estellebajou.com.

STEPHEN McINTYRE (u/s Da, Bank Manager, Billy). Shenandoah 1989 Broadway debut. Sweeney Todd 2006 Broadway and national tour (Jonas Fogg and Upright Bass/Cello). Broadway pit orchestras with tuba: Chicago, Chitty… Thank you Janet for 25 years of love and encouragement.

ZANDER MEISNER (u/s Andrej, Švec, Eamon, Emcee) is elated to be a part of Once. National tours: Annie (Rooster), Cats (Rum Tum Tugger). NYC/regional: FringeNYC, Drilling Company, Northlight among many more. Graduate: IU Music. Thanks to Stephen Kopel, Jim Carnahan, SpotCo and all who led him to this.

TINA STAFFORD (u/s Baruška). NewYork: Ionescopade (York Theatre), I Married Wyatt Earp (59 E. 59), Illyria (Prospect Theatre Co). Regional: Westport Country Playhouse, La Jolla Playhouse, Denver Center, Arena Stage, Paper Mill, Goodspeed Musicals, Shakespeare Theatres of New Jersey, Maine, Utah and Texas. Equity!

TIFFANY TOPOL (u/s Girl). Credits include Xanadu (1st National Tour), Writers’ Theatre, Lookingglass Theatre, Marriott Theatre, Milwaukee Rep. Tiffany collaborates with cast mate Claire Wellin in her band, Glad Fanny, while also contributing to Claire’s project, Youth in a Roman Field.

MATT WOLPE (u/s Andrej, Švec, Eamon, Emcee, Billy). Regional: Ensemble Theatre, Kirk Douglas, Pasadena Playhouse, Sacramento Music Circus, La Mirada. Matt attended The Boston Conservatory and Berklee College of Music. He’s also an accomplished songwriter. Love and thanks to Mom, Pops, Saunders/Wolpe crew and Gage. Info and music: MattWolpe.com.

OCTOBER 13, 2013–JANUARY 20, 2014
John Singer Sargent Watercolors

Simplon Pass: Reading, about 1911,
John Singer Sargent

John Singer Sargent Watercolors, co-organized by the Brooklyn Museum and the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston (MFA), will combine for the first time the two most significant collections of watercolor paintings by John Singer Sargent (1856–1925). Celebrating a century of Sargent watercolors, the exhibition will offer visitors an unprecedented opportunity to view more than 90 of the watercolors Sargent produced between 1902 and 1911, when he was at the height of his artistic powers and internationally recognized as the greatest American painter of his age. His bold and experimental approach to the medium caused a sensation in Britain and great excitement in America.

The Brooklyn and Boston works were purchased by the two museums straight from Sargent’s only American watercolor exhibitions, held at Knoedler Gallery in New York (Brooklyn acquired its collection in 1909; the MFA in 1912). These daringly conceived compositions beautifully illustrate the artist’s travels through Portugal, Greece, Switzerland and the Alps, regions of Italy and the Ottoman Levant (Jerusalem, Beirut and Syria). They will be organized to illustrate Sargent’s favored themes, such as reclining human figures, abstract landscapes and sunlight on stone. The exhibition is accompanied by a publication exploring Sargent’s relationship to watercolor painting and examining the technical brilliance of his work.

John Singer Sargent Watercolors is sponsored by Bank of America.This exhibition was previously on view at the Brooklyn Museum.

I never take for granted how lucky we are to have so many high quality plays, concerts and events in Boston.
For instance at the SpeakEasy Stage Company in the South End, it’s the New England premiere of the London and Off-Broadway hit TRIBES.

If you like well acted, well directed and well written plays, go to see Tribes.
This many layered drama is the story of a fiercy opinionated, intellectual and dysfunctional (what else is new) family. One of their 3 children, Billy, is deaf. They desperately wants him to fit into their world, the hearing world so they teach him how to lip read.

Billy, is played by James “Joey” Caverly, a graduate of Gallaudet University and a veteran actor with the fabulous National Theatre of the Deaf. Joey is deaf.
The family doesn’t stop long enough to realize that he doesn’t get everything and feels isolated. He views his role in the family as just staying out of everyone’s way and being invisible.
When Billy meets a young woman who introduces him into the deaf community he learns how to sign and for the first time in his life has a voice.
Billy now wants his family to enter his world by learning to sign. I won’t tell you more because I want you to see Tribes.
The themes are captivating and universal. How often do we as parents turn a deaf ear to our children’s needs? How often do we unwittingly try to make our children into our clones? This many layered play and done superbly.

TRIBES was written by British playwright and director Nina Raine, grand niece of Russian novelist Boris Pasternak. The actors Also in the cast are Boston-area actors Adrianne Krstansky, Kathryn Myles, Nael Nacer, Patrick Shea, and Erica Spyres. This cast, set, and director can seamlessly be moved again to Broadway and London’s West End. All deserve a hand for slipping into their characters and leaving their own selves at home. Tribes is
a winner.