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Ilyse Robbins is an Elliot Norton Award-winning Director and Choreographer who is making her Umbrella Stage Company debut later this month at the helm of LIZZIE, the musical.
We were able to “take 5” with Ilyse earlier this week during a rehearsal break to talk about all things LIZZIE.
TUA: How would you describe LIZZIE?
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As Tony Award Winner and Broadway superstar, Laura Benanti, is heading to Concord, MA for two-nights only here at The Umbrella Arts Center, she sat down for a frank and charming phone interview with Emelia Aragon, host of WERS' Standing Room Only. Excerpts of the interview will air on S.R.O. throughout the show, Saturday March 4 and Sunday March 5, during the station's ticket giveaway.
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On Thursday, June 9, music students and educators from area high schools and conservatories were treated to an intimate and insightful masterclass discussion with genre-crossing chart toppers, Lake Street Dive.
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Sold-Out Show Perfect Reopening Concert After Long Delay
Oct. 15, the mood was buoyant at The Umbrella as the mainstage theater reopened for public concerts with a sold-out benefit performance by Indigo Girls. The packed house was on its feet and singing along throughout the set, effusive in applause not just for Amy Ray and Emily Saliers, but for the dazzling violinist Lyris Hung.
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A new episode of the cable TV program Innovation Showcase features previews an exciting new visual and performing arts collaboration coming to The Umbrella Arts Center on July 31 and Aug. 1.
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New Board Members Introduced, Annual Report Published
In something of a silver lining for this COVID-impacted time, The Umbrella Arts Center hosted its largest-ever gathering for its annual meeting on the evening of December 15. The event – normally held at 40 Stow Street – was conducted for the first-time entirely via Zoom, allowing a wider level of participation by distant, at-home, and traveling community members, donors, artists, and cultural organizations.
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Join us this Saturday as we celebrate Black History Month with a concert performance of Songs for a New World by Jason Robert Brown! This musical performance will feature some of Boston's greatest artists of color, and a portion of the proceeds will be donated to the Front Porch Arts Collective.
Songs for a New World is a one-time performance at The Umbrella Main Stage Theater this Saturday, February 29 at 8:00 pm.
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