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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...spokesperson for the Charles says that the acoustics are good because of the small size of the theaters and because each stage is a "four-wall rental" and the show's companies bring all their own equipment...

Author: By Wendy R. Meltzer, | Title: Boston Theater Refuses to Be Upstaged | 10/13/1988 | See Source »

THERE are also many viable theater options outside of the theater district. One unique show that also features tables and cocktail service is Forbidden Broadway, a cabaret-style, musical spoof shown in the Terrace Room, a function room turned theater at the Park Plaza Hotel (Arlington stop on the Green Line, 357-8384). The show, now in its fifth year, is revised every season to incorporate newer material, such as the current spoof of the hit Les Miserables. The musical director for the show is veteran Hasty Pudding Theatricals composer David Chase '86. There are no student discount tickets...

Author: By Wendy R. Meltzer, | Title: Boston Theater Refuses to Be Upstaged | 10/13/1988 | See Source »

Professional equity actors and directors at the Huntington Repertory Theater (near the Symphony stop on the Green Line, 266-3913, 855 seats) produce five shows a year, one of them a musical, with 26 performances of each show. The theater is affiliated with Boston University, whose students utilize it for three productions each year...

Author: By Wendy R. Meltzer, | Title: Boston Theater Refuses to Be Upstaged | 10/13/1988 | See Source »

...acoustics in the theater are good, and each show's crew decides whether or not to use microphones for the show. With a student ID, ticket prices are $13 for all shows except Saturday nights and openings. Regular ticket prices run from $15-$28. The current production, Arthur Miller's The American Clock, ends Saturday...

Author: By Wendy R. Meltzer, | Title: Boston Theater Refuses to Be Upstaged | 10/13/1988 | See Source »

...theater works on a rotational repertory basis, with each show running for six weeks. Most of the productions are American and British classics, such as Joe Orton's What the Butler Saw (currently playing) and Noel Coward's Hay Fever...

Author: By Wendy R. Meltzer, | Title: Boston Theater Refuses to Be Upstaged | 10/13/1988 | See Source »

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