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Sgt Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band – A Concert
Words and music by John Lennon and Paul McCartney “Within You Without You” by George Harrison Performances: November 1-11, 1995 and February 14-17, 1996 Boston Rock Opera presented Sgt Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band — a concert, performing the classic … Continue reading
Preservation – A Rock Opera by Ray Davies
Preservation remains one of Boston Rock Opera’s most successful and best received shows. We are proud to have had the chance to stage this work. PRESENTED October 2, 3, 9, 10, 16, 17, 1998 at the Tower Auditorium at the … Continue reading
Night @ The Opera (1998)
Saturday, June 27, 1998. Boston Rock Opera presented this three-hour, three-act night of rock opera excerpts, works in progress and narrative song favorites to showcase the talents of many BRO company members and raise money for BRO’s future productions. Continue reading
Crackpot Notion
Crackpot Notion traces the exploits of young idealistic inventor Kurt Karlok. Pressured to purse a “normal” career, Kurt gets a job at Rosetower Laboratories, a biotech/pharmaceutical company run by the unscrupulous Buzz Kemistead. There he develops Pruvil, a drug which eliminates a person’s need for the approval of others. Widespread use of Pruvil leads to the rise of a quasi-religious cult and a sinister government plot, and Kurt is drawn into a tangle of intrigue and intense self questioning. Continue reading
Jesus Christ Superstar
Jesus Christ Superstar Productions 2000: Featuring Chris Mascara, Gary Cherone, Valerie Forgione 1996: Featuring Gary Cherone, Doug Thoms, Kay Hanley 1994: Featuring Gary Cherone, Doug Thoms, Jodi Sussman 1993, 1992, 1991: The Noise shows
10th Anniversay Show
Boston Rock Opera’s 10th Anniversary Celebration
Presented at the Middle East, Saturday, June 7th, 2003 Continue reading
The Point!
First Night 2003 BRO performed Harry Nisson’s classic album The Point! – in concert for Boston’s First Night Festival (December 31st at the Park Plaza Castle). The homage to the classic 1971 album featured vocalists, a seven piece band, dancers … Continue reading
For the Benefit of Mr Dee
Being for the Benefit of Mr. Dee An Evening of Rock & Roll Storytelling and Song Honoring Mikey Dee Presented Wednesday, May 3, 2000, AXIS 13 LANSDOWNE STREET, BOSTON Featued Gary Cherone, Kay Hanley, Peter Moore, Mick Maldonado, David Minehan, … Continue reading
Aqualung vs Billion Dollar Babies
Boston — Boston Rock Opera will present original stagings of the classic rock albums Aqualung (by Jethro Tull) and Billion Dollar Babies (by Alice Cooper) Saturday, April 20, 2002 at the Middle East Downstairs. The two performances, which will be … Continue reading
SF Sorrow
A Rock Opera by The Pretty Things Presented November 11, 12, 13, 18, 19, 20, 1999 SF Sorrow tells the cautionary tale of Sebastian F Sorrow; a nobody. With fatalistic resign he navigates through his life working in the “factories … Continue reading