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    August 24, 2023: The ptownie dispatch!

    August 24 ptownie dispatch
    August 24, 2023

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    Marilyn Maye

    August 24 – September 2 at 6pm at The Art House

    The legendary MARILYN MAYE with Tedd Firth at the piano, Daniel Glass on drums and Steve Doyle on bass. Marilyn Maye is a highly praised singer, actress, director, arranger, educator, Grammy-nominated recording artist and a musical treasure. Her entire life has been committed to the art of song and performance.

    Provincetown return of RuPaul’s Drag Race Star & Star of Hairspray NINA WEST with Sirius XM Radio Star SETH RUDETSKY as pianist and host in BROADWAY @ TOWN HALL for one show only on Sunday, Aug. 27th at 8:30PM.

    The Not Dolly Show

    August 25 – September 1 at 8:30pm at Red Room

    Welcome to The NOT Dolly Show, Starring Vancie Vega. This world-renowned Dolly Parton tribute artist captures the hearts of America bringing the ethereal spirit of the Country legend to life. Garnering praise from family & friends…..Vancie IS Dolly!

    RuPaul’s Drag Race and National Miss Comedy Queen TINA BURNER brings you an all new comedic show stopper. ‘5, 6, Several 8’s’ is a combination of live singing, live orchestrations, signature mixes, stand-up comedy and costume reveals at Crown and Anchor thru September 12.

    James Jackson Jr. SINGS!

    Friday & Saturday August 25 & 26, 2023 at 8:30pm at Post Office Cabaret

    Broadway and cabaret artist James Jackson, Jr. from the Tony Award-winning musical “A Strange Loop” returns to Provincetown to share those hilarious stories, reimagined songs, and a unique sense of humor that leaves audiences hanging on every word. Maybe you saw him earlier this summer at The Provincetown Theater. After a successful year on Broadway, what are you supposed to do? Come to Provincetown and sing about what you’ve been through, obviously!

    Back by popular demand! Lea DeLaria returns for 4 more dinner shows at The Club in Provincetown with The Mike Flanagan Quartet! Wednesday August 23rd and 30th 6:30 and 9:30 pm. Get your tickets today before they’re gone!

    The Fantasticks

    Monday – Thursday thru August 31, 2023 at 7pm at Provincetown Theater

    The East Coast premiere of a newly re-imagined adaptation of Tom Jones and Harvey Schmidt’s landmark musical, The Fantasticks. While retaining the show’s timelessly romantic score (“Soon It’s Gonna Rain,” “I Can See It,” “Try to Remember…”), librettist Tom Jones has revised his original script of The Fantasticks to find the young lovers Matt and Luisa have become — Matt and Luis! Moreover, they aren’t being pushed into each other’s arms by their prankster, gardening fathers, but rather by their prankster, gardening mothers! With fresh twists on all the characters, the summer-long run of The Fantasticks in Provincetown – in an adaptation that debuted in 2022 at the Flint Repertory Theatre in Michigan — is a musical theater event not to be missed.

    This summer, Cody Sullivan will be performing every Monday at 7:30 in the Piano Lounge at the Gifford House, creating new plays weekly with rotating guest artists in Cody Plays, well with Others.

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    2023 Provincetown Art Magazine

    Welcome to the second annual ptownie Art Issue. Like all things ptownie, this art-filled magazine you hold in your hands is the inspiration of our publisher, Mike Miller. Mike’s vision for the issue is to celebrate art, and we do just that with full-page images that you don’t see much anymore.

    John Thomas Great Music Provincetown

    Great Music on Sundays @5 Has Been Great… for 25 Years!

    In a town renowned for bringing in some of the best world-class artists to show and perform, Great Music on Sundays @5 stands out: for 25 years, it has been offering residents and visitors alike the opportunity to hear what is rightly called “music without borders,” with over 350 concerts, hundreds of performers, and thousands of concert-goers.

    Provincetown Arts Society

    The Provincetown Arts Society

    There’s a place in the town’s East End that could give Alice and her Wonderland a run for their money. From the outside, the Mary Heaton Vorse House looks like any other venerable Cape Cod abode. But step through the door and you’re immersed in a magical world of beauty, warmth, and charm that is intoxicating.

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    Provincetown Dance Festival

    August 25, 2023 and August 26, 2023

    White Party

    September 2, 2023

    Swim for Life

    September 9, 2023

    Cape Cod Classic – NGPA

    September 14, 2023 to September 17, 2023

    Yankee Lambda Car Club: Provincetown International

    September 15, 2023 to September 17, 2023

    Tennessee Williams Festival

    September 21, 2023 to September 24, 2023

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