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GATSBY & More Lead Boston's Summer 2024 Top Theatre Shows

Boston is never lacking outstanding theatre, whether epic Broadway shows, engrossing dramas or bold fringe offerings. BroadwayWorld is rounding up our top recommended theatre every month. Selections for May 2024 include a new adaptation of The Great Gatsby & more.
Cast Set for Connecticut Premiere of TONI STONE at Playhouse on Park

TONI STONE by Lydia R. Diamond will run at Playhouse on Park from May 29 to June 16, 2024. This production will be directed by Jamil A.C. Mangan. Learn more about the cast here!
Video: The Huntington Releases Mini-Documentary on TONI STONE

The Huntington has released a mini-documentary about Toni Stone and their upcoming production of the tenacious and inspiring original play written and directed by Lydia R. Diamond and inspired by the book Curveball: The Remarkable Story of Toni Stone by western Massachusetts journalist and author Martha Ackmann. 
Photos: First Look At Jennifer Mogbock In TONI STONE At the Huntington Theatre

The Huntington has released first look photos of Jennifer Mogbock as Toni Stone, the title character a tenacious and inspiring original play written and directed by Lydia R. Diamond and inspired by the book Curveball: The Remarkable Story of Toni Stone by western Massachusetts journalist and author Martha Ackmann.
The Huntington 2024 Spotlight Gala Honors Playwright Lydia R. Diamond and Huntington Community Leaders

 The Huntington has announced its annual Spotlight Gala on Monday, May 6, 2024 at the Cyclorama of the Boston Center for the Arts (539 Tremont St). The event will celebrate honorees as well as the achievements of this transformational season.
Playhouse On Park's 15th Main Stage Season Continues With The Connecticut Premiere Of TONI STONE

TONI STONE by Lydia R. Diamond will run at Playhouse on Park from May 29 to June 16, 2024.
Cast and Creative Team Set for Lydia R. Diamond's TONI STONE at The Huntington

The Huntington has reveald the cast and creative team of Toni Stone, a tenacious and inspiring original play written and directed by Lydia R. Diamond. Learn how to purchase tickets.
A STRANGE LOOP & More Lead Boston's Spring 2024 Top Theatre Shows

Boston is never lacking outstanding theatre, whether epic Broadway shows, engrossing dramas or bold fringe offerings. BroadwayWorld is rounding up our top recommended theatre every month. Selections for Spring 2024 include A Strange Loop and more!
Review: BNS PRODUCTIONS PRESENTS AUGUST WILSON'S 'THE PIANO LESSON' at The Parr Center

The Cast Of BNS Productions' adaptation of August Wilson's 'Piano Lesson' was absolutely superb which facilitated the outstanding presentation of an intriguing storyline.
Pam MacKinnon and Orlando Pabotoy to Receive 2022-2023 Joe A. Callaway Awards From SDCF

Pam MacKinnon and Orlando Pabotoy receive the 2022-2023 Joe A. Callaway Awards from Stage Directors and Choreographers Foundation for excellence in directing and choreography.
Four-Show Subscriptions Now on Sale for Playhouse on Park's 15th Main Stage Season

There are four Main Stage shows remaining in Playhouse on Park's 15th Anniversary Season, and subscribers save 20% off individual ticket prices. Learn more about the shows and how to get tickets here!
Toni Morrison's THE BLUEST EYE Opens 'Balancing Act' Season at A Noise Within

Three young Black girls in 1940s Ohio strive to make sense of love, sisterhood, abuse and hate. A Noise Within opens its 2023-24 'Balancing Act' season with The Bluest Eye, adapted for the stage by Lydia R. Diamond from the novel by Pulitzer and Nobel Prize-winning author Toni Morrison and directed by Andi Chapman.
Playhouse On Park Announces 15th Anniversary Season & Subscriptions Now On Sale!

Patrons and friends from the Playhouse on Park community tuned in for Playhouse's Season 15 Big Reveal in-person and via livestream; the season was announced by Executive Director Tracy Flater and Co-Artistic Directors Sean Harris and Darlene Zoller.
Photos: Inside Opening Night of KING JAMES at Manhattan Theatre Club

Manhattan Theatre Club is presenting the New York premiere of Steppenwolf Theatre Company and Center Theatre Group's production of King James. Check out photos from opening night!
Theater Alliance Produces Stage Adaptation Of THE BLUEST EYE

As part of its family-friendly 20th Anniversary Season, Theater Alliance is revisiting a show it produced more than 15 years ago: The Bluest Eye, adapted from Toni Morrison's novel by Lydia R. Diamond. 
SWEENEY TODD, THE BLUEST EYE & More Set for A Noise Within's 2023-24 Season

A Noise Within has announced an eclectic six-play 2023-24 season sponsored by the S. Mark Taper Foundation that the company is dubbing a 'Balancing Act.'
FAT HAM, THE BAND'S VISIT & More Set for The Huntington 23/24 Season

The Huntington has announced its complete lineup for the 23/24 season, featuring an eclectic mix of 7 highly acclaimed shows by a wide variety of diverse artists. See full programming, and learn how to purchase tickets!
Review: TONI STONE at Goodman Theatre

What did our critic think of TONI STONE at Goodman Theatre? TONI STONE is a memory play-in more ways than one. Lydia R. Diamond's play is indeed structured in non-linear (and yet, still mostly chronological order) as the titular Toni Stone recounts her memories as the first woman to regularly play professional baseball. It's also a memory play in the sense that it captures a moment in history that many audiences may not know before they see the work. In real life, Toni Stone played for the Indianapolis Clowns, a Negro League team, in 1953. The play itself never references that year-or any dates in Toni's timeline-outright (the program merely lists the setting as '1920's-1940's USA.') Instead, Toni weaves between different moments in her life, diving in and out of them-much like she might dive to catch a ball in the outfield (although she played second base).
Playwrights Horizons Announces Final Extension of DOWNSTATE

Playwrights Horizons (Adam Greenfield, Artistic Director; Leslie Marcus, Managing Director) has extended the New York premiere of Bruce Norris's provocative, critically lauded play Downstate, directed by Pam MacKinnon, a second and final time, to January 7, 2023.
PREDICTOR, A New Play About The Inventor Of The Home Pregnancy Test, To Premiere In 2023

Angels Theatre Company will present the premiere of PREDICTOR, a play based on the real-life story of Margaret Crane who, in 1967, defied all odds and expectations to become the inventor of the first home pregnancy test.

Lydia R. Diamond FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

How many shows has Lydia R. Diamond written?

Lydia R. Diamond has written 2 shows including Stick Fly (Playwright), Toni Stone (Playwright).

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