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All Shook Up
7/12 - 7/21/2024
Loosely based on Shakespeare's Twelfth Night, this hip-swiveling, lip-curling musical fantasy will have you jumpin' out of your blue suede shoes with such classics as ...
We Will Rock You
7/19 - 7/27/2024
Weston Drama Workshop Presents WE WILL ROCK YOU Directed by Skylar Grossman Music Direction by Jason Ianuzzi Choreography by Madison Harrington Music & Lyrics by Queen Story & Script ...
MJ
6/18 - 7/7/2024
He is one of the greatest entertainers of all time. Now, Michael Jackson’s unique and unparalleled artistry has finally arrived on Broadway in a brand-new ...
Shake It Up: A Shakespeare Cabaret
7/2 - 7/7/2024
A spirited celebration of Shakespeare-inspired music, text, and storytelling for folks new to or steeped in Shakespeare, this limited run takes the stage at the ...
The Prom
7/6 - 7/8/2024
The Prom is a comedic musical with a heartwarming message, created by a talented team. The music was composed by Matthew Sklar, with lyrics by ...
It is Victorian-era & Reconstructionist-era Boston. Ticknor and Fields Publishing House is the most successful printing press and bookseller in the nation. The printing office ...
Welcome to the Hundred Acre Wood, where Winnie the Pooh is once again in search of honey. Along the way, he meets his pals Tigger, ...
Head Over Heels – High School Edition
7/11 - 7/13/2024
A hilarious, exuberant celebration of love, Head Over Heels follows the escapades of a royal family on an outrageous journey to save their beloved kingdom ...
Rough Magic
7/12 - 7/13/2024
Chris and Elektra love each other, but they each define love quite differently. He thinks a successful love is “’til we die.” She thinks it’s ...
Abe Lincoln in Illinois
6/13 - 7/14/2024
Step into the life and evolution of one of America’s most iconic figures in Robert E. Sherwood’s Pulitzer Prize-winning play, Abe Lincoln in Illinois . ...
Roald Dahl's Willy Wonka Jr.
7/14 - 7/14/2024
Roald Dahl's timeless story of the world-famous candy man and his quest to find an heir is a golden ticket to adventure....
Upon hearing the name Hedy Lamarr, whom do you see? A smoldering, bejeweled temptress, perched on velour cushions, in the 1949 Hollywood classic "Samson and ...
Feed the need for musical hilarity with this delicious sci-fi smash about a man-eating plant, featuring the 2003 Broadway orchestrations....
Disney’s Finding Nemo is a musical adaptation of the beloved 2003 Pixar movie Finding Nemo, with new music by award-winning songwriting team Kristen Anderson-Lopez and ...
Legally Blonde Jr.
7/19
Legally Blonde JR. follows the transformation of Elle Woods as she tackles stereotypes, snobbery and scandal in pursuit of her dreams. When Elle's boyfriend, Warner, ...
Beautiful
7/5 - 7/20/2024
Before she was hit-maker Carole King — she was Carole Klein, a spunky, young songwriter from Brooklyn with a unique voice. From the chart-topping hits ...
Legally Blonde
7/5 - 7/20/2024
Elle Woods, a bubbly sorority girl known for her love of pink and all things fashion, isn't taken seriously. But when her boyfriend Warner dumps ...
A Body of Water
6/21 - 7/21/2024
Moss and Avis, a sophisticated and successful couple, wake up one morning in an isolated summer house high above a picturesque body of water. The ...
Disney's Newsies Jr.
7/19 - 7/21/2024
Disney's Newsies JR. is a 60-minute version of the 2012 Broadway musical, based on the 1992 film. Inspired by the rousing true story of newsboys ...
Gatsby
5/23 - 7/21/2024
Gatsby: The Musical- A staged musical adaptation of F. Scott Fitzgerald's 'The Great Gatsby'...
Mean Girls High School Version
7/19 - 7/21/2024
Get in, high schools - we're licensing Mean Girls High School Version! Consider this your invitation from Regina George herself to license the fiercely hilarious ...
Mean Girls Jr
7/18 - 7/21/2024
The Plastics have deemed Broadway Junior worthy of their presence in Mean Girls JR! This musical from book writer Tina Fey (30 Rock), lyricist Nell Benjamin (Legally ...
Mel Brooks' Young Frankenstein
6/27 - 7/21/2024
In association with Bay Street Theater & Geva Theatre Center, get set for a monstrously entertaining experience as Mel Brooks’ Young Frankenstein , the musical ...
The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee
7/19 - 7/21/2024
‘The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee’ Original Broadway Version (2005) Six awkward spelling champions learn that winning (and losing) isn't everything. ...
Urinetown
7/19 - 7/21/2024
Winner of three Tony Awards, three Outer Critics Circle Awards, two Lucille Lortel Awards and two Obie Awards, Urinetown is a hilarious musical satire of ...
Six: Teen Edition
7/13 - 7/24/2024
Weston Drama Workshop Presents SIX: TEEN EDITION By Toby Marlow and Lucy Moss Directed and Choreographed by Julia Deter Music Direction by Bethany Aiken Saturday, July 13 @ 8pm Sunday, ...
Annie Kids
7/25
Leapin' Lizards! The popular comic strip heroine takes center stage in one of the world's best-loved musicals. With equal measures of pluck and positivity, little ...
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by Marc Savitt - July 01, 2024
The production stars Derek Smith as Romeo and Candy Buckley as Juliet, both of whom are skilled and strong performers. Adept with their characterizations as well as the Shakespearian dialogue. Their embodiment of characters conceived by Shakespeare as teens, but as mature adults is remarkable. They ...
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