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Let Nothing You Dismay by Topher Payne


The funniest play you never heard of! Allie and Kevin are adopting a baby, and the birth mother had just gone into labor. They tell ...


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Last Chance to Vote for the BWW Boston Awards; Voting Ends 12/31


by BWW Awards - December 26, 2023

It's the final week left to vote for the 2023 BroadwayWorld Boston Awards! Voting ends on 12/31 at midnight. Don't miss out on making sure that your favorite theatres, stars, and shows get the recognition they deserve!...

2 Weeks to Vote for the BWW Boston Awards; JOSEPH AND THE AMAZING TECHNICOLOR DREAMCOAT, THE WIZ, & More Lead!


by BWW Awards - December 18, 2023

There's just two weeks left to vote and we have the latest standings as of Monday, December 18th for the 2023 BroadwayWorld Boston Awards! Don't miss out on making sure that your favorite theatres, stars, and shows get the recognition they deserve!...

BroadwayWorld Boston Awards; BEETLEJUICE, THE WIZ, & More Lead!


by BWW Awards - December 11, 2023

It's the final 3 weeks and we have the latest standings as of Monday, December 11th for the 2023 BroadwayWorld Boston Awards! Don't miss out on making sure that your favorite theatres, stars, and shows get the recognition they deserve!...

BroadwayWorld Boston Awards December 5th Standings


by BWW Awards - December 05, 2023

It's December, and the first standings of the month have been announced as of Tuesday, December 5th for the 2023 BroadwayWorld Boston Awards! Don't miss out on making sure that your favorite theatres, stars, and shows get the recognition they deserve!...

Latest Standings Announced For The 2023 BroadwayWorld Boston Awards; Leads Favorite Local Theatre!


by BWW Awards - November 27, 2023

Happy Holidays! The latest wave of standings have been announced as of Monday, November 27th for the 2023 BroadwayWorld Boston Awards! Don't miss out on making sure that your favorite theatres, stars, and shows get the recognition they deserve!...

Latest Standings Announced For The 2023 BroadwayWorld Boston Awards; Leads Favorite Local Theatre!


by BWW Awards - November 20, 2023

The latest wave of standings have been announced as of Monday, November 20th for the 2023 BroadwayWorld Boston Awards! Don't miss out on making sure that your favorite theatres, stars, and shows get the recognition they deserve!...

Gloucester Stage to Present the World Premiere of TALL TALES FROM BLACKBURN TAVERN


by Blair Ingenthron - August 26, 2023

Gloucester Stage Company has announced the world premiere of TALL TALES FROM BLACKBURN TAVERN, written by John Minigan and directed by Bryn Boice. The production will open on Friday, September 1, and run through September 24 at Gloucester Stage Company's historic waterfront theater....

Arlington Friends of the Drama Present NUNSENSE This Month


by Blair Ingenthron - May 06, 2023

Arlington Friends of the Drama is presenting their 100th Anniversary production of NUNSENSE with music, lyrics, and book by Dan Goggin. The musical runs for three weekends May 5th - May 21st 2023 at Arlington Friends of the Drama in Arlington, MA....

Past Shows

The Drowsy Chaperone
The Drowsy Chaperone
9/13 - 9/29/2024


Winner of 5 Tony Awards Winner of 7 Drama Desk Awards This is a fun evening of theater featuring a “musical within a comedy,” a ...

Twelfth Night, A musical Adaptation by Shaina Taub


Twelfth Night tells the story of Viola, a young heroine who washes up on the shores of Illyria, where she disguises herself as a man, is ...

One Slight Hitch
One Slight Hitch
12/1 - 12/10/2023


In this romantic comedy by comedian Lewis Black, Courtney is about to get married in a classic backyard garden wedding. The weather is perfect, the ...

Nunsense
Nunsense
5/5 - 5/21/2023


Arlington Friends of the Drama presents their 100th Anniversary production of  NUNSENSE with music, lyrics, and book by  Dan Goggin . The musical runs for ...

Light Up the Sky
Light Up the Sky
12/2 - 12/11/2022


 A fast-paced, hilarious and ultimately loving look inside show business, set just before and immediately after the Boston opening of a Broadway-bound play. Directed by ...

Light Up the Sky
Light Up the Sky
12/2 - 12/11/2022


A fast-paced, hilarious and ultimately loving look inside show business, set just before and immediately after the Boston opening of a Broadway-bound play.  When a ...

Iolanthe
Iolanthe
9/16 - 10/2/2022


This Gilbert and Sullivan operetta is a satirical romp from the fairies of the forest to the House of Lords while misunderstandings abound, and true ...

Boeing, Boeing
Boeing, Boeing
5/6 - 5/22/2022


Meet Bernard, a man who madly adores all three (yes 3!) of his fiances, each of them a gorgeous airline hostess. Because they are of ...

BRIGHT STAR
9/25 - 10/11/2020


From award-winning screenwriter and playwright Steve Martin (Picasso at the Lapin Agile, Roxanne) and chart-topping singer-songwriter Edie Brickell comes a world premiere American musical inspired ...

LOVE'S LABOUR'S LOST
3/6 - 3/22/2020


Can three young men attempt to honor their pledge to avoid the opposite sex, food, drink and sleep, for the sake of becoming more intellectual ...

THE ADDAMS FAMILY
9/20 - 10/6/2019


THE ADDAMS FAMILY, a comical feast that embraces the wackiness in every family, features an original story and it’s every father’s nightmare: Wednesday Addams, the ...

DIRTY ROTTEN SCOUNDRELS
5/3 - 5/19/2019


Based on the popular 1988 film, DIRTY ROTTEN SCOUNDRELS is the musical story of two con men living on the French Riviera. After meeting on ...

VIOLET
9/21 - 10/7/2018


Winner of the Drama Critics' Circle Award and Lucille Lortel Award for Best Musical when it premiered Off-Broadway in 1997, and then on to a ...

9 TO 5, THE MUSICAL
3/9 - 3/25/2018


9 TO 5: THE MUSICAL is a hilarious story of friendship and revenge in the Rolodex era. 9 TO 5: THE MUSICAL tells the story ...

The Light in the Piazza
10/13 - 10/29/2017


Sunset Boulevard
3/3 - 3/19/2017


Sunset Boulevard. The two words conjure up Tinsel town and glamour. The Academy Award-winning film lifted Gloria Swanson to icon status for her portrayal as ...


Winner of the Tony and the Drama Desk Awards for Best Book, The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee has charmed audiences across the country ...

AVENUE Q
10/17 - 11/2/2014


AVENUE Q  is a gut-bustingly hilarious modern musical focusing on a group of unique 20-somethings making their way in the big city, seeking their purpose ...

A LITTLE NIGHT MUSIC
5/2 - 5/18/2014


Sondheim  creates a stunning tour de force when he takes Ingmar Bergman's comedy of manners,  Smiles of a Summer Night , and turns it into ...

LEGALLY BLONDE
12/6 - 12/22/2013


Harvard's beloved blonde takes the stage by pink storm in this fun, upbeat musical about self-discovery. Based on the adored movie, LEGALLY BLONDE: THE MUSICAL ...

Grey Gardens
Grey Gardens
3/30 - 4/15/2012


A musical tribute to Jackie O's most unique, eccentric and relcusice relatives, Edith and "Little Edie" Bouvier Beale....

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