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WINTER WONDERETTES to Play Greater Boston Stage Company This Holiday Season


by Blair Ingenthron - November 16, 2024

WINTER WONDERETTES will run from November 29 to December 22, 2024, at Greater Boston Stage Company, offering a festive theatrical experience for the holiday season....

Lyric Stage Boston Presents NOISES OFF


by A.A. Cristi - October 21, 2024

Lyric Stage Boston rings in the holidays with the gift of laughter, outrageous characters, and meaningful time spent with loved ones at Noises Off. Performances begin Friday, November 15 and run through Sunday December 22.  ...

Dawn Meredith Simmons Joins Boston College's Theatre Department As Monan Professor in Theatre Arts


by Chloe Rabinowitz - October 11, 2024

Dawn Meredith Simmons, an Elliot Norton award-winner, has been appointed as the Monan Professor in Theatre Arts at Boston College for the 2024-25 academic year, enhancing the university's arts program....

Todd McNeel Joins SpeakEasy Stage as Marketing Manager


by Chloe Rabinowitz - August 05, 2024

Todd McNeel Jr. has joined SpeakEasy Stage Company as Marketing Manager. Learn more!...

Citywide Celebration Of Playwright Mfoniso Udofia's 'Ufot Family Cycle' Launches This Fall


by Stephi Wild - June 26, 2024

Greater Boston theatre companies and collaborative partners gathered at Boston’s City Hall today, Tuesday, June 25, 2024, to announce major plans for an ambitious two-year, citywide celebration of the Ufot Family Cycle, a cycle of nine plays about three generations of a Nigerian American family by M...

WIPEOUT Comes to Gloucester Stage Company


by Stephi Wild - June 13, 2024

Gloucester Stage Company, under the leadership of Artistic Director Rebecca Bradshaw and Managing Director Christopher Griffith, is thrilled to announce the next production in its 2024 season, WIPEOUT by Aurora Real de Asua. As part of its rolling world premiere through the National New Play Network...

Heidi Blickenstaff, Alex Edelman, and More Receive Elliot Norton Awards; Full List


by Stephi Wild - May 22, 2024

Awards were presented tonight in 37 categories including outstanding actors, directors, designers, choreographers, musicians, productions and 4 visiting productions by the Boston Theater Critics Association (BTCA) at the 41st Annual Elliot Norton Awards ceremony, held at the Huntington Theatre in Bo...

David Henry Hwang's YELLOW FACE Announced At Lyric Stage Boston


by A.A. Cristi - May 17, 2024

Explore the thought-provoking and humorous play YELLOW FACE at Lyric Stage Boston, delving into themes of identity and cultural perception....

Interview: Janie E. Howland Honor Sets the Stage for ELLIOT NORTON AWARDS


by R. Scott Reedy - May 15, 2024

The 41st annual Elliot Norton Awards, presented by the Boston Theater Critics Association (BTCA) on May 20 at the Huntington Theatre, promises to be a big night for scenic designer Janie E. Howland. Read our interview....

Tony Award Winner VANYA AND SONIA AND MASHA AND SPIKE To Open Gloucester Stage's 45th Season


by A.A. Cristi - May 06, 2024

Gloucester Stage Company, under the direction of Rebecca Bradshaw, is set to open its 45th season with the Tony Award-winning play VANYA AND SONIA AND MASHA AND SPIKE by Christopher Durang. The season pays tribute to Durang's significant contribution to American theater....

Past Shows


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 ...


In a magical kingdom fathoms below, the beautiful young mermaid Ariel longs to leave her ocean home to live in the world above. But first, ...

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 ...


The Brainy and Beautiful Belle yearns to escape her provincial life...and her brute of a suitor, Gaston. However, Belle gets more adventurous than she wanted ...

Alice By Heart
6/1 - 6/9/2024

A Wrinkle in Time
A Wrinkle in Time
4/13 - 5/11/2024


One dark and stormy night, the eccentric Mrs. Whatsit arrives at the home of Meg Murry, a young teen who doesn’t fit in at her ...

Mr. Popper's Penguins
Mr. Popper's Penguins
2/10 - 3/3/2024


Money is tight and times are tough in the town of Stillwater. With no houses to paint till next spring, Mr. Popper is stuck at ...

The Addams Family
The Addams Family
10/13 - 11/12/2023


Wednesday Addams, the ultimate princess of darkness, has grown up and fallen in love with a sweet, smart young man from a respectable family– a ...

Head Over Heels
Head Over Heels
6/2 - 6/3/2023


A jukebox musical featuring the songs of The Go-Go’s and based on Philip Sidney’s  The Countess of Pembroke’s Arcadia ,  Head Over Heels  is the ...


A joyous girl power romp! This is the story of an extraordinary girl who, armed with a vivid imagination and a sharp mind, dares to ...

Roald Dahl's Matilda, the Musical


When an exceptional little girl is born into a family that does not value intelligence, honesty, or kindness, it will take some cleverness with a ...


Designed for elementary school students, Frozen KIDS is a 30-minute adaptation of the 2018 Broadway musical, which was based on the 2013 Walt Disney Animation ...


It's happily ever laughter in these warped fairy tales. Jack has to use his wits to save himself from the terrible Giant, but a host ...

The Wizard of Oz
The Wizard of Oz
4/8 - 5/1/2022


Based on the beloved novel and Classic Motion Picture, The Wizard of Oz follows the story of a young girl, Dorothy, as she finds the ...

Fall 2020 Virtual Education Program


Wheelock Family Theatre is offering 3-week class sessions for all grade levels. Each series of classes is designed to engage students remotely while still maintaining ...

#Vote4Tomorrow Abilities Dance Masterclass


Wheelock Family Theatre is excited to announce our first Masterclass in partnership with Abilities Dance Boston.This masterclass will center around how the work of Abilities ...


Designed for elementary school students, Frozen KIDS is a 30-minute adaptation of the 2018 Broadway musical, which was based on the 2013 Walt Disney Animation ...


Everyone's favorite ogre is back in this hilarious stage spectacle, based on the Oscar-winning smash hit film and outrageous Broadway musical....


"Oh, the thinks you can think" when Dr. Seuss' best-loved characters collide and cavort in an unforgettable musical caper!...

Little Women, the Broadway Musical


Based on Louisa May Alcotts life, Little Women follows the adventures of sisters Jo, Meg, Beth and Amy March. Jo is trying to sell her ...

Roald Dahl's Willy Wonka
Roald Dahl's Willy Wonka
10/25 - 11/17/2019


Roald Dahls timeless musical story of the world-famous candy man and his quest to find an heir comes to chocolate-covered life. Charlie Buckets delicious adventures ...

In the Heights
10/27 - 12/17/2017


In the Heights is a vibrant musical bursting with salsa, merengue, and hip-hop rhythms, transporting you to the heart of Washington Heights, a predominantly Dominican ...

Shrek the Musical
Shrek the Musical
4/17 - 5/24/2015


Directed by Shelley Bolman Book and Lyrics by David Lindsay Abaire. Music by Jeanine Tesori. Based on the Dreamworks film “Shrek”. Musical director: Matthew Stern. ...

The Taste of Sunrise
The Taste of Sunrise
3/13 - 3/22/2015


Over thirty years in the making - Suzan Zeder’s richly lyrical Ware Trilogy captures the pulse of key moments in American History. The cherished plays, ...

PINOCCHIO
PINOCCHIO
1/30 - 2/22/2015


By Wendy Lement and Steven Bogart. Directed by Steven Bogart Based on the book “The Adventures of Pinocchio” by Carlo Colladi. What must Pinocchio endure ...

HAIRSPRAY
HAIRSPRAY
1/24 - 2/23/2014


Book by Mark O’Donnell & Thomas Meehan. Music by Marc Shaiman. Lyrics by Scott Wittman & Marc Shaiman Based on the New Line Cinema film ...

Videos


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“An Evening With Liz Callaway” in Boston “An Evening With Liz Callaway”
JM Productions at The Church of Presidents (2/22 - 2/22)

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The Recursion of a Moth in Boston The Recursion of a Moth
Boston Playwrights' Theatre (2/27 - 3/9) Tracker
The Cher Show (Non-Equity) in Boston The Cher Show (Non-Equity)
Hanover Theatre for the Performing Arts (2/14 - 2/16) Tracker
The Fig Tree, and The Phoenix, and The Desire to Be Reborn in Boston The Fig Tree, and The Phoenix, and The Desire to Be Reborn
Boston Playwrights' Theatre (2/20 - 3/9) Tracker
The Music of Led Zeppelin in Boston The Music of Led Zeppelin
The Music of Led Zeppelin (3/1 - 3/1)
Barefoot in the Park in Boston Barefoot in the Park
Colonial Chorus Players (2/7 - 2/23)
Peter Mulvey & Ruth Theodore at Harmony on the Green in Lexington, MA in Boston Peter Mulvey & Ruth Theodore at Harmony on the Green in Lexington, MA
Harmony on the Green (3/1 - 3/1)
The Book of Mormon (Non-Equity) in Boston The Book of Mormon (Non-Equity)
Boston Opera House (4/22 - 4/27)
Last Night's Fun in Boston Last Night's Fun
52 Sumner (3/22 - 3/22)
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