Huntington Theatre Company Plans For Future After New Deal Grants Control of BU Theatre

As reported by BroadwayWorld, yesterday Boston's Mayor Martin J. Walsh joined the Huntington Theatre Company's Managing Director Michael Maso and developer John Matteson of QMG Huntington, LLC to announce a partnership that will allow the theatre company to stay at the Boston University Theatre, where it has been producing full seasons since 1982.

The future of Huntington's residency had been in question since it was reported in March that the theatre was under agreement to be sold to help finance a new 250-seat studio theater and production spaces on the school's Charles River Campus, planned to open in the fall of 2017.

Maso tells the Boston Globe that Huntington will be responsible for restoring the theater, which will border a new mixed-use development of both retail and residential units.

"We have a great deal of planning to do, and then we will have a great deal of money to raise," says Maso, estimating the theater company will need between $60 million to $70 million. "We can and we will fulfill the vision that this agreement makes possible."

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As described on its website, the Huntington Theatre Company engages, inspires, entertains and challenges audiences with theatrical productions that range from the classics to new works. They train and support the next generation of theatre artists by providing arts education programs that promote life-long learning to a diverse community.

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