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A Heart of Darkness: THE BODY SNATCHER Delivers Gothic Thrills

A sweeping epic opens the latest Stages season.

The opening of The Ensemble’s 49th season is a H-I-T!

This touring production of the 2023 Tony Award winner for Best Musical, KIMBERLY AKIMBO, is based on David Lindsay-Abaire’s play of the same name. Kimberly, about to turn 16, has just moved with her family to a quiet suburb in New Jersey.

INCIDENT AT VICHY is a lesser-known work by the legendary Arthur Miller in which nine men wait in a quiet detention room in Nazi-occupied France, unsure why they’ve been taken, what’s coming next, and who will be spared. As questions swirl and suspicions rise, a chilling truth emerges: the arrests are not random.

Honky Tonk Laundry finally gets its due, five years after it closed, or rather didn’t even open, because of the pandemic. And we are in luck, because most of the original team of actors and production designers are back.

Based on Agatha Christie’s novel The Mirror Crack’d from Side to Side, this stage adaptation by Rachel Wagstaff, and directed by Delicia Turner Sonnenberg, brings a wave of Hollywood drama to the sleepy English village of St. Mary Mead.

This nostalgic, Tony Award–winning 1983 musical is all about family dynamics. Young Willi wants nothing more than to follow in the footsteps of her mother and Uncle Dipsey as a dancer. Her father, however, wants her to become a lawyer just like him. Meanwhile, older sister Emma dreams of being a lawyer, but their father’s attention is focused solely on Willi. As the two girls fight to be seen for who they are, we witness the transformative power of dance.

When divorced couple Elyot and Amanda accidentally find themselves honeymooning with their new spouses—and sharing adjacent balconies—sparks fly and tempers flare in a whirlwind of passion and humor. Director KJ Sanchez brings a fresh twist to Noël Coward’s timeless comedy, transporting us from 1930s Argentina to Uruguay.

Written by playwright Melda Beaty and directed by The Ensemble Theatre’s Artistic Director Eileen J. Morris, this slice-of-life play shines a spotlight on the narrative of five older men, figures who are often background characters in the stories we tell.

A hootin’, hollerin’, good time as a heroic Germanic saga goes Texan.

Come and get a sweet taste of this new production of the hit musical WAITRESS from Theatre Under The Stars and The 5th Avenue Theatre. This heartwarming show celebrates female friendship, love, and pie—with music and lyrics by Sara Bareilles and a book by Jessie Nelson.

BASKERVILLE: A SHERLOCK HOLMES MYSTERY is a hilarious adaptation by playwright Ken Ludwig, of Alley’s Lend Me a Tenor fame. Read our review here!

Tragedy tomorrow, Comedy (and Camp and Farce!) tonight at The Art Factory.

Doubt is a bond as strong as certainty at The Garden Theatre

Written by Tony-nominated playwright Christina Anderson and directed by Eboni Bell Darcy, this deeply moving story follows one person’s emotional journey to rediscover their roots, heal old wounds, and find their way back home.

Let’s face it—this show is a phenomenon. It’s fascinating, and whether you love it or leave it, people are going to flock to the theatre to see it—if only just to say they have. This production, specifically, was tight, so don’t miss your shot!

Strong performances in a fragile world. Written in 1944, THE GLASS MENAGERIE was Tennessee Williams’ first major success, and it mirrors his own life more than any other of his works. The play’s characters are drawn from an autobiographical place.

Things get pretty hot (in more ways than one) in this production of SEARED.