The Lyric Stage Announces It's 45th Anniversary Season!

7-play, 4-play, and 3-play subscriptions are now on sale for the Lyrics Stage 2019-20 season which runs from September, 2019 through June, 2020. Prices start at $132 and offer savings of up to 25% off regular ticket prices. For those who have never tried a 7-play subscription, the Lyric Stage is offering a First-Timer First Weekend special price. Call or email the Box Office for details.

See full season details below!

An Award-Winning Musical, August 30 October 6

We can't announce the title until early May, but we're sure you'll be delighted. Directed by Rachel Bertone

The Thanksgiving Play, October 18 November 10

by Larissa Fasthorse

Thanksgiving, that most American of holidays: when families gather to celebrate the warmth of home, the bounty of the harvest and a legacy of genocide and violent colonial expansion. Good intentions collide with absurd assumptions in this wickedly funny satire, as a troupe of terminally woke teaching artists scrambles to create a pageant that somehow manages to celebrate both Turkey Day and Native American Heritage Month.

Agatha Christie's Murder on the Orient Express, November 22 December 22

Adapted by Ken Ludwig Directed by Spiro Veloudos

Just after midnight, a snow storm stops the Orient Express in its tracks. The famous train is surprisingly full for the time of the year, but by the morning it has one fewer passenger. An American tycoon lies dead in his compartment, stabbed a dozen times, his door locked from the inside. With a locomotive full of suspects and a killer on board, it's the perfect mystery for detective Hercule Poirot, n'est-ce pas?

The Cake, January 10 February 9

by Bekah Brunstetter Directed by Courtney O'Connor

Conflict collides with confection when Della, a traditional southern baker, reunites with her deceased best friend's daughter, Jen, in preparation for Jen's wedding. Della is forced to question her strongly-held beliefs when she is asked to bake Jen's dream wedding cake for her and her future wife. Questions of morals, judgement, and family swirl around them all in this heartfelt and deliciously funny new play.

The Treasurer, February 21 March 22

by Max Posner Directed by Rebecca Bradshaw

Ida Armstrong is broke, lonely, and fading fast. As she slowly spends all of her children's money, her son is forced to assume the unwanted role of The Treasurer, an arrangement that becomes untenable the more he questions his devotion to her. This darkly funny, sharply intimate new work chronicles the strained ties between a son and his aging mother, and the weight of a guilty conscience.

Fabulation or, the Re-Education of Undine, April 3 May 3

by Lynn Nottage Directed by Dawn M. Simmons

A co-production with the Front Porch Arts Collective.

From two-time Pulitzer Prize-winner Lynn Nottage (Intimate Apparel, By the Way, Meet Vera Stark, Ruined) comes the satirical tale of successful African-American publicist Undine, as she stumbles down the social ladder after her husband steals her hard-earned fortune. Broke and now pregnant, Undine is forced to return to her childhood home in the Brooklyn projects, where she must face the challenges of the life she left behind. Featuring punchy social insights and the firecracker snap of unexpected humor" (New York Times), Fabulation reveals how difficult it is to outrun our roots.

A Gentleman's Guide to Love and Murder, May 15 June 21

Book and lyrics by Robert L. Freedman Music and lyrics by Steven Lutvak Directed by Spiro Veloudos

This Tony Award-winning Best Musical follows the hilarious adventures of Monty Navarro, eighth in line for an earldom in the lofty D'Ysquith family, as he sets out to speed up the line of succession by using a great deal of charm... and a dash of murder. Of course, all will be worth it if he can slay his way into Highhurst Castle. And what of love? Because murder isn't the only thing on Monty's mind.

This season the Lyric Stage collaborates once again with The Front Porch Arts Collaborative

The Front Porch Arts Collective exists to advance racial equity in Boston through theater. We use our art to examine the interactions between race, culture, economics, ability, gender, and sexuality from a black and brown perspective. We seek to challenge biased narratives of black and brown people in America and increase representation on stage, back stage, in the audience, office, and boardroom. Our namesake signifies a communal gathering place a communal spirit which inspires us to serve communities of color and the greater Boston area by producing art that is welcoming to all audiences and inspires a more tolerant and inclusive Boston. frontporcharts.org

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