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AMERICAN REPERTORY THEATER

64 Brattle Stret
Cambridge, MA 02138

Upcoming Shows

Black Swan: A New Dance Thriller
Black Swan: A New Dance Thriller
May 26 – Jun 28, 2026

Tony Award winner Sonya Tayeh (Gatsby at A.R.T., Moulin Rouge! The Musical on Broadway) returns to the A.R.T. to bring the Academy Award-nominated psychological thriller Black Swan to the stage....



Review: Emilio and Gloria Estefan Musical Will Have You ON YOUR FEET! in Beverly


by R. Scott Reedy - June 10, 2026

Whether autobiographical like “Jersey Boys,” “Beautiful: The Carole King Musical,” and “Tina: The Tina Turner Musical,” or fictionalized like “Mamma Mia!,” jukebox musicals often rely on the drama of  their source material as much as their familiar scores for success....

Review: EUREKA DAY is a Tempest in a Vaccination Teapot


by R. Scott Reedy - June 09, 2026

But in playwright Jonathan Spector’s “Eureka Day” – now being given a cleverly funny production by The Huntington at the Huntington Avenue Theatre through June 28 – they are also comic fodder for a trenchant story about a tempest over vaccination in a hyper-woke teacup....

Review: DRIVING MISS DAISY at Barrington Stage Company


by Marc Savitt - June 07, 2026

Cast and Crew deliver a high-quality production that is both simple and sublime; historically accurate, topically relevant; and well worth seeing. BSC Artistic Director, Alan Paul said: 'It's fair to say that Daisy has become an American classic, and when you watch the show, you will see how contemp...

Review: DRIVING MISS DAISY at Barrington Stage Company


by Marc Savitt - June 09, 2026

Cast and Crew deliver a high-quality production that is both simple and sublime; historically accurate, topically relevant; and well worth seeing. 'It's fair to say that Daisy has become an American classic, and when you watch the show, you will see how contemporary and relevant its themes still are...

Review: Darren Criss Kicks Off New Concert Dates in Boston


by R. Scott Reedy - June 03, 2026

What did our critic think of AN EVENING WITH DARREN CRISS at Emerson Colonial Theatre?...

Review: SELECTED SHORTS at The Adams Theater


by Marc Savitt - June 03, 2026

Listening to SELECTED STORIES is a delight. The actors bring energy, nuance, intonation, inflection, and character to every aspect of the story they are telling. Having them do so live, in-person to a room full of enthusiastic audience member reactions made it even more so....

Review: JOHN & JEN at Berkshire Theatre Group


by Marc Savitt - May 31, 2026

As BTG's Artistic Director, CEO Kate Maguire stated: 'Through moments of joy, heartbreak, humor and healing, JOHN & JEN explores the enduring connections between siblings, parents and children- the people who remain part of us across a lifetime.  With Andrew Lippa's moving score and a story filled ...

Review: The Huntington's OEDIPUS EL REY Turns Tragedy Into Triumph


by R. Scott Reedy - May 20, 2026

Playwright Luis Alfaro aimed high when he decided to bring Sophocles’ “Oedipus Rex” from 429 BC into the 21st century with “Oedipus El Rey,” his contemporary retelling of the Greek tragedy set in a Los Angeles barrio....

Review: JON BATISTE Brings His Musical Genius to BOSTON POPS at Symphony Hall


by R. Scott Reedy - May 17, 2026

What did our critic think of JON BATISTE BRINGS HIS MUSICAL GENIUS TO BOSTON POPS at Symphony Hall?...

Review: SOMETHING ROTTEN! is Anything But at Lyric Stage Boston


by R. Scott Reedy - May 14, 2026

When it comes to playwrights and poets, William Shakespeare towers above everyone else who has ever put pen to paper. After all, he is the greatest writer ever in the English language, and his 39 plays, 154 sonnets, and three long narrative poems have been translated into virtually every living lang...

Past Shows

WONDER
Dec 9 – Jan 25, 2026

Wonder is a world premiere musical adaptation of R.J. Palacio’s bestselling novel, which follows Auggie Pullman, a middle schooler with a facial difference, as he...

300 PAINTINGS
Oct 1 – Oct 19, 2025

300 Paintings, created and performed by Sam Kissajukian, is an autobiographical solo show that delves into the interconnections between art, mental health, and creativity. This...

PASSENGERS
Sep 2 – Sep 26, 2025

Passengers offers a thrilling theatrical experience that blends cirque, music, and dance to explore life’s unpredictable journey through the metaphor of travel. Directed by Shana...

Two Strangers (Carry a Cake Across New York)
Two Strangers (Carry a Cake Across New York)
May 20 – Jun 29, 2025

A naïve and impossibly upbeat Brit, Dougal, has just landed in New York for his dad’s second wedding—the dad he’s never known. Robin, the sister...

Night Side Songs
Night Side Songs
Apr 8 – Apr 20, 2025

A communal music-theater experience performed for—and with—an intimate audience, Night Side Songs gives voice to doctors, patients, researchers, and caregivers to meld the realms of the well...

Night Side Songs
Night Side Songs
Mar 27 – Apr 6, 2025

A communal music-theater experience performed for—and with—an intimate audience, Night Side Songs gives voice to doctors, patients, researchers, and caregivers to meld the realms of the well...

The Odyssey
The Odyssey
Feb 9 – Mar 16, 2025

Acclaimed writer and adaptor Kate Hamill (Sense & Sensibility, Vanity Fair, Dracula) turns a contemporary lens on Homer’s Odyssey in this new play that reimagines the stories of both...

Diary of a Tap Dancer
Diary of a Tap Dancer
Dec 12 – Jan 4, 2025

Trailblazing tap dancer and choreographer Ayodele Casel and longtime collaborator director Torya Beard (Chasing Magic, Funny Girl) return to A.R.T. this holiday season to share the...

Romeo and Juliet
Aug 31 – Oct 6, 2024

American Repertory Theater presents a new production of Shakespeare's classic love story, Romeo and Juliet. Directed by Tony Award winner Diane Paulus and choreographed by...

Gatsby
May 23 – Jul 21, 2024

Gatsby: The Musical- A staged musical adaptation of F. Scott Fitzgerald's 'The Great Gatsby'...

Becoming a Man
Becoming a Man
Feb 16 – Mar 10, 2024

Experience the world premiere play about one man’s gender transition amid a pivotal political moment in America. From acclaimed memoirist P. Carl and Tony Award-winning...

Real Women Have Curves: The Musical
Real Women Have Curves: The Musical
Dec 6 – Jan 21, 2024

Summer 1987, Boyle Heights, Los Angeles. After eighteen years under the roof of her immigrant parents, Ana is ready to spread her wings. Her dreams...

The Odyssey
The Odyssey
Oct 19

After a two-week-long developmental workshop, actors with scripts in hand will present a free reading of Kate Hamill’s (Sense & Sensibility) adaptation of The Odyssey, under...

The Half-God of Rainfall
The Half-God of Rainfall
Sep 8 – Sep 24, 2023

" Striking." -THE GUARDIANWhen Demi—half Greek god, half Nigerian mortal—takes his first shot on a basketball court, the deities of the land wake up. But...

Evita
Evita
May 17 – Jul 16, 2023

Icon or human, villain or saint, aggressor or victim: Who was the woman inside the iconic ball gown?Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice’s Tony Award-winning...

The Wife of Willesden
The Wife of Willesden
Feb 25 – Mar 18, 2023

"The Wife of Willesden is a celebration of community and local legends, of telling a good story and living a life worth telling." - THE GUARDIAN"Glorious…Zadie...

Life of Pi
Life of Pi
Dec 4 – Dec 29, 2022

" Breathtaking. It will make you believe in the power of theater."- THE TIMES OF LONDON"One of the most visually stunning shows I’ve ever seen."-...

Twilight: Los Angeles, 1992
Twilight: Los Angeles, 1992
Aug 28 – Sep 24, 2022

As necessary now as when Los Angeles was actively smoldering, (The New York Times), Twilight: Los Angeles, 1992 is a stirring cry for reform.Thirty years...

The Lunch Room: Guests from WILD: A Musical Becoming
The Lunch Room: Guests from WILD: A Musical Becoming
Dec 28

Called a show that really is ahead of its time by The New York Times, the A.R.T.s world-premiere concert production of WILD: A Musical Becoming...

Macbeth In Stride
Macbeth In Stride
Oct 23 – Nov 14, 2021

A dazzling theatrical event created and performed by Obie Award-winning artist Whitney White with a live band, Macbeth In Stride examines what it means to...

The Arboretum Experience
The Arboretum Experience
Aug 30 – Oct 17, 2021

Visitors are invited to experience the natural beauty of the Arnold Arboretum on an outdoor, self-guided journey that centers resilience, healing, wellness, and joy. This...

Ayodele Casel: Chasing Magic
Ayodele Casel: Chasing Magic
Sep 25 – Oct 9, 2021

Trailblazing tap dancer Ayodele Casel captures the spark of connection and creation in Chasing Magic, performed live on stage for the first time since its...

Behind the Scenes: The Circle of Becoming
Behind the Scenes: The Circle of Becoming
Mar 2

Tony and Obie Award-winning playwright V (formerly Eve Ensler, O.P.C., In the Body of the World), Grammy and Golden Globe-nominated songwriter Justin Tranter (Selena Gomez,...

Mortified Doomed Valentine's Day
Mortified Doomed Valentine's Day
Feb 13

Join us online for Mortifieds biggest show of the year: an evening of horn-knee teen diaries, love poems, breakup letters, swoony obsessions with 90s rock...

The Lunch Room: Joseph Allen and Diane Paulus
The Lunch Room: Joseph Allen and Diane Paulus
Feb 2

Joseph Allen, director of the Healthy Buildings Program at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, and A.R.T.s Terrie and Bradley Bloom Artistic Director...

Jack and the Beanstalk: A Musical Adventure
Jack and the Beanstalk: A Musical Adventure
Nov 29 – Jan 4, 2021

This new, streaming musical that takes us on an epic journey through Storyland with Jack, her cow Buttercup, her mother, the Grand Storyteller, King Giant,...

This Is Who I Am
This Is Who I Am
Dec 5 – Jan 3, 2021

Broadcast live for each performance, two actors perform a balancing act of care and resentment, closeness and vast separation, as they cook in real time...

Norm Lewis: Christmastime is Here
Norm Lewis: Christmastime is Here
Dec 17 – Dec 31, 2020

Norm Lewis (The Gershwins Porgy and Bess) and his holiday shows have become a theatrical tradition over the past five years, and this year will...

Queer Heartache
Queer Heartache
Oct 19 – Nov 27, 2020

Stream Queer Heartache on demand anytime through November 27. Purchase a household ticket for access to the event 48 hours from your order date.Kit Yan...

ANTHEM
ANTHEM
Oct 19 – Nov 25, 2020

From praise songs to war cries to bops you cant help but dance to, anthems have long been the heartbeat of political liberation. Featuring Rhode...

SIX
Aug 21 – Sep 27, 2019

book: Toby Marlow, Lucy Moss; lyrics: Toby Marlow, Lucy Moss; music: Toby Marlow, Lucy Moss; dir: Jaime Armitage, Lucy Moss....

Beowulf - A Thousand Years of Baggage
Apr 16 – May 5, 2013

OBERON: - Jason Craig; music: Dave Malloy; dir: Mallory Catlett, Rob Hipskind....

The Glass Menagerie
Feb 2 – Mar 3, 2013

Loeb Drama Center: - dir: John Tiffany....

Pippin
Dec 5 – Jan 20, 2013

Loeb Drama Center: - dir: Diane Paulus....

Woody Sez: The Life and Music of Woody Guthrie
May 5 – May 26, 2012

“This Land Is Your Land.” “This Train Is Bound For Glory.” Woody Guthrie showed you can strum a revolution and do it with joy. In...

Futurity: A Musical by the Lisps
Mar 16 – Apr 15, 2012

In this Civil War sci-fi musical, the Union soldier Julian Munro and the brilliant Ada Lovelace transcend time to invent an omnipotent steam-powered brain. Blending...

Wild Swans
Feb 11 – Mar 11, 2012

As change sweeps over their country, a family endures their hardships through sacrifice, courage, and love. Wild Swans chronicles the political and social reforms of...

As You Like It
Jan 8 – Jan 29, 2012

An idyllic Forest of Arden provides the lush backdrop for Shakespeare's glorious romantic comedy of courtiers, clowns, philosophers and provincials—all bewitched by the trials and...

Videos


The Hunchback of Notre Dame in Boston The Hunchback of Notre Dame
Wheaton College - Watson Fine Arts (6/05-6/14) PHOTOS
Eureka Day in Boston Eureka Day
Theatre Workshop of Nantucket (6/04-6/20) PHOTOS
Rendezvous with Rachel Revere™ in Boston Rendezvous with Rachel Revere™
Thacher Hall (7/26-7/26)
1776 in Boston 1776
The Colonial Theatre (7/02-7/16)
A Chorus Line: Teen Edition in Boston A Chorus Line: Teen Edition
The Company Theatre (7/09-7/11)
"Grief...A Comedy" in Boston "Grief...A Comedy"
Mahaiwe Theater (6/12-6/13) PHOTOS
The American Five in Boston The American Five
The Unicorn Theatre (6/18-7/11)
The Legend of Georgia McBride in Boston The Legend of Georgia McBride
The Colonial Theatre (7/31-8/16)
CCTP 2026 Season of New Plays in Boston CCTP 2026 Season of New Plays
Cape Cod Theatre Project (7/02-7/25)
Jazz at the Cape Cod Chamber Music Festival: Steve Wilson, Renee Rosnes and David Wong in Boston Jazz at the Cape Cod Chamber Music Festival: Steve Wilson, Renee Rosnes and David Wong
Cape Cod Chamber Music Festival (8/11-8/11)