Black Swan: A New Dance Thriller
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....
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Upcoming Shows
Review: An Emotionally Affecting IN OLD AGE at Arts Emerson
Theatergoers who have come to love and respect Abasiama Bassey a central character in the emotionally resonant nine-part Ufot Family Cycle by first-generation Nigerian American playwright Mfoniso Udofia, will not want to miss the deeply moving “In Old Age,” the eighth and penultimate play in the…
Review: THE ZIONISTS: A FAMILY STORM at Barrington Stage Company
THE ZIONISTS; A Family Storm represents a tremendous new piece of theater. One that, like a gemstone, sparkles on many facets. You don’t have to possess any particular element, characteristic, or trait, this play will make you think. It continues at Barrington Stage Company’s Boyd-Quinson The…
Review: ANNIE at Greater Boston Stage Company
What did our critic think of ANNIE at Greater Boston Stage Company?…
Review: Sullivan Rep's MERRILY WE ROLL ALONG Shows Sondheim is Worth a Second Look
What did our critic think of MERRILY WE ROLL ALONG at Sullivan Rep?…
Review: A Thrilling BLACK SWAN at American Repertory Theater
What did our critic think of BLACK SWAN at American Repertory Theater?…
Review: Emilio and Gloria Estefan Musical Will Have You ON YOUR FEET! in Beverly
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
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
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
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
What did our critic think of AN EVENING WITH DARREN CRISS at Emerson Colonial Theatre?…
Past Shows
WONDER
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
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
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)
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
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
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
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
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
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
Gatsby: The Musical- A staged musical adaptation of F. Scott Fitzgerald's 'The Great Gatsby'...
Becoming a Man
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
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
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
" 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
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 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
" 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
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...
1776 The Musical
They knew they would make history, but not what history would make of them. Fed up with living under the tyranny of British rule, John...
Black Super Hero Magic Mama
In all the books that Sabrina Jackson reads to her son Tramarion, tragedys just an origin story, something to propel the heroes into wondrous new...
Civically Speaking: Youth Climate Activist Roundtable
Todays young people will be disproportionately impacted by climate change, and so many of them are stepping in to promote awareness and change through the...
Civically Speaking: Betsy Ross Beyond the Flag
The life of Elizabeth Griscom Ross Ashburn Claypoole (1752-1836), better known as Betsy Ross, is one of American legend. But legends are often shrouded in...
Mass Audubon Workshop: Sea Turtle Rescue and How Beachgoers Can Help Coastal Wildlife
In late fall, sea turtles that have lingered in Cape Cod Bay succumb to dropping water temperatures, become cold-stunned, and wash ashore on bayside beaches....
Ocean Filibuster
Dive beneath the waves and discover the intimate, critical relationship between humankind and the ocean. An integrated design immerses audiences inside the Senate chamber of...
The Lunch Room: Ocean Filibuster
The Lunch Room is A.R.T.s virtual talk show with the artists, activists, and civic leaders who are shaping our culture and communities. Join members of...
The Lunch Room: Guests from WILD: A Musical Becoming
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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 (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
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
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
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
OBERON: - Jason Craig; music: Dave Malloy; dir: Mallory Catlett, Rob Hipskind....
The Glass Menagerie
Loeb Drama Center: - dir: John Tiffany....
Pippin
Loeb Drama Center: - dir: Diane Paulus....
Woody Sez: The Life and Music of Woody Guthrie
“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
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
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
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...
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DALLOWAY: FIRST LOVE Gloucester Stage Company (8/13-8/29) |
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Little Bear Ridge Road SpeakEasy Stage Company (1/29-2/20) |
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Dar Williams Payomet Performing Arts Center (7/29-7/29) |
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Danish String Quartet: Listen Up! Cape Cod Chamber Music Festival (7/31-7/31) |
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Frankie and Johnny in the Clair de Lune The Psych Drama Company (6/18-6/28) |
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Kristin Hersh Payomet Performing Arts Center (7/18-7/18) |
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Frozen The Company Theatre (11/27-12/20) |
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Larry McCray Payomet Performing Arts Center (8/12-8/12) |
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Crooked Coast Whale Jam Benefit Concerts Cisco Kitchen and Bar (6/14-7/26) |
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Hull FireFly The Company Theatre (7/28-7/28) |