by R. Scott Reedy - April 02, 2026
As Dionne Warwick took the stage at Groton Hill Music Center in Groton recently, before she had sung a single word, she was met by a rousing standing ovation. It was clear from the get-go that the capacity audience knew they were in the presence of a legend....
by R. Scott Reedy - March 22, 2026
What did our critic think of SUFFS at Emerson Colonial Theatre?...
by R. Scott Reedy - March 18, 2026
Playwright Jordan Harrison’s 2025 drama “The Antiquities” – being given a fine New England premiere at SpeakEasy Stage Company at the Roberts Studio Theatre in the Calderwood Pavilion at the Boston Center for the Arts through March 28 – uses history to explore where things went wrong....
by R. Scott Reedy - March 13, 2026
What did our critic think of WAIT UNTIL DARK at Greater Boston Stage Company?...
by R. Scott Reedy - March 10, 2026
Harper Lee’s Pulitzer Prize-winning 1960 novel “To Kill a Mockingbird,” about the fictional small town of Maycomb, Alabama, in the Depression-era South grappling with violence and racial inequality, along with issues of class, courage, and compassion, is a classic of modern American literature...
by R. Scott Reedy - March 01, 2026
What did our critic think of A VIEW FROM THE BRIDGE at Apollinaire Theatre Company?...
by R. Scott Reedy - February 24, 2026
At this time last year, the American Repertory Theater was premiering a stirring new dramatic adaptation of Homer’s “The Odyssey” by actor and playwright Kate Hamill, which moved back and forth between King Odysseus and Queen Penelope during a three-hour production with two intermissions....
by Marc Savitt - February 16, 2026
In the past, I have compared the 10x10 NEW PLAY FESTIVAL to dining at a Tapas restaurant, and it is. The production offers theatre goers a variety of content in small sized servings, to explore, share, and shake off a bit of mid-winter blues in anticipation of the bountiful season ahead. You may see...
by R. Scott Reedy - February 16, 2026
Louisa May Alcott’s novel “Little Women” has proven so enduringly popular since it was first published in 1868 that it has been turned into two plays, a musical, an opera, 11 different feature films and TV movies, three Japanese anime versions, and even a 12-part Korean streaming series....
by R. Scott Reedy - February 13, 2026
What did our critic think of THE MODERATE at Central Square Theater?...
Past Shows
Life & Times of Michael K brings the Booker Prize-winning novel by J.M. Coetzee to the stage in an evocative adaptation directed by Lara Foot....
In the Same Tongue is a new dance celebration choreographed by Emmy-nominated Dianne McIntyre, featuring original music by composer Diedre Murray and the poetry of...
Fight Night, presented by ArtsEmerson, explores the dynamics of democracy and voting through an interactive performance by the Belgian theater company Ontroerend Goed. Audiences are...
ArtsEmerson presents Shared Stories, a monthly film series in collaboration with the Boston Asian American Film Festival (BAAFF), Boston Latino International Film Festival (BLIFF), and...
A power play of sex, lies, and videotape.The Strindberg classic Miss Julie is audaciously revised in this hypnotic production from internationally praised Brazilian theatremaker Christiane...
When a Chinese-American police officer kills an unarmed Black man in a darkened stairwell of a New York City housing project, it sets off a...
"Over the last 17 years, UTR has shared artists and events with us and has also programmed artists that they discovered at ArtsEmerson. In these...
In response to the challenges and realities of 2020, Cambodian Living Arts and ArtsEmerson are presenting Arts & Healing: Bangsokol Virtual Festival from December 11th...
In response to the challenges and realities of 2020, Cambodian Living Arts and ArtsEmerson are presenting Arts & Healing: Bangsokol Virtual Festival from December 11th...
Join us for our next live Town Hall as Executive Director David C. Howse and Artistic Director David Dower pick up a long-arc conversation with...
"Vocalist-composer and writer Somi forges new ground with experimental short film that blends spoken word, art song, and movement with deconstructed concert recordings from Somis...
Youth ages 7+ and families tune in for this Workshop on Freedom! Featuring: Toshi Reagon, Kwame Alexander. Jason Reynolds.Jacqueline Woodson and many more...The Black Lives...
ABOUT THE FILMWhen artist Maleonn realizes that his father suffers from Alzheimers disease, he creates Papas Time Machine, a magical, autobiographical stage performance featuring life-size...
In light of the recent news that Artistic Director David Dower will be departing ArtsEmerson, he will join with Executive Director C. David Howse to...
She makes her case; the audience decides her fate. This is State vs. Natasha Banina. Performed live by Darya Denisova (2020 Elliot Norton Award-winner for...
Join us for this very specialone-night-only streaming ofOctavia E. Butlers Parable of the Sower: The Concert Experience!The event starts with a conversation between Toshi Reagon...
It's an animated film. It's a live pop-rock band. It's a queer, coming-of-age road trip like none other. It's Torrey Pines , originally presented at...
It's an animated film. It's a live pop-rock band. It's a queer, coming-of-age road trip like none other. It's Torrey Pines , originally presented at...
This is your chance to see one of the classic performances that turned Montreal's The 7 Fingers into absolute fan-favorites in Boston; from our 2012/13...
What happened to Mr. Joy? A Harlem community is shaken when Mr. Joy, a Chinese immigrant whose shoe repair shop has been a neighborhood pillar...
When a young, aspirational theatre troupe discovers and performs what they believe is a Syrian soap opera, they come to realize just how much they...
On an empty stage, a house is conjured from thin air. Residents move in, move out, clean up, burn down, sweep under, paint over, fence...
In the summer of 2016, Cuisine & Confessions wowed Boston audiences nightly with The 7 Fingers’ trademark acrobatic and choreographic prowess combined with on-stage cooking....
ArtsEmerson and the Mayor’s Office of Resilience and Racial Equity present Mr. Joy: The Neighborhood Tour, a series of free theatre performances in four neighborhoods...
Following the hugely successful broadcasts of Coriolanus and King Lear, National Theatre Live brings the Donmar Warehouse’s highly anticipated new production of Les Liaisons Dangereuses...
The first season of the Kenneth Branagh Theatre Company Live promises an exceptional series of plays broadcast to cinemas from London’s Garrick Theatre over the...
Get $25 tickets for select performances of ArtsEmerson’s January – May theatre productions – a savings up to 60%! Give your loved ones a theatrical...
Paramount Mainstage: - adapt: Jocelyn Clarke; dir: Anne Bogart....
The Jackie Liebergott Black Box: - Guillermo Calderon; dir: Guillermo Calderon....
Paramount Mainstage: - adapt: David Farr, Gisli Orn Gardarsson; music: Nick Cave, Warren Ellis; dir: David Farr, Gisli Orn Gardarsson....
Paramount Mainstage: - adapt: Constance Congdon; dir: Christopher Bayes....
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