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¡VOS!
Jul 10 – Aug 2, 2026

¡VOS! by Christina Pumariega features Annie returning to her native Buenos Aires for IVF treatments with the esteemed Dr. Cossi. As she embarks on her...

Best Line Wins: A Play Inspired by the Improvised Lives of Elaine May & Mike Nichols
Jul 10 – Aug 2, 2026

Best Line Wins is a play inspired by the lives of the iconic comedy duo Elaine May and Mike Nichols, penned by Beth Kander. The...

My Favorite Sociopath
Jul 10 – Aug 2, 2026

My Favorite Sociopath, by Aurin Squire, explores the intense dynamics among three ambitious journalism students navigating their aspirations at the onset of the 24-hour news...

Refugee Rhapsody
Jul 10 – Aug 2, 2026

Refugee Rhapsody, a world premiere by Yussef El Guindi, explores the complex lives of young Arab Americans navigating their identities and experiences as refugees. A...

The Smoker
Jul 10 – Aug 2, 2026

The Smoker, written by Pulitzer Prize finalist Lisa D’Amour, is a world premiere that takes a close look at community through the lens of an...



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...

Review: Music Carries the Day in The Umbrella Stage Company's HAIRSPRAY


by R. Scott Reedy - May 06, 2026

In most, if not all, other mountings of “Hairspray: The Broadway Musical,” Tracy Turnblad is tucked under her bedcovers when audiences first see the young heroine, ready to show off her high-teased bouffant and let loose with the first notes of the rousing opener, “Good Morning, Baltimore.”...

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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
Merrily We Roll Along in Boston Merrily We Roll Along
Sullivan Rep (6/12-6/27)
Start Making Sense: Talking Heads Tribute in Boston Start Making Sense: Talking Heads Tribute
Provincetown Town Hall (6/20-6/20)
Mamma Mia! in Boston Mamma Mia!
Boston Opera House (4/13-4/25)
Manasse/Nakamatsu Duo: Celebrate! in Boston Manasse/Nakamatsu Duo: Celebrate!
Cape Cod Chamber Music Festival (8/17-8/17)
The Rocky Horror Picture Show (All audience members regardless of age must have a ticket. Children under the age of 15 must be accompanied by an adult in Boston The Rocky Horror Picture Show (All audience members regardless of age must have a ticket. Children under the age of 15 must be accompanied by an adult
Emerson Colonial Theatre (10/27-10/27)
Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat in Boston Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat
North Shore Music Theatre (7/08-7/19) VIDEOS
Black Swan: A New Dance Thriller in Boston Black Swan: A New Dance Thriller
American Repertory Theater (5/26-6/28)
Song Sung Neils in Boston Song Sung Neils
Paris Cabaret Starline Room Dinner Theatre (6/27-6/27)