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GLOUCESTER STAGE COMPANY

PO Box5353, Bradford, MA 01833
Gloucester, MA 01930

Upcoming Shows

BAD BOOKS
BAD BOOKS
Jun 4 – Jun 27, 2026

When a concerned mother finds her son with an “inappropriate” book, an attempt to reason with the local librarian erupts into an explosive, town-wide confrontation....

BETRAYAL
BETRAYAL
Jul 9 – Aug 1, 2026

After Jerry and Emma collide for the last time, their final encounter unfolds into a seven year long, torrid love triangle entangled with secrets, deception,...

DALLOWAY: FIRST LOVE
DALLOWAY: FIRST LOVE
Aug 13 – Aug 29, 2026

From the playwright behind last season’s The Garbologists comes an unlikely world premiere of feminine proportions. Clarissa Perry is a tree climbing, combat boot wearing goth with...

MOON MAN WALK
MOON MAN WALK
Sep 10 – Sep 26, 2026

Travel to the moon and back as Spencer revisits his childhood home in Philadelphia following his mother’s passing. With the help of the unfettered Petrushka,...



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.”...

Review: August Wilson's GEM OF THE OCEAN at Actors' Shakespeare Project Has Glint of Greatness


by R. Scott Reedy - May 04, 2026

What did our critic think of GEM OF THE OCEAN at Actors' Shakespeare Project?...

Review: Dramatic Musical SWEPT AWAY Stays Afloat with Score by The Avett Brothers


by R. Scott Reedy - May 01, 2026

The musical “Swept Away” tells the story of four whalers shipwrecked off New Bedford in 1888, making it especially resonant for local audiences, who can experience the musical drama in a well crafted New England premiere at SpeakEasy Stage Company in the Virginia Wimberly Theatre at the Calderwo...

Review: WHO IS EARTHA MAE? at The Brickbox Theater


by Christopher Verleger - April 13, 2026

What’s the first thing that comes to mind when you say the name Eartha Kitt? Those of us who are even remotely familiar with the late singer-dancer-actress will most likely say Catwoman, the iconic feline femme fatale she portrayed in the 1967 season of the ‘Batman’ television series, or her o...

Review: Matthew Lombardo's WHEN PLAYWRIGHTS KILL Slays with Laughter


by R. Scott Reedy - April 14, 2026

Seven years ago, an already hot summer in Boston heated up even more during a pre-Broadway tryout of a truncated version of playwright Matthew Lombardo’s “Tea at Five” at the Huntington Theatre when its star, Academy Award winner Faye Dunaway, was fired after allegations that she physically an...

Review: Eddie Shields Excels in BREAKING THE CODE


by R. Scott Reedy - April 11, 2026

What did our critic think of BREAKING THE CODE at Central Square Theater?...

Review: Lyric Stage Boston's Latest Is ANGRY, RAUCOUS, AND SHAMELESSLY GORGEOUS


by R. Scott Reedy - April 05, 2026

What did our critic think of ANGRY, RAUCOUS, AND SHAMELESSLY GORGEOUS at The Lyric Stage Company Of Boston?...

Review: Full House Enjoys AN EVENING WITH DIONNE WARWICK at Groton Hill Music Center


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....

Past Shows

Madame Mozart, the Lacrimosa
Madame Mozart, the Lacrimosa
Oct 9 – Oct 19, 2025

A new dark comedy. She’s composing, He’s decomposingPunctuate4 Productions announces a bold and darkly funny new production of Anne Undeland’s Madame Mozart, the Lacrimosa at...

THE HOMBRES
Sep 6 – Sep 29, 2024

The Hombres is a regional premiere that explores the complexities of male friendships and machismo through the lens of three Latino construction workers drawn into...

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)
The Spongebob Musical in Boston The Spongebob Musical
Stageworks Arts (5/30-6/07)
Thru Hike the Musical in Boston Thru Hike the Musical
Boston Center for the Arts (5/28-6/07)
Frozen  in Boston Frozen
The Company Theatre (11/27-12/20)
The Seth Rudetsky Concert Series featuring Norm Lewis in Boston The Seth Rudetsky Concert Series featuring Norm Lewis
'62 Center for Theatre & Dance (8/08-8/08)
An Evening with Darren Criss in Boston An Evening with Darren Criss
Emerson Colonial Theatre (5/29-5/29)
Symphony Hall Presents: Miles Davis and John Coltrane Centennial with Terence Blanchard and Ravi Coltrane in Boston Symphony Hall Presents: Miles Davis and John Coltrane Centennial with Terence Blanchard and Ravi Coltrane
Boston Symphony Hall (5/24-5/24)
Yidstock: The Festival of New Yiddish Music in Boston Yidstock: The Festival of New Yiddish Music
Yiddish Book Center (7/09-7/12)
Honey Honey Moon Moon in Boston Honey Honey Moon Moon
Huntington Theatre, Maso Studio (6/27-6/28)