GREATER BOSTON STAGE COMPANY

by R. Scott Reedy - December 01, 2025

In playwright Mark Shanahan’s clever “A Sherlock Carol,” now at Lyric Stage Boston through December 21, when self-described “consulting detective” Sherlock Holmes hears a knock at his 221B Baker Street door, there’s not a band of Christmas carolers on the other side but rather a visitor seeking his ...

by R. Scott Reedy - November 03, 2025

Musical comedy creators Joe Kinosian and Kellen Blair are self-described fans of 1930s screwball comedies, so when the pair decided to collaborate on a musical that only needed two actors and a piano, they asked themselves, “What if the Marx Brothers did an Agatha Christie story?”...

by R. Scott Reedy - September 17, 2025

Paul Melendy doesn’t just walk out on stage at the start of “Featherbaby” – the riotous David Templeton play about a potty-mouthed parrot now being given its co-world premiere in conjunction with the Don Fulton New Works Project at Greater Boston Stage Company in Stoneham through September 28 – he p...

by A.A. Cristi - August 21, 2025

Greater Boston Stage Company will open its 26th season with Featherbaby, a new comedy by David Templeton, running September 12–28, 2025, in Stoneham, MA. Directed by Weylin Symes, the Co-World Premiere stars Paul Melendy, Liv Dumaine, and Gabriel Graetz....

by R. Scott Reedy - July 28, 2025

Actor Paul Michael Valley is nothing if not versatile. In his almost 40-year career, the Whitefish, Wisconsin, native has earned a Tony nomination – in his Broadway debut, for playing Thomas Jefferson in the 1997 Roundabout Theatre Company revival of the musical “1776.”...

by A.A. Cristi - July 21, 2025

Greater Boston Stage Company will present its annual Young Company Summer Festival from August 7–10, 2025, showcasing three full productions performed by local students: Chitty Chitty Bang Bang JR., Bye Bye Birdie, and Legally Blonde....

by R. Scott Reedy - July 09, 2025

Workplace relationships have provided the fodder for plays, movies, and television shows for generations. The production runs through July 26, 2025....

by R. Scott Reedy - June 09, 2025

The fragrant aroma wafting through Greater Boston Stage Company these days isn’t only the scent of the nearby florist, it’s also the sweet smell of the success that the Stoneham company is having with its wondrously well done production of “Little Shop of Horrors.”...

by A.A. Cristi - June 06, 2025

Greater Boston Stage Company will present the grand finale of its milestone 25th Season with the wildly entertaining Little Shop of Horrors! Directed by Ilana Ransom Toeplitz, this devilishly delicious musical opens June 6 and runs through June 29, 2025. See photos of the production....

by Chloe Rabinowitz - June 03, 2025

The 42nd Annual Elliot Norton Awards ceremony was held at The Huntington Theatre in Boston. See the full list of winners here and learn more about the Awards!...