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MERRIMACK REPERTORY THEATRE

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Lowell, MA 01852



Review: RING OF FIRE: THE MUSIC OF JOHNNY CASH at Merrimack Repertory Theatre


by R. Scott Reedy - December 13, 2025

What did our critic think of RING OF FIRE: THE MUSIC OF JOHNNY CASH at Merrimack Repertory Theatre?...

Merrimack Repertory Theatre Will Present KEVIN KLING: UNRAVELED in January 2026


by A.A. Cristi - December 02, 2025

Merrimack Repertory Theatre will present Kevin Kling: Unraveled from January 21 through February 8, 2026. Created and performed by Kevin Kling, the new storytelling piece is produced in partnership with the Contemporary American Theater Festival....

Review: MISERY is Anything But at Merrimack Repertory Theatre


by R. Scott Reedy - October 24, 2025

Whether indie films like “Waitress,” coming-of-age dramas like “The Outsiders,” or comedies like “Beetlejuice,” film-to-stage adaptations most often take the form of Broadway musicals, including Hollywood classics such as “Sweet Smell of Success,” “Days of Wine and Roses,” and more....

MY 80-YEAR-OLD BOYFRIEND Original Cast Album To Be Released On Joy Machine Records


by A.A. Cristi - October 09, 2025

Joy Machine Records will release the original cast recording of My 80-Year-Old Boyfriend on October 17, featuring Charissa Bertels and Brett Ryback. Written by Christian Duhamel and Ed Bell, the album celebrates the Kleban Award-winning musical....

THE PORCH ON WINDY HILL Begins Performances Tonight at Urban Stages


by Chloe Rabinowitz - September 12, 2025

Urban Stages will present the New York premiere of a heartwarming and melodically rich new musical play, THE PORCH ON WINDY HILL: a new play with old music. Learn more!...

Katie Đỗ Wins Merrimack Repertory Theatre's Sokhary Chau Playwriting Fellowship


by Nicole Rosky - August 16, 2025

Merrimack Repertory Theatre (MRT) just announced Katie Đỗ as the inaugural recipient of the Sokhary Chau Playwriting Fellowship for her new play, love you long time (already). ...

MISERY to be Presented at Merrimack Repertory Theatre


by Chloe Rabinowitz - August 11, 2025

The Merrimack Repertory Theatre will begin its 2025-26 season with Misery, adapted by William Goldman based on the novel by Stephen King. Learn more and see how to purchase tickets. ...

THE PORCH ON WINDY HILL New York Premiere is Coming to Urban Stages


by Chloe Rabinowitz - July 29, 2025

Urban Stages will present the New York premiere of a heartwarming and melodically rich new musical play, THE PORCH ON WINDY HILL. Learn more and see how to purchase tickets....

LAUNCH PAD Celebrates 20th Anniversary with Free Readings


by Emmy Rice - June 21, 2025

Launch Pad continues its 20th anniversary celebration with its renowned Summer Reading Series. Readings are free and open to the public. Check here for more details!...

The 42nd Annual Elliot Norton Awards Winner Revealed


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!...

Past Shows

Spiritus/Virgil's Dance
Spiritus/Virgil's Dance
5/8 - 5/26/2024


In this exploration of the realities of death through the eyes of a watchful and troubled individual, we meet Virgil -- a kid who used ...

The Porch on Windy Hill
The Porch on Windy Hill
4/3 - 4/21/2024


A bi-racial Korean classical violinist, Mira, and her music history grad-student boyfriend, Beck, escape months of Covid-isolation to the mountains of North Carolina. Their journey ...

Dishwasher Dreams
Dishwasher Dreams
2/28 - 3/17/2024


From Bangladesh to New York City, from graffiti crews to baseball games, courageous honesty to emotive humor, Dishwasher Dreams explores the complicated realities of dreams ...

A Christmas Carol
A Christmas Carol
11/29 - 12/24/2023


Back by popular demand! Experience Charles Dickens’ timeless story of redemption with new songs, scenes, and surprises. With a nod to Dickens’ time in Lowell ...

Gaslight
Gaslight
10/18 - 11/5/2023


A psychological thriller adapted by Steven Dietz based on the 1939 play by Patrick Hamilton which inspired the 1944 Ingrid Bergman film. Gaslight thrillingly delves ...

First Night
First Night
7/19 - 7/21/2019


New Years Eve, 1985. Danny Fleming, mid-thirties, is about to close up his video store for the evening when into the store pops a woman ...

Glengarry Glen Ross
4/25 - 5/19/2013


- David Mamet; dir: Charles Towers....

Proof
3/21 - 4/14/2013


- David Auburn....

RED
2/14 - 3/10/2013


- John Logan; dir: Charles Towers....

Shakespeare's Will
1/10 - 2/3/2013


- Vern Thiessen; music: Marc Desmoreaux; dir: Miles Potter....

Ghost-Writer
4/19 - 5/13/2012


Something mysterious is happening. In the West Coast premiere of an intimate spine-tingler from award-winning playwright Michael Hollinger (Opus), acclaimed novelist Franklin Woolsey has died. ...

Mrs. Whitney
3/15 - 4/8/2012

Daddy Long Legs
2/9 - 3/4/2012

Voice of the Turtle
1/5 - 1/29/2012


Reed Martin, Austin Tichenor; dir: Randall T. Stevens....

This Verse Business
10/20 - 11/13/2011


By A.M. Dolan Directed by Gus Kaikkonen Featuring Gordon Clapp February 6-16 The perfect marriage between a treasured American poet and a beloved actor, Emmy-winner ...

The Persian Quarter
9/15 - 10/9/2011

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