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Pressing Violets
Pressing Violets
12/12 - 12/14/2025


We are honored to return as guests at the lovely Boston Playwrights’ Theatre on December 12, 13, and 14! Since our spring debut,  Pressing Violets  has received the 2025 ...

Sense & Sensibility
Sense & Sensibility
12/12 - 12/14/2025


Shakespeare & Company’s Winter Show returns this year with  Sense and Sensibility : a fast-paced, staged reading wherein the wit and romance of Jane Austen’s classic ...

Harry Potter and the Cursed Child


Broadway’s spellbinding spectacular  Harry Potter and the Cursed Child  is coming to Boston. Join the next adventure and experience the wizarding world like never before ...

A Christmas Carol
A Christmas Carol
12/19 - 12/21/2025


Original adaptation of A Christmas Carol  by James Sullivan (Braintree) and Donald Sheehan (Pembroke) True Repertory Theatre will celebrate this holiday season with its original ...

Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol


Step into the magic of Victorian England and rediscover the heart and soul of the holiday season! Commonwealth Shakespeare Company returns for another magical season ...

A Christmas Carol
A Christmas Carol
12/17 - 12/28/2025


Run time: Approximately 2 hours and 15 minutes, including intermission About the Show Adapted by Main Stage Artistic Director, Troy Siebels, The Hanover Theatre proudly ...

The Gin Game
The Gin Game
1/9 - 1/11/2026


Set against the backdrop of a dusty, run-down, nursing home, the story unfolds over game after game of gin. As the games intensify, the characters ...

DON'T DRESS FOR DINNER
DON'T DRESS FOR DINNER
1/8 - 1/25/2026


Hilarity is on the menu in DON’T DRESS FOR DINNER at the BCC        The Barnstable Comedy Club proudly presents DON’T DRESS FOR DINNER ...

Stereophonic
Stereophonic
3/10 - 3/15/2026


STEREOPHONIC mines theagony andtheecstasy ofcreation asit zoomsin onamusicstudio in1976. Here,anup-and-comingrockband recording anewalbum finds itself suddenly onthecusp of superstardom. Theensuing pressures could spark theirbreakup — ortheir ...

We Had a World
We Had a World
2/12 - 3/15/2026


A dying woman calls her grandson and asks him to write a play about their family. “But I want you to promise me something,” she ...

THT Rep presents Who Is Eartha Mae?


Created and performed by Jade Wheeler “I remember thinking, is this my wonderful country? And I didn’t know whether to laugh or cry… so I ...

Oedipus El Rey
Oedipus El Rey
5/7 - 6/7/2026


Luis Alfaro reimagines Sophocles’ classic in his acclaimed and electrifying  Oedipus E l Rey ,set in the heart of Los Angeles. Oedipus dreams of rewriting his ...

Eureka Day
Eureka Day
5/29 - 6/28/2026


Hot from celebrated productions on Broadway and in London,  Eureka Day  is a new, wildly funny, on-the-pulse satire which asks if parents at a progressive, ...



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Review: LEA SALONGA: STAGE, SCREEN, & EVERYTHING IN BETWEEN at The Music Center At Strathmore


by David Friscic - December 11, 2025

Before Lea Salonga stepped out on the stage of the Strathmore this past Saturday evening, I could feel the anticipation building. Soon, a very savvy orchestra assembled and lightly “tuned up” as the audience awaited the entrance of Lea Salonga, --stage, screen, recording and concert performer par ex...

Review: DIALOG-WROCŁAW INTERNATIONAL THEATRE FESTIVAL


by Natalia Jarczynska - December 11, 2025

What did our critic think of DIALOG-WROCŁAW INTERNATIONAL THEATRE FESTIVAL in Wrocław?...

Review: GENUINE AND STABLE at Herald Theatre, Aotea Centre


by Glenda Pearce - December 11, 2025

Imagine the situation. You’re in love. You are asked to defend your present relationship as one that could endure. Could you be supremely confident that nothing could shake its foundations?  If asked by authorities, what proof would youneed? How easy is it to truly have an open mind? Do we make assu...

Review: Truth, Beauty, Freedom, Love! MOULIN ROUGE Brings All That, And More, To The McCallum


by David Green - December 11, 2025

The Tony Winning Best Musical MOULIN ROUGE was the highly anticipated opener to the McCallum's Broadway Season and it brought an enthusiastic audience all the promised spectacle, glitz, excess, bawdiness and More, More, More!!! There is much to love about this thrill ride of a production -- but the ...

Review: THE BEST CHRISTMAS PAGEANT EVER at The Pocket Community Theatre in Hot Springs


by Theresa Bertram - December 11, 2025

Hot Springs audiences received an early holiday treat with The Pocket Community Theatre’s spirited and joyfully chaotic production of THE BEST CHRISTMAS PAGEANT EVER, which ran November 21–23 under the direction of Bekah Wilson. Adapted for the stage by Barbara Robinson from her beloved novel, this ...

Review: JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR at Ordway Center For The Performing Arts


by Jared Fessler - December 10, 2025

What did our critic think of JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR at Ordway Center For The Performing Arts?...

Review: KENREX, The Other Palace


by Clementine Scott - December 11, 2025

An ominous small town tension, the lingering fear that something rotten lies beneath the wholesome community spirit, pervades KENREX, which transfers to London after an acclaimed Sheffield Theatres run....

Review: A VERY SWING OUT HOLIDAY at The Joyce Theater Thrills


by Marina Kennedy - December 11, 2025

We attended the exuberant opening night of A Very SW!NG OUT Holiday on Tuesday, December 9 at The Joyce Theater where the remarkably talented dancers brought to the stage their energy, joyous spirit, and passion for the art of dance....

Review: Liora Michelle Shines In SONGBIRDS OF THE SILVER SCREEN at Don't Tell Mama


by Analisa Bell - December 11, 2025

The soprano shared her voice, passion and knowledge with an adoring crowd on Sunday December 7th. The evening promised glamour, nostalgia, and soaring vocals...

Review: A CHRISTMAS CRISIS at Q Theatre, Auckland


by Glenda Pearce - December 10, 2025

What did our critic think of A CHRISTMAS CRISIS at Q Theatre, Auckland?...



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