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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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THE WIZARD OF OZ Takes You “Over the Rainbow” at City Springs Theatre Company


by Caroline Powell - December 14, 2025

THE WIZARD OF OZ is one of City Spring Theatre Company’s best, perfect for the holiday season and theatre lovers of all ages. You’re guaranteed to leave with a smile on your face, and a song in your heart....

Review: LA CAGE AUX FOLLES at Théâtre De Châtelet


by Patrick Honoré - December 14, 2025

La Cage aux Folles finally returns to its French roots at the Théâtre du Châtelet—and the homecoming is worth the wait. Olivier Py’s ambitious revival, led by a radiant Laurent Lafitte, blends glamour, wit, and quiet political force in a production that reclaims Jerry Herman’s musical as both specta...

Review: SARA SHEPERD: PLEASE COME HOME FOR CHRISTMAS at The Blue Strawberry Showroom And Lounge


by James Lindhorst - December 14, 2025

Watching Broadway’s Sara Sheperd perform her holiday themed cabaret, Please Come Home for Christmas, is akin to sitting in front of a cozy fire with a mug of hot cocoa. Sheperd, and her piano playing father Scott, shared more than a dozen of her favorite holiday songs peppered with a few seasonally ...

Review: WHAT THE DICKENS at TheatreWorks New Milford


by Jared Reynolds - December 14, 2025

If I had a nickel for every time that I’ve reviewed the same show, I’d have 2 nickels. Which isn’t a lot, but I’m surprised that it took so long in my reviewing history to happen. It shouldn’t be a surprise, however, that in both cases, they are to review Christmas productions. For the first time si...

Review: BODYTRAFFIC: CHECK-MATE Dazzled at The Wallis


by Shari Barrett - December 14, 2025

The four pieces performed during BODYTRAFFIC: Check-Mate highlighted the dance company’s technical prowess and ability to masterfully embody diverse choreography styles via their dazzling versatility....

Review: THE MYSTERY OF IRMA VEP - A PENNY DREADFUL, Jack Studio Theatre


by Gary Naylor - December 14, 2025

Part-panto, part-pastiche, an affectionate and funny homage to genres past and present...

Review: SLEEPING BEAUTY, Galleon Centre, Kilmarnock


by Natalie O'Donoghue - December 14, 2025

With some exciting favourites and fresh faces set to bring the fairytale story to life, Andrew Agnew (Balamory, Scot Squad) returns as Nurse Netty Knickerbocker, Killie’s best loved Dame, alongside Jamie McKillop as the cheeky comic, Hilarious Hector. Also returning are James McAnerney as King Cuthb...

Review: DUNGEONS & DRAGONS: THE TWENTY-SIDED TAVERN at Montalbán Theatre


by Amanda Callas - December 14, 2025

Dungeons & Dragons: The Twenty-Sided Tavern is an improv comedy extravaganza, with all kinds of madcap silliness on display....

Review: LESLIE ODOM JR. - THE CHRISTMAS TOUR at Fox Cities Performing Arts Center


by Jarrod Michael - December 13, 2025

What did our critic think of LESLIE ODOM JR. - THE CHRISTMAS TOUR at Fox Cities Performing Arts Center?...

Review: CINDERELLA at Hillbarn Theatre


by Steve Murray - December 13, 2025

What did our critic think of CINDERELLA at Hillbarn Theatre?...



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