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THE SOUND OF MUSIC & More Lead Boston's November 2025 Top Theatre Shows


by Team BWW - October 31, 2025

Boston is never lacking outstanding theatre, whether epic Broadway shows, engrossing dramas or bold fringe offerings. BroadwayWorld is rounding up our top recommended theatre every month. Selections for November 2025 include The Sound of Music and more....

Review: The Umbrella Stage Company's TICK, TICK...BOOM! Rocks Out with Meaning


by R. Scott Reedy - October 19, 2025

What did our critic think of TICK, TICK...BOOM! at The Umbrella Arts Center?...

Review: Chuang Stage & Company One Theatre's LEARNING HOW TO READ BY MOONLIGHT


by R. Scott Reedy - June 01, 2025

History is being made on Broadway this season, with seven performers of Filipino descent simultaneously bringing luster to the stage and ticket buyers to the box office....

CHUANG Stage & Company One Theatre Celebrate World Premiere Of Learning HOW TO READ BY MOONLIGHT


by A.A. Cristi - May 16, 2025

Boston Center for the Arts has announced the co-produced world premiere of Learning How to Read by Moonlight by BCA Launchpad Resident CHUANG Stage and Company One Theatre....

LEARNING HOW TO READ BY MOONLIGHT is Coming to CHUANG Stage & Company One Theatre


by Chloe Rabinowitz - April 25, 2025

CHUANG Stage and Company One Theatre will present the co-produced world premiere of Learning How to Read by Moonlight, a new play by Gaven D. Trinidad. Learn more! ...

Past Shows

Tick, Tick... BOOM!
Tick, Tick... BOOM!
10/10 - 11/23/2025


The Umbrella Stage Company is proud to announce the presentation of TICK, TICK… BOOM! , the autobiographical rock musical by Jonathan Larson, directed by Ilyse ...

The Counter
The Counter
9/26 - 11/9/2025


The Umbrella Arts Center proudly presents the Boston-area premiere of The Counter , a riveting new play by acclaimed playwright Meghan Kennedy, directed by Alex ...

The Spitfire Grill
The Spitfire Grill
4/25 - 5/18/2025


Based on the beloved film that took home the Audience Award at The Sundance Film Festival, The Umbrella Stage Company’s  The Spitfire Grill  follows the ...

Where We Belong
Where We Belong
2/28 - 3/23/2025


The Umbrella Stage Company presents the New England premiere of Mohegan theatre-maker Madeline Sayet’s ground-breaking one-woman show, Where We Belong.

Now. Here. This.
Now. Here. This.
11/7 - 11/17/2024


A musical jaunt full of humor, heart, and self-discovery that reminds us of the importance of life's simple moments and the power of human connection

Network
Network
9/20 - 11/3/2024


Potent, provocative and immersive new multimedia stage adaptation of Paddy Chayefsky’s chillingly prescient cinematic masterpiece

The Full Monty
The Full Monty
4/26 - 5/19/2024


Heartwarming hit musical based on the beloved film that will have you rooting for these down-on-their-luck pals from Buffalo!

The Minutes
The Minutes
3/1 - 3/24/2024


An evening in Big Cherry – a small town in anywhere USA – and the city council meeting unravels in real time, unmasking undercurrents that ...

Jeremy Jordan in Concert
Jeremy Jordan in Concert
2/9 - 2/10/2024


Jeremy Jordan, award-winning actor and musician, joins The Umbrella Arts Center for our annual Broadway Concert! With his effortless and soaring voice, Jordan takes audiences ...

Holiday Pops Concert
Holiday Pops Concert
12/1 - 12/3/2023


The Umbrella Stage Company in partnership with Firebird Pops Orchestra is thrilled to announce the return of our holiday pops concert! Together with the Firebird ...

Lizzie: The Musical
Lizzie: The Musical
9/22 - 11/5/2023


The subject of centuries-old, sing-song villainy, Lizzie Borden turns searing rock anthem anti-hero and has audiences raging in their seats at The Umbrella Arts Center

The Color Purple
The Color Purple
5/12 - 6/4/2023


The Umbrella Stage Company presents the musical adaptation of Alice Walker’s Pulitzer Prize-winning classic novel, The Color Purple , and the 1985 film by Steven ...

Middleton Heights
Middleton Heights
3/31 - 4/23/2023


MARCH 31 - APRIL 23 Middleton Heights is a dark comedy that follows Meena and her Filipino family as they assimilate to life in a ...

An Evening with Laura Benanti


The Umbrella Arts Center is thrilled to present Tony® Award-winner and five-time Tony® Award nominee Laura Benanti in an intimate concert performance -- two nights ...

RENT
RENT
11/11 - 12/4/2022


The Umbrella Stage Company will rock Metrowest with an electric new production of Jonathan Larson's iconic musical, RENT, running Nov. 11-Dec. 4, 2022. Directed by Julia Deter ( ...

Dracula (A feminist revenge fantasy, really)


“One of this Fall’s 10 Shows to See”  – Don Aucoin,  The Boston Globe "Abundantly clever...a rip-roaring production"  -- Michael Dale,  Broadway World One hundred ...

The Boy Who Grew Flowers
The Boy Who Grew Flowers
9/22 - 9/24/2022


Treehouse Shakers The Boy Who Grew FlowersBased on the Barefoot Books Picture Book By Jen WojtowiczPlay Adaption by Mara McEwinThe Boy Who Grew Flowers is ...

The Colored Museum
The Colored Museum
5/20 - 6/5/2022


The Colored Museum has electrified, discomforted, and delighted audiences of all colors, redefining our ideas of what it means to be Black in contemporary America. ...

Head Over Heels
Head Over Heels
4/15 - 5/8/2022


April 15 - May 8, 2022 (no performance 4/17) Shows on Fridays & Saturdays 8PM; Sundays 3PM Adapted by James Magruder Concept and Original Book ...

Holidays Under The Umbrella
Holidays Under The Umbrella
12/17 - 12/19/2021


The Umbrella Arts Centers beloved holiday concert returns the mainstage after last seasons virtual presentation. Familiar faces and Umbrella Stage Company favorites will return to ...

The Old Man and The Old Moon
The Old Man and The Old Moon
11/12 - 12/5/2021


The Umbrella invites adventure lovers of all ages to set sail with us on a high-energy, family-friendly epic that combines live, narrative folk music, puppetry, ...

Videos


Jonathan Larson's RENT in Boston Jonathan Larson's RENT
The Historic Highfield Theater (12/12 - 12/21) Tracker
PHOTOS
Handel's Messiah in Boston Handel's Messiah
Boston Baroque (12/5 - 12/7)
Mozart’s Idomeneo in Boston Mozart’s Idomeneo
Robert J. Orchard Stage at the Paramount Center (4/24 - 4/26)
A Christmas Carol in Boston A Christmas Carol
True Repertory Theatre (12/19 - 12/21)
Three Bears in Boston Three Bears
Huntington Theatre, Maso Studio (12/17 - 12/17)
DOM WE NOW OUR GAY APPAREL in Boston DOM WE NOW OUR GAY APPAREL
Club Cafe (12/19 - 12/19)
Shit-faced Shakespeare®: Hamlet in Boston Shit-faced Shakespeare®: Hamlet
The Rockwell (11/28 - 2/14)
LUX : a celebration of light amid darkness in Boston LUX : a celebration of light amid darkness
Annisquam Village Church (12/18 - 12/18)
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