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THEATRE WORKSHOP OF NANTUCKET

PO Box 1297
Nantucket, MA 02554

Upcoming Shows

Eureka Day
Eureka Day
Jun 4 – Jun 20, 2026

Theatre Workshop of Nantucket proudly launches its landmark 70th season with the Nantucket premiere of Eureka Day, Jonathan Spector’s razor-sharp, Tony Award-winning comedy that took home the...



Review: JON BATISTE Brings His Musical Genius to BOSTON POPS at Symphony Hall


by R. Scott Reedy - May 17, 2026

What did our critic think of JON BATISTE BRINGS HIS MUSICAL GENIUS TO BOSTON POPS at Symphony Hall?...

Review: SOMETHING ROTTEN! is Anything But at Lyric Stage Boston


by R. Scott Reedy - May 14, 2026

When it comes to playwrights and poets, William Shakespeare towers above everyone else who has ever put pen to paper. After all, he is the greatest writer ever in the English language, and his 39 plays, 154 sonnets, and three long narrative poems have been translated into virtually every living lang...

Review: Music Carries the Day in The Umbrella Stage Company's HAIRSPRAY


by R. Scott Reedy - May 06, 2026

In most, if not all, other mountings of “Hairspray: The Broadway Musical,” Tracy Turnblad is tucked under her bedcovers when audiences first see the young heroine, ready to show off her high-teased bouffant and let loose with the first notes of the rousing opener, “Good Morning, Baltimore.”...

Review: August Wilson's GEM OF THE OCEAN at Actors' Shakespeare Project Has Glint of Greatness


by R. Scott Reedy - May 04, 2026

What did our critic think of GEM OF THE OCEAN at Actors' Shakespeare Project?...

Review: Dramatic Musical SWEPT AWAY Stays Afloat with Score by The Avett Brothers


by R. Scott Reedy - May 01, 2026

The musical “Swept Away” tells the story of four whalers shipwrecked off New Bedford in 1888, making it especially resonant for local audiences, who can experience the musical drama in a well crafted New England premiere at SpeakEasy Stage Company in the Virginia Wimberly Theatre at the Calderwo...

Review: WHO IS EARTHA MAE? at The Brickbox Theater


by Christopher Verleger - April 13, 2026

What’s the first thing that comes to mind when you say the name Eartha Kitt? Those of us who are even remotely familiar with the late singer-dancer-actress will most likely say Catwoman, the iconic feline femme fatale she portrayed in the 1967 season of the ‘Batman’ television series, or her o...

Review: Matthew Lombardo's WHEN PLAYWRIGHTS KILL Slays with Laughter


by R. Scott Reedy - April 14, 2026

Seven years ago, an already hot summer in Boston heated up even more during a pre-Broadway tryout of a truncated version of playwright Matthew Lombardo’s “Tea at Five” at the Huntington Theatre when its star, Academy Award winner Faye Dunaway, was fired after allegations that she physically an...

Review: Eddie Shields Excels in BREAKING THE CODE


by R. Scott Reedy - April 11, 2026

What did our critic think of BREAKING THE CODE at Central Square Theater?...

Review: Lyric Stage Boston's Latest Is ANGRY, RAUCOUS, AND SHAMELESSLY GORGEOUS


by R. Scott Reedy - April 05, 2026

What did our critic think of ANGRY, RAUCOUS, AND SHAMELESSLY GORGEOUS at The Lyric Stage Company Of Boston?...

Review: Full House Enjoys AN EVENING WITH DIONNE WARWICK at Groton Hill Music Center


by R. Scott Reedy - April 02, 2026

As Dionne Warwick took the stage at Groton Hill Music Center in Groton recently, before she had sung a single word, she was met by a rousing standing ovation. It was clear from the get-go that the capacity audience knew they were in the presence of a legend....

Past Shows

Sylvia
Sylvia
Sep 10 – Oct 5, 2025

Nantucket, MA — Theatre Workshop of Nantucket (TWN) is delighted to announce itsupcoming production of A.R. Gurney’s beloved comedy Sylvia, running September 10 throughOctober 5....

Sylvia
Sylvia
Sep 10 – Oct 5, 2025

Nantucket, MA — Theatre Workshop of Nantucket (TWN) is delighted to announce itsupcoming production of A.R. Gurney’s beloved comedy Sylvia, running September 10 throughOctober 5....

Misery
Misery
Sep 12 – Oct 4, 2025

When famed romance novelist Paul Sheldon is rescued from a car crash by his “number onefan,” Annie Wilkes, what begins as gratitude quickly turns into...

Million Dollar Quartet
Million Dollar Quartet
Jul 9 – Aug 23, 2025

 The Must-See Theatrical Event of the Summer! Get ready, Nantucket — Million Dollar Quartet is about to blow the roof off Theatre Workshop in the most electrifying, toe-tapping,...

Buyer & Cellar
Buyer & Cellar
Jul 25 – Aug 14, 2025

Starring Robbie Simpson from Last Seasons Six Dance Lessons in Six WeeksAlex More has a story to tell. A struggling actor in L.A., he takes a...

Elf
Elf
Nov 21 – Dec 9, 2023

Based on the cherished 2003 New Line Cinema hit, Elf features songs by Tony Award nominees Matthew Sklar (The Wedding Singer) and Chad Beguelin (Disney’s Aladdin on Broadway),...

James Gallagher
James Gallagher
Sep 14 – Oct 7, 2023

Theatre Workshop presents the World Premiere of James Gallagher. A new play by Academy Award-nominated screenwriter, Valerie Curtin. Fame, father and son, mistaken identity, ex-lovers, it all comes...

Rock of Ages
Rock of Ages
Jul 6 – Aug 26, 2023

Theatre Workshop’s BIG summer musical takes you back to the TOTALLY AWESOME time of big bands with big egos playing big guitar solos and sporting...

To Steve With Love, Liz Callaway Celebrates Sondheim
To Steve With Love, Liz Callaway Celebrates Sondheim
Aug 7

ONE NIGHT ONLYFor one night only the incomparable Liz Callaway will celebrate the great Steven Sondheim with a collection of her favorite songs from the...

Boeing Boeing
Boeing Boeing
Jun 7 – Jun 24, 2023

Theatre Workshop of Nantucket's opening production of 2023 is a Non-Stop Comedy! It’s Paris in the 1960s and perpetual bachelor Bernard has a swinging flat...

Scrooge the Musical
Scrooge the Musical
Nov 18 – Dec 12, 2022

In 1970, renowned writer/composer/lyricist Leslie Bricusse adapted the classic Charles Dickens tale A Christmas Carol into the hit screen musical Scrooge! In this timeless adaptation...

On Golden Pond
On Golden Pond
Sep 2 – Sep 24, 2022

This is the love story of Ethel and Norman Thayer, who are returning to their summer home on Golden Pond. He is a retired professor,...

We Will Rock You
We Will Rock You
Jul 8 – Aug 13, 2022

We Will Rock You, the Queen musical, featuring more than 20 hit Queen songs including Another One Bites the Dust, Killer Queen, Somebody To Love,...

Meteor Shower
Meteor Shower
May 26 – Jun 18, 2022

Meteor Shower is a new comedy from the genius mind of Steve Martin. Corky and Norm are excited to host Gerald and Laura at their...

Neil Simon's London Suite
Neil Simon's London Suite
Sep 9 – Sep 25, 2021

Theatre Workshop of Nantucket's Producing Artistic Director, Justin Cerne says of his love of Neil Simon's work, "I continue to be amazed by Simon's writing....

A Grand Night for Singing
A Grand Night for Singing
Jul 21 – Aug 20, 2021

Theatre Workshop on Nantucket has reopened its theatre in Bennett Hall with the Tony Award nominated Rodgers and Hammerstein revue A Grand Night for Singing....

Love and Information
Love and Information
Aug 5 – Aug 19, 2020

In this pause, when live theatre has been interrupted across the world, we have reached out to theaters and theater university departments across the country...

Matilda
Matilda
Nov 22 – Dec 14, 2019

After a twelve-week trial run staged by the Royal Shakespeare Company, Matilda premiered in Londons West End in November, 2011 at the Cambridge Theatre and...

Terms of Endearment
Terms of Endearment
Sep 12 – Oct 5, 2019

John Shea and Ellie Gottwald (Cornell) lead cast of Terms of Endearment at Theatre Workshop of Nantucket (TWN). Emmy award winning actor John Shea portrays...

Grease
Grease
Jun 6 – Aug 24, 2019

Its 1959, and Rydell High Schools senior class is in rare form. The too-cool-for-school Burger Palace Boys are stealing hubcaps and acting tough and their...

Liz is bACK, Liz Callaway
Liz is bACK, Liz Callaway
Aug 19

The incredible Liz Callaway returns to Nantucket for her second cabaret performance at Theatre Workshop. For one night only we transform Bennett Hall into a...

Neil Simon's California Suite
Neil Simon's California Suite
May 24 – Jun 15, 2019

Theatre Workshop of Nantucket opened their 63rd season on May 24th with Neil Simons California Suite. Written in 1976, California Suite is generally considered some...

A YEAR WITH FROG AND TOAD- TYA
Jun 27 – Aug 18, 2016

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Videos


The Hunchback of Notre Dame  in Boston The Hunchback of Notre Dame
Wheaton College - Watson Fine Arts (6/05-6/14) PHOTOS
Eureka Day in Boston Eureka Day
Theatre Workshop of Nantucket (6/04-6/20)
The Spongebob Musical in Boston The Spongebob Musical
Stageworks Arts (5/30-6/07)
Downtown with Imani Winds: Amplify in Boston Downtown with Imani Winds: Amplify
Cape Cod Chamber Music Festival (8/03-8/03)
Pitbull & Lil Jon in Boston Pitbull & Lil Jon
Xfinity Center (8/29-8/29)
Adia & Clora Snatch Joy in Boston Adia & Clora Snatch Joy
Huntington Theatre (11/24-12/13)
Manasse/Nakamatsu Duo: Celebrate! in Boston Manasse/Nakamatsu Duo: Celebrate!
Cape Cod Chamber Music Festival (8/17-8/17)
Celebrating African-American Choral Music at Ozawa Hall in Boston Celebrating African-American Choral Music at Ozawa Hall
Seiji Ozawa Hall (5/24-5/24)
Belle and Sebastian in Boston Belle and Sebastian
Orpheum Theatre - Boston (5/20-5/20)
Moulin Rouge! in Boston Moulin Rouge!
Boston Opera House (7/29-8/09)