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.”
At this time last year, the American Repertory Theater was premiering a stirring new dramatic adaptation of Homer’s “The Odyssey” by actor and playwright Kate Hamill, which moved back and forth between King Odysseus and Queen Penelope during a three-hour production with two intermissions.
A new trailer has been released for PENELOPE, a new musical based on writings in The Odyssey by Homer. The production stars Aimee Doherty in the title role. Watch the video.
Before the blockbuster film The Odyssey hits theaters this summer, hear the story told from the point of view of the woman waiting at home, Odysseus's wife, Penelope, at Lyric Stage Boston.
What did our critic think of FUN HOME at The Huntington? A funeral home may seem an unlikely setting for a Broadway musical, but it turns out to be an ideal backdrop for the deeply moving “Fun Home.”
Jez Butterworth’s acclaimed West End and Broadway drama opens with a tried-and-true trope of a family reunion over a deathbed scenario or funeral, here, four sisters congregate as their domineering, show biz lies dying of cancer.
The Huntington is presenting The Hills of California, a ferocious and heartwarming drama by Olivier and Tony Award-winning playwright Jez Butterworth and directed by Huntington Artistic Director Loretta Greco. See photos here!
Berkeley Repertory Theatre will present the West Coast premiere of The Hills of California — the soaring new drama from internationally acclaimed Olivier and Tony Award–winning playwright Jez Butterworth.
The Huntington has revealed the cast and creative team of The Hills of California, a ferocious and heartwarming drama by Olivier and Tony Award-winning playwright Jez Butterworth. See who is starring and learn how to purchase tickets.
The Barnstormers Theatre will present the world premiere of Front Row to Murder, a hilarious new murder mystery by longtime Barnstormer Jordan Reeves, from July 24 through August 2.
Watch 'It Only Takes a Moment' from Hello, Dolly! at Lyric Stage Boston. The production runs until June 22. Check out the video!
Kathy St. George – who will receive the Elliot Norton Prize for Sustained Excellence from the Boston Theater Critics Association at the 42nd annual Elliot Norton Awards on June 2 at the Huntington Theatre – is that rare breed, a show business quadruple threat.
An all new trailer has been released for Hello, Dolly! at Lyric Stage Boston. The production runs until June 22. Check out the video and learn more about the show here!
Watch a video of 'Put On Your Sunday Clothes' from Hello, Dolly! at Lyric Stage Boston. The musical also features classic songs like “Before the Parade Passes By”, “It Only Takes a Moment”, and “Hello, Dolly!” with Music and Lyrics by Jerry Herman.
Classic American theater composers like Leonard Bernstein, John Kander, and Stephen Sondheim have been good to Aimee Doherty – giving her a wide range of characters to play and songs to sing. She has returned the favor by giving standout performances in their musicals that have made her one of the leading lights on greater Boston’s stages.
The Lyric Stage 2024/25 season will close the 2024/25 season with the classic American musical comedy Hello, Dolly!. Directed by Maurice Emmanuel Parent.
The Boston Theater Critics Association announced nominations for the 42nd Annual Elliot Norton Awards, honoring outstanding theater in Greater Boston. Kathy St. George will receive the Elliot Norton Prize for Sustained Excellence.
What did our critic think of A MAN OF NO IMPORTANCE at Roberts Theatre, Calderwood Pavilion At Boston Center For The Arts?
SpeakEasy Stage Company will present the award-winning musical A MAN OF NO IMPORTANCE, featuring a book by Terrence McNally, music by Stephen Flaherty, and lyrics by Lynn Ahrens.
Boston has a long history with “A Christmas Carol.” Victorian-era author Charles Dickens gave his first American reading of the holiday classic at Tremont Temple in December 1867 while he was living just a block away at the Parker House.
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