Paul Daigneault News

The Huntington and SpeakEasy Stage's production of The Band's Visit will extend, now running through Sunday, December 17, 2023 at the Huntington Theatre.

Find out who will be starring in and behind the scenes of 'The Band's Visit,' the highly anticipated musical coming to the Huntington Theatre in Boston this November.

SpeakEasy Stage, a prominent theater company in Boston, has appointed David Beardsley as its first-ever Executive Director. Discover more about this exciting new chapter for the theater and what it means for the future of SpeakEasy Stage.

There was “The Summer of ’42,” then “The Summer of ’69,” but this is definitely the summer of Taavon Gamble.

American Repertory Theater has announced the members of the 2023 cohort of its Arts & Cultural Organizational Management (ACOM) program.

After putting that time to good use, expanding her fan base from Boston to Broadway and beyond, Callanan is back home now. And she's living it up as diva Dee Dee Allen in the SpeakEasy Stage production of 'The Prom,' playing May 5 through June 10 in the Roberts Theatre at the Calderwood Pavilion, Boston Center for the Arts.

From May 5 to June 10, 2023, SpeakEasy Stage will present the Boston premiere of the joyous Broadway musical comedy THE PROM, winner of the 2019 Drama Desk Award for Best Musical. 

The Huntington has announced its complete lineup for the 23/24 season, featuring an eclectic mix of 7 highly acclaimed shows by a wide variety of diverse artists. See full programming, and learn how to purchase tickets!

A STRANGE LOOP; the Tony Award-winning musical comedy THE BAND’S VISIT; the searing Pulitzer Prize-winning drama COST OF LIVING; the hilarious Broadway comedy POTUS: OR, BEHIND EVERY GREAT DUMBASS ARE SEVEN WOMEN TRYING TO KEEP HIM ALIVE; and the award-winning Off-Broadway hit  A CASE FOR THE EXISTENCE OF GOD will make up SpeakEasy Stage Company’s 33rd Season.

The Huntington and SpeakEasy Stage will co-produce the Tony Award-winning musical The Band’s Visit which features music and lyrics by David Yazbek and book by Itamar Moses, as part of their respective 2023-2024 seasons.

'He has a story to tell- it is banging around inside him, aching to come out. But how does he begin?' These are the first words the audience of SpeakEasy Stage's production of Matthew López's play THE INHERITANCE. The six-and-a-half-hour play (presented in two parts) explores what it means to write the 'story of our lives' and how our place in the world impacts those who come after us.

The riveting drama HEROES OF THE FOURTH TURNING; the profound comedy ENGLISH; the  Pulitzer Prize-winner FAIRVIEW; the wildly imaginative romance WILD GOOSE DREAMS; and the joyous musical comedy THE PROM will make-up SpeakEasy Stage Company’s 32nd Season, the company’s Founder and Producing Artistic Director Paul Daigneault announced today.

From April 22 – June 11, 2022, SpeakEasy Stage Company will proudly present the US Regional Theatre premiere of Matthew López’s epic two-part drama THE INHERITANCE, winner of the 2020 Tony Award for Best Play.  

Due to the recent surge in COVID cases, and out of deep concern for its community, SpeakEasy Stage Company has decided to delay the opening of its Boston Premiere production of the critically acclaimed play PEOPLE, PLACES & THINGS. 

To mark its return, the company has announced a bold line-up of Boston premieres that  includes the riveting Broadway drama THE SOUND INSIDE; the raucous Off-Broadway comedy  BLKS; a mesmerizing journey into addiction and identity, PEOPLE, PLACES & THINGS; the  beloved musical fable ONCE ON THIS ISLAND, and the sweeping two-part epic THE  INHERITANCE.  

SpeakEasy Stage Company will proudly stream a benefit production of Jason Robert Brown's classic musical,

SpeakEasy Stage Company's 30th Anniversary Season continues this spring with the New England premieres of three exciting new productions: the genderqueer comedy THE PINK UNICORN; the scorching satire TJ LOVES SALLY 4 EVER; and the inspirational tales of THE BOSTON PROJECT: PROJECT RESILIENCE.

In recognition of its 30th Anniversary Season, SpeakEasy Stage will hold a special digital concert – Celebrating 30 Seasons of Groundbreaking Theatre - premiering Thursday, November 19th at 7:30PM, and streaming through Monday, November 23rd. 

A play discussion group focused on contemporary female voices and a weekly Q&A with the artists of SpeakEasy's 30th Anniversary Season are the two new audience engagement initiatives set to debut at SpeakEasy Stage next week.  

The epic two-part play THE INHERITANCE; the scorchingly satirical SLAVE PLAY; the devastating drama PEOPLE, PLACES & THINGS; the feel-good folk musical BRIGHT STAR; and the beloved musical fable ONCE ON THIS ISLAND will make up SpeakEasy Stage Company's 2020-2021 Season, the company's Founder and Producing Artistic Director Paul Daigneault announced today.