Best of Boston

2013 Best Theater, Children's

Boston Children’s Theatre

The BCT could play it safe. Instead, it offers outside-the-box productions, like Reflections of a Rock Lobster, about a gay teen’s fight to bring his date to the prom, and Honk!, a lively musical based on The Ugly Duckling. And if your kids like what they see here, sign them up for one of the many workshops the BCT offers.

316 Huntington Ave., Boston, 617-424-6634, bostonchildrenstheatre.com