Theater
Nick Kroll and John Mulaney’s Oh, Hello Coming to Boston
Nick Kroll and John Mulaney are bringing their hit Off-Broadway show Oh, Hello to Boston this winter. Fresh off of 21 straight days of sold […]
Josh Groban Cast in Broadway Production of A.R.T.’s New Musical
Josh Groban and his majestic voice are set to make their Broadway debut in September, in a production of Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of […]
Our Ultimate Guide to The Nutcracker Shows in Boston
Visions of sugar plums dancing in your head? Well, how could they not be? ’Tis the season, after all, with more than 50 holiday-themed events taking place throughout […]
Waitress Musical Has Already Made Broadway History
There are still three months before curtains go up for previews of Waitress at the Brooks Atkinson Theatre in New York City, but the musical has already […]
Curtains for Boston’s Theater District?
The city’s historic stages are in crisis. Why isn’t Marty Walsh, the self-described ‘arts mayor,’ doing more to save them?
A.R.T.’s Diane Paulus and Finding Neverland Featured in White House Broadway Special
On Monday, First Lady Michelle Obama welcomed high school students from performing arts schools and after-school programs across the country into the White House, where […]
Love’s Labour’s Lost Announced as 2016 ‘Shakespeare on the Common’ Production
We all know Romeo and Juliet and Hamlet and King Lear. But in comparison with Shakespeare’s famous tragedies, Love’s Labour’s Lost, an early comedic work by the playwright, is relatively obscure. […]
Three Questions with Nick Offerman
On woodworking, literature, and epic mustaches.
Elf: The Musical Set to Debut in Boston
Boston’s regular holiday programming kicks off in—believe it or not—just a few weeks, with Boston Ballet’s Nutcracker, Christmas tree lightings on the Common and Faneuil Hall, […]
Stephen Sondheim Thinks Getting Rid of Boston’s Colonial Theatre Would Be ‘A Crime’
In a word, Stephen Sondheim says it’s a “crime.” He’s talking about Emerson College’s proposed plan to repurpose the fabled Colonial Theatre as a student […]
Wang Theatre Is Hosting an Open House
On Friday, October 16—exactly 90 years since its opening night in 1925—the Wang Theatre is hosting a celebratory open house. The historic venue invites the public […]
The BLO Presents La Boheme with a French Twist
When Mimi comes on stage, gone are the swishing petticoats and double-laced corsets of Victorian France. Instead, she dons plain slacks and a boat-necked striped […]
Female Students Plan to Audition for All-Male Hasty Pudding Cast
Since 1884, Hasty Pudding Theatricals, an undergraduate theater troupe at Harvard, has been putting on burlesque productions powered by an all-male cast, with actors donning […]
Best of the Day: The Book of Mormon Opens – September 1, 2015
Welcome to Best of the Day, our daily recommendation for what to check out around town. If you do one thing in Boston today, consider […]
A.R.T. Musical Waitress Is Headed for Broadway
American Repertory Theater’s latest musical Waitress, which just began previews at the Loeb Drama Center earlier this month, is already Broadway-bound. The show will open at […]