Theater
Boston Conservatory Alum Returns in Sound of Music National Tour
When she graduated from undergrad at California State University, Fullerton, Lauren Kidwell was set to pursue a career in directing. One impulsive audition later, she switched gears […]
The Interview: Diane Paulus
Ahead of the hotly anticipated debut of Jagged Little Pill this month at the A.R.T., the world-famous artistic director gets tough on Boston’s business community—and that’s a good thing.
Dear Evan Hansen, Miss Saigon, Hello Dolly and More Announced for Broadway in Boston
Broadway in Boston has announced the new shows that will be traveling from New York for stints at Boston theaters. The lineup includes a mix […]
Claudia Rankine Switches from Poetry to Playwriting with The White Card
Sometime on the tour for her bestselling book Citizen: An American Lyric, the poet Claudia Rankine began to think that the occasionally contentious question and […]
Harvard’s Hasty Pudding Theatricals Will Allow Women Next Year
For more than 220 years, Harvard’s Hasty Pudding Theatricals cast has been an all boys’ club. That’s about to change. On Thursday, the group’s president, […]
Take a Look Inside Boston University’s Brand-New Fine Arts Building
Boston University’s state-of-the-art Joan and Edgar Booth Theatre complex officially opened to the public last Thursday, boasting 75,000-feet of space for performers and artists of all kinds. It is named […]
Shakespeare on the Common Goes Traditional with Romeo and Juliet
Countless versions of Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet float around out there in the ether, from traditional takes on the doomed lovers to…less traditional versions. Remember Gnomeo […]
This Play Illustrates the Realities of Alzheimer’s Disease
Millions of Americans are intimately familiar with Alzheimer’s disease, either through first-hand experience or as a caregiver. But for many more, the neurodegenerative condition lives […]
A Jagged Little Pill Musical Is Coming to A.R.T.
Sure, Waitress is still busy making its way through Broadway, now with songwriter Sara Bareilles taking over the lead role. But that doesn’t mean the American […]
Behind the Scenes at Boston Ballet’s Sleeping Beauty Costume Shop
When the curtains open for the season premiere of the Boston Ballet’s The Sleeping Beauty this month, it’ll be impossible to tell that the delicate […]
A Cappella Group Welcomes Rent to Boston by Singing in the Streets
Update, Wednesday, April 12: Missed the pop-up? Watch the Nor’easters sing “Seasons of Love” above! Although a year may have 525,600 minutes, on Tuesday night, […]
Broadway in Boston Announces 2017-2018 Season
Don’t miss your shot—Broadway in Boston announced its 2017-2018 season lineup Monday night at the Boston Opera House, and—as per usual—the audience gasped and cheered […]
Patti Hartigan Selected to Write Major August Wilson Biography
Patti Hartigan, one of Boston magazine’s contributing editors and a former Boston Globe theater critic, has been signed to write August Wilson: The Kiln in Which He […]
Harvard’s ART Institute Receives ‘Failing’ Grade, Suspends Admissions
More trouble in paradise for Harvard. Last week the U.S. Department of Education deemed Harvard University’s ART Institute, a two-year graduate program in theater, as […]
James Earl Jones Will Be Appearing at A.R.T.
The American Repertory Theater has announced its latest casting coup: James Earl Jones will be appearing in the theater’s upcoming production of the classic Tennessee […]