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The Wizard of Oz

July 9, 2025 by admin Leave a Comment

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Musical (1987)
Based upon the film The Wizard of Oz (1939)
With Music and Lyrics by Harold Arlen and E. Y. Harburg
Adapted by John Kane for the Royal Shakespeare Company
North Shore Music Theater
Beverly, MA
July 8-20, 2025

A lively version of the 1987 musical, closely adapted from the celebrated 1939 film.

Our Class

June 16, 2025 by admin Leave a Comment

Deborah Martin Gigi Watson

Play (2009)
by Tadeusz Słobodzianek
Adaptation by Norman Allen
Directed by Igor Golyak
Arlekin Players Theater
Boston Center for the Arts
South End, Boston
June 13-22, 2025

A rough-hewn, gritty and riveting account of the murder of a community of Jews in Poland during the early 1940s by fellow Poles.

Topdog/Underdog

June 15, 2025 by admin Leave a Comment

Poster

Play (2001)
by Suzan-Lori Parks
Directed by Kadeem Ali Harris
Lanes Coven Theater Company
Rockport, MA
May 30 – June 15, 2025

An intensely intimate production of the drama about two star-crossed brothers, played here by two women.

The Glass Menagerie

June 15, 2025 by admin Leave a Comment

Cast

Play (1944)
by Tennessee Williams
Directed by Doug Lockwood
Gloucester Stage Company
Gloucester, MA
June 5-28, 2025

A thoughtful and moving adaptation of Williams’ early play about a narcissistic mother and a frail daughter.

Two Strangers (Carry a Cake Across New York)

June 5, 2025 by admin Leave a Comment

Robin Dougal at a table

Musical (2019)
by Jim Barne and Kit Buchan
Directed and Choreographed by Tim Jackson
A Kiln Theatre Production
American Repertory Theater
May 20 – July 13, 2025

A totally delightful, oddball musical about an unexpected coming together of two people connected through an upcoming wedding.

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