Musical (1977)
Book by Thomas Meehan
Music by Charles Strouse
Lyrics by Martin Charnin
Wheelock Family Theatre
180 Riverway, Boston
November 21 – December 21, 2025
A lively, lovely rendition of the classic about the young, irrepressibly optimistic, orphan who inspires FDR to spark the New Deal.
Kim’s Convenience
Play (2011)
by Ins Choi
Directed by Weyni Mengesha
Huntington Theatre Company
Boston Center for the Arts
South End, Boston
November 6-30, 2025
An hysterically funny and moving account of the play about a Korean convenience store owner in Toronto which inspired the wonderful and celebrated Canadian sitcom.
Fun Home
Musical (2013)
Music by Jeanine Tesori
Book & Lyrics by Lisa Kron
Based on the graphic novel Fun Home (2006) by Alison Bechdel
Huntington Theatre Company
Huntington Theatre
Symphony Hall area, Boston
November 14 – December 14, 2025
A lively and excellently produced version of the musical based on the graphic autobiographical novel by Alison Bechtel, a lesbian artist who had a complicated upbringing.
The Beautiful Land I Seek
(La linda tierra que busco yo)
Play (2024)
by Matthew Barbot
Teatro Chelsea
Chelsea Theatre Works
Chelsea, MA
October 31- November 22, 2025
A multifaceted tribute to Puerto Rican independence and identity, shown through the story of two would be assassins of Harry Truman in 1950.
Summer, 1976
Play (2023)
by David Auburn
Directed by Paula Plum
Central Square Theater
Central Square, Cambridge, MA
November 6-30, 2025
A beautifully acted account of an unlikely friendship between two women neighbors who became close during a fraught period in their lives.