Musical (2010)
Music and lyrics by John Kander and Fred Ebb
Book by David Thompson
Original direction and choreography by Susan Stroman
Directed by Paul Daigneault
Music Direction by Matthew Stern
Choreography by Ilyse Robbins
Speakeasy Stage Company
Boston Center for the Arts
South End, Boston
October 21 – November 26, 2016
A minstrel-show telling of the tragic story of nine black men unlawfully convicted of rape in Alabama in the 1930s.
Musicals
Priscilla Queen Of The Desert
Musical (2006)
Book by Stephan Elliott and
Allan Scott
Adapted from the film
The Adventures of Priscilla,
Queen of the Desert (1994)
Directed by Stacy Stephens
Fiddlehead Theatre Company
Citi Shubert Theater
Theater District, Boston
September 30 – October 9, 2016
A silly, fun musical about female impersonators traveling through Australia.
Company
Musical (1970)
Music and lyrics by
Stephen Sondheim
Directed by Spiro Veloudos
Music Director: Catherine Sfornetta
Choreography and Musical Staging: Rachel Bertone
Lyric Stage Company of Boston
Copley Square area, Boston
September 2 – October 9, 2016
An often delightful and lively account of the earlyish Sondheim meditation on marriage and solitude.
Sunday In The Park With George
Musical (1984)
Music and lyrics by
Stephen Sondheim
Book by James Lapine
Directed by Peter DuBois
Huntington Theatre Company
Boston University Theater
Symphony Hall area, Boston
September 9 – October 16, 2016
A sweet and tightly produced version of the Sondheim musical about Georges Seurat and his iconic painting Sunday Afternoon on La Grande Jatte (1884).
Show Boat
Musical (1927)
Music by Jerome Kern
Lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II
Directed by Meg Fofonoff and
Stacey Stephens
Fiddlehead Theatre Company
Shubert Theater / Citi Performing Arts Center
Theater District, Boston
June 22 – July 3, 2016
A superlative production of the early twentieth century classic about life and love among riverboat entertainers.