Musical (1997)
Music by Jeanine Tesori
Book and lyrics by Brian Crawley
Directed by Paul Daigneault
Speakeasy Stage Company
Boston Center for the Arts
South End, Boston
January 9 – February 6, 2016
A lively and very well produced musical about a young woman on a bus journey through the South in 1964 to visit a faith healer.
Musicals
Natasha, Pierre &
The Great Comet of 1812
Musical (2015)
Book, Music and Lyrics by
Dave Malloy
Adapted from War and Peace
by Leo Tolstoy
Directed by Rachel Chavkin
American Repertory Theater
Cambridge, MA
December 6, 2015 – January 3, 2016
A wild, woolly, fun ride through the existential landscapes of Tolstoy’s War and Peace: operatic, rockified and rollicking.
Beautiful: The Carole King Musical
Musical (2013)
Book by Doug McGrath
Words and Music by
Gerry Goffin and Carole King
Barry Mann and Cynthia Weil
The Boston Opera House
Washington Street, Boston
Through November 15, 2015
An entertaining and well-staged account of the early life and career of the singer/songwriter.
Ernest Shackleton Loves Me
Musical, Performance (2009)
Lyrics by Valerie Vigoda
Music by Brendan Milburn
Book by Joe DiPietro
Directed by Lisa Peterson
ArtsEmerson
Paramount Theater
Theater District, Boston
September 20 – October 4, 2015
A terrific takeoff on the story of Antarctic adventurer-hero Ernest Shackleton from the perspective of a present day out of work single mother.
A Little Night Music
Musical (1973)
Music and lyrics by
Stephen Sondheim
Book by Hugh Wheeler
Suggested by a film by
Ingmar Bergman
Directed by Peter DuBois
Huntington Theatre Company
Boston University Theater
Symphony Hall area, Boston
September 11 – October 11, 2015
A stunningly good production of what many consider to be Sondheim’s masterwork.