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.
Musicals
My Fair Lady
Musical (1956)
Book and lyrics by Alan Jay Lerner
Music by Frederick Loewe
Directed by Scott Edmiston
Lyric Stage Company of Boston
Copley Square area, Boston
September 4 – October 11, 2015
The sixty-year old hit returns to the intimate Lyric Stage.
Waitress
Musical (2015)
Book by Jessie Nelson
Music and Lyrics by Sara Bareilles
Based upon the motion picture written by Adrienne Shelly
Directed by Diane Paulus
American Repertory Theater
Loeb Theater, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA
August 2 – September 27, 2015
An energetic and entertaining musical adaptation based on the 2007 film of the same name about a waitress with a confused personal life, a distinctive talent for baking memorable pies, and two devoted waitress friends.
The Last Two People On Earth: An Apocalyptic Vaudeville
Musical (2015)
World Premiere
Direction and Choreography by Susan Stroman
Musical Direction by Paul Ford
American Repertory Theater
Loeb Theater, Harvard University, Cambridge
May 12 – 31, 2015
With Mandy Patinkin, Taylor Mac
A wild ride in song and dance, situated at the end of a globally overcooked world, featuring two incredible showmen playing surviving hobos.
City of Angels
Musical (1989)
Book by Larry Gelbart
Music by Cy Coleman
Lyrics by David Zippel
Directed by Sprio Veloudos
Music Director Catherine Stornetta
Lyric Stage Company of Boston
Copley Square Area, Boston
March 27 – May 2, 2015
A noir musical about film writers and their characters in the Hollywood of the 1940s.