Musicals

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.

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.

Musical (2015)
Book, Music and Lyrics by
Justin Huertas
Speakeasy Stage Company
Boston Center for the Arts
South End, Boston
October 24 – November 22, 2025
A three person sci-fi cum psychology-of-the-self musical about a boy who turns green from exposure to a dragon’s blood, develops superpowers, but is still desperate for ordinary human love.

Musical (1997)
Music and lyrics by Cole Porter
Ogunquit Playhouse
Ogunquit, ME
July 24 – August 23, 2025
A superb production of the madcap musical about an abandoned marriage, a new wedding, and re-discovered love.

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.