Play (1597)
by William Shakespeare
Directed by Diane Paulus
American Repertory Theater
August 31 – October 6, 2024
The early Shakespearean tale of passion and woe featuring a fabulous Juliet.
Plays
The Winter’s Tale
Play (1623)
by William Shakespeare
Directed by Bryn Boice
Commonwealth Shakespeare Company
Boston Common
July 16 – August 4, 2024
A terrific production of the very late play about a rabidly jealous husband who – over considerable time – mends his soul.
Wipeout
Play (2024)
by Aurora Real de Asua
Directed by Shana Gozansky
Gloucester Stage Company
July 5-28, 2024
A curiously moving comedic drama featuring three sixty-something women taking a surfing lesson from a young male teacher in California.
Next To Normal
Musical (2008)
Music by Tom Kitt
Book and lyrics by Brian Yorkey
Directed and choreographed by Pascale Florestal
Music direction by Katie Bickford
Central Square Theater
The Front Porch Arts Collective
Central Square, Cambridge, MA
May 30 – June 20, 2024
A superlative production of the musical about a family in which personal loss and mental illness take severe tolls.
Gatsby
Musical (2024)
Based on the novel by F. Scott Fitzgerald
Music by Florence Welch and Thomas Bartlett
Lyrics by Florence Welch
American Repertory Theatre
Loeb Drama Center
Harvard Square, Cambridge, MA
May 26 – August 3, 2024
A new musical based on the novel about distressed loves and fatefully complicated lives.