Musical (1973)
Music and Lyrics by Stephen Sondheim
Inspired by Ingmar Bergman’s 1955 film Smiles of a Summer Night
Ogunquit Playhouse
Ogunquit, ME
July 18 – August 17, 2024
A nice revival of the great Sondheim musical about misaligned love.
The Queen of Versailles
Musical (2024)
Music and lyrics by Stephen Schwartz
Emerson Colonial Theater
Theater District, Boston
August 1-25, 2024
A musical based on a documentary film about a woman from humble beginnings who marries a real estate magnate and her dream of building a Versailles-like palace in Orlando, Florida.
Sing Sing
Film (2023)
Directed by Greg Kwedar
With Colman Domingo
Set in Sing Sing prison – on the Hudson River about 25 miles north of New York City – an affecting dramatization of the Rehabilitation Through the Arts program which brings prisoners together to write and produce 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.